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2 hrs ago | Washington Times

Lawmakers fight raw-oyster ban under FDA rule

Gulf Coast lawmakers have a message for the administration: Keep your mitts off my raw oysters.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, US Politics, David Vitter, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Bill Nelson, Life, Food, Seafood

Sun Nov 08, 2009

KVUE

Success of 'murderabilia' suggests crime does pay

In less than a minute, you can go on-line and buy signatures, hair and even foot scrapings from serial killers.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Philippine News

Fort Hood shooter still alive: 12 dead, 31 hurt

Major Nidal Hasan, the shooter who killed 12 people at a Texas military base, is still alive and in hospital after undergoing surgery for his wounds, the base commander said Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, John Carter, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Hopson goes Republican

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com State Rep. Chuck Hopson announced Friday he has formally resigned from the Democratic Party and will join the Republican Party at a press conference slated for Nov.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Texas Government, Texas, US Senate, Republican, Barack Obama

Fri Nov 06, 2009

CNN

Sen. Cornyn: Don't jump to conclusions over Fort Hood shootings

Video: Ft. Hood shooting 'horrifying' Video: Perry: 'Significant loss' Interactive: Shooting at Fort Hood "We condemn this cowardly attack in the strongest terms possible and ask that the perpetrators be punished to the full extent of the law," a statement from the organization said.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Express India

US Army Major kills 12 at military base shooting spree

Killeen A US Army psychiatrist, apparently disgruntled at being deployed in Iraq, went on a "horrific" shooting spree targeting fellow soldiers at America's largest military base near Houston, leaving 12 persons dead and 31 injured, in the worst mass killing ever at a US defence post.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, US Politics, Texas Government, US News, Texas, US Senate, Republican

KTHV-TV Little Rock

Baker Fundraiser Set For Nat'l GOP Group In D.C.

Gilbert Baker is holding a $1,000-a-person fundraiser for his Senate bid later this month at the National Republican Senatorial Committee's headquarters in Washington.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Iowa

Denton Record-Chronicle

Even without some of its prized goals, American Medical Association backs House health care plan

Led by Temple cardiologist J. James Rohack, the American Medical Association committed in May to support the White House's effort to expand coverage to millions of uninsured and dramatically cut health care costs.

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Related Topix: US News, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Republican, US House of Representatives, Michael Burgess, US Senate

UnionLeader.com

Ayotte unconcerned about GOP reticence

An announcement by the National Republican Senatorial Committee that it will not give money or support to the Senate campaign of Kelly Ayotte or any other Republican Senate candidate running in a primary contest in 2010 makes no difference to the campaign, according to an Ayotte spokesman.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Ron Paul, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Representative Paul Hodes, Democrat, Judd Gregg, New Hampshire

Thu Nov 05, 2009

KRQE Albuquerque, New Mexico

Leaders weigh in on Ft. Hood shooting

State and national leaders weigh in on the Ft. Hood mass shooting. President Obama: "We don't yet know all the details at this moment; we will share them as we get them.

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

KHOU-TV Houston

Army: 12 dead, 31 wounded in mass shooting at Fort Hood

The U.S. Army says 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage on the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Kansas.com

Warning sign for Democrats: They're losing independents

Strong majorities of independents turned away from Democrats and voted Republican in both Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday, a key defection signaling they could be up for grabs heading into the 2010 elections.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, Republican, John McCain

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Providence Phoenix

Fallout for Dems from Tuesday's Election

Republican victories in gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia yesterday were striped across the nation's newspapers this morning.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Eliot Engel, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Patrick Kennedy, US Senate, Republican

Houston Chronicle

GOP begins to show signs of resurgence nationally

Democrats suffered several stinging setbacks in Tuesday's off-year elections, losing the governorships of both Virginia and New Jersey while claiming victory in two congressional special elections.

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Related Topix: US News, Virginia, Virginia Government, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, Republican

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Detroit News

Clarence Page

Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor-turned-blogger, cannot see Russia from her house, as Tina Fey's version of her claimed in a "Saturday Night Live" skit.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, Tina Fey, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Republican, Opinion

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Houston Chronicle

White House goes on the defense over H1N1 response

The Obama administration is trying to stave off criticism that it was ill-prepared for the swine-flu pandemic amid a shortage of vaccines and long lines of frustrated people awaiting inoculations.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, US News, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Republican

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Charlotte Observer

Pelosi: New health care bill is 'historic moment'

Senate Minority Whip Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., left, speaks as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens, right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Shadegg, Jon Kyl, US Senate, Joseph Lieberman, Democrat, Max Baucus, Lamar Alexander

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Media Matters for America

Legal experts debunk conservative media's claim that health reform proposals are unconstitutional

October 30, 2009 10:07 pm ET - 1 Comments Conservative media outlets including The Washington Times and Fox News have pushed the claim that health care reform proposals under consideration by Congress are unconstitutional.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Sonia Sotomayor, Health Insurance, Health, Prison

Gilmer Mirror

A Ghostly Texas Halloween

Whether it's an abandoned town along the railroad, or the dusty site of famed Old West gunfights, Texas is home to a wide variety of ghost towns that offer an intriguing escape to a bygone era, or perhaps a creative alternative to traditional trick or treating on Halloween.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Texas, Life, Holidays, Halloween, San Antonio, TX, Calhoun County, TX, West, TX

Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Dallas Morning News

Jobs created with stimulus funds lag in Texas

Texas is creating far fewer jobs so far with its stimulus funding than most other states, according to government figures released Friday.

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Related Topix: Eddie Bernice Johnson, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Texas Government, Texas, US Senate, Republican, Education Etc.

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