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Afghans protest planned Florida Quran-burning (The Upshot)
September 7, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment
The Upshot – A small group associated with a fringe Christian church in Florida is planning to burn Qurans on Sept. 11 — and is now the subject of outraged protests in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan warned that the anti-Islamic action could hurt troops in the volatile region. “It could endanger troops and
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Obama getting fewer judges confirmed than Nixon (AP)
September 6, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment
AP – A determined Republican stall campaign in the Senate has sidetracked so many of the men and women nominated by President Barack Obama for judgeships that he has put fewer people on the bench than any president since Richard Nixon at a similar point in his first term 40 years ago.
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As election season heats up, Democrats battle grim prospects (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
September 5, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment
Exclusive to Yahoo! News – Just how bad could things get for the Democrats when voters head to the polls in November?
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Can the president boost jobs and the economy between now and Election Day? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
September 4, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment
Exclusive to Yahoo! News – With the Democrats’ prospects in the upcoming midterm elections sinking with the release of each new bit of bad economic news, President Obama was quick to concede that performance is “not nearly good enough.”
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Obama: US combat in Iraq over, ‘time to turn page’ (AP)
August 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
AP – Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: “It is time to turn the page.” Now, he said, the nation’s most urgent priority must be fixing its own sickly economy.
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New Gulf compensation chief Feinberg lags in processing oil-spill claims (The Newsroom)
August 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Newsroom – Just over a week ago, when Kenneth Feinberg took over the process for handling damage claims from the Gulf oil spill, he promised to cut through the delays and confusion that applicants faced under the much-maligned BP system.
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Expectations low for round of Mideast talks (AP)
August 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
AP – After months of shuttle diplomacy, the Obama administration is set to plunge into a new round of Mideast peacemaking, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for face-to-face talks for the first time in nearly two years.
