COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 15 -- Sen. John McCain on Thursday offered for the first time what he hopes will be an end date for the war in Iraq, part of a vision he presented in...
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McCain Sees U.S. Troops Leaving Iraq by 2013
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Economist calls on world to aid African farmers
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sneakycheat: Africa's food production could double in a matter of years and help stabilize spiraling food prices if wealthy nations help small farmers with simple...
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Delphi Chief: Skills Key to U.S. Factory Turnaround
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The economy shed 326,000 factory jobs in the past 12 months. Steve Miller, executive chairman of giant auto parts maker Delphi Corp., says improving worker skills is key...
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Study: Number of Wireless-Only U.S. Homes Grows
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More Americans are cancelling their landlines and using only wireless phones, according to a new study from the National Center for Health Statistics. In the last half of...
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Grocery Outlet: A New Place To Save
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The newest trend in penny-pinching is coming from an unlikely source: The Amish. According to The Canadian Press, Amish-run grocery outlets "are a thriving discount...
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Italian's Detention Illustrates Dangers Foreign Visitors Face
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New York Times - By Nina Bernstein - May. 14 (Special Report) - Government officials have acknowledged that intensified security since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has...
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Fed looks at ways to fight asset bubbles
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Financial Times - By Krishna Guha - May. 14 (News Report) - The US Federal Reserve is reconsidering the way it deals with asset price bubbles in the wake of the housing...
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Some Detainees Are Drugged For Deportation
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Washington Post - By Amy Goldstein, Dana Priest - May. 14 (Special Report) - The U.S. government has injected hundreds of foreigners it has deported with dangerous...
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Government asks court to block wider testing for mad cow
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Associated Press - By Sam Hananel - May. 14 (News Report) - The Bush administration on Friday urged a federal appeals court to stop meatpackers from testing all their...
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McCain Differs With Bush on Climate Change
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New York Times - May. 13 (News Report) - Reaction to Mr. McCain proposals from environmental advocates was lukewarm. Several environmental groups said that his plan did...
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U.S. Outlook Is Worst Since '92, Poll Finds
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Americans are gloomier about the direction of the country than they have been at any point in 15 years, and Democrats hold their biggest advantage since early 1993 as the...
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U.S. Has Detained 2,500 Juveniles as Enemy Combatants
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The United States has detained approximately 2,500 juveniles younger than 18 as illegal enemy combatants in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay since 2002, according to...
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Gates: U.S. Should Engage Iran With Incentives, Threats
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The United States should construct a combination of incentives and threats to engage Iran, and may have missed earlier opportunities to begin a useful dialogue with...
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Dangers facing the World
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As if Iraq was not enough to worry about, some important political developments in Lebanon, and even in the Yemen have raised the temperature of the Middle East . . .A...
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Could Tom Tancredo Have Been... Wrong?
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The Washington Post reports on a new study revealing the quicker and quicker adaptation of immigrants to American norms. In general, the longer an immigrant lives in...
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U.S. drops charges against accused "20th hijacker"
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday it dropped charges against a Saudi who U.S. officials say intended to be the "20th hijacker" on September 11 but sent...
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Rep. Tom Allen: Obama Needs Bigger Dem Majorities In Congress
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One of Barack Obama's recent high profile endorsers has two pieces of advice for the Illinois Democrat: don't nudge Hillary Clinton out of the primary before she's ready,...
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Ozzfest 2008 announced
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OZZFEST RETURNS AS ONE-DAY STADIUM SPECTACULARON AUGUST 9 IN DALLAS, TXWITH OZZY OSBOURNE AND METALLICATOP AND CUTTING-EDGE ACTSTO IGNITE THREE STAGESAll eyes and ears...
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McCain and the 'Unitary Executive'
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Consortium News - By Robert Parry - May. 13 (Opinion) - If John McCain wins the presidency - and gets to appoint one or more U.S. Supreme Court justices - America's...
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Countdown’s Worst Persons: Wally World, McCain’s Myanmar Lobbyist & BillO
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Download | Play Download | Play (h/t Silent Patriot) It now appears that the case between Wal-Mart and Jim and Debbie Shank will...