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Obama Says He Won’t Release Photos of Bin Laden’s Corpse
Washington - President Obama has decided not to release photographs of Osama bin Laden’s body, CBS News reported on Wednesday. Mr. Obama said he concluded that images of Bin …
Beyond the Medicare Fight: GOP, Centrists Targeting Medicaid
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday, April 1, 2009. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York …
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Bahraini Protests on Life Support
As Saudi-backed Bahraini authorities prepared to carry out death sentences against four anti-government protesters for the murder of two security officers, forces loyal to King Hamad bin Isa Al …
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News in Brief: Income Inequality Worse in US Than Ivory Coast, Pakistan and Ethiopia, and More
Income Inequality Worse in US Than Ivory Coast, Pakistan and Ethiopia ThinkProgress reports that income inequality in the United States equals that of Uganda, and is worse …
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Immigrant Mom Juana Villegas, Shackled During Labor, Wins Lawsuit
A federal judge in Tennessee has ruled in favor of immigrant mother Juana Villegas, who was shackled during labor and after giving birth while being held in the custody …
Bernanke Meets the Press
Cambrdige – At the United States Federal Reserve’s recent and first-ever public press conference, Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a spirited defense of the Fed’s much-criticized policy of mass purchases …
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Bogeyman Down
You would think that Osama bin Laden catching a bullet in the head, shot by a Navy SEAL, would bring Americans of all stripes together in a non-partisan showing …
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The Week Obama Trumped the Donald
Donald Trump speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) This has been the kind of week that makes news junkies …
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BP Will Be Penalized in North Slope Oil Spill Settlement
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. has agreed to pay a $25 million civil fine to settle a federal lawsuit over the largest-ever oil spill on Alaska's North Slope, according to …
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GOP House Chooses Big Oil Over Granny
(Photo: Thomas Hawk) Now, let's check today's sports scores: 4, 10.7 and 21-and-a-half. Those tallies are from the oil league, and the winner, of course, …