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Woodward vs. White House: Carney denies threats
WASHINGTON – When not fighting with Republicans, the White House has been tangling with one of the capital’s best-known and best-sourced reporters. But the Bob Woodward vs. White House sideshow moved to the center ring on Thursday. And much of...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress, White House, Gene Sperling, Barack Obama
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Hagel wins another GOP vote, others call for nomination to be pulled
WASHINGTON – Fifteen GOP senators called on President Obama to withdraw Chuck Hagel’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, even as support from another Republican increased the likelihood he will be confirmed when Congress returns from recess next...
Tags: Mike Johanns, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, Chuck Hagel, John Cornyn
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Morsi's hateful speech
Zionists are "bloodsuckers" and "the descendants of apes and pigs." Egyptians should "nurse our children and our grandchildren on hatred for them: for Zionists, for Jews." Those are the words not of an anonymous fanatic on a Cairo street corner but of...
Tags: Judaism, Mohamed Morsi, Islam, West Bank, White House
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White House, defense industry officials meet to discuss cuts
With automatic federal spending cuts set to hit the defense industry on March 1, senior White House officials met with chief executives from contractors to discuss the potential impact. White House spokesman Jay Carney made the disclosure Wednesday...
Tags: BAE Systems Plc., Defense Equipment, U.S. Congress, White House, Barack Obama
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NRA-branded video game draws outrage amid Newtown gun debate
As President Obama prepared to announce his gun control proposals Wednesday, an NRA-branded video game was sparking outrage across the country. “NRA: Practice Range” was released Sunday, according to Apple's App Store -- almost one month...
Tags: Entertainment, Apple iPod, Gaming Industry, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Government
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Obama to make his first presidential visit to Israel in spring
WASHINGTON – President Obama plans to travel to Israel this spring, making his first trip of his presidency to the close U.S. ally. White House spokesman Jay Carney confirmed the trip Tuesday, although he offered no dates and few details. Carney...
Tags: West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Politics, Palestinian National Authority
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Treasury says 'no' to trillion-dollar coin
WASHINGTON -- The trillion-dollar coin isn't going to save the day. The U.S. Treasury says it won't mint the coin as a way of escaping the debt-ceiling crisis. The Federal Reserve also nixed the plan. Even though the platinum coin idea started as...
Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, U.S. Congress, Nobel Prize Awards, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Boehner cancels House vote as 'Plan B' falls short of GOP support
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner abruptly called off a vote on his “Plan B” tax proposal late Thursday, a stunning political defeat after GOP leaders failed to round up support for his alternative to a broader budget deal...Tags: John Boehner, Democratic Party, Paul C. Broun, Plan B (drug), Politics
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House Republicans call off vote on 'Plan B' fiscal cliff plan
WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders abruptly called off a vote Thursday night on their "Plan B” tax proposal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, which ran into stiff resistance from the party's right flank. A tight vote on a preliminary...
Tags: John Boehner, Democratic Party, U.S. Congress, Plan B (drug), Politics
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White House defends possible Defense nominee Chuck Hagel
WASHINGTON -- The White House is again coming to the defense of a possible Cabinet nominee, even before President Obama makes up his mind on the post. White House spokesman Jay Carney backed up former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel on Thursday, saying the...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel
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China calls for talks after North Korean threat
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.BEIJING -- With North Korea openly threatening the United States with nuclear weapons, China called Thursday for a new round of diplomacy and appears to be growing increasingly frustrated with its longtime ally. Beijing’s calls for intervention...Tags: Weaponry, Civil Rights, Communist Party of China, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Xi Jinping
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Children's letters urge Obama to fight for gun control
The current round of efforts to curb gun violence began after the massacre of 20 children in an elementary school in Connecticut. So it is probably not accidental that both sides in the increasingly acrimonious debate have turned to children to help...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Shootings, Politics, Gun Control, MSNBC (tv network)
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