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US president-to-be Obama's attorney general pick is anti-corruption crusader
Washington :: DC :: USA | over 3 years ago
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This June 9, 2008 file photo shows former Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder arriving on Capitol Hill in Washington. President-elect Barack Obama's aides have privately asked senators whether Holder would be confirmed as the next attorney general,
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day closings
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | over 4 years ago
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Schools, colleges and universities will not hold classes. -- Banks, the Des Moines Public Library, and federal and state government offices will be closed, including the Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa Workforce Development offices. Most
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North Korea claims to have weaponized plutonium
Beijing :: China | over 4 years ago
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Senior North Korean officials say the communist regime has "weaponized" its stockpile of plutonium, according to a U.S. scholar, in a move suggesting that North Korea may have significantly hardened its stance on nuclear negotiations. Selig Harrison,
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Examiner.com: Anchorage, Alaska: Amtrak: Trains to D.C. nearly sold out
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | over 4 years ago
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With just three days left to the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama , options for getting to Washington are running out. Unless you already have a ticket, don't count on taking the train. AAA is warning Philadelphia area residents not to
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Obama to 'rapidly engage' on Mideast
Washington :: DC :: USA | over 4 years ago
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Barack Obama will quickly get down to work on the Middle East and hopes a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza militants will endure, a top aide said today. "Let me say that all of us are hopeful that a cessation of violence will hold," David Axelrod,
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President-elect Obama continues inaugural tour
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | over 4 years ago
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President-elect Barack Obama continued his inaugural train ride on Saturday after making a whistle-stop in Wilmington, Delaware, where he picked up Vice President-elect Joe Biden. Both men, together with their families, led a brief ceremony and
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Senate Republicans block delay in TV transition
Washington :: DC :: USA | over 4 years ago
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Senate Republicans on Friday blocked a bill that would have delayed next month's nationwide shutdown of analog TV signals until June 12, but Democrats vowed to bring the measure back for a vote next week. The bill was defeated even after President-
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Slow roll events added to Obama whistle stop tour
Baltimore :: MD :: USA | over 4 years ago
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The Presidential Inaugural Committee has announced another opportunity for people to see President-elect Barack Obama during his Whistle Stop Tour to Washington. Events will be held Saturday in at the Philadelphia and Wilmington train stations and at
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'Let's get tough on Zim'
Washington :: DC :: USA | over 4 years ago
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President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for UN ambassador, Susan Rice, on Thursday vowed to get tough with Zimbabwe and revive US leadership globally with an emphasis on beefing up peacekeeping capacity. At her Senate confirmation hearing, Rice
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Perdue chases federal money
Washington :: DC :: USA | over 4 years ago
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Gov. Bev Perdue visited members of Congress and President-elect Barack Obama's transition team Wednesday in hopes of winning federal money for North Carolina. Obama has been lobbying Congress for a stimulus package that could be as large as $775
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