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CIA asked AP not to expose Yemen terror plot bust until White House could crow about it publicly
The whole point of Holder’s presser on Tuesday, I thought, was to stress that the DOJ had to take extraordinary action in subpoenaing the AP’s phone records because the leak itself was so extraordinary. The clear impression was that the AP’s story had put the public in danger by compromising operations in Yemen, therefore the DOJ had to go the extra mile in finding out which ...
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Training push fails to halt US military sex assaults
The increase in education has nevertheless failed to prevent what the nation's top general called last week "a crisis" after the Pentagon reported a 37-percent jump in the estimated number of sexual assault cases in 2012. Moreover, the military suffered deep embarrassment when personnel who worked on preventing sexual assaults were themselves accused of sex crimes this month. On ...
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Market Buzz American consumerism drives Euro and Asian floors
Oil Positive US consumer data drove up European stocks, while Asian shares almost reached a five-year high and the yen made a marked comeback. Russian markets slightly eased Friday, after low crude prices took their toll on last week's equities. After dropping nearly 4 percent over the past week, the MICEX slightly recovered and gained 0.16 percent to 1404.04, a four-day high. The RTS ...
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Conn. derailment to cause greatly slowed commute
View Photo Associated Press/The Connecticut Post,Brian A. Pounds - A derailed Metro-North rail car is hoisted back on to the tracks in Bridgeport. Conn. on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Crews will spend days rebuilding ...
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S. Korea analyzing if North launched missiles or artillery- Experts N. Korea camp holding American not worst
South Korea officials are trying to determine out what exactly North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend. A Defense Ministry official speaking on condition of anonymity citing department rules says experts are analyzing whether the projectiles are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing. North Korea fired what Seoul officials called a ...
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Yahoo poised to buy New York-based blogging service
It is reported the board of Yahoo has green-lighted a deal to buy the New-York based blogging service Tumblr for more than 850 million euros. The news is expected to be officially announced later. If confirmed, the plan would give Yahoo a larger social media presence and enhance its appeal to younger ...
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Myanmar leaders White House visit marks diplomatic rehabilitation but angers activists
WASHINGTON - Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation. But activists are angry about President Barack Obama hosting Thein Sein, and lawmakers are wary. The Myanmar leader has led the shift from decades of direct ...
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Tornadoes tear through Midwest at least 1 killed in Oklahoma 21 more injured
SHAWNEE, Okla. Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. "You can see where there's absolutely nothing, then there are places where you have mobile home frames on top of each other, debris piled up," Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth said after ...
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Chicago NRIs extend support to AAP
In a resolution at the first convention of AAP USA on May 18, Indian-American supporters of Kejriwal said non-residents have a crucial role to play in the political movement being spearheaded by the anti-graft ...
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Coordinator’s Education Making Positive Impact On Patients in Chicago
Illinois Department of Employment Security , you might be considering a career as a nurse. To get an inside look at how education helps nurses, we spoke with Meryl Fury, clinic coordinator forNorth Chicago Health Center, which is part of ...
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U.S. calls on DPRK to release detained American
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government on Monday called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to release the detained American citizen. Describing welfare of U.S. citizens as a "critical and top priority" for his department, State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell called on the DPRK to release the detained American, identified by him as Kenneth ...
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White House says debt limit compromise possible
With less than one week towards a possible calamitous U.S. debt default deadline, the White House said on Wednesday that a debt limit compromise is essential and possible, adding fresh pressure to the stalemated debt ceiling negotiation process. In response to some analysts' studies that the nation could postpone for about a week after its borrowing authority expires on Tuesday due to new ...
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Burmese President to Visit White House
The former general will meet with President Barack Obama during a visit human rights organizations and some politicians say is premature because of anti-Muslim violence and continuing rights violations in Burma. Officials say the two countries are expected to use the visit to work out agreements that could lead to regular talks on boosting trade, labor standards and investment. On Sunday, ...
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Union of immigration enforcement officers to oppose Senate bill
By Carrie Dann, NBC News A union representing 12,000 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers will publicly oppose the Senate Gang of Eight immigration plan Monday, giving critics of the overhaul effort additional political ammunition as they work to defeat legislation working its way through the Senate Judiciary Committee. In a release announcing the group's opposition to the ...
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Bacon Bacon On SNL Weekend Update Parodies San Francisco Controversy
forced to shut down Friday after complaints about its potent smell. Turns out it isn't just fanatic locals who care. The news made it all the way to SNL, with Amy Poehler making a crack about pork and police during ...
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Insight The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill
Apart from the relative success of Tesla Motors Inc in putting nearly 10,000 of its pricey luxury electric cars on the road, the electric vehicle sector has been among the biggest duds in clean ...
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Video Video Tornado destruction in Carney Oklahoma
One of several twisters that ripped through Oklahoma and Kansas Sunday night destroyed several mobile homes in a trailer park 35 miles southeast of Oklahoma ...
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United Airlines to restart 787 flights on May 20
Following the recent exercise of unbundling various services like charging for privileged seats, meals and excess baggage, several airlines put a price on seat ...
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The decomposition of American democracy
observed , "The AUMF, presented at the time as a temporary and limited measure of self-defense against those who committed acts over 12 years ago, is well on its way to being transformed into something akin to the Reichstag Fire Decree or the Enabling Act--an all-purpose pseudo-legal rationalization for police state measures and unfettered executive power for the indefinite ...
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Buffalo New York students and teachers face attack
Students and teachers in Buffalo, New York, are facing sharp cuts and school closings as part of the push by the new superintendent, Pamela Brown, to cut $50 million from the budget. Brown is seeking to implement her "reform" plan, which aims to close public schools, fire teachers and expand charter schools.On May 7, six of nine members of the Buffalo Board of Education were elected in ...
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AP chief rips feds’ ‘abuse’
WASHINGTON - The head of The Associated Press lashed out yesterday at the Justice Department’s seizure of the news agency’s phone records, saying it is already having a chilling effect on sources and is "unconstitutional."In his first television interview since the scandal broke, AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt called the seizure of thousands of reporter phone records by ...
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Tea party looks to seize on White House controversies
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., chairwoman of the Tea Party Caucus, center, speaks Thursday about the IRS targeting tea party groups. (Molly Riley / Associated ...
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White House Told in April That Audit of I.R.S. Completed
WASHINGTON -- The chief White House lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, learned last month that a Treasury inspector general had concluded an audit of ...
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Insight The fight for North Dakotas fracking-water market
WATFORD CITY, North Dakota (Reuters) - In towns across North Dakota, the wellhead of the North American energy boom, the locals have taken to quoting the adage: "Whiskey is for drinking, and water is for ...
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Analysis At margins of shale oil boom a tempered euphoria
HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the past three years, the boom in the U.S. shale oil industry has outstripped all expectations. Production surged far faster than any forecasts; drillers raced to secure space in new pipelines to get their crude to ...
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