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Full texts of healthcare summit opening remarks: Obama, Alexander, Pelosi, Reid (Updated)
Top of the TicketThree Democrats and one Republican speak at the start of the healthcare summit.... -
'Body of War'
Times Movie CriticON Sept. 13, 2001, after watching footage of President Bush brandishing his bullhorn atop the rubble of the World Trade Center, Tomas Young, a 22-year-old from Kansas City, Mo., enlisted in the Army. He thought he'd be sent to Afghanistan to smoke the...Tags: Iraq, Hospitals and Clinics, Iraq War (2003-2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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Senate careers branch differently for Clinton, Obama
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Senate long has been considered a poor springboard to the White House. But it provided a crucial step in the political rise of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, giving them a priceless chance to burnish their records and shore up weaknesses...Tags: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Newt Gingrich, National Government, Russia
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Obama flubs the 'presidential' test
With Sen. Joe Biden slated to give Wednesday's keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama's vice presidential pick will stay in the national limelight awhile longer. Who among us can contain their excitement? Not me. I can't wait...Tags: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Richard Nixon, National Government, Hillary Clinton
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Second-term lessons from the Gipper
Like george w. bush, Ronald Reagan began the final two years of his presidency at low ebb. In the November 1986 election, Democrats recaptured a Senate majority, providing them complete control of Congress for the first time in Reagan's presidency. Almost...Tags: National Government, Mikhail S Gorbachev, Parliament, White House, Republican Party
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Senate Approves Overhaul of Spy Agencies
Times Staff WriterThe Senate gave final passage today to a bill putting a single director in charge of the nation's spy agencies, capping a contentious, five-month legislative push to respond to the recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission that investigated the 2001...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Heads of State, National Government, Building Material, American Civil Liberties Union
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Gen. Taguba Testifies Before Senate Panel
Federal News ServiceFollowing is testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, as provided by Federal News Service. SEN. JOHN WARNER: The committee meets today for the second of a series of hearings regarding the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by some elements...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Afghanistan, Television, Travel, Human Rights
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Tudor's new 'Politician' biscuit full of bologna
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Tudor's Biscuit World owner Oshel Craigo had an idea for a new breakfast sandwich, but couldn't think of a good name. Almost all other Tudor's biscuits have names: the Peppi, the Tootie, the Thundering Herd, the Mountaineer and many...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Sandwiches, Biscuits, Steaks, Politics
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BOE member questions practice of naming schools for people or families
julieg@herald-mail.comSeven Washington County Public Schools — including Bester and E. Russell Hicks — are named for people or families, but at least one board member wants that practice to stop. School board member Karen Harshman raised questions about the...Tags: Basketball, Elementary Schools, Schools, Public Schools, College Basketball
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Not another war
As we now remember the tenth anniversary of our entrance into the Iraq War, which was justified on false pretenses, hopefully we will remember the painful costs in lives, injuries and treasure. We also sadly remember those courageous few such as Sen....Tags: Barack Obama, Iraq War (2003-2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Saudi Arabia, Heads of State, Geriatrics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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'The Body Of War' Examines Psychic and Physical Damage Caused By the Iraq War
The Body of War TV host Phil Donahue will be present for Q&A, with EMMY-Award-Winning TV journalists, Ira Joe Fisher and Morton Dean. Friday, Feb. 1, 7:30p.m. The Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, (203) 438-5795,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Iraq, U.S. Congress, Correspondents (music group), John McCain
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