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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: U.S. Senate, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Politics
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'Daily Show' hits Obama on Fox News, the right on racial profiling
Jon Stewart has long been one of Fox News’ most outspoken critics but this week he's found himself in the unusual position of defending the right-leaning cable network – or, to be more precise, standing up for its Washington, D.C.,...
Tags: Racism, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, News Media, Barack Obama
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'Girls Gone Wild's' Joe Francis apologizes for 'appalling' quotes
Joe Francis says it's his fault -- although he thinks the media is to blame, too. The founder of the soft-core "Girls Gone Wild" video empire apologized Thursday for an interview in which he claimed that the "retarded" jurors who recently convicted...
Tags: Trials, Arrested Development (tv program) , IFC (tv network), Reviews
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Obama puts restrictions on drone program
WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...
Tags: George W. Bush, Yemen, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of State, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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'S.W.A.T.' star Steve Forrest dies
Actor Steve Forrest, best known as the star of the 1970s action drama "S.W.A.T.," has died. Forrest passed away at his home in Thousand Oaks on Saturday, his family announced. He was 87. "S.W.A.T.," which aired on ABC for two seasons in 1975 and 1976,...
Tags: The Best Years of Our Lives (movie), Bonanza (tv program) , Aaron Spelling, ABC (tv network), Arrested Development (tv program)
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Conservative economists endorse immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON -- More than 100 conservative economists will call on Congress to approve an immigration overhaul, highlighting the potential economic benefits. The letter by the American Action Forum, to be released Thursday, is the latest volley from...
Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, George W. Bush, Immigration, Labor Markets
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North Korea's Kim signals he's willing to talk in letter to China's Xi
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday personally received a handwritten letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, signaling a possible rapprochement after months of estrangement between the communist allies. The contents of the letter...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang (North Korea), Japan, Barack Obama, Beijing (China)
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Two activist groups accuse Wal-Mart of unfair labor practices
The day after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. named a former advisor to President George W. Bush to head its corporate and government affairs division, two activist groups filed complaints accusing the retail behemoth and its suppliers of poor labor practices....
Tags: George W. Bush, Labor Legislation, Work Relations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Politics
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Rights Watch, Django Unchained (movie), Christoph Waltz, African Union
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Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...
Tags: Mitch McConnell, Patrick Leahy, Jeff Sessions, Career and Workplace, Elections
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IRS' last two commissioners deny lying; official to take the 5th
WASHINGTON — As the Internal Revenue Service's last two directors struggled to provide answers Tuesday about the agency's improper scrutiny of conservative groups, a lawyer for another key IRS official said she would invoke the 5th Amendment...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. Congress, John Cornyn, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...
Tags: Yemen, Central Intelligence Agency, Jihad, U.S. Department of State, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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