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Issa, Holder butt heads

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
Attorney General Holder and Rep. Issa comment on their meeting on Fast and Furious documents as a contempt vote looms.
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Tobacco tax vote outcome still unknown 2 weeks later

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two weeks after Californians went to the polls, a closely watched effort to impose a new tax on tobacco in the nation's most populous state remains too close to call.

With 400,000 ballots outstanding as of Tuesday, the measure that would add a $1-a-pack cigarette tax is ...

Wife backs Sandusky in testimony

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's wife testified Tuesday that she remembers most of the men who told a jury that her husband sexually abused them, but she insisted he never had inappropriate contact with them as boys.

She also said that the basement where the ...

Romney: Rubio is being thoroughly vetted

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses the misinformation surrounding his VP vetting process.
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Biden to public workers union: 'We owe you'

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
Vice President Joe Biden slams the Romney camp, saying the GOP candidate has public workers "under full blown assault."
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GOP senators won't say if Obama plan is amnesty

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When it comes to President Barack Obama's new immigration policy, Senate Republicans are quite sure they don't like it. They just don't want to say if it amounts to amnesty, at least not yet, while they await guidance on the politically charged issue from presidential candidate Mitt Romney....

GOP senators won't say if Obama plan is amnesty

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When it comes to President Barack Obama's new immigration policy, Senate Republicans are quite sure they don't like it. They just don't want to say if it amounts to amnesty, at least not yet, while they await guidance on the politically charged issue from presidential candidate Mitt Romney....

American Scene: Teen guilty in flame attack on middle-school classmate

FORT LAUDERDALE — A Florida teenager was convicted Tuesday of aggravated battery in a horrific 2009 attack on a middle-school classmate who was drenched in rubbing alcohol and set on fire.

Matthew "Zeke" Bent was accused of orchestrating the attack on Michael Brewer and charged with attempted second-degree murder. The ...

Southern Baptists make history, elect first black leader

NEW ORLEANS — The Southern Baptist Convention voted Tuesday to elect its first black president in one of its biggest steps yet to reconcile the 167-year-old denomination's troubled racial past and appeal to a more diverse group of Christians.

The Rev. Fred Luter Jr. was unopposed in being elected by ...

Texan who saved daughter won't face murder rap

SHINER, Texas — A young Texas father who beat to death with his fists a man molesting his 5-year-old daughter will not be charged, authorities said Tuesday as they released a dramatic 911 tape of the dad frantically pleading for help before the hired ranch helper died.

A Lavaca County ...

On tour, a looser and largely gaffe-free Romney

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) -- The personal stories were slightly awkward. The small-town events tended toward the corny. His chats with voters were usually just a few words. But as Mitt Romney campaigned across six states, he loosened up a little - and avoided the verbal gaffes that had plagued him in the past....

On tour, a looser and largely gaffe-free Romney

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) -- The personal stories were slightly awkward. The small-town events tended toward the corny. His chats with voters were usually just a few words. But as Mitt Romney campaigned across six states, he loosened up a little - and avoided the verbal gaffes that had plagued him in the past....

On tour, a looser and largely gaffe-free Romney

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) -- The personal stories were slightly awkward. The small-town events tended toward the corny. His chats with voters were usually just a few words. But as Mitt Romney campaigned across six states, he loosened up a little - and avoided the verbal gaffes that had plagued him in the past....

US `encouraged' by Europe's plan to stem crisis

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) -- Seeking to sooth global economic fears, U.S. officials said they were encouraged that European leaders appeared ready to undertake a more forceful response to the continent's crippling debt crisis while still focusing on much-needed growth....

GOP senators won't say if Obama plan is amnesty

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans are sure they don't want President Barack Obama's new immigration policy. But they don't want to say if it amounts to amnesty while they wait for guidance from presidential candidate Mitt Romney....

College Board sets up 857 desks on National Mall

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- While schools across the country are letting out this week, class is in session on the National Mall. That is where the College Board set up 857 student desks in the blazing sun Tuesday....

College Board sets up 857 desks on National Mall

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 06:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- While schools across the country are letting out this week, class is in session on the National Mall. That is where the College Board set up 857 student desks in the blazing sun Tuesday....
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