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Mississippi ex-governor says pardons were misrepresented
Posted from Reuters: Politics 4 days ago
political discourse from around the world : 2008 US Election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on Sunday blamed political opponents for much of the uproar set off after he pardoned more than 200 criminals. (original story)
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Boehner: Republicans may link pipeline to tax bill
Posted from Reuters: Politics 4 days ago
political discourse from around the world : 2008 US Election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday that Republicans may use an upcoming payroll tax cut bill to force President Barack Obama to approve the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. (original story)
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Worried about Air Pollution? Don't Hide Indoors
Posted from Scientific American - Clean... 4 days ago
political discourse from around the world : Global Warming
You need to get out more. Whether it's smog or tiny particles of pollution , Americans face the bulk of their health risks from bad air inside. Why? We spend most of our time indoors. [More] (original story)
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Santorum sticks around and gives grief to Gingrich
Posted from Reuters: Politics 4 days ago
political discourse from around the world : 2008 US Election
CORAL SPRINGS, Florida (Reuters) - He may not have much money or a ground game to speak of in Florida but Republican Rick Santorum will not pull out of the presidential race - much to the chagrin of rival Newt Gingrich and probably to the delight of a bruised Mitt Romney. (original story)
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House Republican budget to seek Medicare reforms
Posted from Reuters: Politics 4 days ago
political discourse from around the world : 2008 US Election
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will put forward a budget plan this year that will seek substantial reforms to health benefits for the elderly and make aggressive strides toward reducing deficits, a senior lawmaker said on Friday. (original story)
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Romney: Gingrich activity 'potentially wrongful' (AP)
Posted from Yahoo! News: Elections 2012 4 days ago
political discourse from around the world : 2008 US Election
AP - Mitt Romney launched a multipronged attack Monday on rival Newt Gingrich, including a scathing TV ad and personally accusing the former House speaker of engaging in "potentially wrongful activity" in his consulting work over the past decade. (original story)
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Senator Paul refuses airport pat-down
Posted from Reuters: Politics 4 days ago
political discourse from around the world : 2008 US Election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Rand Paul, son of presidential candidate Ron Paul, refused to complete a passenger security screening on Monday after triggering an alarm, officials said. (original story)
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Giffords marks final congressional duties in Tucson
Posted from Reuters: Politics 4 days ago
political discourse from around the world : 2008 US Election
(Reuters) - Representative Gabrielle Giffords was due to meet on Monday with some of those present when she was shot in the head last year, part of a final flurry of duties before she resigns from the U.S. Congress this week. (original story)
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Supreme Court limits police use of GPS to track suspects
Posted from Reuters: Politics 4 days ago
political discourse from around the world : 2008 US Election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court for the first time ruled on Monday that police attachment of a GPS device to monitor a suspect's vehicle was a search protected by constitutional privacy rights, a test case involving new surveillance technology. (original story)
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U.S. flouts law at Guantanamo, despite Obama vow: U.N.
Posted from Reuters: Politics 4 days ago
political discourse from around the world : 2008 US Election
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States is still flouting international law at Guantanamo Bay, despite President Barack Obama's election pledge to shut the facility, the United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Monday. (original story)
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Judith Clarke-Copeland is a wife and mother from Nashville who became a political news junkie while on bed rest during pregnancy. It's been over 10 years, but now the feeling is the more news on politics out there to binge on, the more it makes you want to vomit (spout out comments at random, shouting them out to virtual people).
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