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Mediaite: Linda McMahon, wife of the WWE’s Vince McMahon and important player in the organization’s rise in the sports-entertainment scene, won the Republican primary for Connecticut’s U.S. Senate seat last night. Leading up to November, in addition to facing Democrat Richard Blumenthal, she’ll also face questions about her past in the WWE. But according to McMahon herself, ...
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Big Journalism: WJLA-TV, a Washington, D.C. ABC affiliate, suspended reporter Doug McKelway following his alleged “partisan†comments at a liberal rally on Capitol Hill marking the three-month anniversary of the Gulf oil spill. Apparently facts are now “partisan.†McKelway stuck to the truth about BP’s political contributions and pending cap-and-trade legislation, newsworthy subjects given that the event’s ...
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Fox News: New York Gov. David Paterson is offering to provide state property if the developers of the so-called Ground Zero mosque agree to move their project farther away from where the twin towers once stood, raising questions over how such a deal would be arranged and who might pay for it. In an effort to appease ...
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Fox News: Defense Secretary Robert Gates' call to eliminate a major military command has revived concerns from some lawmakers that the Obama administration could leave the country vulnerable by cutting too deep into military spending at a time when the nation is engaged in two wars and facing new threats abroad. Though the Pentagon budget is ...
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The Hill: The Senate will convene briefly on Thursday for a rare session during its August recess to pass a $600 million border security bill. Just days into its five-week break, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ‘s (D-Nev.) office said the chamber would go back to work at 10 a.m. Thursday to pass the ...
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The New York Times: WASHINGTON — American military officials are building a case to minimize the planned withdrawal of some troops from Afghanistan starting next summer, in an effort to counter growing pressure on President Obama from inside his own party to begin winding the war down quickly. With the administration unable yet to point to ...
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The Examiner: By Kimberly Dvorak After 16 days of denials by Laredo law enforcement and local officials regarding a Mexican drug cartel takeover of a Laredo area ranch, a Texas police blotter proves the alleged incident did in fact happen and that multiple agencies responded to the scene of a seized U.S. ranch. Think about it for a ...
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Big Journalism: This is a cautionary tale about reporters eagerly attacking other reporters working a developing story. Because it’s not possible to provide evidence as quickly as some might demand it doesn’t mean the story is false. On July 24, Kimberly Dvorak, of the Examiner, and Don Amato, of the blog Digger’s Realm, broke the story ...
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Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater, left, is led from a Bronx correctional facility to an awaiting van by an ABC field producer after posting bail CHICAGO (AP) - A groundswell of support grew online and at office water coolers across America on Tuesday for a JetBlue flight attendant who pulled off one of the most ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Owners cut prices on one-quarter of U.S. homes listed for sale in July, a fourth straight monthly rise, as job market fallout trumped record low mortgage rates, real estate website Trulia.com said on Wednesday. Sellers in the 50 largest cities slashed $30.1 billion from prices on houses on the market as of ...
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Time: Here's an idea: How about creating an Internet kill switch, so the government can shut off the Internet when it decides it is necessary? That may sound absurd, but a lot of people are convinced this is already in the works. How many? Google the words "Internet kill switch" and you will soon find out. What has ...
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