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Democrats block Senate vote on Obama tax plan
By News on Jul 11, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats blocked a Senate vote Wednesday on President Barack Obama's plan to extend expiring tax cuts for a year for everyone but the highest-earning Americans as the two parties maneuvered to try embarrassing each other on one of the election year's foremost issues....Democratic leaders urge update from absent Jackson
By News on Jul 11, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic House leaders on Wednesday joined colleagues and constituents in urging Rep. Jesse Jackson of Illinois, who has been on medical leave for a month without disclosing details about his condition or location, to provide a public update about his condition as soon as possible....
GOP-controlled House votes to repeal health law
By News on Jul 11, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican-led House has voted to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law. But the election-year move stands no chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate....
Arrests underline security jitters before Olympics
By News on Jul 11, 2012
LONDON (AP) -- The arrests of 14 people in the last week on suspicion of terrorism in Britain has underscored jitters among police and security officials as the upcoming Olympics fixes the gaze of the world - including potential aggressors - on London. Despite an overall decline in the number of people detained over terrorism since the 2005 bomb attacks which killed 52 commuters and 4 suicide bombers on London's transit network, experts say police and security officials are growing incr...
Romney draws boos from NAACP when he dings Obama
By News on Jul 11, 2012
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HOUSTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney drew jeers from black voters Wednesday as he criticized President Barack Obama and pledged to repeal the Democrats' health care overhaul....