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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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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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Press TV: BP's new chief executive has met with senior Russian officials to discuss selling part of the company's vast assets in the country to raise funds for its Gulf of Mexico cleanup bill. Robert Dudley met with the Russian deputy prime minister in charge of energy and chairman of the state oil company, Igor I. Sechin, ...
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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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New York Times: WASHINGTON — Google and Verizon, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for the privilege. The charges could be paid by companies, like YouTube, owned by ...
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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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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – One of the four international bridges linking this northern Mexican city and El Paso, Texas, was closed for nearly two hours Tuesday after a bomb was found and detonated on the Mexican side of the border, a police spokesman told Efe. The bomb was spotted just after 8:00 a.m. on the Lerdo ...
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