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Gates apologizes for latest civilian deaths in Afghanistan

By doris | Published: March 7, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday offered his personal apology to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for the killings of nine Afghan boys last week in a NATO-led helicopter attack targeting insurgents, saying the incident “breaks our hearts.” Karzai responded at the joint appearance with the visiting Gates [...]

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Walker shows no sign of conceding in Wisconsin battle

By doris | Published: February 27, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday that government workers’ collective bargaining rights have caused unsustainable costs and stuck to his demand that bargaining rights be curtailed for most public workers. “If we do not get these changes, and the Senate Democrats don’t come back, we’re going [...]

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Health care, worst bill passed in history?

By doris | Published: February 19, 2011

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) on the House floor said the health-care overhaul law was the “worst bill that has ever been passed in the history of Congress.” It’s quite a statement considering the nation’s history. Some historians may argue that the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798 or the Sedition Act [...]

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Obama’s proposed Homeland Security budget sees slight increase

By doris | Published: February 15, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama’s budget cutters left the Department of Homeland Security relatively unscathed Monday, less than a week after the department chief said the country’s terror threat is at its “most heightened state” since the September 11 attacks. The proposed budget provides $43.2 billion in discretionary spending for [...]

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Republicans ready spending battle ahead of president’s budget release

By doris | Published: February 13, 2011

Full Story atnews.Yahoo.com Republicans this weekend offered the first advance glimpse of the battle they plan to wage once President Obama reveals his budget to Congress. “He’s going to present a budget tomorrow that will continue to destroy jobs by spending too much, borrowing too much and taxing too much,” House Speaker John Boehner said [...]

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Spokesman: Giffords recovering part of her ability to speak

By doris | Published: February 10, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, recovering from a gunshot wound to the head suffered January 8, is regaining part of her ability to speak and recently asked for toast while having breakfast, staffers said Wednesday. Spokesman C.J. Karamargin would not divulge what else Giffords has said, other than that she [...]

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R. Sargent Shriver remembered as idealist

By doris | Published: January 22, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com POTOMAC, Md. — R. Sargent Shriver was always an optimist, pioneering the Peace Corps and running the War on Poverty during the turbulent 1960s — an idealist even as the running mate on a Democratic presidential ticket doomed for failure. At his funeral Mass on Saturday, mourners from philanthropist and musician [...]

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Clinton ready to leave State in 2012?

By doris | Published: January 19, 2011

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.blogs.cnn.com (CNN) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested Wednesday one term as the nation’s top diplomat just may be enough for her. Speaking on NBC’s Today Show, Clinton notably avoided answering directly whether she would be willing to stay in the high-profile position should President Obama win a second term, instead [...]

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Maine governor says NAACP can ‘kiss my butt’

By doris | Published: January 14, 2011

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.Blogs.cnn.com CNN) – Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage is keeping up his reputation for blunt language, telling an unhappy NAACP chapter that they can “kiss my butt.” The governor made the comments to CNN affiliate WCSH after being asked about criticism he received from the organization for refusing to attend an event [...]

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Clinton makes stop in Yemen

By doris | Published: January 11, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a surprise visit Tuesday to poverty-stricken Yemen, a key al Qaeda battleground and planning center in recent years. The secretary — who is visiting the Persian Gulf region — was speaking with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and was to [...]

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Ariz. tragedy gives Congress a moment to pause

By doris | Published: January 10, 2011

Full Story at  msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The shooting rampage in Arizona seems to have created a reset moment for confrontational politics, as lawmakers reflect on the repercussions of the overheated rhetoric traded on the airwaves and on the campaign trail. Members of Congress from both parties called Sunday for civility over belligerence as the House [...]

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Pelosi, Democrats prepare to relinquish power in the House

By doris | Published: January 5, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Nancy Pelosi, who made history as the first female Speaker of the House, ends her tenure this week as a new Republican majority prepares to take power Wednesday. Led by incoming speaker John Boehner, the GOP has pledged to roll back many of the reforms implemented by the Obama [...]

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