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Washington (AP) - - Christina Romer, one of President Obama's top economic advisers, plans to step down effective Sept. 3. Romer, head of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, has been one of the administration's most prominent voices on the economy, making frequent appearances on TV and at White House events to promote Obama's policies. She ...
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The Telegraph: Downing Street admitted that the Prime Minister had "misspoken" during a question and answer session with voters when he suggested that the Islamic Republic, which is seeking to develop a nuclear capacity, was already in possession of the bomb. His slip-up came during a torrid “PM Direct†in Brighton, when he was also accused by ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army doctor has been charged with disobeying orders after failing to show up for duty in Afghanistan and questioning whether President Barack Obama has the right to order him there. Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at Fort Belvoir, Va. The Greeley, Colo., native did not report to Fort ...
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Politico: Nationally, Democrats say they intend to campaign against the tea party movement. But locally, Democratic officials and activists in at least four states now stand accused of collaborating with tea party candidates in an attempt to sabotage Republican challengers in some of the closest House races in the nation. The charges of dirty tricks are being ...
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Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal: It is, obviously, self-referential to quote yourself, but I do it to make a point. I wrote the following on New Year's day, 1994. America 16 years ago was a relatively content nation, though full of political sparks: 10 months later the Republicans would take the House for the ...
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Fox News: Her confirmation assured, Elena Kagan is on the brink of becoming the fourth woman ever to serve as a Supreme Court justice. The Senate is set Thursday to confirm President Barack Obama's nominee, whose addition to the court will mark the first time three female justices have served concurrently. Nearly all Democrats, the Senate's two ...
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By Jim Michaels, USA TODAY: The top commander in Afghanistan on Wednesday issued updated rules that limit the use of artillery and airstrikes but recognize the right to use firepower in self-defense. The rules issued by Gen. David Petraeus are broadly similar to regulations that had been issued by his predecessor, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, last year. They are ...
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VIENNA (AP) - As Iran and world powers prepare for new nuclear talks, letters by Tehran's envoys to top international officials and shared with The Associated Press suggest major progress is unlikely, with Tehran combative and unlikely to offer any concessions. Two letters, both written late last month, reflect Iran's apparent determination to continue the nuclear ...
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Two new volunteers have joined us, who many of you know as regular commenters here, Grizz and Reloader. To give you some perspective on what some of the guys on the ground are seeing, here's a report from them on their first day in the field. - Pat Dollard On The Border ...
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Washington (CNN) - It's surely not what the leader of the free world wants for his birthday. But, for a stubborn group of Americans, conspiracy theories about President Obama's birthplace are the gifts that keep on giving. The president celebrates his 49th birthday Wednesday. On the same day, a new national poll indicates some Americans continue ...
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San Francisco Gate: The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, is himself gay. Many gay politicians in San Francisco and lawyers who have had dealings with Walker say the 65-year-old jurist, appointed ...
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NEW YORK (AP) – Rudy Giuliani's daughter was arrested Wednesday on a misdemeanor shoplifting charge at a beauty supplies store after she was seen on security video pocketing makeup, police said. Caroline Giuliani, a 20-year-old Harvard University student, was seen taking five items worth more than $100 at a Sephora store in Manhattan, New York Police ...
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Haaretz: Iranian authorities didn't even try to use the expression "the president suffered no harm" following a wave of reports of an assassination attempt on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. From their perspective, there was no possible reason for Ahmadinejad to suffer any harm. They never saw and never heard of any attempt on his life, and even that "grenade" ...
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Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. Fox News: EXCLUSIVE: The son of the U.S. Air Force pilot who dropped the first atomic bomb in the history of warfare says the Obama administration's decision to send a U.S. delegation to a ceremony in Japan to mark the 65th anniversary of the attack on Hiroshima is an "unsaid ...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to take up legislation in September to address the tax cuts passed under President George W. Bush. Senior Democrats had expected the controversial issue to be postponed until after the election, when a fiscal responsibility commission appointed by President Obama is due to release its recommendations. nstead, Democrats will ...
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On Media: As Jonathan Martin reported this morning, Sarah Palin’s supporters have been circulating leaked footage from 2008 showing their least favorite journalist, Katie Couric, expressing wonder at Palin’s children’s names while rehearsing. The clip, posted to the Palin fan site Conservatives4Palin under the headline “EXPLOSIVE: New Video of Couric Mocking Palin on the Day She was ...
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