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Boehner challenges Obama on missile defense remark
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner has sent a letter to President Barack Obama questioning whether Obama is willing to make unilateral concessions to Russia on missile defense. The president was caught on tape Monday telling Russian...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Boehner, Republican Party, Weaponry, Defense
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Local companies hiring hundreds of workers
SOUTH BEND – Political gridlock in Washington and unrest in the stock market haven't kept some local companies from growing. More than 60 area businesses from actively recruited new hires at a job fair Tuesday at IU South Bend. Fair organizers...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Stock Market, Public Employees, Chicago Jobs, Employment
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Pipe bomb explodes at Benton Harbor apartments
The FBI Violent Crime Task Force and Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety are investigating after a pipe bomb was set off at C.O.G.I.C Village apartment complex on Territorial Road. This happened Wednesday. Police say the blast blew out a window...Tags: FBI, Government, Safety of Citizens, Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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Dissension threatens Indiana Democrats' tactics
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- Growing tension among defiant House Democrats facing stiff fines and sparse resources threatens to disrupt a no-show effort aimed at blocking a bill that would make Indiana the first state in more than a decade to enact right-to-work...Tags: Fines, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Facebook, Justice System, Labor Legislation
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Rush!!!
First a note to those friends and acquaintances that have not already asked me what I think of Rush Limbaugh’s outrageous comments last week. Save yourself the time, because I really don’t care what he says. Limbaugh has always been a blowhard...Tags: Public Officials, Rush Limbaugh, Radio Industry, Radio, Government
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Just Plain Rude
I can’t remember the last time I missed a State of the Union address. Even if it was a President I often disagreed with on policy, I still watched. Even if I disagreed, at least I would have some idea where the President was coming from. Still I...Tags: Deval Patrick, Regional Authority, Government, Jan Brewer, Executive Branch
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Hand Writing on the Wall
Like many of you I have been reading with interest the series of reports in the South Bend Tribune about alleged fraud involving signatures on petitions tied to the 2008 Indiana Primary. First let me say a tip of the journalistic hat is much deserved...Tags: Voting, U.S. Senate, Hillary Clinton, Referenda, Democratic Party
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The Big Charade
With the debt ceiling and budget talks in Washington taking center stage you would think mature adults in positions of power would do the right things. Oh, wait a minute. Doing the right thing really isn’t a priority in Washington anymore. It is all...Tags: Human Interest, Iraq, Budgets and Budgeting, Business Enterprises, Social Issues
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The New Irish Heroes
Ireland loves its heroes, even those like Michael Collins who met his end at the hands of fellow Irishmen. Collins was never more popular than he was at his funeral. The response was overwhelming, just like the response last week to the comments of...Tags: Culture, Christianity, Enda Kenny, Abusive Behavior, Roman Catholicism
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Real Deal Making in Washington
There was a terrific announcement in Washington last week, one that brought people together for a worthy cause that will benefit all of us, the economy and our environment in the long run. I know what you are thinking. I am now doing stand up comedy or...Tags: Vehicles, Onions, Manufacturing and Engineering, Economy, Business and Finance, Passenger Cars
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Clueless in Washington
So I am watching Bill Maher’s last show of the season Friday, and he had an unusual panel: three people who never screamed at one another – two rather tepid liberals and a rather tepid Tea Party guy. I have no idea where he found all of them...Tags: Television, Muhammad Ali, Entertainment, Harry Reid, Local Government
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Flub-A-Dub
I watched one of the Republican debates last week. Really I did because I no longer can stay up late enough to watch Saturday Night Live. And why should I stay up that late when the parodies on SNL cannot live up to the real thing. If Daffy Duck were...Tags: Voting, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Jack Nicholson, George W. Bush
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