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National Journal: BOSTON – Even as the House voted to repeal federal Internet access rules Friday, top Democratic policymakers called free and open communications a vital part of American democracy. Speaking at Free Press’s National Conference for Media Reform, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she was pleased by Democratic opposition to the GOP-backed [...]

Obama made the short trip from the White House to the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to make clear that national parks and monuments are open for business. (April 9)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top commander of U.S. and NATO forces said Saturday that while some al-Qaida fighters have been searching for hide-outs in rugged areas of eastern Afghanistan, he does not think they are making a comeback inside the country. “There is no question that al-Qaida has had a presence in Afghanistan and [...]

The Hill: Rep. Allen West is against the bipartisan budget deal between Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and the Obama administration. West (R-Fla.) told The Hill that $39 billion in cuts is insufficient. Asked whether he was pleased with the agreement on policy riders, West responded, “It’s all about the money.” West, a freshman who is [...]

Interview yesterday, April 8, 2001.

Fox News: NORFOLK, Va. – The superintendent of Norfolk, Va., schools apologized Saturday for a controversial classroom lesson involving the mock auction of black students. Apparently, during a fourth grade teacher’s lesson on the Civil War, students were separated by race. White students on one side and African American and mixed-race students on the other, [...]

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New York Times: Sidney Lumet, a director who preferred the streets of New York to the back lots of Hollywood and whose stories of conscience — “12 Angry Men,” “Serpico,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “The Verdict,” “Network” — became modern American film classics, died Saturday morning at his home in Manhattan. He was 86. His stepdaughter, [...]

Fox News: While Republicans wanted to cut more spending in Saturday’s early morning compromise to keep the government open, they think they got the better of the deal. Here’s why: HR1 was originally to seek spending cuts of $32 billion until Tea Party conservatives insisted on more than $ 60 billion. House Speaker John Boehner [...]

examiner.com A local and federal investigation was triggered when a letter with suspicious white powder in it, addressed to United States Rep. Allen West, was picked up from a Deerfield Beach post office box and opened in West’s Boca Raton campaign office on Friday. The incident turned into a three-hour scare until it finally proved [...]

National Journal: The end is in sight. Or is it? At the end of the day, Republican and Democratic leaders were able to get past their barbs and come up with a deal that could keep the federal government renewing passports, refunding taxes, and paying the troops. Still, both Republicans and Democrats are girding for [...]