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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists. The latest quarterly AP Economy Survey shows economists have turned gloomier in the past three months. They foresee weaker growth and ...
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Fox News: A federal judge has ruled in favor of a public university that removed a Christian student from its graduate program in school counseling over her belief that homosexuality is morally wrong. Monday's ruling, according to Julea Ward's attorneys, could result in Christian students across the country being expelled from public university for similar views. “It’s ...
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The Washington Times: U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton miscalculated when she blocked critical aspects of Arizona's immigration enforcement law. Her decision will further intensify efforts by states to find solutions to problems posed by the Obama administration's unwillingness to take command of this pressing issue. The decision is certain to inflame the illegal immigration debate, ...
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New York Times: WASHINGTON — A subtle but significant shift appears to be occurring within the Federal Reserve over the course of monetary policy amid increasing signs that the economic recovery is weakening. On Thursday, James Bullard, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, warned that the Fed’s current policies were putting the ...
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Washington Times: Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department employee whose hasty dismissal by the Obama administration sparked a national uproar over race, said Thursday that she will sue the conservative blog mogul who posted the edited video that led to her removal. Mrs. Sherrod made the announcement about legal action against Andrew Breitbart in San Diego at ...
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New York Times: TUCSON — Dr. Bruce Parks unzips a white body bag on a steel gurney and gingerly lifts out a human skull and mandible, turning them over in his hands and examining the few teeth still in their sockets. The body bag, coated with dust, also contains a broken pelvis, a femur and a ...
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Politico: Democrats may be going out of their way to say they aren’t anti-business, but business is gearing up to demonstrate that it’s anti-Democrats — at least when it comes to members of the party’s liberal wing. The latest blatant signs of hostility come from coal executives who are considering starting up their own political operation to ...
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The Hill: NEW YORK — President Obama waded into the national race debate in an unlikely setting and with an unusual choice of words: telling daytime talk show hosts that African-Americans are “sort of a mongrel people.†The president appeared on ABC’s morning talk show “The View†Thursday, where he talked about the forced resignation of Agriculture ...
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The Hill: Rep. Charlie Rangel has reportedly reached a deal on ethics charges that will avoid a public trial that could have hurt his party ahead of the fall elections. WCBS TV in New York reported that Harlem friends of Rangel said a deal had been struck, and details of the deal could be unveiled when the ...
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Press TV: Colombia has rejected Venezuela's peace plan to end the dispute over allegations that Venezuela is sheltering leftist guerrillas. “A true peace plan begins with not interfering in the internal affairs of any country,†Colombia's Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez said on Wednesday, the VHeadline website reported on Wednesday. "But, moreover, a true peace plan begins with not ...
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Politico: A subdued Charles Rangel started to tell colleagues Wednesday that he expects them to be with him only as long as they can. It’s a favorite phrase of the ethics-embattled New York Democrat that means one politician shouldn’t sink his or her own political fortunes to help another. “I know you love me,†Rangel quipped to one ...
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ABC News: A photograph of Mel Gibson's ex-girfriend Oksana Grigorieva that appears to show bruising and swelling around her left eye has been released on the Internet, along with more recordings of the actor's purported expletive-laced ranting phone calls. RadarOnline, which posted the photo Tuesday, said it was taken the morning after the Jan. 6 ...
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Fox News: While opponents of Arizona's strict immigration law are claiming victory in a federal ruling Wednesday that blocked most of the crackdown hours before its enactment, there's still plenty left in the state legislation that supporters are cheering. As the case is litigated, Arizona will be able to block state officials from so-called "sanctuary city" policies ...
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Washington Times: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer promised an expedited appeal Wednesday after a federal judge in Phoenix blocked the state's new immigration law, saying the provisions place too many burdens on legal immigrants, citizens and the federal government. Mrs. Bewer said she will "battle all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary, for the right to ...
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