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Obama threatens veto of bill combining tax cuts for middle class, top earners
President Obama is threatening to veto any legislation that extends all the tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year, as he presses Congress to extend those cuts only for families whose yearly income is less than...
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US, partners to push for global sanctions on Assad, but need Russian, Chinese help
PARIS – The United States and its European and Arab partners will threaten the Assad regime with global sanctions if it fails to quickly implement a Syrian peace plan that includes the appointment of a new interim government, U.S. officials...
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Texas rolls out gunboats to combat violence spilling over river border with Mexico
Law enforcement officers working along the U.S.-Mexico border are stepping up efforts to respond to what is in effect a war going on south of the border, where drug cartel violence has spun out of control. In Texas, where the...
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Boehner says House will likely file suit within weeks to get Fast & Furious documents
GOP House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday the chamber will likely file a lawsuit to compel the Justice Department to release more documents related to the investigation into the federal government’s Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation. Boehner, R-Ohio, said the...
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Colorado blaze devours houses, chars land on Air Force Academy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A raging wildfire destroyed dozens of houses overnight and charred land on the edges of the Air Force Academy on Wednesday, while thick smoke and intense, towering flames kept officials from learning the full scope of...
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Turkey to push NATO to consider Syria’s downing of Turkish jet as attack on military alliance
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey said Monday it would push NATO to consider Syria’s downing of a Turkish jet as an attack on the whole military alliance. The announcement came on the eve of a meeting by NATO’s governing body to...
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House panel backs contempt for Holder, Issa says floor vote can still be avoided
A House panel voted Wednesday in favor of holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, a move that inflamed partisan rancor on Capitol Hill and sets up the possibility of legal action against the attorney general himself. Holder has...
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UN peacekeeping chief calls Syria conflict a civil war
U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous says the conflict in Syria is now a full-scale civil war, AFP reports. The comments come after reports that the Syrian government has lost “large chunks of territory” in some cities. The U.N. also reported...
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Issa: Obama administration classifies jobs with political purpose
The Obama administration on Wednesday acknowledged a wide-ranging definition of “green jobs” that includes bus driver, bicycle-shop clerk and other unexpected lines of employment, which the chairman of the GOP-led House oversight committee said is being done for “clearly political...
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Democrats, supporters appear split over Charlotte as convention choice
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In less than 100 days, Democrats will gather in Charlotte, N.C., for their presidential nominating convention. The city was a natural choice after President Obama in 2008 turned a reliably red state to blue for the first...
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