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Mitt Romney Enters Presidential Race
Stratham, New Hampshire - Mitt Romney, declaring "Barack Obama has failed America," announced his candidacy for president Thursday by painting himself as a staunch conservative deeply committed to creating …

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Goldman Receives Subpoena Over Financial Crisis
Goldman Sachs has received a subpoena from the office of the Manhattan district attorney, which is investigating the investment bank’s role in the financial crisis, according to people with …

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Call for New Jersey Governor to Repay $65 Million to Carbon Fund
Last year New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie diverted an estimated $65 million from the state's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) revenues to help balance a $10.7 billion budget. …

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US Special Inspector Gives Glowing Report on Afghan-Run Development Program
The Special Inspector General for the Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR,) established by Congress in 2008 to evaluate the efficiency of reconstruction programs in Afghanistan, has issued a glowing report on …

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News in Brief: War on Drugs Has Failed, and More
War on Drugs Has Failed

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California Childcare Cuts Extend Family Homelessness
MENLO PARK, Calif.—Leni Haunga, an immigrant from Tonga, said that without the childcare services she had received at a homeless shelter, her family would not have gotten back on …

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US Insurance Firm Neglects Survivors of Iraqi Translators, May Face Criminal Charges
Under a federally funded program, Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. provides insurance coverage to contractors killed or injured while working overseas for the United States. The slain translators were helping …

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How Do We Know Pakistan Terror Witness Is Telling the Truth?
Is David Coleman Headley telling the truth? That question will continue to hover over a packed courtroom in Chicago this week as the 50-year-old Pakistani-American …

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Fighting in Yemen Capital Threatens Main Airport
Sana, Yemen - Heavy shelling north of Yemen’s capital threatened to close the main international airport Thursday as government troops and opposition tribesmen appeared to escalate bloody street battles …

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Blood in the Amazon: Brazilian Activists Murdered as Deforestation Increases
Early in the morning on May 24, in the northern Brazilian Amazon, Jose Claudio Ribeiro da Silva and his wife Maria do Espirito Santo da Silva got onto a …