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Bagram and beyond: Rivalling Iraq in '09
The Swampby Mark Silva A grim turning point may be nearing in America's two wars: As the U.S. military scales back forces in Iraq and ramps up in Afghanistan, the number of American military deaths in Afghanistan this year is rivaling......Tags: National Government, Death, Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan, Guerrilla Activity
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Obama: Brand-name marketing lesson
The Swampby Mark Silva Barack Obama is "a successful brand.'' And the man who managed the president's election campaign told fellow marketers at a convention on the French Riviera, in Cannes, today that a combination of digital and grassroots marketing is......Tags: National Government, Google Inc., Barack Obama, Illinois, Twitter, Inc.
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Obama signs tobacco regulation
The Swampby Christi Parsons Invoking his own personal experience as a teenaged smoker, President Barack Obama today predicted that a tough new law cracking down on cigarette marketers will help young people make the choice not to take up the habit......Tags: National Government, Tobacco Products, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Alcoholic Beverages
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Firefighters victims of discrimination
The Swampby David G. Savage The Supreme Court ruled today that white firefighters who lost promotions in New Haven, Conn., were victims of illegal racial discrimination, with the court holding that employers should not rely on "raw racial statistics" to set......Tags: Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Fires, Disasters and Accidents, Minority Groups
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Healthcare reform: 'Defining moment'
The Swampby Mark Silva Calling this "a defining moment'' in the nation's history, President Barack Obama today framed the debate over healthcare reform as a matter of rebuilding a strong, competitive economy. "If we don't act,'' Obama says, "if we let......Tags: National Government, Private Health Care, Barack Obama, Education, Edward M. Kennedy
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Don't ask, don't tell: Iraq vet's repeal duty
The Swampby Josh Drobnyk The congressional effort to reverse the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays and lesbians in the military has landed on the desk of Rep. Patrick Murphy, an Iraq war veteran and Bronze Star winner who......Tags: National Government, Armed Forces, Barack Obama, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Minority Groups
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On Jeff Sessions: 'Tell Me More'
The Swampby Mark Silva J. Gerald Hebert, a former senior trial attorney in the Civil Rights division of the Department of Justice, was one of the voices who derailed Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III in his bid for a federal judgeship in......Tags: National Government, Minority Groups, Radio, Justice and Rights, Justice System
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Climate control 'sea change' in U.S.
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama said today that expected House passage of an energy bill controlling greenhouse gas emissions will affirm an American "commitment'' to combating global warming, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called it "a sea...Tags: National Government, Environmental Issues, Barack Obama, Weather, Global Change
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Obama: Energy bill will spur new jobs
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, celebrating the House's passage of an energy bill that will ultimately cap greenhouse gas emissions and enable power companies and other polluters to trade their rights for emissions to one another, hailed the...Tags: National Government, Florida, Barack Obama, Politics, Lower House
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Obama: 'Fully prepared' for North Korea
The Swampby Mark Silva The U.S. military is "fully prepared for any contingencies'' in the face of North Korea's missile threats, President Barack Obama said in an interview aired today. Is this a warning of military action? "No,'' Obama told CBS......Tags: National Government, U.S. Military, Barack Obama, Heads of State, Economic Policy
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Blago out on 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here'
The TV ZoneHard to believe, but the curiosity known as "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here" is about to wrap in a few short hours -- all over -- and someone will win. That someone will not be Patti......Tags: Kentucky Fried Chicken, Rod Blagojevich, Regional Authority, Lou Diamond Phillips, Patricia Blagojevich
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Obama: Only I'm the president of the U.S.
The Swampby Mark Silva David Axelrod, making the rounds of news shows tonight to polish the administration's messages coming out of President Barack Obama's news conference today, talked about the talk the administration is having about Iran and North Korea. The.....Tags: Hot Dogs, National Government, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (tv program), Human Body, Barack Obama
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