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AP sources: Obama picks Sotomayor for high court - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: Pecossam 5 months, 2 weeks ago in News
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama tapped federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, officials said, making her the first Hispanic in history ...
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Global health officials mull how to slow swine flu - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: mpchekuri 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Some Muslim countries are advising pregnant women not to attend the hajj pilgrimage. China is quarantining any visitor suspected of having a fever, while priests ...
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Mexico Criticizes Swine Flu Discrimination - TIME »
Posted by: FunnyBoyz 6 months, 1 week ago in News
(MEXICO CITY) — Saying China's quarantine of 70 Mexican travelers was discrimination, Mexico announced it was chartering a plane Monday to bring its citizens home ...
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Stopping the Next McVeigh »
Posted by: Progressive 19 hours, 13 minutes ago in Political Opinion
As neo-Nazis take to the streets this weekend, officials say their new boldness echoes the homegrown terrorism of the 1990s. James Verini talks to the ...
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10 of the Nuttiest Statements Elected Officials Have Made in the Health Care Battle »
Posted by: ameliog 1 day, 22 hours ago in Political Opinion
Even by the standards of our typically debased public discourse, one has to step back and marvel for a moment at the sheer, unmitigated craziness ...
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Spanish court considers trying former US officials »
Posted by: orndorffter 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News
A Spanish court has agreed to consider opening a criminal case against six former Bush administration officials, including former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, over allegations ...
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Mexico drug charges against 7 mayors, 20 officials »
Posted by: orndorffter 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Mexico levied organized crime and drug charges Thursday against seven mayors, the former state attorney general and 19 other officials in the western state of ...
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Officials: ACORN won't get grant - Washington Times »
Posted by: gbudavid 1 month ago in Political News
Obama administration officials said Wednesday there is no chance that ACORN will get a Homeland Security grant it was awarded last month because of a ...
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US raids Free Child Prostitutes »
Posted by: WikiMap 1 week, 6 days ago in News
FBI officials in the US say they have rescued more than 50 children from prostitution rings.
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Iraqis detain 5 US contractors in Baghdad - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: mpchekuri 5 months ago in News
BAGHDAD – Five U.S. contractors have been detained in the investigation of the slaying of another American in Baghdad's Green Zone , officials said Sunday ...
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Obama Administration Pushes Back at Bank Lobbying on Regulation »
Posted by: engineer 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
White House officials say they are growing frustrated that the banking industry is fighting President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul financial regulations after taxpayer ...
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U.S. has more than 2,500 H1N1 flu cases »
Posted by: WikiMap 6 months ago in News
The United States has 2,532 confirmed cases of the new H1N1 swine influenza in 44 states, and three deaths, the U.S. Centers for ...
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BBC NEWS | Special Reports | 'Ransom threat hit hijack ship' »
Posted by: ConquistadorForLife 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
A group that hijacked the Arctic Sea threatened to blow up the cargo ship if its ransom demand was not met, Russian officials say.
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BBC NEWS | Americas | US passes million swine flu cases »
Posted by: ConquistadorForLife 4 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Officials estimate at least a million Americans have had swine flu, with 127 deaths, but many cases were mild.
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Officials Investigating Useless Programs Paid by Taxpayers »
Posted by: BronxBomber 1 month, 1 week ago in News
ROCKVILLE, Maryland - Officials have suspended a Montgomery County program that provides publicly funded training for employees. The program has prompted several investigations. According to county ...
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