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Hey, Sandra Day O'Connor, All's Forgiven!
Hey, former Supreme Court Justice of the United States, Sandra Day O’Connor, I just wanted to say thank you so much for your recent interview with the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board. I really can’t express how awesome it is that...
Tags: Judges, George W. Bush, Politics, Elections, Government
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT May 2
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- SEOUL - North Korea sentenced U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae to 15 years hard labour on Thursday for what it said were crimes against the state, a move that will likely see him used as a bargaining chip in talks with Washington. - - -...Tags: Sports, Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, European Union, Labor Legislation
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Amid new security threats, some in U.S. Congress look to update 9/11 law
Reuters* Some say law stretched beyond original intent * Questions about Obama drone policy fuel talk of change * Backing from Democrats and Republicans By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - A few dozen words rushed into law days after the Sept....Tags: Sports, Judges, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Politics
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COLUMN - Obama can close Guantanamo
Reuters(Daphne Eviatar is a Reuters columnist but her opinions are her own.) By Daphne Eviatar May 1 (Reuters) - At his news conference on Tuesday, President Barack Obama for the first time in years spoke about the controversial detention center at...Tags: American Red Cross, Yemen, Barack Obama, Politics, National Security
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Guantanamo ploy
President Obama is again on a crusade to close Guantanamo Bay. It's a subject he was afraid to bring up during the election. Does he not understand that the prisoners on the hunger strike are not protesting the prison, but the fact they have been...Tags: Barack Obama, Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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A presidential bystander
WASHINGTON -- It's never a good sign for a president when he feels compelled to assure the public he still has a pulse. This is the unenviable position President Obama was in Tuesday morning when he held a news conference in the White House briefing...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Budget Control Act of 2011, Healthcare Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama renews call to close Guantanamo prison
WASHINGTON — Confronted with a mass hunger strike and the use of forced feedings to keep inmates from starving, President Obama broke a long silence on the military prison for suspected foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, declaring it "not...Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Politics, Elections, Health and Medical Professionals
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Study alleges 'indisputable' use of torture under Bush
NEW YORK — An independent review of the U.S. government's anti-terrorism response after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks found that it was "indisputable" the U.S. engaged in torture and the George W. Bush administration bore responsibility. The...
Tags: United Nations, U.S. Congress, George W. Bush, Asa Hutchinson, Politics
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Opinion: U.S. Must Confront Terrorism's Presence
The Hartford CourantMake no mistake: The bombs that went off at the end of the Boston Marathon were acts of terror. We do not yet know whether they were foreign, domestic or homegrown acts of terror, but nonetheless, they were terrorist acts. Did the bombers act because it...Tags: Sports, FBI, U.S. Coast Guard, National Security, Deval Patrick
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With Al Qaeda shattered, U.S. counter-terrorism's future unclear
WASHINGTON — Skilled in tracking foreign terrorists, Jarret Brachman once was a sought-after expert on Al Qaeda, advising several federal agencies and speaking regularly around the country. Now the former research director of the Combating...Tags: Yemen, Arabian Peninsula, Politics, Elections, Jihad
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18 Americans barred from Russia in tit-for-tat sanctions
MOSCOW -- Russian officials Saturday banned 18 American officials from entering the country, a day after the U.S. announced similar sanctions on 18 Russians in connection with the prosecution and subsequent death of Russian auditor Sergei Magnitsky. The...
Tags: Prosecution, Judges, Barack Obama, Punishment, Viktor Bout
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U.S. Magnitsky list penalizes 18 Russians for alleged rights abuses
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has sanctioned 18 Russian officials for alleged violations of human rights in their country, adding new strain to the difficult U.S.-Russian relationship. U.S. officials released the names of 18 Russian officials...
Tags: Ed Royce, Prosecution, Barack Obama, Judges, Politics
May 1, 2013
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May 2, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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May 1, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 16, 2013
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Apr 16, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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