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Brown to face economy questions
Gordon Brown faces questions on the economy after a Bank of England warning that "the nice decade" is over.
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Gordon Brown faces questions on the economy after a Bank of England warning that "the nice decade" is over.
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Republican Election Losses Stir Fall Fears
After three losses in special Congressional races, some senior Republicans urged their party’s candidates to distance themselves from President Bush.
New York Times – 1 hour, 9 minutes ago ¦ comment?
After three losses in special Congressional races, some senior Republicans urged their party’s candidates to distance themselves from President Bush.
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Jail terms 'to reflect capacity'
Prison sentences would be set nationally depending on the amount of space in jails, under government plans.
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Prison sentences would be set nationally depending on the amount of space in jails, under government plans.
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NYT: Clinton hopes may rest on rules committeeRead full story for latest details.
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National Briefing | Washington: Solicitor General Is Resigning
The Justice Department lawyer who represents the Bush administration’s legal positions before the Supreme Court says he is resigning after more than seven years on the job.
New York Times – 1 hour, 25 minutes ago ¦ comment?
The Justice Department lawyer who represents the Bush administration’s legal positions before the Supreme Court says he is resigning after more than seven years on the job.
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Obama Secret Service Agent Tied to Sex Joke
A 2005 e-mail message with a crude sexual joke, sent by the agent, was disclosed as part of a lawsuit by black Secret Service agents.
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A 2005 e-mail message with a crude sexual joke, sent by the agent, was disclosed as part of a lawsuit by black Secret Service agents.
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Serious Deficiencies in Nursing Homes Are Often Missed, Report Says
Nursing home inspectors routinely overlook or minimize problems that pose a serious, immediate threat to patients, Congressional investigators say.
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Nursing home inspectors routinely overlook or minimize problems that pose a serious, immediate threat to patients, Congressional investigators say.
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Clinton regrets racial tension
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that she shouldn't have suggested in a newspaper interview that Barack Obama was having trouble winning over "hardworking ... white Americans."
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that she shouldn't have suggested in a newspaper interview that Barack Obama was having trouble winning over "hardworking ... white Americans."
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Top lawmaker seeks subsidy review on tanker deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, Missouri Democrat Ike Skelton, is seeking a review of any illegal subsidies' role in a refueling-aircraft contest lost by Boeing Co, a committee aide said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, Missouri Democrat Ike Skelton, is seeking a review of any illegal subsidies' role in a refueling-aircraft contest lost by Boeing Co, a committee aide said on Wednesday.
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Obama, Clinton surrogates stump in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Two prominent surrogates of Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stumped for the candidates Wednesday, a sign of how important this U.S. island territory's primary next month has become....
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Two prominent surrogates of Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stumped for the candidates Wednesday, a sign of how important this U.S. island territory's primary next month has become....
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