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President wants U.S. nuke arsenal slashed 80%
02/04/2009 14:27
JERUSALEM – President Obama plans to offer Russia a deal whereby each country would reduce its nuclear weapons stockpile by 80 percent, the Times of London reported today.
The proposal is consistent with Obama's previous calls on the campaign trail for the elimination of all the world's nuclear...
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Is there sinister plot to squelch talk radio?
02/04/2009 14:19
WorldNetDaily - Despite the absence of any action pending to re-enact the so-called "Fairness Doctrine," congressional Republicans have nonetheless introduced legislation to prevent its passage, insisting that Democrats are advancing a quiet agenda to silence conservative talk radio.
Whether...
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Daschle Withdraws Nomination for Health and Human Services Secretary
02/03/2009 13:06
Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination for health and human services secretary, after fielding mounting criticism over his failure to pay more than $130,000 in taxes.
President Obama stood by Daschle Monday, telling reporters that he "absolutely" supports the former South Dakota...
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D.C. Station Dumps Its Failing Liberal 'Obama 1260' Talk Format
02/03/2009 12:52
Newsbusters - Liberals may want to insist on the "Fairness Doctrine" as a business strategy, since liberal talk is barely moving the ratings needle. The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz reported Monday that "President Obama may be riding high in Washington, but OBAMA 1260 is not. The area's only...
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Obama: 'One-term proposition' if no fix
02/03/2009 12:32
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Stimulus cost ballooning in Senate
02/03/2009 12:19
Wall Street Journal - WASHINGTON -- Lobbyists for industry and labor are gearing up to add costly proposals Tuesday to the Senate's nearly $890 billion economic stimulus plan.
Florida citrus growers, California wine growers and a range of...
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Get ready for new battle over 'gays' in military
02/03/2009 12:09
WorldNetDaily - NEW YORK – The issue of gays in the military is about to resurface in Congress in the early days of the Obama administration, with the possibility it could dog the new president much as it derailed President Bill Clinton's agenda as he took office early in 1993, WND has...
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Obama names Judd Gregg commerce secretary
02/03/2009 12:06
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has nominated Republican Sen. Judd Gregg to be Commerce secretary. Obama announced the nomination at the White House.
If confirmed, Gregg would be the third Republican in the Democrat's Cabinet, joining Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Transportation...
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GOP leader doubts stimulus bill will pass Senate
02/02/2009 11:37
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday the massive stimulus bill backed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could go down to defeat if it's not stripped of unnecessary spending and focused more on housing issues and tax cuts.
The Senate version of...
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Under Obama, `war on terror' catchphrase fading
02/02/2009 11:34
WASHINGTON – The "War on Terror" is losing the war of words. The catchphrase burned into the American lexicon hours after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, is fading away, slowly if not deliberately being replaced by a new administration bent on repairing the U.S. image among Muslim nations.
Since...
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