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Wall Street posts first weekly loss since mid-April on Fed angst
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the...Tags: Germany, HIV, Warren Buffett, Annapolis, Groupon, Inc.
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Ron Kaye: It's time for divisions to cease
In the dismal Los Angeles election cycle that mercifully concluded on May 21, much was made about the lack of women in high places if Wendy Greuel didn't win the mayor's race. Greuel herself played the gender card over and over, with pictures of her...
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Judge rules against 'America's toughest sheriff' in racial profiling lawsuit
ReutersPHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions....Tags: Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice, Barack Obama, Migration, Justice and Rights
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Obama nominates 2 Senate aides as SEC commissioners
Two senior U.S. Senate aides were nominated by President Obama to join the Securities and Exchange Commission. Kara M. Stein would replace Elisse B. Walter as a Democratic commissioner and Michael S. Piwowar would succeed Troy A. Paredes as a...Tags: Mary Jo White, Dwayne Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Politics
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Open thread: Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.
ReutersBy 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 tensions, inflamed by the raging civil...Tags: George W. Bush, Joe Biden, Brookings Institution, Suicide, Religion and Belief
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Survey shows most Americans support expanded background checks on gun sales
newsalerts@ky3.comWASHINGTON, D.C.-- When it comes to gun control, a new poll says most Americans support expanded background checks for gun sales. But the survey by Pew Research Center also reveals Americans don't expect it to change any time soon. Pew Research...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Gun Control, U.S. Congress
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State Officials Ignore Ethics Office At Their Peril
The Hartford CourantConnecticut government officials often fail to seek ethics opinions in advance of doing something that lands them in hot water. Connecticut has an excellent Office of State Ethics to help officials deal with potential conflicts of interest, and to...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Laws, Executive Branch, Conservation, Politics
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COLUMN - What war on the press?
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 24 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has declared war on the press, say writers at Slate, the Daily Beast, Reason, the Washington Post (Jennifer Rubin, Dana Milbank...Tags: National Government, Charles Krauthammer, Fox News Channel (tv network), CBS Corp., WikiLeaks
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House Changes To GMO Bill Irk Activists
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Activists pressing for a state law requiring labels on food with genetically modified ingredients are disappointed and angry that the House of Representatives weakened a bill approved by the Senate earlier this week. "It's very clear...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Hamden (New Haven, Connecticut), Laws, J Brendan Sharkey, Executive Branch
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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: Joe Biden, Executive Branch, Barack Obama, Politics, Parties and Movements
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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: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), George W. Bush, U.S. Navy, Civil Rights, Al-Qaeda
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