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Hanna, Age 12, Guest Blogger
Hello! My name is Hanna. I live in Farmington and go to school in West Hartford at a great school called Renbrook. I am twelve years old and in seventh grade. For this year, my father lives in Washington, D.C. and works for Senator Rockefeller when he was...
Tags: FBI, John D. Rockefeller IV, West Hartford, Mary L. Landrieu, Politics
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RPT-In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq. Unresolved sectarian...Tags: Suicide, Zombie (movie), Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Brookings Institution
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In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq. Unresolved sectarian tensions, inflamed by the raging civil war in neighboring Syria,...Tags: Suicide, Religious Conflicts, Brookings Institution, White House, International Military Interventions
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In Benghazi and eyond, fallen workers remembered
Let's take a break from the raging discord that has dominated Washington lately by remembering federal employees who died abroad in service to their country. With so much attention focused on what the government has done wrong, we'll end the week with...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Prince George's County, John Kerry, Johns Hopkins University
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Boxing Obama in
Greater than the risk of being accused of criminality in the three scandals now gripping the Obama administration is the peril that the president's substantive agenda is being hopelessly knocked off track. The liberal Illinois senator who entered the...Tags: White House, Politics, Executive Branch, Human Interest, Richard Nixon
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A year after pact, US trade with Colombia grows while anxiety mounts
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON At the Colombian Embassy in Washington, Ambassador Carlos Urrutia says there's no doubt that his country's trade deal with the U.S. has paid off: Colombian businesses are sending more socks and cosmetics to California, beet sugar to New York...Tags: Trinidad and Tobago, New Year's Day, Harley-Davidson Inc., Economic Organization, Sales
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Guillermo Martinez: America losing influence throughout Latin America
Once upon a time, as many fairy tales start, the United States was the prevailing force in Latin America. It had a coherent policy for its southern neighbors, and its opinions mattered to those who governed in the region. Despite President Barack Obama'...Tags: Restraint of Trade, Cuba, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Politics
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The buck stops short
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- In the pell-mell rush in some quarters to equate the IRS scandal with Watergate, a question that featured prominently in the latter is bubbling up. That would be then-Sen. Howard Baker's query about Richard Nixon: "What did the president...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, U.S. Department of Justice, Ronald Reagan, Jules Witcover
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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...
Tags: John Barrow, Fiscal Cliff, Mitt Romney, Phil Gingrey, Paul C. Broun
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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an...
Tags: Public Finance, Congressional Budget Office, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Denis R. McDonough, Budgets and Budgeting
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Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. A sudden improvement in the outlook for the...Tags: Albert Tom, Budget Control Act of 2011, Health Insurance, Public Finance, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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RPT-Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) * Ambassador to Yemen faces death threats * More than 1,000 U.S. diplomats at "unaccompanied" posts * Like troops, diplomats can face post-traumatic stress By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - When...Tags: Lebanon, Interior Policy, Benghazi, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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