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Kerry’s star rises with global conflicts

By doris | Published: May 18, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Whenever a conflict pops up around the world, he has become the go-to guy, either rolling up his sleeves in the Senate or flying from hot spot to hot spot. John Kerry is, after all, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, holder of one of the [...]

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Washington state cancels 2012 presidential primary

By doris | Published: May 14, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state has canceled its 2012 presidential primary. Gov. Chris Gregoire approved a bill Thursday to skip the primary after state leaders agreed that it would be better to save the $10 million it costs to manage the vote. Democrats and Republicans in the state typically rely on [...]

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Judge blocks enforcement of Utah immigration law

By doris | Published: May 11, 2011

Full Story atCNN.com (CNN) — Less than 24 hours after going into effect, a Utah federal judge blocked a strict state immigration enforcement law Tuesday afternoon. U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups issued a temporary restraining order, granting the request by a long list of plaintiffs, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration [...]

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Shutdown: 800,000 federal workers in the dark

By doris | Published: April 7, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com The budget stalemate between Congress and President Obama has raised the specter of a shutdown at the end of Friday. If they don’t reach a deal, the government will shift to performing only “essential operations.” It’s likely that more than 1 million essential employees will be asked to come to work [...]

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Pentagon: Government shutdown threatens military families

By doris | Published: April 4, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The Department of Defense says that if the government shuts down for an extended period, troops including those fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq will not be paid on time, according to a senior defense official. The threat adds to the pressure the Pentagon is trying to put on [...]

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Clinton says no to second term

By doris | Published: March 16, 2011

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.blogs.cnn.com CNN) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer she does not want to serve a second term as secretary of state or run for president of the United States. Blitzer sat down with the former 2008 presidential candidate in Cairo. Full transcript:

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If it’s solvent until 2037, why pick on Social Security?

By doris | Published: March 14, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com With most of Washington locked in a debate over just how big a bite should be taken out of a (relatively small) portion of overall government spending, one group of senators is pushing forward to face the larger budget challenge. President Barack Obama has kept a cautious distance from the recommendations [...]

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Budget bills fail in Senate; 11 Dems break with party

By doris | Published: March 9, 2011

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com Carrie Dann writes:The Senate has rejected two competing bills to fund the government until the end of the fiscal year. Eleven lawmakers who caucus with Democrats broke with their party to vote against the Democratic version of the spending bill, which would have made relatively modest cuts to current government funding [...]

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Federal judge stays ruling tossing out health care reform law

By doris | Published: March 3, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — A federal judge in Florida issued a stay Thursday of his recent ruling that the sweeping health care reform law championed by President Obama is unconstitutional. Judge Roger Vinson also ordered the administration to expedite in appeal into whether current parts of the law can remain temporarily in effect.

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Government watchdog IDs billions in federal waste

By doris | Published: March 1, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — A new study by a federal watchdog agency finds that overlapping and duplicative federal programs waste billions of taxpayer dollars each year, adding fresh targets as lawmakers in both parties seek opportunities to cut spending. Forty-seven job training programs, 80 programs to help poor and disabled people with their [...]

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Obama makes 6 recess appointments

By doris | Published: December 31, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Honolulu, Hawaii (CNN) — Taking time out from his Hawaiian vacation to assert some executive authority, President Barack Obama on Wednesday used a series of recess appointments to override Republican objections to several nominees. Obama used his constitutional power to appoint six people who have had their nominations pending for an [...]

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Oops: Air Force sends tanker bid details to rivals

By doris | Published: November 20, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON – The Air Force mistakenly gave rival companies sensitive information that contained each other’s confidential bids in a long-standing, multibillion dollar competition to build a new refueling tanker. Chicago-based Boeing Co., and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), parent of Airbus, are in an intense competition for a [...]

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