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For Republicans like Rand Paul, the 2016 campaign has begun
ReutersCONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Seeking to raise money for the New Hampshire Republican Party, state chairwoman Jennifer Horn recently called the party's national boss, Reince Priebus, with a question: Could he get Rand Paul to visit? The request, and...Tags: Hillary Clinton, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Reince Priebus, Marco Rubio, Immigration
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Dollar recoups losses to trade higher versus euro after U.S. data
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose against the euro on Friday, recovering from an early swoon after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for April eased investor concerns about the U.S. economy. Durable goods orders, which range from toasters...Tags: Buyback, The Wall Street Journal, Deutsche Bank AG, France, Government
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Lost jobs, higher costs: Obamacare hits home
On this Memorial Day weekend, as we remember with deepest gratitude the sacrifice of America's military heroes, we also offer our thoughts and prayers for the victims of the Oklahoma tragedy. I've dedicated a half-dozen columns to the single most...
Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Business, John D. Rockefeller IV, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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Obama admonishes U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault
ReutersBy Jeff Mason ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 24 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the...Tags: Sexual Assault, White House, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama
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LETTER: Support Early Childhood
When children get the nurturing and support they need from the very start, they thrive and are more likely to succeed in school and in life. This is why Connecticut should create an Office of Early Childhood and Congress should enact President Obama's...Tags: Head Start, Barack Obama
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REFILE-Soccer-Platini leaps to the defence of disgraced Havelange
Reuters(Fixes spelling of "marketing" para 3) LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Disgraced former FIFA president Joao Havelange received a glowing tribute on Friday from UEFA president Michel Platini who said it was a pity the Brazilian was no longer involved in sport....Tags: Sports Organizations, Soccer, Marketing, Corporate Crime, Sports
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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: Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, Politics, Human Interest, Richard Nixon
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RPT-Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
Reuters(Repeats with no change to text) By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Marco Rubio, Human Rights, Republican Party, White House
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Wall St. bucks global slump
NEW YORK — After bracing for a steep fall, Wall Street barely shrugged at a sharp sell-off in stock markets around the globe. It all started in Asia. Weak manufacturing data out of China pointed to a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy,...
Tags: Ben Bernanke, Japan, Money and Monetary Policy, Nikkei, Credit Ratings
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A new response in the war on terror
Better late than never, President Obama has moved to establish more rigorous standards for the targeted killings of Americans and foreigners alike away from a battlefield. The need for what he called "strong oversight of all lethal action" was one theme...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Terrorism, Yemen
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Petoskey organization requests oversight hearing for Army Corps of Engineers
The Petoskey-based organization Freshwater Future sent a letter to Congress on Tuesday, requesting that the committee conduct an oversight hearing about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ work to prevent aquatic invasive species — including...
Tags: Science and Technology, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Invasive Species, Lakes and Ponds
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Editorial: Obama won't ground aerial strikes that kill terrorists. Good.
President Barack Obama has taken a lot of heat over America's targeting of terrorists overseas with lethal drone strikes. Critics argue that the secret CIA-run program provokes political backlash in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, outweighing the value of...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Terrorism, Dianne Feinstein, Kabul (Afghanistan), September 11, 2001 Attacks
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