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Powell mildly critical of Gates
By News on Jul 28, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell was mildly critical Tuesday of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., whose angry response to a Cambridge, Mass., police officer touched off a national debate involving President Barack Obama....
Judiciary Committee OKs Sotomayor for high court
By News on Jul 28, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted to approve Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice over nearly solid Republican opposition, paving the way for a historic confirmation vote next week....AP sources: Senators near bipartisan health deal
By News on Jul 28, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan group of senators is closing in on a health care compromise that omits key Democratic priorities but seeks to hold down costs, as lawmakers on both sides of the Capitol labor to deliver sweeping health legislation to President Barack Obama....
Consumer confidence falls further in July
By News on Jul 28, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans' confidence in the economy darkened further in July as worries about job security offset any enthusiasm about the resumed stock market rally that has helped bolster retirement accounts....US, China have pointed questions in private
By News on Jul 28, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that the United States and China have reached agreement on the need to work toward more balanced global growth once the current economic crisis has ended....