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White House: Clinton didn't order diplomats to spy
By News on Dec 1, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's spokesman is labeling as "ridiculous" an assertion by the founder of WikiLeaks that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton should resign if she was involved in asking U.S. diplomats to gather intelligence at the United Nations....
Lawmakers stand firm on taxes as talks start
By News on Dec 1, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats and Republicans are working to reach a deal to extend Bush-era tax cuts that expire at the end of the year, but neither side is budging as negotiations begin in earnest....US cuts access to files as Interpol seeks Assange
By News on Dec 1, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government scrambled Tuesday to prevent future spills of U.S. secrets like the embarrassing WikiLeaks' disclosures, while officials pondered possible criminal prosecutions and Interpol in Europe sent out a "red notice" for nations to be on the lookout for the website's founder....Social Security cuts are part of deficit plan
By News on Dec 1, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The members of President Barack Obama's deficit commission will begin to go on the record Wednesday as they debate politically explosive budget cuts, including proposals to lower Social Security benefits, in a revised plan to wrestle the national debt under control....