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Fed under fire as public anger mounts

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Tom Raum - Nov. 23 (News Analysis) - Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag. Strip the Fed of its bank regulation powers, some in Congress are demanding. Get probing audits of its behind-the-scenes operations, others say. The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is always fair game for criticism and second-guessing, usually over interest rate actions. But this year the criticism is much broader as Congress responds to widespread public anger that the Fed bailed out Wall Street but not ordinary Americans, and with unemployment in double digits.

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EPA: Uranium from polluted mine in Nev. wells

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Scott Sonner - Nov. 23 (News Report) - A new wave of testing by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that 79 percent of the wells tested north of the World War II-era copper mine have dangerous levels of uranium or arsenic or both that make the water unsafe to drink. And, more importantly to the neighbors, that the source of the pollution is a groundwater plume that has slowly migrated from the 6-square-mile mine site.

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Nidal Hasan Emails Could Indicate Fort Hood Shooting Was A Terrorist Plot

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Pamela Hess, Anne Gearan - Nov. 21 (Breaking News) - WASHINGTON – The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.

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Colo. to review taxpayer-paid lobbyists practice

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Steven K. Paulson - Nov. 21 (News Report) - At a time of budget cuts, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter's administration last year paid employees and outside contractors $1.1 million to lobby Colorado lawmakers on legislation ranging from renewable energy tax credits to increasing motor vehicle license fees. The administration and legislators are reviewing the long-standing practice of one branch of government lobbying another — one that predates the Ritter administration — as Colorado tries to close a $1 billion budget gap.

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Israel Brushes Off Obama Criticism Over Jerusalem

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Nov. 19 (News Report) - Israel broke ground on a new housing complex for Jews in east Jerusalem on Wednesday, brushing off President Barack Obama's criticism that construction in the disputed part of the holy city undermines efforts to relaunch Mideast peace talks.

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UN: Fight climate change with free condoms

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Maria Cheng - Nov. 18 (News Report) - "As the growth of population, economies and consumption outpaces the Earth's capacity to adjust, climate change could become much more extreme and conceivably catastrophic," the report said.

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G.M., Citing Progress, Reports Loss of $1.15 Billion

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Nick Bunkley - Nov. 16 (News Report) - it [ GM ] plans to make a $1 billion payment to the federal government in december, more than five years before the loans are due, and to make similar quarterly payments after that.

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Largest gay newspaper publisher in US shuts down | Media

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Associated Press - Nov. 16 (News) - Move by Window Media LLC has led to closure of publications in Atlanta, Houston and Washington

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NKorea cargo ship arrives in SKorea after skirmish

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:17:08 -0800

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Thorpe's family vows suit over body buried in Pa.

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:07:55 -0800

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Alaska Natives seek restrictions on drilling

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:02:39 -0800

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Will Sen. Harry Reid tax the rich to pay for health reform? - By Timothy Noah - Slate Magazine

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:48:55 -0800

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AP First to Fact-Check Sarah Palin Book--Finds That She Goes 'Adrift'

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Nov. 13 (News Report) - WASHINGTON Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the

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NKorea says SKorea faces consequences over clash

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:40:47 -0800

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Mormon Church Backs Salt Lake City's Gay Rights Law : NPR

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Associated Press - Nov. 11 (News Report) - The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment

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Report: NKorea's Kim has 6 special luxury trains

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:00:22 -0800

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Ft. Hood Shooter was Cruelly Mistreated and Harassed for his Ethnicity

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

stopwar.lafilmonline.com - By Jon Raymond, Phillip Rucker, Amy Goodman, Mike Baker - Nov. 10 (News Report) - Everyone else just sat down there and drunk their beer and looked at him and giggled at him,” the woman said, starting to cry. “They just would laugh at him when he walked down with his Muslim clothes. . . . He was mistreated. He didn’t have nobody. He was all alone. He went to his apartment there and was all alone.

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Democrats Clear Impasse Blocking Health Care Vote

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By David Espo, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Nov. 07 (Breaking News) - Capping months of months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote

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Cavern could collapse, taking part of city

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:05:41 -0800

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Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Jeff Carlton, Mike Baker - Nov. 06 (Breaking News) - An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, a neighbor said Friday. The neighbor, Patricia Villa, said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan came over to her apartment Wednesday and Thursday and offered her some items, including a new Quran, saying he was going to be deployed on Friday.

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Unemployment Rate Hits 10 Percent For The First Time Since 1983

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Christopher S. Rugaber - Nov. 06 (News Analysis) - The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing. The rising jobless rate could threaten the recovery if it saps consumers' confidence and makes them more cautious about spending as the holiday season approaches. Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/unemployment-rate-hits-10_n_348185.html&cp

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Deadly shootings at US army base

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Nov. 05 (News) - At least seven people have been killed and 12 others injured in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, according to US media reports. One person has been arrested and another is on the run, ABC news reports. The base is reported to have

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U.N. to Relocate Afghanistan Staff

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Nov. 05 (News Report) - The United Nations said Thursday that it is temporarily relocating more than half its staff in Afghanistan following last week's deadly Taliban attack against U.N. workers.

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memeorandum: AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspected Fort Hood … (Associated Press)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:38:47 -0800

Associated Press - Nov. 05 - Associated Press: AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspected Fort Hood shooter, reviewed Web postings? ?? WASHINGTON - The Army psychiatrist suspected of carrying a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, had come to the attention of authorities six months ago because of Internet postings ?

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Gay-Marriage Activists Look Ahead After Big Defeat in Maine

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Robert Bukaty - Nov. 04 (News Analysis) - Mainers' 53-47 vote to reject gay marriage does more than simply slap down a law that just six months ago had made Maine America's second state to permit same-sex couples to wed. With voters thronging to the polls, the closely watched — and ultimately not very close — vote extended the winning streak of gay marriage opponents nationwide, who have now prevailed in more than 30 straight state elections over whether to allow gays to marry

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