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Effort to contain Gulf oil stalls with stuck saw
PORT FOURCHON, La. – The risky effort to contain the nation's worst oil spill hit a snag Wednesday when a diamond-edged saw became stuck in a thick pipe on a blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said the g....
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Obama's Nuclear Summit: Progress on Security, Not Iran
The goals of President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit are so modest and uncontroversial that the event can't be anything but a success. But the real action is taking place on the sidelines of the Washington sit-down, where the President is lobbyin....
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Small Relief In Job Numbers
The January jobs report showed the economy losing 20,000 jobs, but there was some good news. The unemployment rate actually declined last month. Monthly job losses have declined sharply from a year ago, but employers are still very reluctant to hir....
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Advierten sobre otro ataque
En los próximos meses, según la CIA
WASHINGTON, DC - La red terrorista al-Qaeda podría intentar un ataque a Estados Unidos en los próximos tres a seis meses, advirtió el martes al Congreso un funcionario de inteligencia de alto nivel.
Lobo solitario
La organización terrorista está de....
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New Deductions, Credits for 2009 Taxes
WASHINGTON – More forms to file. New and expanded credits and deductions.
When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they will find plenty new — some the result of adjusting for inflation, and others changes passed by Congress last year to....
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Dodd, D-Conn., retiring from Senate; AG to run
EAST HADDAM, Conn. – Christopher Dodd, saying he was in "the toughest political shape" of his career, announced Wednesday he will retire from the U.S. Senate, ending a four-decade career in Congress.
Dodd, speaking outside his home in East Haddam, ....
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Kerry becomes all-around adviser to Obama
WASHINGTON – He’s not president, a Cabinet member or ambassador, but Sen. John Kerry has ascended to the unofficial role of President Barack Obama’s global adviser on key issues that could reshape the nation’s image around the world.
Mediating Afgh....
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Democrats urge GOP to back Sotomayor
Senate Democratic leaders implored Republicans Wednesday to join them in voting to confirm Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor next week, warning the GOP would face painful political consequences for opposing the judge in line to become the first....
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Comité votará el 28 de julio por sotomayor
La comisión judicial del Senado de Estados Unidos acordó este martes que se pronunciará el 28 de julio sobre la candidatura de la jueza Sonia Sotomayor, nominada por el presidente Barack Obama a integrar la Corte Suprema.
Luego, el Senado en pleno....
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Implican a Palin en violaciones éticas!
Alaska, Estados Unidos.- Un investigador independiente encontró evidencias de que la Gobernadora de Alaska, Sarah Palin, pudo haber violado leyes sobre ética al aceptar donaciones privadas para pagar sus deudas jurídicas.
La ex candidata a la vic....
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Republicans keep heat on Sotomayor
WASHINGTON – Republicans kept pressure on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, hoping to use her confirmation hearing in Congress to paint her as judicial activist who will help President Barack Obama stamp the court with his liberal....
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