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Obama Strategist Sees Republican 'Reign Of Terror' In Congress
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress are under a "reign of terror" imposed by the party's conservative wing that also has pushed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to the right, President Barack Obama's senior...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney, CNN (tv network), David Axelrod
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Pols Pressure Obama To Pardon First Black Heavyweight Champ
pix11.comNearly 100 years to the day that Jack Johnson became the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World, his name still commands the respect of world champions, boxing writers, and even politicians. During his career, however, he was increasingly...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Crimes, Human Interest, Justice System, Social Issues
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Rep. Anthony Weiner Resigns Amid Sexting Scandal
Embattled Congressman Anthony Weiner announced his resignation Thursday after a twenty-one day battle to save his job in wake of a lewd photo scandal. The social networking congressional lothario from Forrest Hills made the announcement at the Council...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton
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Obama Pulls Defense For Law Banning Gay Marriage
ReutersPresident Barack Obama has determined that a federal law that barred gay marriages was unconstitutional and told government lawyers to stop defending it, the Justice Department said on Wednesday, a major reversal that quickly angered conservatives. A U....Tags: New Hampshire, Gay Rights, Justice System, Marriage, Court Administration
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Schedule of 9/11 Events in New York City
Official World Trade Center Site Memorial Ceremony and Remembrance 2010 The official New York City observance of the anniversary of 9/11 will take place at the World Trade Center site on the morning of Saturday, September 11th, 2010. As always, four...Tags: Hudson River, Entertainment, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Concerts, New York City
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2 Men Plead Not Guilty In Hate Crime
Two Ecuadorean brothers, stumbling home arm-in-arm after a night out, were viciously attacked, and one beaten to death with a baseball bat, by prejudiced, anti-Hispanic men who mistook them for a gay couple, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Hakim Scott and...Tags: Crimes, Social Issues, Justice System, Long Island, Dining and Drinking
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State Senate Showdown Tuesday
The deadlocked State Senate will meet this afternoon on orders from Gov. David A. Paterson, though whether bills are adopted remains very much in doubt.
The coalition of 30 Republicans and one rebel Democrat, who upended the Senate on June 8, is...Tags: Republican Party, Justice System, Long Island, David A. Paterson, Constitutional Issues
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How Dunker Church was saved
The Washington County Historical Society presented the Antietam National Battlefield Park with two significant gifts. In the 1950s, purchase of the Dunker Church and gifting of the church and the Burnside Bridge were made possible through the work of...
Tags: American Civil War (1861-1865), Finance, Human Interest, Maryland General Assembly, Germany
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Do-nothing lawmakers
When one political party in Congress is incompetent and is matched by the impotency of the other, we enter into a state of stagnation. Welcome to the 112th U.S. Congress! -- Mark J. Hanold, Bradley, Ill.Tags: Bradley
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Macedonia membership
When NATO heads of state gather meet tomorrow and Monday, the alliance's longstanding open-door policy, which guarantees membership to all European democracies, will be tested by the pending membership of the Republic of Macedonia. For decades, NATO...Tags: Barack Obama, Richard Holbrooke, International Court or Tribunal, Macedonia, Freedom of the Press
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Pakistan and the U.S.: A new beginning?
The NATO summit in Chicago will focus on the endgame in Afghanistan on the heels of U.S. House debate on bills that will shape the nature of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. The tone of this debate and the diplomacy of the Obama administration will send...Tags: Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, NATO Summit, Al-Qaeda, International Organizations
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Xanthi Gionis, Statement of Candidate for United States Representative, 51st District
Education and Qualifications: I am running for U.S. Congress, because I believe in America and its People. Having worked in business for 25 years, in the field of education, law and healthcare, I know how to create jobs. I have run successful...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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May 15, 2012
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