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- Congress passes student loans, highway jobs bill
- For Mitt Romney, there's no escaping health care
- THE RACE: Romney, Obama both run on court ruling
- U.S. charges Vietnamese man with helping Yemeni militants
- Mercosur welcomes Venezuela, suspends Paraguay
- IMF approves disbursement after first review of Afghan program
- Lagarde assures Mursi IMF ready to help Egypt
- 5 more states granted NCLB waivers
- Egypt's first Islamist president to be sworn in
- Accused Fort Hood gunman denied delay in trial
- Government approves new play yard safety standards
- Congress passes student loans, highway jobs bill
- Lawmakers press DOE to speed LNG export review
- Quebec government lends C$58 million to asbestos mine
- U.S., Israeli military drill set for October-November
- GOP plots 2013 strategy on health care repeal
- A Tax By Any Other Name, Mapping Medicaid, Holder Won't Investigate Holder, More on the Roberts Swing (PM Note)
- Holy Shirt, It's a T Party
- AP sources: Some at Gitmo could go to Afghanistan
- Texas' battle against feds leads to more oversight
- Obama viewing fire damage in swing state Colorado
- YRC Worldwide pays $11M to settle bias charges
- US-Israel war game rescheduled for autumn
- Romania PM plagiarized thesis, panel says
- Justice won't prosecute Holder for contempt
- For Mitt Romney, there's no escaping health care
- Senate approves Obama choice to lead NRC
- Trans Mountain seeks tolls approval, names backers
- Senate confirms top nuclear power regulator
- A tax or a penalty? Romney, Obama camps debate healthcare ruling
- Bundestag approves EU bailout fund, fiscal pact
- Justice Department Won't Prosecute Holder for Contempt
- Mexican election watchdog under pressure in Sunday's vote
| Congress passes student loans, highway jobs bill Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:50 PM PDT
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| For Mitt Romney, there's no escaping health care Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:08 PM PDT
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| THE RACE: Romney, Obama both run on court ruling Posted: 29 Jun 2012 10:50 AM PDT
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| U.S. charges Vietnamese man with helping Yemeni militants Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:28 PM PDT (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Friday announced terrorism-related charges against a Vietnamese man suspected of helping militants in Yemen affiliated with al Qaeda. Minh Quang Pham, 29, was charged with traveling from Britain to Yemen in December 2010, where federal prosecutors said he pledged allegiance to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The United States considers the Yemen-based group as a terrorist organization. Pham spent a year in Yemen before returning to Britain, according to an indictment unsealed on Friday in Manhattan federal court. ... |
| Mercosur welcomes Venezuela, suspends Paraguay Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:27 PM PDT MENDOZA, Argentina (Reuters) - The Mercosur trade bloc - which includes regional heavyweights Brazil and Argentina - will make Venezuela a full member next month, uniting South America's biggest grains and energy exporters. At a presidential summit on Friday, Mercosur leaders also decided to extend Paraguay's suspension over the ouster of President Fernando Lugo until democracy is restored via new elections, scheduled for April 2013. No economic sanctions were adopted against Paraguay but its officials will be banned from participating in Mercosur meetings. ... |
| IMF approves disbursement after first review of Afghan program Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved an $18.2 million disbursement to Afghanistan following the first performance review of the country's new loan program. The IMF suspended the Afghan program in 2010 after reports of corruption, bad loans and mismanagement at Kabulbank, forcing the central bank to rake over the major lender. A new loan program was renegotiated in November 2011. The IMF has demanded that some of the assets of Kabulbank be recovered from shareholders, which include Afghanistan's elite including sitting ministers and an ex-warlord. ... |
| Lagarde assures Mursi IMF ready to help Egypt Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde called Egyptian President-elect Mohamed Mursi to discuss how the international lending body can best help Egypt, a spokesperson for the IMF said on Friday. "They discussed Egypt's economic situation and how best the IMF could help in the period ahead. The MD reiterated that the IMF stands ready to support Egypt and looks forward to working closely with the authorities," the spokesperson said. However, no timetable has been set for an IMF staff visit to Egypt to discuss a $3.2 billion IMF loan. ... |
| 5 more states granted NCLB waivers Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:07 PM PDT
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| Egypt's first Islamist president to be sworn in Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:06 PM PDT
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| Accused Fort Hood gunman denied delay in trial Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:02 PM PDT
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| Government approves new play yard safety standards Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:59 PM PDT The Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved new federal mandatory safety standards for children's play yards. |
| Congress passes student loans, highway jobs bill Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:50 PM PDT
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| Lawmakers press DOE to speed LNG export review Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers representing states rich in shale gas called for the Obama administration to expedite approval of liquefied natural gas exports on Friday, mounting the first real push in support of gas exports on Capitol Hill. A bipartisan coalition of 21 lawmakers in the House of Representatives said the Obama administration needs to move forward with its review of companies looking to export LNG. "We urge you to bring a renewed sense of urgency to the approval process," the group said in a letter to Energy Secretary Steven Chu. ... |
| Quebec government lends C$58 million to asbestos mine Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:41 PM PDT (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Quebec said on Friday it will lend investors C$58 million ($56.89 million) to extend the life of one of Canada's last remaining asbestos mines, boosting production in an industry that has drawn heavy criticism. The cash infusion will allow the investor group, led by Quebec company Balcorp Ltd, to reopen the Jeffrey mine in the town of Asbestos in Quebec's Eastern Townships and complete a long-planned expansion. The expansion could extend the mine's life by more than 20 years, the Quebec government said in a statement. ... |
| U.S., Israeli military drill set for October-November Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Israel are expected to hold a delayed, joint military exercise sometime around October or November, after postponing it earlier this year, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday. Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he wasn't sure what the final decision was on timing after high-level talks in Israel this week. "We rescheduled it for October-November time frame," Dempsey said. "I really don't know what the final decision was, but it is our expectation that that's when the event will occur. ... |
| GOP plots 2013 strategy on health care repeal Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:37 PM PDT
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| Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:36 PM PDT Signs of the Apocalypse – It was 104 in DC Today. That breaks a 142 year record. Both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are out at Wimbledon. John Roberts voted for the individual mandate. Now he's fleeing to Malta. (That thing about him fleeing is... |
| Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:35 PM PDT Glenn Beck Shop | Obama for America The health care battle has grown and grown, and now it's going to shrink in your dryer. Yes, that's right, the debate over the government's power to make you buy health insurance has climbed from the appellate... |
| AP sources: Some at Gitmo could go to Afghanistan Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:34 PM PDT
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| Texas' battle against feds leads to more oversight Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:34 PM PDT
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| Obama viewing fire damage in swing state Colorado Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:32 PM PDT
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| YRC Worldwide pays $11M to settle bias charges Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:28 PM PDT Trucking company YRC Worldwide Inc. will pay $11 million to settle charges of race discrimination at its former facility in Chicago Ridge, Ill. |
| US-Israel war game rescheduled for autumn Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:22 PM PDT The top U.S. military officer says the U.S. and Israel will hold a major missile defense exercise in October. |
| Romania PM plagiarized thesis, panel says Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:18 PM PDT BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A panel of Romanian academics concluded on Friday that Prime Minister Victor Ponta plagiarized a large part of his doctoral thesis, but Ponta said the finding was politically motivated and he would not resign. Plagiarism charges have forced several European politicians to quit: Hungary's president, a German defense minister who was tipped as a possible successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the man Ponta nominated as education minister. ... |
| Justice won't prosecute Holder for contempt Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:10 PM PDT
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| For Mitt Romney, there's no escaping health care Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:08 PM PDT
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| Senate approves Obama choice to lead NRC Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:54 PM PDT The Senate has approved President Barack Obama's nominee to chair the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agency marked by discord in recent years. |
| Trans Mountain seeks tolls approval, names backers Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:43 PM PDT CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP filed an application on Friday for tolls and contract terms for the proposed $4.1 billion expansion of its Trans Mountain oil pipeline to Canada's West Coast from Alberta and also named nine energy companies that support the project. Kinder Morgan stressed that its application to the National Energy Board does not seek approval for the routing and construction of the project, but is designed to provide regulatory and market certainty for the customers that have signed up for 20-year terms. ... |
| Senate confirms top nuclear power regulator Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed geologist Allison Macfarlane, an expert on how to store radioactive waste from power plants, to head the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Macfarlane will serve out the year left in the term of Gregory Jaczko, who announced his resignation last month after being publicly criticized by fellow commissioners as being abrasive. At a hearing in mid-June, Macfarlane pledged to treat her colleagues with respect and ensure the five-member commission operates smoothly. ... |
| A tax or a penalty? Romney, Obama camps debate healthcare ruling Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:37 PM PDT
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| Bundestag approves EU bailout fund, fiscal pact Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:35 PM PDT
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| Justice Department Won't Prosecute Holder for Contempt Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:33 PM PDT After Congress found the nation's top law enforcement officer in contempt Thursday, the Department of Justice quickly wrote a letter to House Speaker John Boehner informing him that it will not prosecute U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for withholding documents in a congressional investigation of... |
| Mexican election watchdog under pressure in Sunday's vote Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:33 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico, a country long synonymous with vote-rigging, is better equipped than ever to prevent fraud in Sunday's national elections, according to experts, but voters still have grave doubts. The Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) will oversee the presidential vote that polls suggest will be won by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), whose frequently tainted elections helped it maintain power from 1929 to 2000. ... |
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