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Bush nixes Denver visit, citing invite to Assange
By News on Feb 25, 2011
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DENVER (AP) -- George W. Bush said Friday he will not visit Denver this weekend as planned because WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was invited to attend one of the same events as the former president....House GOP detail plan to cut $4B in spending
By News on Feb 25, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans on Friday detailed a proposal to slash $4 billion in federal spending as part of legislation to keep the government operating for two weeks past a March 4 deadline. They urged Senate Democrats to accept their approach and avoid a government shutdown....State budget crisis looms over governors meeting
By News on Feb 25, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Confronting crushing budget woes, many of the nation's governors are calling for painful spending cuts. But beyond that, their approaches are diverging drastically, from union-cramping proposals in Wisconsin and other states to higher taxes in Illinois and elsewhere....
White House names first male social secretary
By News on Feb 25, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama White House broke decades of tradition Friday, naming the first man to ever serve as social secretary....
US closes Libya embassy, readies sanctions
By News on Feb 25, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States shuttered its embassy in Libya on Friday and readied stiff financial and other penalties against Moammar Gadhafi and his loyalists, ending days of cautious condemnation by all but calling for the unpredictable leader's immediate ouster....