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Ousted ag official unsure about returning to work
AP – Sat Jul 24, 5:31 pm ETFormer Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign after a blogger posted comments she made to an NAACP audience about race, is unsure about returning to a government job, she says. Full Story »
Democrats face unsavory choices in Rangel case
AP – Sat Jul 24, 1:37 am ET- Secretary LaHood: Republicans Tell Me In Private The Stimulus Is Working HuffingtonPost.com – Thu Jul 22, 2:40 pm ET
- Renewal of Bush tax cuts could be only temporary AP – Thu Jul 22, 7:07 pm ET
- Climate and energy bill delayed as political support withers McClatchy Newspapers – Thu Jul 22, 7:23 pm ET
- Ex-R.Kelly lawyer to deliver Blagojevich closing AP – Sun Jul 25, 4:40 pm ET
- Facebook: Palin mosque post removed by ‘automated system’ The Upshot – Thu Jul 22, 4:39 pm ET
- Insurgents imperil earmark arrangement at Politico – 2 hrs 5 mins ago
- Left presses W.H. to tap Warren at Politico – Sun Jul 25, 3:29 pm ET
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Leaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war
AP – 1 hr 14 mins ago
AFP/File WASHINGTON - Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records posted online Sunday amount to a blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures. Full Story »
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Detained immigrants can be found through Web tool
AP – Fri Jul 23, 1:25 pm ETWASHINGTON - Federal officials say they are making it easier for families and attorneys to find people held in 250 immigration detention facilities around the country. Full Story »
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Former UK PM Brown 'very cheerful' as backbencher
AP – Sat Jul 24, 2:08 pm ET
AP LONDON - Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he's looking forward to the future after his Labour party's loss in Britain's recent election. Full Story »
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Where is Obama's 'teachable moment' on race?
The Christian Science Monitor – Sun Jul 25, 4:52 pm ETThe Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Henry Louis Gates Jr. Shirley Sherrod. The minister, the professor, the civil servant. All black, each a flash point for race in America. And each a distraction for the first black US president. Full Story »
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Dean Offers Gingrich Backhanded Endorsement for 2012
CQPolitics.com – Sun Jul 25, 10:24 am ETFormer Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) got a surprise endorsement Sunday for a potential 2012 presidential bid from Howard Dean, the former Democratic National Committee chairman. Full Story »
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Liberals press Obama for more action on key issues
McClatchy Newspapers – Sat Jul 24, 3:12 pm ETLAS VEGAS — President Barack Obama Saturday tried to calm liberals frustrated by what they consider slow progress on their favorite causes, urging Democratic bloggers and activists to be patient and work with him. Full Story »
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Rangel Now Fighting Battles on Two Fronts
CQPolitics.com – Sat Jul 24, 11:28 am ETRep. Charles B. Rangel could spend his August recess preparing not only for his September primary contest but also for a looming ethics trial. The timing might benefit the New York Democrat. Full Story »
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Did fear of racial backlash trigger administration blunder?
McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Jul 23, 5:07 pm ETWASHINGTON — Is President Barack Obama afraid of talking about race? Of being seen as too black? As an anti-white racist? Full Story »
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Ex-CIA chief: Strike on Iran seems more likely now
AP – Sun Jul 25, 12:31 pm ETA former CIA director says military action against Iran now seems more likely because no matter what the U.S. does diplomatically, Tehran keeps pushing ahead with its suspected nuclear program. Full Story »
Geithner favors allowing some tax cuts to expire
AP – Sun Jul 25, 9:05 am ETTreasury Secretary Tim Geithner said that allowing tax cuts for the wealthy to expire would be "the responsible thing to do." Full Story »
Uncertain future for Reid despite rebound in Nev.
AP – Sun Jul 25, 8:30 am ETSenate Democratic leader Harry Reid's chances for six more years in Washington may be like tossing dice in a casino, even if he has made headway against Republican challenger Sharron Angle in a state with the nation's highest rate of joblessness. Full Story »
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