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US seeks Arab support on Mideast peace talks
By News on Oct 7, 2010
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2010-10-07T23:45:34Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid uncertainty over whether Israel will act to prevent the Palestinians from walking out of nascent U.S.-mediated peace talks, the Obama administration is seeking Arab support for keeping the negotiations alive....
White House defends waivers from new health law
By News on Oct 7, 2010
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2010-10-07T22:11:59Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Thursday defended granting waivers to some employers from a key provision of the new health care law, saying it was the best way to keep people insured until the law fully takes effect....
Congressional estimate: $1.3T deficit for 2010
By News on Oct 7, 2010
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2010-10-07T22:11:17Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal deficit for the just-finished 2010 budget year was a little under $1.3 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Thursday....
Senate report slams Afghan security contractors
By News on Oct 7, 2010
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2010-10-07T22:14:14Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Heavy U.S. reliance on private security in Afghanistan has helped to line the pockets of the Taliban because contractors often don't vet local recruits and wind up hiring warlords and thugs, Senate investigators said Thursday....
72,000 stimulus payments went to dead people
By News on Oct 7, 2010
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2010-10-07T20:19:10Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A government investigator says 89,000 stimulus payments of $250 each went to people who were either dead or in prison....
