Comments by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. amounted to a vigorous defense of two of his colleagues on the Supreme Court, Justices Clarence Thomas and Elena Kagan.
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Chief Justice Backs Peers’ Decision to Hear Health Law Case
A British man killed on holiday in Sri Lanka is described as a “committed” Red Cross worker by his colleagues.
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Red Cross grieves loss of Briton
In case you hadn’t gotten the memo, Mitt Romney loves his one-and-only-ever wife. Here’s more evidence of a phenomenon that our colleagues have noted before, in which the former Massachusetts governor is playing up his “stable family life,” hoping to draw a contrast with his thrice-married presidential rival Newt Gingrich. Read full article > >
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Romney plays the wife card; Perry’s got music (read-this roundup)
When Barbara Lang, head of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, met with Council member David A. Catania last month, she hoped they would talk about the impact of national health care on the city. But Catania couldn’t stay focused, Lang said. For nearly an hour, she said, Catania (I-At large) complained about his colleagues, the mayor and what he called the council’s “dysfunction.” Read full article > >
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Is the D.C. Council in malaise mode?
As the days shorten toward winter, sniffles and sore throats return. Noses start dripping, and all too soon you’ve got aches and pains, fever and malaise. And so do your kids, or your colleagues, or your friends. This is the onset of cold and flu season, when germs travel easily from person to person as we spend more time close together indoors. And everything can be a good breeding ground for germs: computer keyboards, the knob on the door into your office, the telephone you use, the subway seat where someone coughs behind you, the escalator railing, the shopping cart handle. Read full article > >
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As cold and flu season begins, you can guard against germs and infected people
Congressional Democrats are urging the debt-reduction supercommittee to pursue a far-reaching agreement to slice $3 trillion from the federal budget over the next decade through significant cuts to federal health programs, including Medicare, and as much as $1.3 trillion in new taxes. At a closed-door meeting Tuesday, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) told his colleagues on the panel that they should pick up where President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) left off in negotiations this summer during a bitter battle to raise the federal debt limit, according to congressional aides in both parties familiar with the meeting. Obama and Boehner were discussing a plan that included provisions to raise taxes, raise the Medicare eligibility age and use a less generous measure of inflation to calculate Social Security benefits. Read full article > >
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Congressional Democrats offer $3 trillion debt deal
Workers are sleeping on the job at the U.S. Census Bureau and the agency is asking employees to stop napping in public areas of its Maryland headquarters. A memo sent Tuesday said officials are fielding an increased number of complaints about colleagues “sleeping in public areas.” “While at work, our behavior sends a powerful message to our customers, our colleagues and the taxpayers about who we are and what we value,” Ted A. Johnson, the bureau’s acting human resources director, said in the memo. Read full article > >
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Census workers caught sleeping on the job
The wife of Sen. Sherrod Brown has resigned her post at a Cleveland newspaper, citing a conflict of interest as her husband seeks re-election in 2012. Connie Schultz, a Pulitzer-prize winning columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer e-mailed her colleagues on Monday and said that it was time for her to “move on.” Read full article > >
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Connie Schultz, wife of Sen. Sherrod Brown, leaves Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sharon Bowles, chair of the European Parliament’s economic and monetary committee criticises some of her colleagues for ignoring the markets.
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Euro politicians ‘ignore markets’
On Monday, The Lede continues to supplement reporting from our colleagues in Japan on the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck the country on Friday, including the ongoing crisis at damaged nuclear power plants.
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The Lede: Latest Updates on Japan’s Nuclear Crisis and Earthquake Aftermath
On Sunday, The Lede continues to supplement reporting from our colleagues in Japan on the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on Friday.
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The Lede: Latest Updates on Earthquake Aftermath in Japan
On Thursday, The Lede continues to supplement coverage of street protests in Egypt from our colleagues in Cairo with updates on new developments and reports from bloggers and journalists posted on other Web sites.
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The Lede: Latest Updates on Day 10 of Egypt Protests
On Wednesday, The Lede continues to supplement coverage of street protests in Egypt from our colleagues in Cairo.
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The Lede: Latest Updates on Day 9 of Egypt Protests
A week after the assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, her colleagues in Congress have a message for constituents: their job is not changing.
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Lawmakers return to public life
The Chilean miner who led Elvis sing-alongs for his colleagues while trapped underground for 69 days is going to Graceland.
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‘Elvis’ miner goes to Graceland
Romney plays the wife card; Perry’s got music (read-this roundup)
Monday, December 12th, 2011As cold and flu season begins, you can guard against germs and infected people
Monday, November 28th, 2011Connie Schultz, wife of Sen. Sherrod Brown, leaves Cleveland Plain Dealer
Monday, September 19th, 2011The Lede: Latest Updates on Japan’s Nuclear Crisis and Earthquake Aftermath
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