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American Scene: Soldier gets life sentence for killing two roommates

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FORT STEWART — A soldier was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole for the 2010 slayings of two Army roommates, both shot at a U.S. base camp in Iraq hours after the suspect complained their room was too messy.

A military jury at Fort Stewart spent just ...

Issa: DOJ can avoid Holder contempt vote

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
A week before his committee is scheduled to hold a vote on a resolution holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa told the Department of Justice Wednesday it still has a chance to produce materials about the failed "Fast and Furious" gun-running operation and avoid a public vote.
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Henninger: Would Harry Truman Blame Paris?

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
Here's pro-growth advice no one in Europe will take: Stop listening to the IMF bleeders and the Obama spenders.


Edward Lazear: Whose Fault Is Today's Bad Economy?

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
What we're experiencing is a new wave of slowdowns, not a continuation of past problems.


Dimon Takes the Hill

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
The J.P. Morgan CEO has an old-fashioned word for Senators.


Notable & Quotable

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
A New York Sun editorial remembering Ronald Reagan's 1987 speech at the Berlin Wall.


Paul Sherman: Money and the 'Appearance of Corruption'

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
The Supreme Court has a chance to strike down the flawed principle behind restrictions on political speech.


NASA launches X-ray telescope into orbit

LOS ANGELES — NASA on Wednesday launched its newest X-ray space telescope on a mission to shine a light on black holes and other hard-to-see objects lurking in the Milky Way and other galaxies.

Mission controllers clapped after receiving a signal from the telescope that it had reached orbit 350 ...

Obama, Romney to focus on economy

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
President Obama and Mitt Romney gear up for a head to head battle. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.
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Dems: Obama could lose, donors better get moving

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In growing numbers, once-confident Democrats now say President Barack Obama could lose the November election....

Please Don't Soak the Rich

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
A successful economy requires outsize rewards for the able (and lucky) few who overcome very long odds to produce valuable innovations that others are willing to pay for. Brian Carney reviews "Unintended Consequences."


Dems: Obama could lose, donors better get moving

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A growing chorus of once-confident Democrats now say President Barack Obama could lose the November election....

Do we need a revolution in higher education?

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
In spite of ever rising tuition and ballooning student loan debts, a large majority of students still desire to attend college. Traditional notions are deeply engrained in the public's mind. College is considered the path to a better, higher paying job, the best way to make connections and propel a career, and a status symbol, especially for those who go to elite universities.
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Florida governor: I can't let non-citizens vote

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
Florida Gov. Rick Scott tells CNN's John King why his state is focused on purging non-citizens from voter polls.
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Dems, GOP claim national meaning in House election

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Based on recent precedent, Democrat Ron Barber's special election triumph in a Republican-heavy Arizona congressional district portends little or nothing about the outcome of this fall's battle for control of the House....

Dems, GOP claim national meaning in House election

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Based on recent precedent, Democrat Ron Barber's special election triumph in a Republican-heavy Arizona congressional district portends little or nothing about the outcome of this fall's battle for control of the House....

Dems, GOP claim national meaning in House election

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 06:33
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Based on recent precedent, Democrat Ron Barber's special election triumph in a Republican-heavy Arizona congressional district portends little or nothing about the outcome of this fall's battle for control of the House....
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