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White House delay of budget proposal infuriates Republicans
The White House is delaying for one week the release of President Obama’s budget for the 2013 fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, a decision that administration officials say was based on “the need to finalize decisions and technical details”...
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US aircraft carrier sails through Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON – The USS Abraham Lincoln on Sunday passed through the Strait of Hormuz — the first time a US aircraft carrier has been through the strategic waterway since Iran threatened to close it earlier this month. The US Navy...
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Top Al Qaeda figure reportedly killed in drone strike
A senior Al Qaeda figure was reportedly killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last week, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News. Four militants in the town of Miranshah in the North Waziristan tribal region were also killed,...
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Obama administration rejects Keystone pipeline permit
President Obama announced Wednesday that he will deny a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, blaming Republicans for imposing a “rushed and arbitrary deadline” which he said did not give officials enough time. GOP lawmakers immediately excoriated the president for...
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Wikipedia goes dark for 24 hours to protest web piracy bills
SAN FRANCISCO – Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The shutdown of one of the Internet’s most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of anti-piracy legislation could threaten...
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Huntsman to withdraw from race for Republican presidential nomination
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will withdraw his bid for the republican presidential nomination, Fox News confirmed Sunday. Huntsman is set to announce his withdrawal from the race Monday at 11:00 a.m. at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in South Carolina,...
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For 2012, Signs Point to Tepid Consumer Spending
As the weak economy has trudged on, they have leaned on credit cards to pay for holiday gifts, many bought at discounts. They are dipping into savings to cover spikes in gas, food and rent. They are substituting domestic vacations...
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GOP Candidates Build Iowa Ground Game in Quest for Caucus Turnout
The Republican presidential candidates are supercharging their ground games, as the mish-mash of polls fades away to leave candidates relying on the crucial Iowa caucuses to judge who’s up and who’s down. Two days out, Iowa’s Republican powerbrokers say the race...
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Path Is Cleared for Yemeni Leader to Get Care in U.S.
HONOLULU — The Obama administration has decided in principle to allow the embattled president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to enter the United States for medical treatment, subject to certain assurances, two administration officials said Monday. But those conditions —...
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Last, Last, Last Minute Tech Christmas Gifts
It’s never too late to get your Christmas shopping done. You just have to know a few tricks to procure the right procrastinator’s presents. Here are a few really last-minute suggestions. Sending Out Cards Those who think e-mailed greeting cards...
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