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- Virginia profile rises in presidential contest
- THE RACE: Obama, Romney playing to strengths
- Romney criticizes Obama administration over Chen
- Virginia profile rises in presidential contest
- Two Mexican journalists found dismembered in eastern Mexico
- Obama administration urges freer access to cellphone records
- Chesapeake Energy, McClendon under U.S. SEC probe
- Gunmen fire on Nigeria cattle market, 60 killed
- Military commanders warned to get troops in line
- GSA offered contractors tax breaks _ at a price
- California medical pot crackdown hits upscale Santa Barbara
- Bin Laden documents at a glance
- NOAA sought magician, now wants plans to disappear
- Mitt Romney Needs a Better Brand
- Chen makes dramatic phone appeal to U.S. lawmakers
- U.S. handling of Chen case is Obama's "day of shame": Romney
- White House Defends Handling of Chen Guangcheng Crisis
- Documents show tense al Qaeda-Iran relationship
- Obama under pressure as China dissident appeals for help
- Assad side kills four at Syrian university: protesters
- UK military on charm offensive over Olympic missiles
- T.S. Eliot Scholars Give High Marks to Obama's Analysis
- Chen Guangcheng Phones Congress, Requests 'Face-to-Face' Meeting with Clinton
- Second poll shows Sarkozy trims Hollande lead
- Romney criticizes Obama administration over Chen
- Hillary Kept OBL Raid Secret, Bill Clinton Says
- Arizona plan to repay ousted immigration foe fails
- Sen. Mark Kirk Home, 3 Months After Stroke
- Key witness in Clemens perjury case could testify next week
- Sarkozy trims Hollande's runoff lead after debate
- Running for President? How Embarrassing!
- Challengers outraise GOP incumbents in 1st quarter
- Obama Campaign's 'Julia' Draws Partisan Debate
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| THE RACE: Obama, Romney playing to strengths Posted:
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| Obama administration urges freer access to cellphone records Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress should pass a law to give investigators freer access to certain cellphone records, an Obama administration official said on Thursday, in remarks that raised concern among advocates of civil liberties and privacy. Jason Weinstein, a deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's criminal division, argued that requirements for warrants at early stages of investigations would "cripple" prosecutors and law enforcement. The U.S. ... |
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| Gunmen fire on Nigeria cattle market, 60 killed Posted: MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - Gunmen threw bombs and opened fire on a cattle market in remote northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 60 people, a spokesman for Yobe state governor said, an attack whose motives remain unknown. "The Yobe State Governor has visited the Potiskum cattle market where he was informed that 60 people had been killed in the attack, while 29 people are receiving treatment at the Hospital," Abdullahi Bego, spokesman for Governor Ibrahim Gaidam, told Reuters by telephone. It was not clear who was behind the attack overnight on Wednesday in the town of Potiskum. ... |
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| GSA offered contractors tax breaks _ at a price Posted:
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| California medical pot crackdown hits upscale Santa Barbara Posted: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A crackdown on California's medical marijuana supply chain by federal authorities targeting the state's illegal drug trade arrived this week in the affluent, coastal county of Santa Barbara. The latest actions include three asset forfeiture lawsuits filed against properties housing marijuana operations and warning letters sent to people associated with 10 cannabis dispensaries deemed "illegal marijuana stores," federal officials said. "All known marijuana stores in Santa Barbara County are now the subject of federal enforcement actions," a statement from the U.S. ... |
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| NOAA sought magician, now wants plans to disappear Posted: A federal agency needs illusionist David Copperfield to help escape from criticism over plans to hire a magician to train agency leaders using "magic tools." |
| Mitt Romney Needs a Better Brand Posted: Branding is as important in politics as it is for products in the commercial marketplace and our daily lives and relationships (but that's a column for another day). This election will be contested around certain values and the economy. Right now, Mitt Romney has a... |
| Chen makes dramatic phone appeal to U.S. lawmakers Posted:
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| U.S. handling of Chen case is Obama's "day of shame": Romney Posted:
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| White House Defends Handling of Chen Guangcheng Crisis Posted: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney today defended the Obama administration's handling of the diplomatic dispute over Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, insisting U.S. officials did not pressure him to stay in China. Carney, however, repeatedly sidestepped questions about how the White House plans to resolve... |
| Documents show tense al Qaeda-Iran relationship Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's relationship with Iran's government has been fractious at best and openly antagonistic at worst, according to documents confiscated from Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan and made public on Thursday. In the years since the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington, high-ranking al Qaeda leaders, lower level militants and members of bin Laden's family were held in custody by Iranian authorities, though U.S. officials say precise conditions of their confinement are unclear. ... |
| Obama under pressure as China dissident appeals for help Posted:
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| Assad side kills four at Syrian university: protesters Posted:
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| UK military on charm offensive over Olympic missiles Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's military launched a charm offensive on Thursday to calm residents' fears over plans to put missile batteries on their rooftops to protect this summer's Olympics from a possible 9/11-style attack. "We want the focus to be on (Jamaican sprinter) Usain Bolt this summer and not us," said Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Atha, speaking at a cadet centre near Blackheath Common in southeast London, one of six potential sites for the anti-aircraft weapons. ... |
| T.S. Eliot Scholars Give High Marks to Obama's Analysis Posted: President Obama can add literary analysis to the skills section of his resume. This week, Vanity Fair published excerpts from Obama's letters to two girlfriends from his early 20s. Prominent among them was this section of a letter written to Alex McNear, an undergrad at Occidental... |
| Chen Guangcheng Phones Congress, Requests 'Face-to-Face' Meeting with Clinton Posted: Chen Guangcheng told Congress today that he wants to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton face-to-face and he requested to have his "freedom of travel guaranteed" as he looks to leave China with his family and come to the United States. "I want to... |
| Second poll shows Sarkozy trims Hollande lead Posted: PARIS (Reuters) - A second opinion poll conducted after Wednesday's televised election debate in France showed President Nicolas Sarkozy making up ground against Socialist front runner Francois Hollande, narrowing the gap to six points from 10. Two days from Sunday's runoff, the poll by Harris Interactive gave Hollande 53 percent of the vote, down two points from late April, and Sarkozy 47 percent, up two points. The survey found 31 percent of respondents thought Hollande was more convincing, against 29 percent for Sarkozy in the debate, watched by more than a third of the electorate. ... |
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| Hillary Kept OBL Raid Secret, Bill Clinton Says Posted:
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| Arizona plan to repay ousted immigration foe fails Posted: Allies of an ousted Arizona state senator known nationally for his rigid stance on U.S.-Mexico border policy appeared defeated Thursday after trying to pass legislation that would have repaid the author of the state's hardline immigration law for expenses related to fighting the voter effort that removed him from office. |
| Sen. Mark Kirk Home, 3 Months After Stroke Posted: Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., who suffered a stroke in late January, has recovered enough to leave the rehabilitation center he's been living at for the last three months and will continue his recovery from home, his Senate office announced today. "Mark has progressed to the... |
| Key witness in Clemens perjury case could testify next week Posted:
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| Sarkozy trims Hollande's runoff lead after debate Posted: PARIS (Reuters) - The first opinion poll conducted since Wednesday's televised election debate in France showed Socialist Francois Hollande's lead over President Nicolas Sarkozy narrowed by two points to six points, although most people found Hollande most convincing. The poll by CSA gave Hollande 53 percent for Sunday's decisive runoff, down 1 point from his score on April 26 and compared to 47 percent for Sarkozy, a gain of 1 point. The survey found 44 percent of respondents thought Hollande was most convincing versus 38 percent for Sarkozy. ... |
| Running for President? How Embarrassing! Posted:
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| Challengers outraise GOP incumbents in 1st quarter Posted:
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| Obama Campaign's 'Julia' Draws Partisan Debate Posted: She's at the center of the latest round in a partisan, election-year debate about women, health care and the economy. But she – "Julia" – is not real. The Obama campaign says the woman whose life is the subject of an online interactive tool meant... |
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