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Lawmakers pessimistic about budget deal
South Bend TribuneThough not set to take effect until Friday, the automatic cuts to defense and domestic spending known as the sequester, negotiated back in 2011 as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, already are having an effect on the economy and national security,...Tags: Defense, Politics, University of Notre Dame, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Michigan won't use tourism logo in right-to-work ads
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is halting the use of the "Pure Michigan" logo in ads touting the state's new right-to-work law. A Michigan Economic Development Corp. official told lawmakers Thursday that the agency is re-evaluating the use of...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Economic Policy
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Te'o girlfriend hoax: Manti story captivates nation
South Bend TribuneThe Manti Te'o story has captivated more than the sports media with publications ranging from People to Forbes Magazine featuring him prominently on their websites Thursday. The linebacker caught the attention of almost every major news outlet,...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Social Media, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Toronto Star, Stranger Than Fiction
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Right-to-work ad ripped for link to tourism brand
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's economic development arm is being criticized for buying a newspaper ad touting the state's new right-to-work law with the "Pure Michigan" tourism logo. In the full-page ad in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal, the...Tags: Travel, Crime, Law and Justice, Tourism and Leisure
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US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces....
Tags: U.S. Military, Politics, White House, Hillary Clinton, NATO
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Abortion flap refocuses Indiana Senate campaign
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Seeking to capture an Indiana Senate seat Democrats haven't held for four decades, Joe Donnelly's television ads depict him as an earnest moderate while slamming his tea party-backed Senate opponent for an abortion remark that...
Tags: Todd Akin, Abortion Issue, Politics, Mitch Daniels, Joe Donnelly
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Bailout lawsuit put Mourdock on political map
South Bend TribuneBefore Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock pulled off a historic upset in this year's Republican Senate primary, he was best known to most political observers as the man who tried to stop Chrysler's government-brokered bankruptcy. Mourdock, who toppled...Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Libertarian Party, Laws, Joe Donnelly
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Romney: Big business is fine, helped by tax havens
HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — Creating a potential headache for his campaign, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said big businesses in the U.S. were "doing fine" in part because they get advantages from offshore tax havens. His comments...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Todd Akin, Politics, Tampa, Republican Party
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