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White House turns up heat on Arizona senator
By News on Jul 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is firing back at Sen. Jon Kyl for calling for an end to economic stimulus spending, and it's aiming where it hurts the most - at home in Arizona....Sotomayor pushes back hard on racial bias charges
By News on Jul 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sonia Sotomayor pushed back vigorously Tuesday against Republican charges that she would bring bias and a liberal agenda to her seat as the first Hispanic woman on the Supreme Court, insisting repeatedly she would be impartial as GOP senators tried to undercut her with her own words from past speeches....Obama: Unemployment likely to keep ticking up
By News on Jul 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday declined to predict how high unemployment will climb but made clear he expects it to keep worsening for a while as hiring lags behind other signs of economic recovery....Sotomayor defends 'wise Latina' remark
By News on Jul 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor defended herself Tuesday against charges that her speeches and rulings show racial bias, telling a Senate panel vetting her nomination that critics had misunderstood her record....Obama wants $12 billion for 2-year colleges
By News on Jul 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is proposing a multibillion-dollar investment in the nation's community colleges, a $12 billion effort to help the two-year institutions reach, teach and train more people for "the jobs of the future."...