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Obama firm, won't yield on tax hike for wealthiest
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09/09/2010 01:25 AM
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Politically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans, joining battle with Republicans — and some fellow Democrats — just two months before bruising midterm elections.
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Imam: Handling of Islamic center plan a matter of national security
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09/09/2010 01:14 AM
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The religious leader behind plans to build an Islamic center and mosque a few blocks from New York's ground zero said Wednesday night that America's national security depends on how it handles the controversy.
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Portugal, on the Medical Map
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09/09/2010 12:26 AM
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A huge private donation for a cancer center could lure talent to an overlooked nation.
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Obama Does Right by Research and Development Tax Credit
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09/08/2010 04:36 PM
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? Ask and you shall receive. Yesterday I wrote about the President?s tax proposals and commen
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In primary race against Adrian Fenty, Vince Gray has put his political skills on display
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09/09/2010 12:00 AM
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To succeed in politics (or most anything else), you've got to be lucky or smart. In positioning himself as the front-runner to become the District's next mayor, Vince Gray has been both. Adrian Fenty - Washington DC - United States - Politics - Vince Gray
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Mexican mayor killed, massacre suspects arrested
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09/08/2010 11:51 PM
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Hooded gunmen killed the mayor of a small town in the northern Mexico state of San Luis Potosi on Wednesday, and prosecutors announced the arrest of seven suspects in the massacre of 72 migrants in August.
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J&J launches 5-year aid program for women, children
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09/08/2010 11:03 PM
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Johnson & Johnson has pledged grant money, drugs and research funding for new HIV and tuberculosis medications as part of a five-year, private sector effort to improve the health up to 120 million women and children in developing nations each year.
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Sales of new 'Medal of Honor' video game banned on military bases
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09/08/2010 10:50 PM
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Military bases across the United States have banned the sale of a new video game that lets a player pretend to be a Taliban fighter and "shoot" U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Video game - Game - United States - Electronic Arts - Military
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Financial overhaul's unexpected fallout: Closing of D.C.'s Small Savers day care
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09/08/2010 10:47 PM
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Washington's battle for regulatory reform wasn't supposed to have this kind of collateral damage.
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Amid Kabul Bank meltdown, Afghans question U.S.-style capitalism
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09/08/2010 10:49 PM
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KABUL - Kabul Bank became the pride of Afghanistan's financial system by offering the conveniences and thrills of 21st-century capitalism: branches in far-flung provinces, plentiful ATMs, and lottery prizes of cash and houses.
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