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Sep 22, 2011

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Sarah Palin 'still considering' White House bid
USA Today
By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Sarah Palin says she's "still considering" running for president next year, as a new poll shows 7 in 10 Republicans aren't enthusiastic about her making a White House bid. Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, ...
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Man apprehended after climbing fence, running toward White House
Tucson Citizen
by USA Today Feed on Sep. 20, 2011, under USA Today News Secret Service officers this evening apprehended a man who climbed over the White House fence near the western entrance gate and ran toward the presidential residence, the Associated Press is ...
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Interview: Romney doubts Perry's ability to win, govern
USA Today
By Susan Page, USA TODAY Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney questioned Wednesday whether Texas Gov. Rick Perry could be elected to the White House, given his stances on Social Security and other issues, and he expressed skepticism that his rival ...
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Obama book author taking heat
Tucson Citizen
Ron Suskind, author of Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President, has been challenged on factual mistakes and quotes; White House officials say the errors undermine the book's claim that Obama has struggled with a team ...
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Carville predicts Obama personnel changes
Tucson Citizen
by USA Today Feed on Sep. 20, 2011, under USA Today News Democratic consultant James Carville is happy with President Obama's new aggressiveness on taxing the rich, but says moreWhite House changes are still needed — and he predicts there will be ...
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Georgia proceeds with Troy Davis execution
USA Today
Earlier, Jay Carney, White House press secretary, issued a statement at about 10 minutes before the scheduled 7 pm execution, saying "it is not appropriate for the President of the United States to weigh in on specific cases like this one, ...
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Obama to host Hispanic 'online roundtable'
USA Today (blog)
s editor-in-chief for US Hispanic and Latin America, the live roundtable will be webcast from the White House on September 28, and will focus on issues that matter to Hispanics, including the economy, education, health care, and immigration, ...
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Senator Wyden: Repeal foreign profit tax break
Reuters
The December 2010 Bowles-Simpson deficit commission's final report, commissioned by the Obama White House, was partly modeled on Wyden's bill. The bill would reduce the number of tax brackets, eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax, nearly triple the ...
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Reuters
Obama's bridge visit connects Boehner, McConnell
USA Today (blog)
"It says a lot that the bridge that would connect the states of two such powerful leaders would be considered functionally obsolete," White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told our Gannett colleague Malia Rulon of the Cincinnati Enquirer. ...
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Ron Paul to Jon Stewart: thanks for the help (video)
Christian Science Monitor
Which leads us to one last point. You know how Paul could actually win? That's right. Run as a ticket. Paul for president, and Stewart for VP. And they could promise to make Stephen Colbert theWhite House spokesman.
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'TUF' 14: Meet bantamweight hopeful Johnny Bedford
USA Today
By Robert Klemko, USA TODAY "Brutal" Johnny Bedford wasn't ready to go home, not after 42 pro and amateur fights, and years of wondering if he could chase his dream and pay for diapers and rent. So he submitted Carson Beebe via guillotine choke in the...
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Clinton: No new (Obama) taxes?
USA Today (blog)
The Republican Party distributed the Clinton comments via e-mail, and asked: "Is Clinton off script or tired of using this White House's talking points?" Could be an interesting conversation between president and ex-president. President Obama this week ...
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Gary Johnson gets spot at GOP presidential debate
USA Today
When the GOP presidential candidates debate tomorrow night in Orlando, there will be a ninth White House hopeful trying to get a word in edgewise. Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson has been invited to participate by Fox News, over the objections...
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Michelle Obama says hubby's gray hair is 'sexy'
USA Today (blog)
Late Tuesday, the Obamas attended another Democratic Party fundraiser and she introduced him, telling the audience that people are always asking her "how has he changed" after two-and-a-half years in the White House. "The only difference that I can...
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Perry, Romney criticize Obama on Middle East
Tucson Citizen
At the UN, White House aide Ben Rhodes said the Obama administration stands by its record on the Middle East. “This administration could not have been a stronger friend and supporter of Israel,” Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic ...
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China condemns arms deal
China Daily
Daniel Russell, special assistant to US President Barack Obama and senior director on Asia at the White House, said at the briefing that it is a "critical strategic principle" for the US to support Taiwan's defense. "Preserving peace and stability ...
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China Daily
Japan's leader fears 'another recession'
USA Today (blog)
It's unclear whether Noda was referring to just Japan, the United States, or the global economy -- though Japan is already in recession. Obama did not address the recession issue in his remarks, but we can hear the wincing of White House economic...
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Obama: Clark Kent or Superman?
CNN
So when Obama came back to DC this fall, the feeling inside the White House was that something had to change. The bad news: Mr. Adult (aka Mr. Compromise) had sunk to new lows in the ratings. The good news: Congress had sunk even lower. Way lower. ...
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After Obama speech, Sarkozy pushes new plan for Mideast peace in a year
Christian Science Monitor
In addition, the White House announced that the president is to sit down late Wednesday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas – a meeting that administration officials had frostily suggested was not envisioned. ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Anti-missile defense talks between Russia and USA: possible consequences
«Market Leader» - news and previews making you rich.
A change of power in the White House seemed to open new opportunities for Russia as the US authorities were more pragmatic. Washington started trading with Russia and benefited a lot from it (Russia stopped supporting Iran's nuclear program and bought ...
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UPI NewsTrack TopNews
UPI.com
The two were sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted in August of entering Iran illegally and spying for the United States. The release came after $1 million bail was posted, CBS reported. The White House released a statement from ...
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Kean Stage Presents Esperanza Spalding 10/15
Broadway World
Other highlights included two appearances at the White House, a Banana Republic ad campaign, the Jazz Journalists Association's 2009 Jazz Award for Up and Coming Artist of the Year, the 2009 JazzWeek Award for Record of the Year, and many high profile ...
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The Influence Industry: Lobbyist's clients, Perry donors overlap by $5.5 million
Washington Post
Toomey is a co-founder of Make Us Great Again, a super PAC that plans to raise $55 million or more in support of Perry's bid for the White House. He is also co-owner of a luxury resort island on New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee with Dave Carney, ...
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Tony Bennett Changes His Tune on 9/11 Remarks
ABC News (blog)
One thing about the USA, we BACK future terrorists in taking over countries where WE want to see a change in their leaders because they will not cooperate with the USA. Next, we deal OUR technology, arms and bombs to them so they can fight the people ...
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Palin presidential bid still possible
UPI.com
21 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin says she is still considering a run for the US White House next year. The former Alaska governor has said she would make her decision by the end of the month and told Fox News Tuesday night that candidates "are still going to be ...
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Springfield News-Leader
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Interview with Former Vice President Dick Cheney
RealClearPolitics
In those days, we also had a situation where Republicans controlled the Senate, Democrats controlled the House of Representatives, and, of course, we controlled the White House. But it worked. KING: Was it, was it people trusted each other? ...
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Some trees better able to withstand weather extremes
Joplin Globe
As summer slides into autumn this week, something is missing for the residents of the small whitecottage at 2230 Byers Ave. Jessy Ford, who raised three children in the house, won't be raking mounds of leaves or filling dozens of black plastic lawn ...
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Obama's Re-election Chances May be Fading.
Center for Research on Globalization
Did they forget this is the same hombre who talked liberal in 2008 but acted mostly like any reactionary once in the White House? His pledge to get out of Iraq is visibly undercut by our building a gigantic embassy-fortress in Baghdad. ...
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Center for Research on Globalization
Six Reasons Why Both Political Parties Are "Econitwits"
Huffington Post
When I was a kid in the 1950s and 1960s, everything Americans wore, ate and drove was manufactured in the USA and people actually made a living as telephone operators, toll collectors and checkout clerks. We also spent less. ...
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Obama and world leaders scramble to avert showdown at UN
The Statesman
Mr Abbas went ahead towards a formal bid even after President Obama told him in a meeting that UN action would not lead to a Palestinian state and threatened that Washington would veto such a move in the Security Council, the White House said. ...
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Obama Ignores the Fastest Way to Create Jobs
Forbes
They are ready, willing and able to hire more workers—if only the White House would let them. The president has spent more than two and a half years and trillions of dollars trying to reduce the unemployment rate, which seems stuck around 9.0 ...
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Jordan Wines: Classic, Reliable, and Better Than Ever
Forbes
I have had weekly columns in USA Today and Investors Business Daily, published thousands of articles in leading magazines from Playboy to Popular Science, and am the author of Getting Into Guinness. I am the Contributing Travel Editor for Cigar ...
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OVERNIGHT TECH: Schmidt defends Google's online dominance in antitrust hearing
The Hill (blog)
The commission will consider moving forward with its framework for the deployment of Next-Generation 911 services, which would enable the public to send texts, photos, videos and data to 911 dispatchers to speed response times. ...
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THE IRONY OF WORDS, AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS, BY GENERALS.
Lankaweb
I watched a video clip of President Obama, speaking at the White House, about General Stanley McCrystal being fired from his top position as Afghanistan Commander. He did not hesitate to praise the General, for his excellent performance and services, ...
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(BPRW) More than 180000 Volunteers Expected Across the Country to Participate ...
Black PR Wire (press release)
In Washington, DC, volunteers can help Rock Creek Park and hear remarks by the US Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin and Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. There will also be an afternoon health fair and outdoor ...
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Cyprus Documentary to Air on Maryland Public TV
Greek Reporter
Among the documents revealed is a recently declassified 1974 White Housememorandum from Secretary of State Kissinger, who wrote, “There is no American reason why the Turks should not have one-third of Cyprus.” “Cyprus Still Divided” also looks to the ...
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Greek Reporter
Probe into threats on White House Facebook page [newKerala.com ...
Washington, Sep 12 : The US Secret Service is investigating terrorist attack threats posted by an ...At least three threatening messages appeared on the White House Facebook page ... alert over the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack, NBC News said. ... Beauty Tip Videos: Home remedies for Blackheads ...
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