Recent Updates
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Gov. Spitzer resigns in wake of prostitution scandal
Law & Politics 03/12/2008Gov. Eliot Spitzer has decided to resign, completing a stunning fall from power after he was nationally disgraced by links to a high-priced prostitution ring, a top state official said Wednesday.Spitzer was scheduled to announce his resignation midda...
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White House: Cheney Is Going to Mideast
Law & Politics 03/10/2008President Bush is dispatching Vice President Dick Cheney to the Middle East to help hold together fragile negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, the latest move in the administration's push for a peace deal before Bush leaves office.Cheney d...
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Bush will press for action on surveillance bill
Law & Politics 02/28/2008[##_1L|1019670793.gif|width="135" height="114" alt=""|_##]President Bush said Thursday that the country is not headed into a recession and, despite expressing concern about slowing economic growth, rejected for now any additional stimulus efforts. "W...
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Calif. Wrestles With Budget Shortfall
Law & Politics 02/21/2008California's multibillion-dollar budget shortfall has grown, the state's nonpartisan fiscal watchdog said Wednesday as she offered a trim-and-tax plan that competes with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal for across-the-board cuts.The report by Le...
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Former President Bush endorses McCain
Law & Politics 02/18/2008Sen. John McCain, trying to solidify his support among conservatives amid resolute competition from former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, today won the endorsement of former President George Bush. Welcoming "an old friend back to Texas," Bush called Mc...
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Obama takes winning streak into U.S. contests
Law & Politics 02/12/2008Democrat Barack Obama looked to continue his winning streak in three mid-Atlantic presidential primaries and brushed aside questions Tuesday about future contests to which rival Hillary Rodham Clinton has turned her attention. Republican John McCain ...
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US Congress backs stimulus for troubled economy
Law & Politics 02/08/2008[##_1L|1038634471.jpg|width="140" height="135" alt=""|_##]The US Congress has overwhelmingly approved a giant economic stimulus plan sought by the White House amid mounting fears that the world's biggest economy could be sliding into a recession. Sen...
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EPA's Relaxed Emissions Rule Struck Down
Law & Politics 02/08/2008A federal appeals court struck down a Bush administration policy exempting power plants from certain environmental regulations. The court said the policy was unlawful.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit negated a rule known...
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Obama Raises $7M Post Super Tuesday
Law & Politics 02/07/2008Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has raised $7.2 million for his presidential campaign since the first polls closed on Super Tuesday night, his campaign said Thursday, a remarkable figure that is causing concern among supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Cl...
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$3 Trillion Bush Budget Already Attacked
Law & Politics 02/04/2008President Bush is sending Congress a $3 trillion spending blueprint that would provide a big boost to defense and protect his signature tax cuts.It seeks sizable savings in government health care programs and puts the squeeze on much of the rest of g...
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Obama Fights Back Against Bill Clinton
Law & Politics 01/21/2008Presidential candidate Barack Obama accused former President Bill Clinton of distorting his words as the Democratic race in South Carolina heated up on Monday. Meanwhile, Republican presidential hopefuls kept their focus on economics as they began ca...
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Domino's Pizza Founder Supports Romney
Law & Politics 01/11/2008Get the door, it's Tom Monaghan. And he's delivering family values to Mitt Romney in 30 minutes or less. The former Domino's Pizza owner and noted anti-abortion activist today cast his lot with the struggling Romney campaign, which, using its own int...