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| 1. | Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote |
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AP - Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:22:52 GMT [ AP ] 20 hours, 7 minutes ago
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| 2. | Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim |
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AP - The Obama administration is shifting the focus of its Iran policy from talk to sanctions, but the prospect of winning early international support for toughened new penalties appears dim.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:57 GMT [ AP ] 8 hours, 42 minutes ago
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| 4. | Ethics Committee admonishes Burris |
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Politico - Ethics panel: Illinois senator used “inappropriate” and “less than candid” statements.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:51 GMT [ Politico ] 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
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| 5. | Obama takes friendly fire on economy |
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Politico - Democrats — with their fears about the economy finally bubbling over — are aiming fire at Timothy Geithner.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:31 GMT [ Politico ] 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
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| 6. | Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption |
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AP - The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:15 GMT [ AP ] 20 hours, 51 minutes ago
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| 7. | Ethics committee: No punishment for Sen. Roland Burris |
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AP - The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee recommended no action beyond the letter.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:06:40 GMT [ AP ] 23 hours, 23 minutes ago
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| 8. | US Senate puts off action on military ban on gays |
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AFP - A planned November hearing by the US Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the US military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:10:42 GMT [ AFP ] 20 hours, 19 minutes ago
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| 9. | Court filings: Accused spy couple to plead guilty |
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AP - A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of three decades of spying for Cuba are preparing to plead guilty in the case, according to a Friday court filing.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:36 GMT [ AP ] 20 hours, 18 minutes ago
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| 10. | Black firefighters object to white promotions |
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AP - A group of black Connecticut firefighters hopes to block promotions for white firefighters who won a discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:22:52 GMT [ AP ] 1 day, 21 hours, 7 minutes ago
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| 11. | Obama, revisiting Nixon, says 9/11 suspect guilty |
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AP - President Barack Obama appeared to be taking a page from Richard Nixon's playbook Wednesday when he seemed to declare the suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed guilty and deserving of the death penalty.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:11:03 GMT [ AP ] 1 day, 9 hours, 19 minutes ago
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| 12. | New EU president raises fears in aspirant Turkey |
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Reuters - Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first European Union president provoked fears in Turkey that he might hinder Ankara's hopes of joining the bloc, with some media declaring outright that he is anti-Turkish.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:35 GMT [ Reuters ] 22 hours, 58 minutes ago
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| 13. | Croatian parliament ratifies Slovenia border deal |
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AFP - The Croatian parliament ratified on Friday a deal with Slovenia for international arbitration to resolve a border row between the two countries that blocked Zagreb's bid to join the European Union.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:36 GMT [ AFP ] 23 hours, 30 minutes ago
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| 14. | US envoy criticizes coverage of Obama China visit |
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AP - Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:10 GMT [ AP ] 20 hours, 16 minutes ago
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| 15. | Moderate Sen. Nelson will vote to let health bill proceed |
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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three moderate Democratic senators wavering on whether to allow debate on health care legislation to proceed, said Friday that he'd vote to move the bill forward.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT [ McClatchy Newspapers ] 23 hours, 30 minutes ago
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| 16. | Romney Leads In PAC Fundraising |
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CQPolitics.com - After spending millions of his own money during his unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney apparently has learned a thing or two about fundraising.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:16 GMT [ CQPolitics.com ] 21 hours, 30 minutes ago
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| 17. | High-Income Tax May Be Needed for Afghan War Cost, Levin Says |
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Bloomberg - Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Carl Levin, chairman of the SenateArmed Services Committee, said higher-income Americans should betaxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan and thatNATO should provide half of the new soldiers.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:28:57 GMT [ Bloomberg ] 21 hours, 1 minute ago
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Last updated: Mon, 04 Mar 2013 [23:04:00] GMT
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