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Obama to back infrastructure spending
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:29:02 GMT |
Vowing to find new ways to stimulate the sputtering economy, President Barack Obama will call for long-term investments in the nation's roads, railways and airports that would cost at least $50 billion, administration officials said. |
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Afghans protest US church's plans to burn Quran
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:52:21 GMT |
Hundreds of Afghans railed against the United States and called for President Barack Obama's death at a rally in the capital Monday to denounce an American church's plans to burn the Islamic holy book on 9/11. The crowd in Kabul, numbering as many as 500, chanted "Long live Islam" and "Death to America" as they listened to fiery speeches from ... |
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Afghan Central Bank: Kabul Bank has stabilized'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:40:51 GMT |
Afghanistan's largest bank remained solvent Sunday after a nearly weeklong run on the troubled institution, according to the governor of the nation's central bank, which is being criticized for looking the other way at the bank's mismanagement problems for too long. |
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Vicar jailed over sham marriages
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:09:59 GMT |
A Church of England vicar has been jailed for four years for his part in Britain's biggest sham marriage fraud to help hundreds of illegal immigrants stay in Britain. |
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Republicans count on gains in Senate by riding either tea party or establishment candidates
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:14:17 GMT |
In the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long held by Vice President Joseph Biden. |
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Obama planning new package of economic aid
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:46:00 GMT |
Eager to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Barack Obama announced on Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth. |
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Sen. Byrd's family denounces campaign attack ad
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:22:02 GMT |
The family of the late Robert C. Byrd is angry after the GOP nominee for his U.S. Senate seat included an image from Byrd's West Virginia memorial service in a TV attack ad. |
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Barnes fills platform with teacher-friendly ideas
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:28:43 GMT |
In a Sept. 1, 2010, file photo, Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Roy Barnes is pictured during an AP interview in Atlanta. |
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Sheer number, sour economy favor GOP in govs races
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:32:29 GMT |
Never before have so many governorships been up for grabs -- and with so much at stake. |
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Rep. Frank Faces Town Hall Foe In Mass. Primary
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:26:17 GMT |
Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's retort was an Internet sensation. Questioned at a town hall last year about the "Nazi policy" of health care reform, Frank told the speaker who made the comment that talking to her was "like arguing with a dining room table." Fast forward to this year, the questioner, Rachel Brown, is challenging the 15-term ... |
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