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John Linder Retires: Republican Rep. Steps Down After 20 Years

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

LAWRENCEVILLE – U.S. Rep.

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North Carolina GOP Congressional Candidate Holds Machine Gun Social

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Tim D’Annunzio, House GOP candidate for North Carolina’s 8th Congressional district, held an unusual fundraiser on Thursday night. A contribution of $25 came complete with a full North Carolina barbecue dinner, sweet tea, a semi-automatic machine gun magazine for use at Jim’s Guns Indoor Shooting Range in Fayetteville, NC, the site of the fundraiser, and a raffle ticket for a chance to win an AR-15 assault rifle. 52-year old D’Annuzio is one of at least five Republicans hoping to win the nomination for North Carolina’s 8th District

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‘Not True’: Alito Objected To Obama’s History Claim

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

WASHINGTON — Still wonder exactly why Justice Samuel Alito shook his head and mouthed the words “not true” during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address? He objected to the president’s saying the ruling reversed a century of law.

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CEOs Push Congress On Public Financing Of Campaigns

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

WASHINGTON — Dozens of current and former corporate executives have a message for Congress: Quit hitting us up for campaign cash. Roughly 40 executives from companies including Playboy Enterprises, ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s, the Seagram’s liquor company, toymaker Hasbro, Delta Airlines and Men’s Wearhouse sent a letter to congressional leaders Friday urging them to approve public financing for House and Senate campaigns.

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Galbraith Denies Promoting Plan To Remove Karzai

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Peter Galbraith, who was the No. 2 United Nations diplomat in Afghanistan earlier this year, tried to have President Hamid Karzai removed from office, according to U.N

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Senate Panel Approves Second Term For Bernanke

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke won approval for another term from the Senate Banking Committee today. The committee voted 16-7 to send Bernanke’s nomination to the full Senate, where at least three senators have already placed holds on the nomination.

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Vegas’ CityCenter, Through The Eyes Of One Worker

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

As the massive City Center project opens in Las Vegas, the city is struggling to get back on its feet. One worker, Delores Witherspoon, has, like her city, fallen on tough times

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Baghdad Bombed Again, Multiple Explosions Outside Green Zone

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

BAGHDAD — A series of car bombs ripped through downtown Baghdad early Tuesday, killing five and wounding at least 16 people in the latest attack in the Iraqi capital targeting an area home to many government buildings, Iraqi police and health officials said.

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Clinton Faces Huge Challenge In Mideast Talks

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

JERUSALEM ? U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s long-shot attempt to resuscitate a moribund Mideast peace push is coming up against a firm Palestinian decision not to sit down with Israel, unless it freezes settlement construction on lands the Palestinians seek for a future state.

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A-Rod Has Centaur Self-Portrait Above Bed

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

A former Rodriguez fling remembers seeing portraits of the slugger, 34, as a centaur hanging over his bed. “He was so vain,” his ex tells Us Weekly

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Sienna Miller Stressed About Working Near Ex Jude Law

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

The pressure of acting on Broadway a block away from ex Jude Law is apparently getting to Sienna Miller.

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Karzai Camp Hardens Its Line On Afghan Election Recount

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai may not accept the results of a vote recount from the summer’s general election, officials from his campaign hinted, adding a further twist to the already fraught post-poll political environment.

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Giannoulias Gets Big SEIU Endorsement, Shot From Rival Hoffman

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias earned the endorsement of one of the state’s largest unions Thursday, and a shot from a rival in return. The Service Employees International Union announced it is putting its considerable political weight behind Giannoulias, the first-term state treasurer, in his bid for President Obama’s former Senate seat.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader: U.S. Nuke Accusations Wrong

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader said Sunday that U.S.

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Japan Election Results: Opposition Democrats Win Huge Victory

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

TOKYO — Japan’s opposition party won historic elections in an apparent landslide Sunday, media projections said, sending the conservatives to defeat after 54 years of nearly unbroken rule amid widespread economic anxiety and desire for change.

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