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Egypt military promises no force against protests
By News on Jan 31, 2011
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CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's military promised Monday not to fire on any peaceful protests and recognized "the legitimacy of the people's demands," a sign army support for President Hosni Mubarak may be unraveling. Protesters planned a major escalation, calling for a million people to take to the streets to push Mubarak out of power....Republicans back at work cutting spending
By News on Jan 31, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Moving quickly on their own priorities, House Republicans pushed legislation to abolish partial public financing of presidential campaigns on Wednesday, one day after a State of the Union address in which President Barack Obama pronounced the country "poised for progress" and beckoned lawmakers of both parties to make job creation their common goal....No stemming red ink: Federal deficit to hit $1.5T
By News on Jan 31, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Far from slowing, the government's deficit spending will surge to a record $1.5 trillion flood of red ink this year, congressional budget experts estimated Wednesday, blaming the slow economic recovery and last month's tax-cut law....Fla. judge strikes down Obama health care overhaul
By News on Jan 31, 2011
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Monday that the Obama administration's health care overhaul is unconstitutional, siding with 26 states that sued to block it. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson accepted without trial the states' argument that the new law violates people's rights by forcing them to buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties....Egypt's opposition calls for 1 million on streets
By News on Jan 31, 2011
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CAIRO (AP) -- A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak, the clearest sign yet that a unified leadership was emerging for Egypt's powerful but disparate protest movement....