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Obama's Approach to Missile Defense Stirs Questions
02/13/2009 11:17
President Obama's go-slow approach to missile defenses in Europe is stirring speculation that he is planning either to deep-freeze the costly project he inherited from the Bush administration or use it as a bargaining chip in broader security talks with Russia.
It's a defense and diplomacy issue...
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Sen. Gregg Withdraws as Commerce Secretary Nominee, Citing Conflicts
02/13/2009 11:06
Republican Sen. Judd Gregg withdrew his nomination to be President Obama's commerce secretary on Thursday, citing "irresolvable conflicts" over issues like the economic stimulus package and the census.
"It has become apparent during this process that this will not work for me as I have...
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Senate support builds for 'Fairness Doctrine'
02/12/2009 00:24
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has become the second U.S. senator in a week to endorse a return to the ideas behind the so-called "Fairness Doctrine," a plan that was abandoned under President Reagan in 1987 as unnecessary and unconstitutional.
The plan, originally introduced in 1949, demanded that...
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Critics Says Stimulus Gives Government Too Much Say in Health Care
02/11/2009 16:34
Critics are raising flags about a provision in the economic recovery package that they say would give the federal government too much control over health care.
The sticking point is a section that would direct billions of dollars toward digitizing medical records and would authorize a...
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Critics Says Stimulus Gives Government Too Much Say in Health Care
02/11/2009 16:34
Critics are raising flags about a provision in the economic recovery package that they say would give the federal government too much control over health care.
The sticking point is a section that would direct billions of dollars toward digitizing medical records and would authorize a...
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Rush: Democrats in full assault on capitalism
02/11/2009 15:08
Talk-radio giant Rush Limbaugh is blasting the so-called economic stimulus plan of President Obama and the Democrat-led Congress, calling it an assault on capitalism intentionally designed to harm the private sector and lead to bigger government.
"This is a full-fledged attack on capitalism, and...
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'The ACLU sued my district attorney & sheriff'
02/11/2009 10:45
After authorities investigated thousands of tax files for bogus Social Security numbers used by illegals to steal refunds, the ACLU responded with a class-action lawsuit – but now a Colorado district attorney is fighting back.
The Weld County district attorney, sheriff's office and the Greeley...
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Senate Approves $838 Billion Economic Recovery Package
02/10/2009 16:39
The Senate approved an $838 billion economic recovery package bill Tuesday, as Democrats held on to the few Republican supporters who helped hammer out a compromise measure last week.
The bill passed on a mostly party-line vote of 61-37. Sixty votes were needed. Three...
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Giethner Unveils Overhauled Financial Bailout, Expands Lending Program to $1 Trillion
02/10/2009 12:33
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled an overhauled version of the financial bailout plan Tuesday, announcing a program that could direct well over $1 trillion in public and private support to get credit flowing and aid struggling banks.
The Obama administration detailed its new...
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2nd Amendment backers to march on D.C.
02/10/2009 10:51
A coalition is being assembled to march on Washington to deliver to Congress, the president and even the U.S. Supreme Court a message that the Second Amendment is critical as the single right that allows Americans to ensure continuation of all of the others.
The march is being spearheaded by the...
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