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Obama stresses no discord with Petraeus on board
By News on Jun 24, 2010
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Obama stresses no discord with Petraeus on board
WASHINGTON (AP) -- No more discord in the Afghanistan war command, President Barack Obama vows. With Gen. David Petraeus in charge, the president said Thursday he's assembled the team that will take the U.S. through the months ahead - by all expectations the make-or-break stage of the conflict....
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Latest blunder feeds frustration in the Gulf
By News on Jun 24, 2010
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Latest blunder feeds frustration in the Gulf
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Earlier this month, BP boldly predicted the oil gushing from the bottom of the sea would be reduced to a "relative trickle" within days, and President Barack Obama told the nation last week that as much as 90 percent would soon be captured. But those goals seemed wildly optimistic Thursday after yet another setback a mile underwater....
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Republicans kill Senate jobless aid measure
By News on Jun 24, 2010
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Republicans kill Senate jobless aid measure
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans on Thursday defeated Democrats' showcase election-year jobs bill, including an extension of weekly unemployment benefits for millions of people out of work more than six months....
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High court reins in prosecutors' use of fraud law
By News on Jun 24, 2010
High court reins in prosecutors' use of fraud law
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply curtailed prosecutors' use of an anti-fraud law that was central in convicting politicians and corporate executives in many of the nation's most prominent corruption cases. The ex-CEO of disgraced energy giant Enron and a Canadian media mogul, both in prison, are among the figures who could benefit from the ruling....
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Candidate denounces Murfreesboro mosque proposal
By News on Jun 24, 2010
Candidate denounces Murfreesboro mosque proposal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee Republican candidate for Congress says plans to build a mosque in a Nashville suburb pose a threat to her state's moral and political foundation....
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