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Debt fight continues despite Wall St. warning
By News on Jun 2, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Facing a dire warning from a credit rating agency, the Obama administration lobbied some of Congress' most conservative members Thursday for an increase in the nation's debt limit. Republicans responded that the surest way to reassure financial markets was to enact deep deficit cuts....House passes $42.3B homeland security funding bill
By News on Jun 2, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The GOP-controlled House on Thursday passed a $42.3 billion budget for the government's homeland security efforts after a debate that demonstrated resistance for some of the spending cuts required under austere budget times....John Edwards charges appear likely Friday
By News on Jun 2, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Criminal charges are likely to be filed Friday against John Edwards, the culmination of a two-year federal investigation into money used to cover up his extramarital affair during the 2008 presidential election....
Outbreak in Europe blamed on 'super-toxic' strain
By News on Jun 2, 2011
LONDON (AP) -- Scientists on Thursday blamed Europe's worst recorded food-poisoning outbreak on a "super-toxic" strain of E. coli bacteria that may be brand new....
Gov't says no official email hacked; FBI on case
By News on Jun 2, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI is investigating allegations that computer hackers in China broke into Google's email system, but no official government email accounts have been compromised, the Obama administration said Thursday....