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Next president to decide on Afghan troop levels
- 07/23/2008 04:44 PM CDT
It will be left to the next administration to decide on any sizable troop increase for Afghanistan, the Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday.
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US turns down Syrian request
- 07/23/2008 02:38 PM CDT
The State Department reversed course and turned down a Syrian delegation's request for a meeting with a top U.S. diplomat for the Middle East.
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Lawmakers press Labor Dept on worker exposure rule
- 07/23/2008 07:48 PM CDT
Leading lawmakers on Wednesday accused the Bush administration of acting in secret to make it harder to limit worker exposure to carcinogens and other dangerous chemicals in the workplace.
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Obama in his own words
- 07/23/2008 01:08 PM CDT
Quotes from Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee-in-waiting.
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McCain in his own words
- 07/23/2008 01:08 PM CDT
Quotes from John McCain, the Republican nominee-in-waiting.
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Obama, McCain and their uneven gifts of gab
- 07/23/2008 06:53 PM CDT
If the presidential election were decided by speeches alone, it would be over already.
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Herseth Sandlin expecting first child in December
- 07/23/2008 01:14 PM CDT
South Dakota Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is expecting her first child in late December.
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Stretch of NY highway named for Russert
- 07/23/2008 10:38 AM CDT
President Bush has signed a bill honoring the late NBC newsman Tim Russert by naming a stretch of highway in New York after him.
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FCC nearing approval of satellite radio deal
- 07/23/2008 06:38 PM CDT
The proposed merger of the Sirius and XM satellite radio companies appeared close to final approval Wednesday, with the sole undecided member of the Federal Communications Commission poised to support the deal if the companies settle past rules violations.
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Lawmakers chide Mukasey on press freedom
- 07/23/2008 09:19 PM CDT
Lawmakers chided Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday for claiming national security concerns in opposing legislation that would allow reporters to protect the identities of confidential sources.
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Rice pushes top North Korean diplomat on nukes
- 07/23/2008 09:58 PM CDT
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pushing North Korea hard to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program after breaking a four-year hiatus in Cabinet-level talks with the communist state.
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Obama daughters keep hectic schedules of their own
- 07/23/2008 11:33 AM CDT
The rules in the Obama household for Malia and Sasha are clear-cut:
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Obama's West Bank trip raises hope, skepticism
- 07/23/2008 01:08 PM CDT
Barack Obama's trip to the West Bank on Wednesday appeared to generate some goodwill among Palestinians, though deep skepticism about U.S. policy remains.
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House OKs rescue for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie
- 07/23/2008 10:53 PM CDT
Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and preventing the collapse of troubled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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AP IMPACT: After 60 years, black officers rare
- 07/23/2008 03:54 PM CDT
Blacks have made great strides in the military since it was integrated 60 years ago, but they still struggle to gain a foothold in the higher ranks, where less than 6 percent of U.S. general officers are African-American.
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Obama campaign: McCain flubs on Iraq timeline
- 07/23/2008 01:23 PM CDT
Republican presidential candidate John McCain says Democrat Barack Obama is wrong about the Iraq war.
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Obama's great-uncle recalls liberating Nazi camp
- 07/23/2008 10:38 AM CDT
Charles T. Payne had his first close brush with history at the end of World War II, when his infantry division liberated Ohrdruf, a subcamp of the Nazis' Buchenwald concentration camp.
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McCain credits Bush for drop in oil price
- 07/23/2008 12:13 PM CDT
Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush's lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been advocating in his presidential campaign.
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Obama defends plans for direct talks with Iran
- 07/23/2008 02:34 PM CDT
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama defended his proposal to negotiate with Iran Wednesday and said he would use "big sticks and big carrots" to persuade the country's leaders not to develop nuclear weapons.
