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Mosque near ground zero divides Sept. 11 relatives
AP – Fri Aug 20, 10:19 am ETTalat Hamdani traveled to Mecca to pray that her missing son, an EMT, was safe in the days after 9/11. She held out hope that his Muslim background had led to his detention as a suspect, considering it better than the alternative. Full Story »
How Will Health Reform Figure in the Midterm Elections?
Time.com – Sat Aug 21, 4:55 am ET- Ex-Bush official to GOP: Don’t touch 14th Amendment The Upshot – Fri Aug 20, 2:34 pm ET
- Biden lashes out at 'Republican tea party' AP – Fri Aug 20, 1:35 pm ET
- Obama seeks reimprisonment for Lockerbie bomber AP – Fri Aug 20, 5:35 pm ET
- A big break for US in case of reputed arms dealer AP – Fri Aug 20, 5:55 pm ET
- On vacation, Obama tends to summer reading list AP – Fri Aug 20, 3:35 pm ET
- McCain pays heavy price for reelection at Politico – Sun Aug 22, 7:11 am ET
- Giffords fortress under siege in Ariz. at Politico – Sat Aug 21, 1:27 pm ET
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A supplier in egg recall has history of violations
AP – 1 hr 37 mins ago
AP WASHINGTON - Two Iowa farms that together recalled more than half a billion potentially tainted eggs this month share close ties, including suppliers of chickens and feed. Full Story »
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White House: politics no role in mosque remarks
AP – Mon Aug 16, 10:40 am ET
AFP/File ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - A White House spokesman says politics wasn't a factor in President Barack Obama's remarks about building a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City. Full Story »
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Facts don't calm debate over New York Islamic center
McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Aug 20, 3:50 pm ET
AFP/File NEW YORK — There's no shortage of opinions — or theatrics — at the site of a proposed Islamic center and mosque two blocks from where the World Trade Center stood before two hijacked jetliners crashed into its twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Full Story »
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Official: Obama plans Iraq speech after vacation
AP – 1 hr 38 mins agoEDGARTOWN, Mass. - President Barack Obama plans a major speech on Iraq after his return to Washington as the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Iraq. Full Story »
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LOOK WHO'S 'NATIVIST' NOW!
Ann Coulter – Fri Aug 20, 5:30 pm ET"Nativism in American politics has become so rampant that it is considered scandalous in Republican circles for a judge to acknowledge paying any attention to foreign courts and their legal rulings." -- New York Times editorial, Aug. 3, 2010 Full Story »
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Herseth Sandline Emphasizes Record Crossing Party Lines
CQPolitics.com – Sat Aug 21, 11:45 am ETABERDEEN, S.D. -- Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.) said Friday that her ability to bridge the partisan divide and work with Republicans and Democrats in Congress gives her an edge over her opponent this fall. Full Story »
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Fort Hood shooting revealed multiple military security lapses
McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Aug 20, 7:48 pm ETWASHINGTON — The November 2009 shootings of more than 40 people by an Army psychiatrist at Fort Hood, Texas, revealed a wide range of security lapses at U.S. military bases, including a failure to consider the possibility that a threat might come from an "insider," according to a Pentagon report released Friday. Full Story »
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Senate Landscape Shifts Farther in Favor of GOP
CQPolitics.com – Sat Aug 21, 11:25 am ETIt's hit that point in the election cycle where the competitive nature of Congressional races are shifting rapidly. Unfortunately for Democrats, the overwhelming majority of those shifts are in favor of Republicans. Full Story »
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Muslims already pray on sacred 9/11 ground: the Pentagon
McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Aug 20, 6:38 pm ETWASHINGTON — Inside the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Chapel, a female Air Force sergeant unlaced her combat boots, set them under the pews and slipped her black veil around her hair and over her camouflaged uniform. Full Story »
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Four US soldiers killed in day of Afghan violence
AFP – 41 mins agoFour US soldiers were killed Sunday while fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, NATO said, as the insurgents appeared to step up their campaign against officials and election candidates. Full Story »
Murkowski makes the case for Senate seniority
AP – 45 mins agoDefying the anti-establishment anger, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski forcefully makes her case for another term. "Seniority actually means something in the Senate," she insists at a fundraiser in this southeast Alaska tourist and fishing town. Full Story »
Markets nervous as Australia faces hung parliament
Reuters – 2 hrs 14 mins agoAustralia's two major parties wooed independent lawmakers on Sunday after an inconclusive election left the nation facing its first hung parliament since 1940 and set up financial markets for a sell-off. Full Story »
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