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The Obama administration objected yesterday to the release of certain Bush-era documents that detail the videotaped interrogations of CIA detainees at secret prisons, arguing to a federal judge that doing so would endanger national security and benefit al-Qaeda's recruitment efforts.
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The Obama administration objected yesterday to the release of certain Bush-era documents that detail the videotaped interrogations of CIA detainees at secret prisons, arguing to a federal judge that doing so would endanger national security and benefit al-Qaeda's recruitment efforts.
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Nowhere else in the world is so much money spent with such poor results.
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Nowhere else in the world is so much money spent with such poor results.
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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday held up the sale of Chrysler's assets to Italian automaker Fiat, at least temporarily interrupting the Obama administration's massive and speedy restructuring of the U.S. auto industry.
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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday held up the sale of Chrysler's assets to Italian automaker Fiat, at least temporarily interrupting the Obama administration's massive and speedy restructuring of the U.S. auto industry.
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The Supreme Court yesterday ruled for the first time that excessive campaign contributions to a judge create an unconstitutional threat to a fair trial, a decision that could have a nationwide impact on whether judges must recuse themselves in cases involving their political benefactors.
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The Supreme Court yesterday ruled for the first time that excessive campaign contributions to a judge create an unconstitutional threat to a fair trial, a decision that could have a nationwide impact on whether judges must recuse themselves in cases involving their political benefactors.
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Casting about for a cause, the Young Activist Club at Piney Branch Elementary settled on something close at hand: the hundreds of polystyrene trays and plastic utensils discarded daily in the school cafeteria.
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Casting about for a cause, the Young Activist Club at Piney Branch Elementary settled on something close at hand: the hundreds of polystyrene trays and plastic utensils discarded daily in the school cafeteria.
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As the Republican faithful filed in for cocktails at last night's fundraiser at the Washington Convention Center, a musical group called the Right On Band was entertaining them with a soul tune:
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As the Republican faithful filed in for cocktails at last night's fundraiser at the Washington Convention Center, a musical group called the Right On Band was entertaining them with a soul tune:
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-- A June 8 KidsPost item incorrectly said that the U.S. Congress established the Army on June 14, 1775. The Continental Congress established the Army.
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-- A June 8 KidsPost item incorrectly said that the U.S. Congress established the Army on June 14, 1775. The Continental Congress established the Army.
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ECONOMY President Obama and Vice President Biden announced yesterday a new "road map to recovery," intended to speed up stimulus spending and rebut the perception that the $787 billion stimulus package is not yet having much of an impact on job creation, given the 9.4 percent unemployment rate.
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ECONOMY President Obama and Vice President Biden announced yesterday a new "road map to recovery," intended to speed up stimulus spending and rebut the perception that the $787 billion stimulus package is not yet having much of an impact on job creation, given the 9.4 percent unemployment rate.
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The weeks ahead were supposed to mark the moment in which President Obama used a filibuster-proof, 60-vote majority to push some of the most ambitious items on his agenda through the Senate, brushing aside GOP opposition as little more than a distraction.
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The weeks ahead were supposed to mark the moment in which President Obama used a filibuster-proof, 60-vote majority to push some of the most ambitious items on his agenda through the Senate, brushing aside GOP opposition as little more than a distraction.
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U.S. military personnel on the ground in western Afghanistan and in the air failed to follow established procedures in a battle with the Taliban early last month that killed dozens of Afghan civilians, Pentagon and other Obama administration officials said yesterday.
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U.S. military personnel on the ground in western Afghanistan and in the air failed to follow established procedures in a battle with the Taliban early last month that killed dozens of Afghan civilians, Pentagon and other Obama administration officials said yesterday.
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SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) requested stimulus cash for the state's schools Monday, telling the U.S. education secretary that he was doing so under duress.
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SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) requested stimulus cash for the state's schools Monday, telling the U.S. education secretary that he was doing so under duress.
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TEHRAN, June 8 -- Supporters of both leading candidates in this week's Iranian presidential election flocked to mass rallies here Monday, and the gatherings underscored the differences between the tactics of the two camps.
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TEHRAN, June 8 -- Supporters of both leading candidates in this week's Iranian presidential election flocked to mass rallies here Monday, and the gatherings underscored the differences between the tactics of the two camps.
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TOKYO, June 8 -- A North Korean court sentenced two U.S. journalists Monday to 12 years in a labor camp, as the government of Kim Jong Il continued to ratchet up tension with the United States and its neighbors.
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TOKYO, June 8 -- A North Korean court sentenced two U.S. journalists Monday to 12 years in a labor camp, as the government of Kim Jong Il continued to ratchet up tension with the United States and its neighbors.
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JOHANNESBURG -- Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is on his first official visit in Washington this week with a decidedly difficult sales pitch. He is expected to request funding for a nation that he recently said remains so unfree and unstable that it is "not a country where I can be...
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JOHANNESBURG -- Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is on his first official visit in Washington this week with a decidedly difficult sales pitch. He is expected to request funding for a nation that he recently said remains so unfree and unstable that it is "not a country where I can be...
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BEIJING, June 8 -- Senior U.S. and Chinese officials began three days of talks here Monday in hopes of making a breakthrough on climate change, but they remain far apart on the basic issue of who is to blame for carbon emissions and should shoulder the biggest burden for reducing them.
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BEIJING, June 8 -- Senior U.S. and Chinese officials began three days of talks here Monday in hopes of making a breakthrough on climate change, but they remain far apart on the basic issue of who is to blame for carbon emissions and should shoulder the biggest burden for reducing them.
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BEIJING, June 8 -- China is requiring personal computers sold in the country to carry software that blocks online pornography and other Web sites, potentially giving one of the world's most sophisticated censorship regimes even more control over the Internet.
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BEIJING, June 8 -- China is requiring personal computers sold in the country to carry software that blocks online pornography and other Web sites, potentially giving one of the world's most sophisticated censorship regimes even more control over the Internet.
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BRITAIN British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday survived the most serious test of his leadership, after his governing Labor Party suffered its worst electoral results in a century, and offered his critics a humble promise to improve.
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BRITAIN British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday survived the most serious test of his leadership, after his governing Labor Party suffered its worst electoral results in a century, and offered his critics a humble promise to improve.
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With the budget deficit soaring toward a record $1.8 trillion, the Obama administration is planning to propose tough new rules that would require lawmakers to pay for new initiatives -- including an overhaul of the health system -- or face automatic spending cuts.
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With the budget deficit soaring toward a record $1.8 trillion, the Obama administration is planning to propose tough new rules that would require lawmakers to pay for new initiatives -- including an overhaul of the health system -- or face automatic spending cuts.
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Today The Washington Post begins an occasional series on health care in the United States, examining the critical issues, players and proposals in the debate over how to reform the nation's $2.3 trillion industry.
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Today The Washington Post begins an occasional series on health care in the United States, examining the critical issues, players and proposals in the debate over how to reform the nation's $2.3 trillion industry.
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More of yesterday's Supreme Court matters: Navajo Nation et al. v. U.S. Forest Service et al. Turned down an appeal from Indian tribes who wanted to block expansion of a ski resort on a mountain they consider sacred. A half-dozen Western tribes wanted to block the expansion of the Arizona Snowbowl...
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More of yesterday's Supreme Court matters: Navajo Nation et al. v. U.S. Forest Service et al. Turned down an appeal from Indian tribes who wanted to block expansion of a ski resort on a mountain they consider sacred. A half-dozen Western tribes wanted to block the expansion of the Arizona Snowbowl...
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Before James J. Cameron Jr. retired after 34 years with the federal government, he served as a law enforcement officer with Customs, the Border Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Now he'd like to serve his country again. But he doesn't want to lose money doing it.
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Before James J. Cameron Jr. retired after 34 years with the federal government, he served as a law enforcement officer with Customs, the Border Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Now he'd like to serve his country again. But he doesn't want to lose money doing it.
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There is a "conflict between obtaining accurate, timely information and treating detainees humanely," concluded the Army colonel overseeing the initial investigation of the December 2002 deaths of two Afghan detainees at the Bagram air base detention facility in Afghanistan. The colonel's assessment...
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There is a "conflict between obtaining accurate, timely information and treating detainees humanely," concluded the Army colonel overseeing the initial investigation of the December 2002 deaths of two Afghan detainees at the Bagram air base detention facility in Afghanistan. The colonel's assessment...
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-- President Obama takes up budgetary matters with lawmakers in two White House settings: a speech in the East Room, accompanied by conservative Democrats, and a meeting in the State Dining Room with Democrats from the House Ways and Means Committee.
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-- President Obama takes up budgetary matters with lawmakers in two White House settings: a speech in the East Room, accompanied by conservative Democrats, and a meeting in the State Dining Room with Democrats from the House Ways and Means Committee.
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BEIRUT, June 8 -- In four tumultuous years, Saad Hariri, the billionaire at the center of Lebanese politics, has weathered his father's assassination, a war with Israel and a near civil collapse when the Shiite Hezbollah party seized the country's capital by force.
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BEIRUT, June 8 -- In four tumultuous years, Saad Hariri, the billionaire at the center of Lebanese politics, has weathered his father's assassination, a war with Israel and a near civil collapse when the Shiite Hezbollah party seized the country's capital by force.
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WARREN, Mich. If the electric car he is working on at this moment represents General Motors' hopeful vision of its changing direction, then Tom Goddard may be the new face of the American autoworker, someone who after 24 years at GM takes nothing for granted, sees his job as tenuous and prides h...
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WARREN, Mich. If the electric car he is working on at this moment represents General Motors' hopeful vision of its changing direction, then Tom Goddard may be the new face of the American autoworker, someone who after 24 years at GM takes nothing for granted, sees his job as tenuous and prides h...
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As the three men seeking the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia crisscrossed the state yesterday in a final sprint before tomorrow's primary, they began the day in predominantly African American churches in hopes of kindling excitement among a core constituency of the party.
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As the three men seeking the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia crisscrossed the state yesterday in a final sprint before tomorrow's primary, they began the day in predominantly African American churches in hopes of kindling excitement among a core constituency of the party.
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The Obama administration plans to announce as soon as today that some of the nation's largest banks can repay billions in federal aid, but some officials caution that the show of progress is being underwritten by multiple layers of less visible government support.
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The Obama administration plans to announce as soon as today that some of the nation's largest banks can repay billions in federal aid, but some officials caution that the show of progress is being underwritten by multiple layers of less visible government support.
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Investigators concluded early on that only one guard had access to the Prince George's County jail cell where a suspect in a police officer's slaying was fatally injured last year. And they found that the guard, Cpl. Anthony McIntosh, gave conflicting statements and failed an initial polygraph test...
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Investigators concluded early on that only one guard had access to the Prince George's County jail cell where a suspect in a police officer's slaying was fatally injured last year. And they found that the guard, Cpl. Anthony McIntosh, gave conflicting statements and failed an initial polygraph test...
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JACKSON, Miss. -- Twelve women sat gloomily in a windowless conference room as Joseph Booker, M.D., recited the instructions required by the state of Mississippi before he can perform an abortion.
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JACKSON, Miss. -- Twelve women sat gloomily in a windowless conference room as Joseph Booker, M.D., recited the instructions required by the state of Mississippi before he can perform an abortion.
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TO: Politicians FROM: The Fix SUBJECT: Twitter is not your friend. No doubt any number of your colleagues have urged you to begin Twittering -- sending your thoughts on life, the universe and everything out to the world in bite-sized, 140-character chunks.
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TO: Politicians FROM: The Fix SUBJECT: Twitter is not your friend. No doubt any number of your colleagues have urged you to begin Twittering -- sending your thoughts on life, the universe and everything out to the world in bite-sized, 140-character chunks.
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-- In some May 30 editions, a chart accompanying an Economy & Business article on first-quarter economic growth transposed the March 9 closes for the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones industrial average. The Dow's close for that day was 6547.05; the Nasdaq's was 1268.64.
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-- In some May 30 editions, a chart accompanying an Economy & Business article on first-quarter economic growth transposed the March 9 closes for the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones industrial average. The Dow's close for that day was 6547.05; the Nasdaq's was 1268.64.
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President Obama's contingency plan to help finance production of a swine flu vaccine with funds set aside to develop defenses against biological attacks would weaken the nation's preparedness for terrorism, the leaders of a bipartisan commission on weapons of mass destruction said yesterday.
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President Obama's contingency plan to help finance production of a swine flu vaccine with funds set aside to develop defenses against biological attacks would weaken the nation's preparedness for terrorism, the leaders of a bipartisan commission on weapons of mass destruction said yesterday.
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The United States will consider reinstating North Korea to a list of state sponsors of terrorism, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in an interview broadcast yesterday as the Obama administration looks for ways to ratchet up pressure on Pyongyang after recent nuclear and missile tests.
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The United States will consider reinstating North Korea to a list of state sponsors of terrorism, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in an interview broadcast yesterday as the Obama administration looks for ways to ratchet up pressure on Pyongyang after recent nuclear and missile tests.
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HEALTH CARE Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said that President Obama has "nerve" to tell lawmakers that "it's time to deliver" on a health-care overhaul when he spent Saturday in Paris.
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HEALTH CARE Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said that President Obama has "nerve" to tell lawmakers that "it's time to deliver" on a health-care overhaul when he spent Saturday in Paris.
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Sea levels could rise faster along the U.S. East Coast than in any other densely populated part of the world, new research shows, as changes in ice caps and ocean currents push water toward a shoreline inlaid with cities, resort boardwalks and gem-rare habitats.
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Sea levels could rise faster along the U.S. East Coast than in any other densely populated part of the world, new research shows, as changes in ice caps and ocean currents push water toward a shoreline inlaid with cities, resort boardwalks and gem-rare habitats.
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Rhino- and hippo-like beasts and other large mammals roamed the Arctic 53 million years ago in a climate that reached 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and they basked part of the year in a warm midnight sun and stayed put when the sun dropped below the horizon for months at a time, new research indicates.
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Rhino- and hippo-like beasts and other large mammals roamed the Arctic 53 million years ago in a climate that reached 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and they basked part of the year in a warm midnight sun and stayed put when the sun dropped below the horizon for months at a time, new research indicates.
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TEHRAN, June 7 -- The main challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Friday's presidential election is a relatively unknown candidate who says he joined the race to save Iran from his opponent's "destructive" policies.
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TEHRAN, June 7 -- The main challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Friday's presidential election is a relatively unknown candidate who says he joined the race to save Iran from his opponent's "destructive" policies.
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BAGHDAD, June 7 -- Iraqi security forces have arrested five Americans in connection with the killing of a contractor last month in Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi officials said Sunday. It could be the first case in which Americans face local justice under a security pact signed last year.
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BAGHDAD, June 7 -- Iraqi security forces have arrested five Americans in connection with the killing of a contractor last month in Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi officials said Sunday. It could be the first case in which Americans face local justice under a security pact signed last year.
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MEXICO CITY, June 7 -- Suspected drug traffickers trapped in a safe house fought a furious gun battle with Mexican soldiers early Sunday in the beach resort city of Acapulco. As terrified residents and tourists cowered in their rooms, the firefight raged for two hours, leaving 16 gunmen dead. Tw...
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MEXICO CITY, June 7 -- Suspected drug traffickers trapped in a safe house fought a furious gun battle with Mexican soldiers early Sunday in the beach resort city of Acapulco. As terrified residents and tourists cowered in their rooms, the firefight raged for two hours, leaving 16 gunmen dead. Tw...
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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The first patrons of the afternoon had not yet taken their seats at Malik Jamil's Indian restaurant in Rio when one of them started in with the questions.
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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The first patrons of the afternoon had not yet taken their seats at Malik Jamil's Indian restaurant in Rio when one of them started in with the questions.
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BRUSSELS, June 7 -- Conservatives scored victories in some of Europe's largest economies Sunday as voters punished left-leaning parties in European parliament elections in France, Germany and elsewhere.
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BRUSSELS, June 7 -- Conservatives scored victories in some of Europe's largest economies Sunday as voters punished left-leaning parties in European parliament elections in France, Germany and elsewhere.
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RECIFE, Brazil, June 7 -- Search ships methodically worked through a "sea of debris" from a doomed Air France jet Sunday, recovering 15 more bodies near the spot where the Airbus A330-200 is believed to have gone down a week ago.
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RECIFE, Brazil, June 7 -- Search ships methodically worked through a "sea of debris" from a doomed Air France jet Sunday, recovering 15 more bodies near the spot where the Airbus A330-200 is believed to have gone down a week ago.
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New government restrictions on credit card issuers may force Capital One Financial, which revolutionized the credit card industry through customized marketing and granular data research, to reinvent itself for a new age of regulation.
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New government restrictions on credit card issuers may force Capital One Financial, which revolutionized the credit card industry through customized marketing and granular data research, to reinvent itself for a new age of regulation.
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Jim Basara of Falls Church came up with an idea to offer luxury goods over the Internet. As an executive and amateur musician, he wanted to be able to rent a nice guitar that would be waiting for him at his hotel while he was on the road. When he couldn't find such a business, he started his own.
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Jim Basara of Falls Church came up with an idea to offer luxury goods over the Internet. As an executive and amateur musician, he wanted to be able to rent a nice guitar that would be waiting for him at his hotel while he was on the road. When he couldn't find such a business, he started his own.
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The economic data were mostly better than expected last week, supporting the idea that the economy is starting to stabilize. Now the open question is whether the momentum will carry into another week.
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The economic data were mostly better than expected last week, supporting the idea that the economy is starting to stabilize. Now the open question is whether the momentum will carry into another week.
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TUESDAY Surviving and Thriving During Job Loss. Learn how to manage stress and anxiety due to job loss, identify new opportunities and thrive during times of change. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 401 N. Washington St., Suite 100, Rockville. Sponsor: Montgomery County Commission for Women, Counseling and Car...
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TUESDAY Surviving and Thriving During Job Loss. Learn how to manage stress and anxiety due to job loss, identify new opportunities and thrive during times of change. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 401 N. Washington St., Suite 100, Rockville. Sponsor: Montgomery County Commission for Women, Counseling and Car...
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Position: President, Network Solutions of Herndon, which helps small-business owners create and run Web sites.
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Position: President, Network Solutions of Herndon, which helps small-business owners create and run Web sites.
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These firms recently filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's local clerk of court offices.
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These firms recently filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's local clerk of court offices.
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Renaissance M Street Hotel of the District named Matt Felix, general manager for the Washingtonian Center Marriott, general manager.
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Renaissance M Street Hotel of the District named Matt Felix, general manager for the Washingtonian Center Marriott, general manager.
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A small but persistent group of lenders has turned to the U.S. Supreme Court in its last attempt to challenge the government-backed sale of Chrysler's assets to a company run by Italian automaker Fiat.
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A small but persistent group of lenders has turned to the U.S. Supreme Court in its last attempt to challenge the government-backed sale of Chrysler's assets to a company run by Italian automaker Fiat.
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WICHITA, June 7 -- The man charged with murdering a high-profile abortion doctor claimed from his jail cell Sunday that similar violence was planned elsewhere for "as long as abortion remains legal."
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WICHITA, June 7 -- The man charged with murdering a high-profile abortion doctor claimed from his jail cell Sunday that similar violence was planned elsewhere for "as long as abortion remains legal."
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Here is a look at some of the provisions of the abortion law in Mississippi:
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Here is a look at some of the provisions of the abortion law in Mississippi:
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Almost four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has failed to clarify the responsibilities of different agencies that would respond to such disasters, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office.
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Almost four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has failed to clarify the responsibilities of different agencies that would respond to such disasters, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office.
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The head of the State Department's Office of the Historian has been reassigned after an inspector general's investigation found "serious mismanagement for which the director must be held accountable."
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The head of the State Department's Office of the Historian has been reassigned after an inspector general's investigation found "serious mismanagement for which the director must be held accountable."
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-- President Obama and Vice President Biden announce plans to ramp up Recovery Act implementation over the summer.
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-- President Obama and Vice President Biden announce plans to ramp up Recovery Act implementation over the summer.
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-- A June 6 A-section article on the transfer of two prosecutors misstated the name of the Justice Department unit that polices violations of ethics rules. It is the Office of Professional Responsibility.
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-- A June 6 A-section article on the transfer of two prosecutors misstated the name of the Justice Department unit that polices violations of ethics rules. It is the Office of Professional Responsibility.
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Stepping up his push to reform the nation's health-care system, President Obama yesterday warned of the impact of spiraling costs to the nation's finances.
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Stepping up his push to reform the nation's health-care system, President Obama yesterday warned of the impact of spiraling costs to the nation's finances.
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The Republican senator leading his party's review of Sonia Sotomayor said yesterday that the central question in her Supreme Court nomination should be whether she allows personal views to color her decisions.
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The Republican senator leading his party's review of Sonia Sotomayor said yesterday that the central question in her Supreme Court nomination should be whether she allows personal views to color her decisions.
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WICHITA, June 6 -- Hundreds of people gathered Saturday to honor slain abortion provider George Tiller, while outside the funeral, small groups of protesters gathered amid heavy security.
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WICHITA, June 6 -- Hundreds of people gathered Saturday to honor slain abortion provider George Tiller, while outside the funeral, small groups of protesters gathered amid heavy security.
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PENNSYLVANIA Sen. Arlen Specter told Pennsylvania's Democratic leaders Saturday that he is "pleased and proud" to be back in the party he left shortly after launching his political career more than four decades ago.
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PENNSYLVANIA Sen. Arlen Specter told Pennsylvania's Democratic leaders Saturday that he is "pleased and proud" to be back in the party he left shortly after launching his political career more than four decades ago.
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General Motors has won acclaim for some of its cars, but without an environmentally conscious vehicle, it has not been able to tout itself as forward-looking.
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General Motors has won acclaim for some of its cars, but without an environmentally conscious vehicle, it has not been able to tout itself as forward-looking.
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Total number of U.S. military deaths and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Iraq war, as announced by the Pentagon:
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Total number of U.S. military deaths and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Iraq war, as announced by the Pentagon:
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MEXICO The death toll from a fire at a day-care center in northern Mexico rose to 35 children with at least 40 more hospitalized, many with life-threatening burns, Mexican authorities said.
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MEXICO The death toll from a fire at a day-care center in northern Mexico rose to 35 children with at least 40 more hospitalized, many with life-threatening burns, Mexican authorities said.
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COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France, June 6 -- President Obama urged the world Saturday to live up to the sacrifice made by thousands of Allied soldiers who struggled to shore here 65 years ago on D-Day, telling a hushed audience that "the selflessness of a few was able to change the course of an entire...
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COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France, June 6 -- President Obama urged the world Saturday to live up to the sacrifice made by thousands of Allied soldiers who struggled to shore here 65 years ago on D-Day, telling a hushed audience that "the selflessness of a few was able to change the course of an entire...
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The three Democrats seeking their party's nod for governor of Virginia have launched a final, frenetic push for support in advance of Tuesday's primary, a contest that remains remarkably fluid because vast numbers of undecided voters are only just tuning in now.
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The three Democrats seeking their party's nod for governor of Virginia have launched a final, frenetic push for support in advance of Tuesday's primary, a contest that remains remarkably fluid because vast numbers of undecided voters are only just tuning in now.
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WARREN, Mich. Even now, as General Motors fights for survival, there is something ambivalent about its prescription for saving itself, a conflict implicit in a bit of symbolism that recently greeted arrivals to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport even before they reached baggage claim. One of GM's ...
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WARREN, Mich. Even now, as General Motors fights for survival, there is something ambivalent about its prescription for saving itself, a conflict implicit in a bit of symbolism that recently greeted arrivals to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport even before they reached baggage claim. One of GM's ...
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He was a courtly State Department intelligence analyst from a prominent family who loved to sail and peruse the London Review of Books. Occasionally, he would voice frustration with U.S. policies, but to his liberal neighbors in Northwest D.C. it was nothing out of the ordinary. "We were all...
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He was a courtly State Department intelligence analyst from a prominent family who loved to sail and peruse the London Review of Books. Occasionally, he would voice frustration with U.S. policies, but to his liberal neighbors in Northwest D.C. it was nothing out of the ordinary. "We were all...
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LONDON, June 6 -- Two years ago, Gordon Brown entered 10 Downing Street for the first time as prime minister and promised, without a smile, to "try my utmost."
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LONDON, June 6 -- Two years ago, Gordon Brown entered 10 Downing Street for the first time as prime minister and promised, without a smile, to "try my utmost."
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Off-year elections rarely predict the future -- except when they do. That's why Democratic and Republican leaders will be closely watching the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and especially Virginia between now and November.
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Off-year elections rarely predict the future -- except when they do. That's why Democratic and Republican leaders will be closely watching the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and especially Virginia between now and November.
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Three months after he was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) vowed in an emotional Democratic National Convention address last summer that health reform would be "the cause of my life."
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Three months after he was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) vowed in an emotional Democratic National Convention address last summer that health reform would be "the cause of my life."
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The bribery and fraud case of former U.S. representative William J. Jefferson involves business ventures in seven West African nations, 16 criminal counts and a high-stakes legal battle over the raid of his Washington office. But when the trial begins Tuesday in Alexandria federal court, the case...
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The bribery and fraud case of former U.S. representative William J. Jefferson involves business ventures in seven West African nations, 16 criminal counts and a high-stakes legal battle over the raid of his Washington office. But when the trial begins Tuesday in Alexandria federal court, the case...
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Three years ago, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor ruled against a minister who had sued his church for age discrimination, and accused her Republican colleagues of judicial activism when they allowed the case to go forward.
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Three years ago, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor ruled against a minister who had sued his church for age discrimination, and accused her Republican colleagues of judicial activism when they allowed the case to go forward.
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CASE Hayden v. Pataki , 2006 ISSUE: Whether a New York law that bars felons from voting, combined with historic discrimination in the criminal justice system, violates the Voting Rights Act.
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CASE Hayden v. Pataki , 2006 ISSUE: Whether a New York law that bars felons from voting, combined with historic discrimination in the criminal justice system, violates the Voting Rights Act.
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BAGHDAD -- The pages of Baghdad Now, an Arabic-language newspaper, portray a country on the upswing.
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BAGHDAD -- The pages of Baghdad Now, an Arabic-language newspaper, portray a country on the upswing.
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PARIS, June 6 -- Brazilian searchers recovered two bodies and several pieces of debris Saturday that officials said were from an Air France jetliner that plunged into the Atlantic during a violent thunderstorm.
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PARIS, June 6 -- Brazilian searchers recovered two bodies and several pieces of debris Saturday that officials said were from an Air France jetliner that plunged into the Atlantic during a violent thunderstorm.
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DAST-E ARZHAN, Iran -- Container trucks race past the yellow-brick houses of Dast-e Arzhan, a small town in Iran's central Fars province, the heartland of ancient Persian culture.
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DAST-E ARZHAN, Iran -- Container trucks race past the yellow-brick houses of Dast-e Arzhan, a small town in Iran's central Fars province, the heartland of ancient Persian culture.
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NEW DELHI -- Three weeks ago, Geetanjali Bahl opened her monthly credit card statement to find a letter tersely announcing that her credit limit had been slashed by more than half -- to just a little over $500.
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NEW DELHI -- Three weeks ago, Geetanjali Bahl opened her monthly credit card statement to find a letter tersely announcing that her credit limit had been slashed by more than half -- to just a little over $500.
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One in a series of articles about issues being discussed by the Democratic candidates for governor of Virginia, who will stand for the primary Tuesday.
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One in a series of articles about issues being discussed by the Democratic candidates for governor of Virginia, who will stand for the primary Tuesday.
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When an investigative reporter passes on it's not just the family that suffers.
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Whispers of infighting and tension within the White House put to rest.
Saturday, 9:00 PM
Whispers of infighting and tension within the White House put to rest.
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A former State Department official with top-secret security clearance and his wife have been charged with spying for Cuba over the past three decades, passing information by shortwave radio and correspondence exchanged in local grocery stores, federal prosecutors said.
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A former State Department official with top-secret security clearance and his wife have been charged with spying for Cuba over the past three decades, passing information by shortwave radio and correspondence exchanged in local grocery stores, federal prosecutors said.
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When Matthew Thomas of Alexandria was laid off in September from a downtown Washington advocacy group, he wasn't too worried. The 49-year-old office worker had severance and never had trouble finding work. He sent a few résumés out, signed up with a few temporary agencies and waited.
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When Matthew Thomas of Alexandria was laid off in September from a downtown Washington advocacy group, he wasn't too worried. The 49-year-old office worker had severance and never had trouble finding work. He sent a few résumés out, signed up with a few temporary agencies and waited.
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Organized labor is attempting to capitalize on Virginia's shifting political landscape by investing as never before in the race for governor, a gamble union leaders are hoping will bring them leverage in a state that has long resisted their influence.
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Organized labor is attempting to capitalize on Virginia's shifting political landscape by investing as never before in the race for governor, a gamble union leaders are hoping will bring them leverage in a state that has long resisted their influence.
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In this recession, thoughtful companies give what they can to those in need. Some have donated free cellphone service, or grocery-store shopping sprees. It's the little things that matter: services designed to put on a happy face. Or at least, a face devoid of expression wrinkles due to direct...
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In this recession, thoughtful companies give what they can to those in need. Some have donated free cellphone service, or grocery-store shopping sprees. It's the little things that matter: services designed to put on a happy face. Or at least, a face devoid of expression wrinkles due to direct...
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MEXICO CITY -- When anti-narcotics agents first heard that drug cartels were building an armada of submarines to transport cocaine, they thought it was a joke.
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MEXICO CITY -- When anti-narcotics agents first heard that drug cartels were building an armada of submarines to transport cocaine, they thought it was a joke.
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Justice Department leaders quietly transferred two career prosecutors under fire for their work in Alaska corruption cases out of the department's public integrity section this week as scrutiny of the troubled unit intensifies, according to two sources.
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Justice Department leaders quietly transferred two career prosecutors under fire for their work in Alaska corruption cases out of the department's public integrity section this week as scrutiny of the troubled unit intensifies, according to two sources.
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With President Obama on a historic foreign trip, a Supreme Court nomination pending and massive health-care and climate change bills percolating in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) managed to draw headlines on a completely separate front Thursday: immigration.
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With President Obama on a historic foreign trip, a Supreme Court nomination pending and massive health-care and climate change bills percolating in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) managed to draw headlines on a completely separate front Thursday: immigration.
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-- A June 5 Economy & Business article on legislative efforts to limit carbon emissions incorrectly identified Rep. Henry A. Waxman as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. He is chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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-- A June 5 Economy & Business article on legislative efforts to limit carbon emissions incorrectly identified Rep. Henry A. Waxman as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. He is chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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The Obama administration released yesterday a counternarcotics strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border that calls for deploying new technology, stepping up intelligence gathering and increasing interdiction of ships, aircraft and vehicles that are smuggling drugs, gun and cash.
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The Obama administration released yesterday a counternarcotics strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border that calls for deploying new technology, stepping up intelligence gathering and increasing interdiction of ships, aircraft and vehicles that are smuggling drugs, gun and cash.
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When President Obama convened a town-hall meeting in Rio Rancho, N.M., last month, he wanted to talk about credit card reform. But many in the crowd had a different agenda.
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When President Obama convened a town-hall meeting in Rio Rancho, N.M., last month, he wanted to talk about credit card reform. But many in the crowd had a different agenda.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said yesterday she sees no progress in China on human rights, regretting that neither economic reforms nor U.S. pressure are making Beijing budge.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said yesterday she sees no progress in China on human rights, regretting that neither economic reforms nor U.S. pressure are making Beijing budge.
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) has laid down the first marker in this year's debate over how to revamp the nation's health-care system, writing a bill that would put strict new requirements on individuals and businesses to purchase insurance.
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) has laid down the first marker in this year's debate over how to revamp the nation's health-care system, writing a bill that would put strict new requirements on individuals and businesses to purchase insurance.
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UNITED NATIONS, June 5 -- The United States and its allies are pressing for the Security Council to adopt a U.N. resolution that would further restrain North Korea's capacity to finance its military ambitions.
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UNITED NATIONS, June 5 -- The United States and its allies are pressing for the Security Council to adopt a U.N. resolution that would further restrain North Korea's capacity to finance its military ambitions.
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A longtime CIA official chosen by President Obama to be the intelligence chief at the Department of Homeland Security withdrew from consideration yesterday after it became apparent that senators examining his nomination planned to scrutinize his role in the agency's interrogation of terrorism...
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A longtime CIA official chosen by President Obama to be the intelligence chief at the Department of Homeland Security withdrew from consideration yesterday after it became apparent that senators examining his nomination planned to scrutinize his role in the agency's interrogation of terrorism...
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A convicted murderer whose parole was rescinded should be released because then-Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and the U.S. Parole Commission engaged in a string of improper and unlawful actions to keep him behind bars, a federal magistrate has determined.
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A convicted murderer whose parole was rescinded should be released because then-Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and the U.S. Parole Commission engaged in a string of improper and unlawful actions to keep him behind bars, a federal magistrate has determined.
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Justice Clarence Thomas took in more than $300,000 in royalties for his autobiography last year, far more than he earned as a member of the Supreme Court. Justice Antonin Scalia received nearly $100,000 for his latest book, according to annual financial disclosures from each member of the court t...
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Justice Clarence Thomas took in more than $300,000 in royalties for his autobiography last year, far more than he earned as a member of the Supreme Court. Justice Antonin Scalia received nearly $100,000 for his latest book, according to annual financial disclosures from each member of the court t...
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June 2001 Mariano Faget, 54, an acting deputy director of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in Miami, was sentenced to five years in prison. He was convicted of revealing secrets to a business partner with connections to Cuba.
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June 2001 Mariano Faget, 54, an acting deputy director of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in Miami, was sentenced to five years in prison. He was convicted of revealing secrets to a business partner with connections to Cuba.
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BEIRUT -- Sami Gemayel's name alone may have made politics his destiny. His grandfather was a leader of almost feudal power in Lebanon's Christian community. His uncle and father were presidents. But the outspoken 27-year-old never envisioned running for parliament, especially not as one of the y...
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BEIRUT -- Sami Gemayel's name alone may have made politics his destiny. His grandfather was a leader of almost feudal power in Lebanon's Christian community. His uncle and father were presidents. But the outspoken 27-year-old never envisioned running for parliament, especially not as one of the y...
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BUCHENWALD, Germany, June 5 -- President Obama spent an hour on Friday in silence broken only by a faint breeze, the crunch of shoes on gravel and whispered stories.
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BUCHENWALD, Germany, June 5 -- President Obama spent an hour on Friday in silence broken only by a faint breeze, the crunch of shoes on gravel and whispered stories.
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LONDON, June 5 -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown vowed Friday not to resign despite a raft of defections by his top lieutenants, a brewing revolt within his Labor Party and fed-up voters who issued a damning verdict on his leadership in local elections.
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LONDON, June 5 -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown vowed Friday not to resign despite a raft of defections by his top lieutenants, a brewing revolt within his Labor Party and fed-up voters who issued a damning verdict on his leadership in local elections.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton forcefully rejected yesterday Israeli claims that the Bush administration had secretly agreed to expanding Jewish settlements on the West Bank, deepening the impasse between the two countries.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton forcefully rejected yesterday Israeli claims that the Bush administration had secretly agreed to expanding Jewish settlements on the West Bank, deepening the impasse between the two countries.
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PARIS, June 5 -- The first pieces of debris picked up along the path of an Air France jetliner that went down in the Atlantic with 228 people aboard turned out not to have come from the ill-fated aircraft, French officials said Friday.
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PARIS, June 5 -- The first pieces of debris picked up along the path of an Air France jetliner that went down in the Atlantic with 228 people aboard turned out not to have come from the ill-fated aircraft, French officials said Friday.
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IN IRAQ Military U.S. deaths 4,314 U.S. wounded 31,327
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PAKISTAN A suicide bomber killed at least 30 people and wounded 40 others attending Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan's northwest, as the country's leaders pressed a visiting U.S. envoy for more aid to stave off Taliban-led militancy.
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PAKISTAN A suicide bomber killed at least 30 people and wounded 40 others attending Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan's northwest, as the country's leaders pressed a visiting U.S. envoy for more aid to stave off Taliban-led militancy.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., June 5 -- Wal-Mart's new chief executive Mike Duke made his debut at the company's boisterous, star-studded annual shareholders meeting Friday, promising to take his cues from legendary founder Sam Walton as the retailer weathers the global recession.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., June 5 -- Wal-Mart's new chief executive Mike Duke made his debut at the company's boisterous, star-studded annual shareholders meeting Friday, promising to take his cues from legendary founder Sam Walton as the retailer weathers the global recession.
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The Obama administration is set to announce next week that a larger-than-expected number of big financial firms can repay their bailout funds, a sign of the government's belief that the banking system is stabilizing, people familiar with the matter said.
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The Obama administration is set to announce next week that a larger-than-expected number of big financial firms can repay their bailout funds, a sign of the government's belief that the banking system is stabilizing, people familiar with the matter said.
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General Motors reached a tentative deal yesterday to sell its Saturn brand to auto racing magnate Roger Penske, a longtime business partner of the Detroit automaker.
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General Motors reached a tentative deal yesterday to sell its Saturn brand to auto racing magnate Roger Penske, a longtime business partner of the Detroit automaker.
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NEW YORK, June 5 -- A federal appeals court Friday approved the U.S.-government-backed sale of Chrysler to Italian automaker Fiat, but left in place until Monday a stay of the sale to allow pension funds opposing the transaction to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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NEW YORK, June 5 -- A federal appeals court Friday approved the U.S.-government-backed sale of Chrysler to Italian automaker Fiat, but left in place until Monday a stay of the sale to allow pension funds opposing the transaction to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Stocks closed flat yesterday, but Wall Street maintained a three-month rally, ending the week in positive territory after a mixed unemployment report.
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Stocks closed flat yesterday, but Wall Street maintained a three-month rally, ending the week in positive territory after a mixed unemployment report.
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Employers are slashing jobs at a more measured rate than in recent months, the government said yesterday, the strongest evidence yet that the economy is no longer in a state of near-collapse.
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Employers are slashing jobs at a more measured rate than in recent months, the government said yesterday, the strongest evidence yet that the economy is no longer in a state of near-collapse.
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BANKING Bank of America named four outsiders to its embattled board of directors after two others resigned from the board over the past eight days.
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BANKING Bank of America named four outsiders to its embattled board of directors after two others resigned from the board over the past eight days.
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There's mixed news on the credit card front. U.S. households are receiving far fewer credit card offers, which could be a good thing for those who might easily fall into the debt trap. But for those receiving offers, the cards increasingly come with annual fees.
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There's mixed news on the credit card front. U.S. households are receiving far fewer credit card offers, which could be a good thing for those who might easily fall into the debt trap. But for those receiving offers, the cards increasingly come with annual fees.
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Coventry Health Care said it will sell its fee-based Medicaid service business to Magellan Health Services for $110 million in cash. Coventry, of Bethesda, said the First Health Services business, based in Glen Allen, Va., no longer fits its long-term strategy.
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Coventry Health Care said it will sell its fee-based Medicaid service business to Magellan Health Services for $110 million in cash. Coventry, of Bethesda, said the First Health Services business, based in Glen Allen, Va., no longer fits its long-term strategy.
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Here are the latest earnings from Post 200 companies.
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U.N. inspectors probing allegations of a clandestine nuclear program in Syria have discovered traces of uranium at a second location, fueling concerns among nuclear experts that the country was secretly planning to build nuclear weapons.
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U.N. inspectors probing allegations of a clandestine nuclear program in Syria have discovered traces of uranium at a second location, fueling concerns among nuclear experts that the country was secretly planning to build nuclear weapons.
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During the final days of the drafting of a 946-page climate bill, Rep. Gene Green (D-Tex.) won support for an amendment that deleted a single word and inserted two others. The words could be worth millions of dollars to U.S. oil refiners.
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During the final days of the drafting of a 946-page climate bill, Rep. Gene Green (D-Tex.) won support for an amendment that deleted a single word and inserted two others. The words could be worth millions of dollars to U.S. oil refiners.
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CAIRO, June 4 -- President Obama delivered a direct appeal to the Islamic world Thursday for a "new beginning" with the United States, acknowledging historical mistakes made over centuries in the name of culture and religion that he said are now overshadowed by shared interests.
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CAIRO, June 4 -- President Obama delivered a direct appeal to the Islamic world Thursday for a "new beginning" with the United States, acknowledging historical mistakes made over centuries in the name of culture and religion that he said are now overshadowed by shared interests.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday charged former Countrywide chief Angelo R. Mozilo, who ran the nation's largest subprime mortgage lender, with fraud, making him the most prominent executive accused of illegality in connection with the financial crisis.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday charged former Countrywide chief Angelo R. Mozilo, who ran the nation's largest subprime mortgage lender, with fraud, making him the most prominent executive accused of illegality in connection with the financial crisis.
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In these recessionary times, people like Seigrid Walker are no longer concerned about keeping up with the Joneses. Now the goal is to fall far behind them.
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In these recessionary times, people like Seigrid Walker are no longer concerned about keeping up with the Joneses. Now the goal is to fall far behind them.
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Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor once told a group of minority lawyers that she believed a delay in her confirmation as a federal appeals judge a decade ago was driven partly by Republican lawmakers' ethnic stereotypes of her, suggesting that the tensions surrounding her current nomination are...
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Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor once told a group of minority lawyers that she believed a delay in her confirmation as a federal appeals judge a decade ago was driven partly by Republican lawmakers' ethnic stereotypes of her, suggesting that the tensions surrounding her current nomination are...
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CROYLE TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Inside the LBK Ranch, a private game preserve on a scenic hilltop here, guests mingle at a stone lodge after hunting deer and wild boar. Signs posted at intervals along the fence warn: "No Trespassing: U.S. Govt. Testing Facility."
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CROYLE TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Inside the LBK Ranch, a private game preserve on a scenic hilltop here, guests mingle at a stone lodge after hunting deer and wild boar. Signs posted at intervals along the fence warn: "No Trespassing: U.S. Govt. Testing Facility."
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There was no mention of "terrorists" or "terrorism," just "violent extremists." There was the suggestion that Israeli settlements are illegitimate and the assertion that the Palestinians "have suffered in pursuit of a homeland." There were frequent references to the "Holy Koran" and echoes of Muslim...
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There was no mention of "terrorists" or "terrorism," just "violent extremists." There was the suggestion that Israeli settlements are illegitimate and the assertion that the Palestinians "have suffered in pursuit of a homeland." There were frequent references to the "Holy Koran" and echoes of Muslim...
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DES MOINES -- Here at the World Pork Expo, H1N1 influenza is many contradictory things -- an unfolding disaster and a passing inconvenience, a cause of the pork industry's woes and an excuse for them, evidence of good animal husbandry and a challenge to it.
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DES MOINES -- Here at the World Pork Expo, H1N1 influenza is many contradictory things -- an unfolding disaster and a passing inconvenience, a cause of the pork industry's woes and an excuse for them, evidence of good animal husbandry and a challenge to it.
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Justice Department officials yesterday took the rare step of asking a court to release from prison two convicted Alaska state legislators after a review of their corruption cases appeared to uncover lapses of the sort that helped derail the prosecution of the state's long-serving Republican senator,...
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Justice Department officials yesterday took the rare step of asking a court to release from prison two convicted Alaska state legislators after a review of their corruption cases appeared to uncover lapses of the sort that helped derail the prosecution of the state's long-serving Republican senator,...
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-- A listing in today's Weekend section, which was printed in advance, does not include the date and time for the National Trails Day events at Daniels Run Elementary School. Races begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, and a trail cleanup begins at 10 a.m.
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-- A listing in today's Weekend section, which was printed in advance, does not include the date and time for the National Trails Day events at Daniels Run Elementary School. Races begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, and a trail cleanup begins at 10 a.m.
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When Susan Fitzgerald went in for a routine ultrasound near the end of her pregnancy, she was expecting good news. Instead, she was stunned to learn that the fetus had a rare condition that left his bones so brittle he would live less than a day.
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When Susan Fitzgerald went in for a routine ultrasound near the end of her pregnancy, she was expecting good news. Instead, she was stunned to learn that the fetus had a rare condition that left his bones so brittle he would live less than a day.
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SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina's Supreme Court ordered Gov. Mark Sanford on Thursday to take $700 million in federal stimulus money aimed primarily at struggling schools.
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SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina's Supreme Court ordered Gov. Mark Sanford on Thursday to take $700 million in federal stimulus money aimed primarily at struggling schools.
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Columbia Law School, 1999: "It is all too easy as a prosecutor to feel the pain and suffering of victims and to forget that defendants, despite whatever illegal act they have committed, however despicable their acts may have been, the defendants are human beings who have families and people who care...
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Columbia Law School, 1999: "It is all too easy as a prosecutor to feel the pain and suffering of victims and to forget that defendants, despite whatever illegal act they have committed, however despicable their acts may have been, the defendants are human beings who have families and people who care...
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FEDERAL BUDGET Responding to a challenge from President Obama, House Republican leaders on Thursday unveiled a plan to slice $375 billion out of the federal budget over the next five years. The proposal seeks to accomplish this by capping non-defense spending at the rate of inflation and requiring...
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FEDERAL BUDGET Responding to a challenge from President Obama, House Republican leaders on Thursday unveiled a plan to slice $375 billion out of the federal budget over the next five years. The proposal seeks to accomplish this by capping non-defense spending at the rate of inflation and requiring...
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CRICQUEVILLE-EN-BESSIN, France -- Sixty-five years have gone by since D-Day, but Louis Delevin remembers.
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CRICQUEVILLE-EN-BESSIN, France -- Sixty-five years have gone by since D-Day, but Louis Delevin remembers.
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BEIJING, June 4 -- Mainland China remained quiet Thursday on the 20th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, while tens of thousands of people staged a protest in Hong Kong.
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BEIJING, June 4 -- Mainland China remained quiet Thursday on the 20th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, while tens of thousands of people staged a protest in Hong Kong.
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CAIRO, June 4 -- President Obama's choice of Egypt as the site of his address to the Muslim world endeared him to Egyptians, who are always proud to host a foreigner and show off their history.
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CAIRO, June 4 -- President Obama's choice of Egypt as the site of his address to the Muslim world endeared him to Egyptians, who are always proud to host a foreigner and show off their history.
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President Obama's speech was part of his effort to improve U.S. relations with Muslims around the world. Here are key excerpts:
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President Obama's speech was part of his effort to improve U.S. relations with Muslims around the world. Here are key excerpts:
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BRITAIN Prime Minister Gordon Brown was dealt a devastating blow to his leadership late Thursday when one of his most ambitious ministers resigned and urged him to quit, too.
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BRITAIN Prime Minister Gordon Brown was dealt a devastating blow to his leadership late Thursday when one of his most ambitious ministers resigned and urged him to quit, too.
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For a few hours this week, the Organization of American States appeared about to splinter: Leftist Latin American governments squared off against the United States over whether Cuba should be allowed to rejoin the main forum for political cooperation in the hemisphere.
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For a few hours this week, the Organization of American States appeared about to splinter: Leftist Latin American governments squared off against the United States over whether Cuba should be allowed to rejoin the main forum for political cooperation in the hemisphere.
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United Airlines is planning a major purchase of new airplanes in the next few years, a sign that corporate America may once again be developing an appetite for new investment.
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United Airlines is planning a major purchase of new airplanes in the next few years, a sign that corporate America may once again be developing an appetite for new investment.
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The rush of capital into the banking industry over the past month is allowing firms to postpone the painful process of selling devalued mortgages and other troubled assets, a step many financial experts still consider necessary to fully revive lending.
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The rush of capital into the banking industry over the past month is allowing firms to postpone the painful process of selling devalued mortgages and other troubled assets, a step many financial experts still consider necessary to fully revive lending.
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NEW YORK, June 4 -- In what is expected to be the last hurdle in Chrysler's effort to emerge from a rapid bankruptcy reorganization, a three-member federal appeals court panel is scheduled Friday to hear arguments on whether the automaker can sell itself to a new company run by Italian manufactur...
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NEW YORK, June 4 -- In what is expected to be the last hurdle in Chrysler's effort to emerge from a rapid bankruptcy reorganization, a three-member federal appeals court panel is scheduled Friday to hear arguments on whether the automaker can sell itself to a new company run by Italian manufactur...
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NEW YORK, June 4 -- Eldon Palmer was preparing for a grand opening of his upgraded Chrysler dealership -- a $3.2 million project he pursued at the automaker's urging -- when the letter came.
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NEW YORK, June 4 -- Eldon Palmer was preparing for a grand opening of his upgraded Chrysler dealership -- a $3.2 million project he pursued at the automaker's urging -- when the letter came.
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Chrysler's Viper seems to have some venom left in it.
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Chrysler's Viper seems to have some venom left in it.
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Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) yesterday introduced a bill that would allow merchants to collectively negotiate certain credit card fees with banks.
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Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) yesterday introduced a bill that would allow merchants to collectively negotiate certain credit card fees with banks.
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Move over eBay. A number of new Web sites have sprung up to provide another venue for auctioning items and scoring bargains.
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Move over eBay. A number of new Web sites have sprung up to provide another venue for auctioning items and scoring bargains.
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS General Dynamics of Falls Church agreed to buy Axsys Technologies for about $643 million to expand its line of surveillance equipment such as infrared cameras.
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS General Dynamics of Falls Church agreed to buy Axsys Technologies for about $643 million to expand its line of surveillance equipment such as infrared cameras.
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Here are the latest earnings from Post 200 companies.
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SWABI, Pakistan, June 4 -- Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Kiyani, declared Thursday that the tide had "decisively turned" in the military's battle against Taliban extremists in the Swat Valley, but displaced Pakistanis in a sprawling tent city here said it was still unsafe for them to return...
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SWABI, Pakistan, June 4 -- Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Kiyani, declared Thursday that the tide had "decisively turned" in the military's battle against Taliban extremists in the Swat Valley, but displaced Pakistanis in a sprawling tent city here said it was still unsafe for them to return...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, June 4 -- Investigators trying to determine why Air France Flight 447 broke apart in a violent storm over the Atlantic are looking at the possibility that speed sensors -- or an external instrument key to collecting speed data -- failed in unusual weather, two aviation industry...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, June 4 -- Investigators trying to determine why Air France Flight 447 broke apart in a violent storm over the Atlantic are looking at the possibility that speed sensors -- or an external instrument key to collecting speed data -- failed in unusual weather, two aviation industry...
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The federal government yesterday moved forward with a controversial proposal that would close weather offices at 20 regional air traffic control centers around the country and instead provide controllers with forecasts from two central units in Maryland and Missouri.
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The federal government yesterday moved forward with a controversial proposal that would close weather offices at 20 regional air traffic control centers around the country and instead provide controllers with forecasts from two central units in Maryland and Missouri.
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Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) charged yesterday that top officials at the Library of Congress have interfered with investigations conducted by its independent watchdogs and have frequently admonished investigators for the tone and focus of their investigations.
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Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) charged yesterday that top officials at the Library of Congress have interfered with investigations conducted by its independent watchdogs and have frequently admonished investigators for the tone and focus of their investigations.
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With all the issues that vex the relationship between Uncle Sam and North Korea, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba, leading figures in those countries might be surprised to see themselves dragged into a domestic debate over paid parental leave for federal employees.
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With all the issues that vex the relationship between Uncle Sam and North Korea, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba, leading figures in those countries might be surprised to see themselves dragged into a domestic debate over paid parental leave for federal employees.
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-- President Obama continues his overseas trip. His day begins in Germany, where he will hold a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Dresden Castle. Afterward, the two leaders will visit the Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche), and then the Buchenwald concentration camp. Obama...
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-- President Obama continues his overseas trip. His day begins in Germany, where he will hold a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Dresden Castle. Afterward, the two leaders will visit the Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche), and then the Buchenwald concentration camp. Obama...
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-- A May 28 Style article about Conan O'Brien mischaracterized news releases from ABC comparing the viewership of "Nightline" with that of "The Late Show" and "The Tonight Show" among adults between the ages of 25 and 54. "Nightline" beat those two programs in some markets, but not nationally.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
-- A May 28 Style article about Conan O'Brien mischaracterized news releases from ABC comparing the viewership of "Nightline" with that of "The Late Show" and "The Tonight Show" among adults between the ages of 25 and 54. "Nightline" beat those two programs in some markets, but not nationally.
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A U.S. document containing sensitive details about hundreds of civilian nuclear sites across the country was posted online Monday, an apparently inadvertent security breach that had federal officials scrambling yesterday to remedy the mistake.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
A U.S. document containing sensitive details about hundreds of civilian nuclear sites across the country was posted online Monday, an apparently inadvertent security breach that had federal officials scrambling yesterday to remedy the mistake.
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After fits and starts, Syria and the United States have taken steps in recent days that could lay the groundwork for a greatly improved relationship, officials from both countries said yesterday.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
After fits and starts, Syria and the United States have taken steps in recent days that could lay the groundwork for a greatly improved relationship, officials from both countries said yesterday.
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A NEW 2012 CONTENDER? Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) will not seek a third term in 2010, he announced Tuesday, clearing the way for an expected bid for the 2012 presidential nomination.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
A NEW 2012 CONTENDER? Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) will not seek a third term in 2010, he announced Tuesday, clearing the way for an expected bid for the 2012 presidential nomination.
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KANSAS An antiabortion activist was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of abortion provider George Tiller. The prosecutor said unspecified evidence ruled out the death penalty.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
KANSAS An antiabortion activist was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of abortion provider George Tiller. The prosecutor said unspecified evidence ruled out the death penalty.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 2 -- A Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay has died of an apparent suicide, U.S. military officials announced Tuesday.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 2 -- A Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay has died of an apparent suicide, U.S. military officials announced Tuesday.
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GUANTANAMO BAY A Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay has died of an apparent suicide, U.S. military officials announced Tuesday.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
GUANTANAMO BAY A Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay has died of an apparent suicide, U.S. military officials announced Tuesday.
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-- President Obama arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he will meet with King Abdullah. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton travels to Cairo in advance of the president's arrival for a speech tomorrow to the Muslim world. She will join Obama at his speech and in his meeting with Egyptian...
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
-- President Obama arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he will meet with King Abdullah. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton travels to Cairo in advance of the president's arrival for a speech tomorrow to the Muslim world. She will join Obama at his speech and in his meeting with Egyptian...
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For Jeff Sessions, this moment has been 23 years in the making.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
For Jeff Sessions, this moment has been 23 years in the making.
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The chief prosecutor in Prince George's County said yesterday that he does not now intend to charge anyone in the death last year of a 19-year-old inmate who had been accused of killing a police officer, meaning a slaying once denounced by the county executive as "vigilante justice" is all but...
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
The chief prosecutor in Prince George's County said yesterday that he does not now intend to charge anyone in the death last year of a 19-year-old inmate who had been accused of killing a police officer, meaning a slaying once denounced by the county executive as "vigilante justice" is all but...
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HADITHA, Iraq -- The dirt overturned to bury some of the 24 people killed by U.S. Marines here in 2005 has turned to dust. The graves where women were interred with their children along the Euphrates River are bereft of tombstones. Weeds mark the passage of time, though not the pain of memories.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
HADITHA, Iraq -- The dirt overturned to bury some of the 24 people killed by U.S. Marines here in 2005 has turned to dust. The graves where women were interred with their children along the Euphrates River are bereft of tombstones. Weeds mark the passage of time, though not the pain of memories.
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The swath of wreckage found in the Atlantic yesterday may have solved one mystery -- where Air France Flight 447 apparently went down -- but made another question yet more troubling.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
The swath of wreckage found in the Atlantic yesterday may have solved one mystery -- where Air France Flight 447 apparently went down -- but made another question yet more troubling.
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Former vice president Richard B. Cheney personally oversaw at least four briefings with senior members of Congress about the controversial interrogation program, part of a secretive and forceful defense he mounted throughout 2005 in an effort to maintain support for the harsh techniques used on d...
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
Former vice president Richard B. Cheney personally oversaw at least four briefings with senior members of Congress about the controversial interrogation program, part of a secretive and forceful defense he mounted throughout 2005 in an effort to maintain support for the harsh techniques used on d...
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Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been called an "anti-gun radical" by some gun rights activists for joining an opinion this year that said the Second Amendment does not prevent state and local governments from restricting arms ownership.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been called an "anti-gun radical" by some gun rights activists for joining an opinion this year that said the Second Amendment does not prevent state and local governments from restricting arms ownership.
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Some senators issue news releases to announce new legislation. Others do it to react to world events. Sen. Chuck Schumer issued a news release to say that he was eating lunch yesterday.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
Some senators issue news releases to announce new legislation. Others do it to react to world events. Sen. Chuck Schumer issued a news release to say that he was eating lunch yesterday.
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Army Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, President Obama's choice to lead the war in Afghanistan, said yesterday that violence and combat deaths will intensify as more U.S. troops surge into Taliban-held areas, but he vowed to execute a "holistic" strategy in which killing insurgents would be...
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
Army Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, President Obama's choice to lead the war in Afghanistan, said yesterday that violence and combat deaths will intensify as more U.S. troops surge into Taliban-held areas, but he vowed to execute a "holistic" strategy in which killing insurgents would be...
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President Obama announced his intention to nominate Rep. John M. McHugh (R-N.Y.) as secretary of the Army yesterday, saying his 16 years of service on the House Armed Services Committee "uniquely qualifies him to help lead America's Army."
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
President Obama announced his intention to nominate Rep. John M. McHugh (R-N.Y.) as secretary of the Army yesterday, saying his 16 years of service on the House Armed Services Committee "uniquely qualifies him to help lead America's Army."
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President Obama, in a pivot from some of his harshest campaign rhetoric, told Democratic senators yesterday that he is willing to consider taxing employer-sponsored health benefits to help pay for a broad expansion of coverage.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
President Obama, in a pivot from some of his harshest campaign rhetoric, told Democratic senators yesterday that he is willing to consider taxing employer-sponsored health benefits to help pay for a broad expansion of coverage.
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The Obama administration will announce plans today to virtually give away roughly 1,800 mobile homes to 3,400 families displaced by Hurricane Katrina who are living in government-provided housing along the Gulf Coast, officials said.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
The Obama administration will announce plans today to virtually give away roughly 1,800 mobile homes to 3,400 families displaced by Hurricane Katrina who are living in government-provided housing along the Gulf Coast, officials said.
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TOKYO, June 2 -- North Korea's ailing leader has chosen his youngest son as heir to the family dynasty that rules the secretive state, South Korea's intelligence service told lawmakers in Seoul.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
TOKYO, June 2 -- North Korea's ailing leader has chosen his youngest son as heir to the family dynasty that rules the secretive state, South Korea's intelligence service told lawmakers in Seoul.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 2 -- A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of the founder of a banned militant group that is thought to be behind last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 2 -- A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of the founder of a banned militant group that is thought to be behind last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, June 2 -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was confronted Tuesday with a barrage of criticism about U.S. policy toward Cuba, as Latin American countries pressed to readmit the island nation to the Organization of American States after a 47-year ban.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, June 2 -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was confronted Tuesday with a barrage of criticism about U.S. policy toward Cuba, as Latin American countries pressed to readmit the island nation to the Organization of American States after a 47-year ban.
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CAIRO, June 2 -- On the way to Cairo University for a much-anticipated speech on Thursday, President Obama will travel over freshly paved roads and past freshly painted light poles and freshly planted flowers.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
CAIRO, June 2 -- On the way to Cairo University for a much-anticipated speech on Thursday, President Obama will travel over freshly paved roads and past freshly painted light poles and freshly planted flowers.
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PARIS, June 2 -- Brazilian search planes located a three-mile path of wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean that officials said came from an Air France jetliner, dashing any lingering hopes for the survival of the 228 people aboard.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
PARIS, June 2 -- Brazilian search planes located a three-mile path of wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean that officials said came from an Air France jetliner, dashing any lingering hopes for the survival of the 228 people aboard.
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The Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether some of the nation's largest technology companies violated antitrust laws by negotiating the recruiting and hiring of one another's employees, according to two sources with knowledge of the review.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether some of the nation's largest technology companies violated antitrust laws by negotiating the recruiting and hiring of one another's employees, according to two sources with knowledge of the review.
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As director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service, Frederick Downs Jr. has more than a professional interest in the devices the department offers veterans who have lost limbs.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
As director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service, Frederick Downs Jr. has more than a professional interest in the devices the department offers veterans who have lost limbs.
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That trip you have always dreamed of to Yosemite, Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon just got a little cheaper, if you time it right.
Jun 2, 9:00 PM
That trip you have always dreamed of to Yosemite, Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon just got a little cheaper, if you time it right.
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President Obama laid out his case yesterday for committing billions of dollars more to the rescue of General Motors, arguing that the nationalization of the industrial giant was necessary to bolster the foundering U.S. economy.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
President Obama laid out his case yesterday for committing billions of dollars more to the rescue of General Motors, arguing that the nationalization of the industrial giant was necessary to bolster the foundering U.S. economy.
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It's hard to imagine anything Jenny Adkins could have done differently to protect her 14-year-old son, Christopher.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
It's hard to imagine anything Jenny Adkins could have done differently to protect her 14-year-old son, Christopher.
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PARIS, June 1 -- The last transmission was received about 4:15 a.m. Then, nothing.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
PARIS, June 1 -- The last transmission was received about 4:15 a.m. Then, nothing.
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WICHITA, June 1 -- As the U.S. Marshals Service moved to protect abortion clinics and doctors nationwide, the fatal shooting of the country's most prominent provider of late-term abortions reignited a national debate about reproductive rights.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
WICHITA, June 1 -- As the U.S. Marshals Service moved to protect abortion clinics and doctors nationwide, the fatal shooting of the country's most prominent provider of late-term abortions reignited a national debate about reproductive rights.
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Economists, senior government officials and ordinary consumers are all showing greater confidence in the outlook for the economy.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
Economists, senior government officials and ordinary consumers are all showing greater confidence in the outlook for the economy.
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Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee today to answer questions about the future -- including his plans for reshaping U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan -- and a past marked by both acclaim and controversy.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee today to answer questions about the future -- including his plans for reshaping U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan -- and a past marked by both acclaim and controversy.
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MEMORANDUM To: U.S. Taxpayer Aggressive Growth Fund shareholders (Class A) From: Investor Relations, Obama Family of Funds Re: New Investment in Government Motors We are eager to tell you about the Obama Family of Funds' latest investment: a plan to take a majority stake in the country's largest ...
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
MEMORANDUM To: U.S. Taxpayer Aggressive Growth Fund shareholders (Class A) From: Investor Relations, Obama Family of Funds Re: New Investment in Government Motors We are eager to tell you about the Obama Family of Funds' latest investment: a plan to take a majority stake in the country's largest ...
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Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.), who has been hospitalized since mid-May, has contracted a bacterial infection and will remain in the hospital for now, his office said yesterday.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.), who has been hospitalized since mid-May, has contracted a bacterial infection and will remain in the hospital for now, his office said yesterday.
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Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney roundly condemned the approach President Obama has taken to redefining the nation's relationship with the rest of the world, describing it as a "tour of apology" in a speech to the conservative Heritage Foundation yesterday.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney roundly condemned the approach President Obama has taken to redefining the nation's relationship with the rest of the world, describing it as a "tour of apology" in a speech to the conservative Heritage Foundation yesterday.
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Sonia Sotomayor huddled with administration lawyers at the White House yesterday, preparing for her first visits with key senators since becoming President Obama's choice for the Supreme Court as Republicans reiterated that they are in no hurry to confirm her to the post.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
Sonia Sotomayor huddled with administration lawyers at the White House yesterday, preparing for her first visits with key senators since becoming President Obama's choice for the Supreme Court as Republicans reiterated that they are in no hurry to confirm her to the post.
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Former vice president Richard B. Cheney waded into another roiling public debate yesterday, saying that he supports legalizing same-sex marriage as long as the issue is decided by the states, rather than the federal government.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
Former vice president Richard B. Cheney waded into another roiling public debate yesterday, saying that he supports legalizing same-sex marriage as long as the issue is decided by the states, rather than the federal government.
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President Obama visited yesterday with more than four dozen patients of the National Naval Medical Center during an hour-long stop at the Bethesda hospital.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
President Obama visited yesterday with more than four dozen patients of the National Naval Medical Center during an hour-long stop at the Bethesda hospital.
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Slowing the growth in health-care spending from 6 percent a year to 4.5 percent would have enormous benefits for the nation's economy, creating as many as 500,000 jobs a year and increasing annual income for the average family of four by $2,600 over the next decade, the president's chief economic...
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
Slowing the growth in health-care spending from 6 percent a year to 4.5 percent would have enormous benefits for the nation's economy, creating as many as 500,000 jobs a year and increasing annual income for the average family of four by $2,600 over the next decade, the president's chief economic...
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SCOTT PHILIP ROEDER Born : Feb. 25, 1958 Family : two children -- Nick Roeder, 22, of Manhattan, Kan., and another child born in 2002. Divorced from Lindsey Roeder in 1996.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
SCOTT PHILIP ROEDER Born : Feb. 25, 1958 Family : two children -- Nick Roeder, 22, of Manhattan, Kan., and another child born in 2002. Divorced from Lindsey Roeder in 1996.
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MADHEY BABA, Pakistan, June 1 -- When Khalil ul-Rahman's houseguests arrived in this northwestern Pakistani village, they brought with them the clothes on their backs, two cows and little else.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
MADHEY BABA, Pakistan, June 1 -- When Khalil ul-Rahman's houseguests arrived in this northwestern Pakistani village, they brought with them the clothes on their backs, two cows and little else.
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SAN SALVADOR, June 1 -- Nearly two decades after the end of a U.S.-backed war against El Salvador's rebels, a representative of the former guerrilla movement took power on Monday -- with a top American official applauding.
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SAN SALVADOR, June 1 -- Nearly two decades after the end of a U.S.-backed war against El Salvador's rebels, a representative of the former guerrilla movement took power on Monday -- with a top American official applauding.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 2 -- Dozens of students and staff members from a Pakistani army preparatory school in North Waziristan were rescued Tuesday by the Pakistani army from Taliban insurgents who had kidnapped them hours earlier, local officials said.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 2 -- Dozens of students and staff members from a Pakistani army preparatory school in North Waziristan were rescued Tuesday by the Pakistani army from Taliban insurgents who had kidnapped them hours earlier, local officials said.
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TEHRAN, June 1 -- Five people died Monday in an arson attack on an Iranian bank in the southeastern city of Zahedan, where a suicide bombing in a Shiite mosque last week killed 25 people, state news channel Press TV reported.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
TEHRAN, June 1 -- Five people died Monday in an arson attack on an Iranian bank in the southeastern city of Zahedan, where a suicide bombing in a Shiite mosque last week killed 25 people, state news channel Press TV reported.
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak began a round of meetings with top U.S. officials yesterday in a bid to head off an increasingly sharp dispute between the United States and Israel over the expansion of Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak began a round of meetings with top U.S. officials yesterday in a bid to head off an increasingly sharp dispute between the United States and Israel over the expansion of Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has told top officials to pledge loyalty to his youngest son, signaling his anointment as heir to the family dynasty that has ruled since the state's founding, a lawmaker and South Korean media said Tuesday.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has told top officials to pledge loyalty to his youngest son, signaling his anointment as heir to the family dynasty that has ruled since the state's founding, a lawmaker and South Korean media said Tuesday.
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IRAQ Iraqi civilian deaths fell dramatically in May after what was the bloodiest month of the year, officials said Monday, but a deadly bombing in a Baghdad market showed the dangers still facing Iraqis.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
IRAQ Iraqi civilian deaths fell dramatically in May after what was the bloodiest month of the year, officials said Monday, but a deadly bombing in a Baghdad market showed the dangers still facing Iraqis.
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It was a small step. But after almost a decade of deadlock, the United Nations Conference on Disarmament last week approved a working group to negotiate a treaty banning the production of fissionable material for nuclear weapons and another to discuss preventing an arms race in outer space.
Jun 1, 9:00 PM
It was a small step. But after almost a decade of deadlock, the United Nations Conference on Disarmament last week approved a working group to negotiate a treaty banning the production of fissionable material for nuclear weapons and another to discuss preventing an arms race in outer space.
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