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Special ops chief warns of al-Qaida 2.0
By News on Jul 28, 2011
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) -- The top commander of U.S. special operations forces said Wednesday that Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida is bloodied and "nearing its end," but he warned the next generation of militants could keep special operations fighting for a decade to come....
Tea partyers rally for cuts, Boehner OK for now
By News on Jul 27, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With a friendly smile and an outstretched hand, Kay Goto reached for Sen. Jim DeMint Wednesday as he left the stage of a tea party rally and headed across Constitution Avenue to the Senate. The debt ceiling debate was roiling Congress, and he had to get back. Goto, a tea partyer herself, had a suggestion....
Democrats say Obama should invoke 14th Amendment
By News on Jul 27, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats said Wednesday that President Barack Obama should invoke a little-known constitutional provision to prevent the nation from going into default if Congress fails to come up with a plan to raise the debt ceiling....
Romney blames Obama for economic uncertainty
By News on Jul 27, 2011
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PATASKALA, Ohio (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says businesses can deal with bad news - it's uncertainty that they struggle with. The GOP front-runner on Wednesday said policies from the past two years under President Barack Obama have contributed to more uncertainty and deepened the effects of the recession....FAA shutdown complicated by debt negotiations
By News on Jul 27, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The struggle to reach a debt deal is hindering efforts to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration....