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American Scene: Airport workers accused in drug conspiracy

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ATLANTA — A plot by three workers at Atlanta's airport to smuggle a bag filled with heroin and methamphetamine into the U.S. was foiled when the baggage ended up on an unclaimed luggage carousel, prosecutors said Thursday.

The workers were charged conspiring to smuggle more than $500,000 worth of ...

Police believe Neo-Nazi killed 4, himself in Ariz.

GILBERT, Ariz. | Police said Thursday that they think a former Marine with ties to neo-Nazi and Minutemen groups shot four people and then took his own life in a suburban Phoenix home.

Police believe Jason Todd Ready, 39, was the gunman in Wednesday's shootings in a home in Gilbert, ...

Wyoming got EPA to defer statement on fracking study

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming's governor persuaded the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to postpone an announcement linking hydraulic fracturing to groundwater contamination, giving state officials - whom the EPA had privately briefed on the study - time to attempt to debunk the finding, an investigation by the Associated ...

Noonan: The Case for Sending Senator Lugar Back to Washington

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
We need seasoned statesmen, especially at a time of national crisis.


Agency pulls ad seeking magician for training event

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
In the wake of the GSA convention scandal that is still reverberating across the government, officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday pulled a help-wanted ad for a magician to appear at a leadership training event for its staff in the Washington area next month.
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Gov. Christie talks budgets, 'Snooki'

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
Gov. Chris Christie campaigns for Gov. Scott Walker, cracking jokes and reminding crowds of liberal budget deficits.
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Wisconsin recall will have wider impact

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
When voters in Wisconsin decide whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker next month, they'll also be shaping the dialogue going into the fall.
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How the Past Comes Into Play

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
What is an authentic historical performance? Even in Verdi's time, his tempos were stretched and contracted; embellishments were added.


Best of the Web Today: The Lonely Life of Julia

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
In Obama's ideal world, men are replaced by bureaucrats.


Aide recalls conversation with Edwards mistress

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
John Davis, a former personal assistant to John Edwards, testified Thursday about answering a knock on his hotel door and being told by a campaign videographer that she and Edwards were in love.
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Committee mulls Holder contempt resolution

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
The top Republican on the House Oversight Committee is moving to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate in the panel's investigation of the controversial "Operation Fast and Furious" weapons sting.
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Romney criticizes Chen affair

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
Mitt Romney says the Obama administration failed Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and should work to secure his freedom.
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Ex-Edwards aide had awkward run-in with mistress

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Another former close aide to John Edwards testified Thursday about bungled efforts to keep the former presidential candidate's affair hidden from staff members, including an awkward encounter when his mistress showed up at a hotel weeks after her work filming Mr. Edwards had ended.

For months ...

Chen case another human rights front for Obama

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
Iran, Syria, and now China. President Barack Obama faces a third front of vulnerability on his administration's record of defending human rights with the muddled situation involving activist Chen Guangcheng.
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5 indicted in alleged plot to bomb Ohio bridge

CLEVELAND (AP) — Five men suspected of plotting to bomb an Ohio bridge were indicted Thursday on three counts each, including a new charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction to destroy property in interstate commerce.

The indictment was announced by U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach, who said ...

Après le Débat, Who?

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
By Matthew Kaminski The one and only French presidential debate is the highlight of their election season, and last night's encounter between Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande didn't disappoint.


Opinion: Chinese dissident should be a priority during Clinton's visit

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
Bei Ling says that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton must tell the Chinese dissident in person that the U.S. is committed to his safety and freedom
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Sneak Peak: Why We Occupy Live! DVD

Greg Palast - Articles - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00

Greg Palast from the oil soaked heart of America, Houston TX. Greg Palast live DVD - Coming Soon.

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Son, 14, arrested in Calif. shooting of ICE agent

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The 14-year-old son of a federal agent was arrested Thursday in the shooting death of his father in their Southern California home, authorities said.

The boy was arrested at his home in Carson, which is 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Deputy ...

Piers Morgan: Worst political ad ever

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 15:00
In this edition of "Only in America," Piers Morgan examines, what he calls, the worst political ad ever.
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