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38 min ago | KSRO-AM Santa Rosa

Sen. Ben Nelson is first Democrat to oppose Kagan

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan saw the first crack Friday in a so-far solid base of Democratic support for her virtually certain confirmation next week, when centrist Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat, Elena Kagan, 2008 Presidential Election, Nebraska, Nebraska Government

3 hrs ago | CW11 New York WPIX-TV

Al Gore Cleared Of Sex Assault Allegation

Former Vice President Al Gore won't be prosecuted over allegations by a masseuse that he groped and assaulted her in his Portland hotel room in 2006, the county prosecutor said Friday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Al Gore, Criminal Defense Law, Law

3 hrs ago | FOX59.com WXIN-TV Indianapolis

Congresswoman wants House to pass resolution asking Supreme Court to reopen front doors

A congresswoman wants the Supreme Court to reopen its iconic front entrance to the public.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, Anna Eshoo

3 hrs ago | www.msnbc.msn.com | Iria

BP Ceo: Time to scale back Gulf cleanup

BP's incoming CEO said Friday that it's time for a "scaleback" of the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but stressed the commitment to make things right is the same as ever.

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Related Topix: Oil Spill, FEMA

3 hrs ago | www.examiner.com | Iria

Church of Scientology searching leaked Facebook file (for new recruits)?

You may have heard that Ron Bowes, a security researcher, snagged the information of 100 million Facebook users, and not by hacking either, but simply by accessing their publicly available data using a Web crawler.

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Related Topix: Scientology, Religion

6 hrs ago | WNOL-TV New Orleans

Obama administration considering going around Congress to let illegal immigrants stay in US

The Obama administration, unable to push a broad immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to allow undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Lamar Smith

6 hrs ago | KXAM-TV Austin

BP dealers: Bring back Amoco

BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf spill should rebrand U.S. outlets as Amoco or another name as part of efforts to repair the company's badly damaged reputation.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Offshore Drilling, Jeff Miller, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Illinois

6 hrs ago | CBS4

Feds arrest Polish immigrant in NM smuggling case

An Illinois man faces human smuggling charges after allegedly placing an ad in a Polish language newspaper offering to help illegal immigrants get New Mexico driver's licenses.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, World News, Poland

7 hrs ago | The Boston Globe

Bill Clinton emerges on Chelsea's NY wedding eve

Former President Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married tomorrow, drawing crowds of onlookers Friday afternoon as preparations continued largely out of sight for the grand and secretive occasion.

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Related Topix: Chelsea (New York, NY), Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, US Politics, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Democrat, Bill Clinton, Wedding, History in the News, Rhinebeck, NY

9 hrs ago | Philadelphia's WB 17

Andy Griffith pitches health care law to seniors in Obama administration's new TV ad

Actor Andy Griffith has a new role: pitching President Barack Obama's health care law to seniors in a cable television ad paid for by Medicare.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Entertainment

10 hrs ago | www.bloomberg.com | Mr_Bill

Recession in U.S. Was Even Worse Than Estimated, Revisions Show

The worst quarter of the current economic slump is now the final three months of 2008

The worst U.S. recession since the 1930s was even deeper than previously estimated, reflecting bigger slumps in consumer spending and housing, according to revised figures.

The world’s largest economy shrank 4.1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2007 to the second quarter of 2009, compared with the 3.7 percent drop previously on the books, the Commerce Department said today in Washington. Household spending fell 1.2 percent in 2009, twice as much as previously projected and the biggest decline since 1942.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Investment Services, Cambridge, MA

10 hrs ago | theweatherspace.com | Mr_Bill

Confirmed: NWS says hailstone is the largest ever in the USA

A national panel has issued the announcement today that Leslie Scott's hailstone is the largest one ever measured in the United States, falling in Vivian, South Dakota on July 23rd of 2010.

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11 hrs ago | www.nydailynews.com | Mr_Bill

Zadroga Bill to help 9/11 responders may die

GOP opposition: No. measure is paid for by closing tax loopholes on subsidiaries of foreign companies

The House votes Wednesday or Thursday for the first time ever on a bill to care for the heroes and victims of Sept. 11, 2001 - and it's likely to fail.

That's because Democratic House leaders decided Tuesday to push ahead with the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act under a rule that requires two-thirds approval to pass. Many Republicans are concerned about the $10.5 billion price tag, and many don't like the way it's paid for.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US House of Representatives, Carolyn Maloney, Anthony Weiner, Democrat

12 hrs ago | WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Recession was deeper than first thought

The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment.

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12 hrs ago | WAVY-TV Portsmouth

AZ sheriff not relenting after ruling

Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Maricopa County, AZ, Illegal Immigration

12 hrs ago | FOX59.com WXIN-TV Indianapolis

Independent Florida governor holds slight lead over Republican Marco Rubio in US Senate race

Gov. Charlie Crist is slightly ahead of Republican Marco Rubio in a three-way general election matchup for the U.S. Senate while the race to succeed Crist as governor is about even, a poll released Friday suggests.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US House of Representatives, Kendrick Meek, Democrat, Charlie Crist, US Governors, Florida, Florida Government

14 hrs ago | PhillyBurbs.com

Obama to sell auto bailout good news in Michigan

President Barack Obama is going to the heart of the U.S. auto industry to push an important election-year claim: his administration's unpopular auto industry bailout has turned into an economic good-news story.

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Related Topix: US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Automakers, General Motors, Ford, Ford Taurus, Detroit, MI, Hamtramck, MI

15 hrs ago | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Kerry says he mishandled furor over yacht taxes

Sen. John Kerry says he always intended to pay taxes in Massachusetts on his $7 million yacht but concedes he mishandled the public furor over his decision to dock the vessel in tax-free Rhode Island.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Kerry, US Senate, Democrat, Portsmouth, RI, Newport, RI

15 hrs ago | Cleveland.com

Three U.S. soldiers killed, making July deadliest month ever for war in Afghanistan

Three U.S. service members were killed in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly nine-year war.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Kingman, AZ,

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