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Sebelius: HHS secretary with a mission
The Swampby Noam N. Levey President Barack Obama said today that he will nominate Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services, tapping a Washington outsider for the senior health post in his Cabinet as he......Tags: Tom Daschle, Government, Health Insurance, Government Health Care, The White House
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US monitoring NKorea missile activity from bases in Japan
Associated Press WriterMISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — The U.S. military is closely monitoring activities in North Korea from its bases in Japan ahead of the expected launch of a long-range missile that could be capable of striking U.S. territory, officials said Tuesday....Tags: United States, U.S. Military, Government, Defense, Satellite Technology
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Emanuel on earmarks: 'Last-year's biz'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, demanding honesty in budgeting and forbidding "earmarks'' for individual congressmen in the bills he is seeking, is likely to sign a multibillion-dollar spending bill which critics contend is riddled with now-...Tags: George Bush, CBS Corp., Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Health Care
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Iran has enough nuke material for bomb
The Swampby Julian E. Barnes The nation's top military officer said Sunday that Iran has enough nuclear material to make a bomb, but Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Tehran was not close to building a weapon. Adm. Michael G. Mullen,......Tags: Nancy Pelosi, United States, George Bush, Robert Gates, Government
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RI unemployment rate is at 10.3 percent and rising
Harold Shippee and his co-workers had one big question after learning in October that the metal plant where they worked for a quarter-century would close as it struggled with a tanking economy. "Now what do we do?" said Shippee, who supports a wife...Tags: Groton, Business, Government, Machine Manufacturing, General Dynamics Corporation
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Memo shows how Bush administration argued the president has total power over rendition policy
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A Bush-era legal memo gives new detail on how the White House tiptoed around laws and treaties to justify presidential power to transfer prisoners captured in the war on terror to countries where they might be tortured. The...Tags: United States, Lawyers, Government, Guerrilla Activity, Treaties
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Memos show Bush officials believed president's power during wartime had few constraints
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush administration determined that certain constitutional rights would not apply as the U.S. stepped up its response to terrorism, according to documents released to the public for the...Tags: United States, George Bush, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Eric Holder, Government
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Pennsylvania offers loans and rebates for home energy efficiency improvements
Call Harrisburg BureauPennsylvanians looking to shave a few dollars off their heating bills can get some relief through a state program that encourages them to make their homes more energy-efficient. Thanks to a $17 million expansion, the state's Keystone Home Energy Loan...Tags: House and Home, Government, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Home Energy Saving
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Lawmakers renew push for government regulation of cigarettes
WASHINGTON — With support from a president who's been trying to kick the habit himself, lawmakers renewed their efforts Monday to require government regulation of cigarettes. President Barack Obama has been an occasional smoker who acknowledged...Tags: George Bush, Laws, Government, Henry Waxman, Litigation and Regulation
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US troops to push ahead with joint military drills with SKorea despite tensions with North
Associated Press WriterSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday it will push ahead with plans to hold joint exercises with South Korea next week despite North Korea's warning that it would consider the drills preparation for an attack. The North...Tags: United States, U.S. Military, Kendo, Government, Defense
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2 LI schools off state low-performance list
john.hildebrand@newsday.comFor the first time ever, two Long Island schools won removal from the state's lowest-performance list in a single stroke yesterday. The state's announcement that student achievement has moved up a notch at both Roosevelt Middle School and Wyandanch...Tags: High Schools, Michael Bloomberg, Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning, Government
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Raul Castro's leadership shake-up raises question about future successor, Cuba-US relations
Associated Press WriterHAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Raul Castro's decision to ouster powerful officials close to his brother Fidel raises questions both about who will succeed him and how the biggest government shake-up since he took power a year ago will impact U.S.-...Tags: Fidel Castro, United States, Government, Raul Castro, National Government
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