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Ten years since Daschle received anthrax-laced letter
It's been a decade since an anthrax-laced letter sent to then-Sen. Tom Daschle's Washington, D.C., office spiked the fears of a nation already on edge from terrorist attacks. The envelope was postmarked Oct. 9, 2001. The return address read "Greendale...Tags: Anthrax, Diseases and Illnesses, Tom Daschle, Unrest, Conflicts and War, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Bill: Felony to sell fake maple syrup as real deal
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont couple thought they were getting a sweet deal on real Vermont maple syrup when they found a good price for it on the Internet. The man who was selling it told them he was a trucker from Rhode Island who passed...Tags: Prisons, Onions, Trials, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Punishment
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Gun-smuggling cartel figures possibly were paid FBI informants
Congressional investigators probing the controversial "Fast and Furious" anti-gun-trafficking operation on the border with Mexico believe at least six Mexican drug cartel figures involved in gun smuggling also were paid FBI informants, officials said...Tags: Immigration, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tucson, El Paso
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Congress has a shot at passing jobs-creating bills
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Congress gets back to work after Labor Day it will have the chance to achieve something that has largely eluded it for the entire year, passing legislation that might actually create jobs. With the battering debate over the...Tags: Republican Party, Employees, Contracts, Democratic Party, Trade Policy
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Breaking down the DOMA Repeal Vote, Part 2: Why it matters to the movement
BoystownIn part 1 of “Breaking down the DOMA Repeal Vote,” we looked at the difficult legislative path ahead for the “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFA) that the Senate Judiciary Committee passed last week which would repeal the anti-gay &#... -
VIPs expected to attend launch
The Write Stuff - Orlando SentinelAmong people expected to check out today's launch of space shuttle Atlantis up close and personal are the Florida governor, singer Gloria Estefan and several members of the Kennedy family. Also on the VIP list: Elected officials Florida Lieutenant... -
Obama plan to review deportation cases stokes heated debate
L.A. NOWThe Obama administration's plan to review the cases of 300,000 illegal immigrants currently in deportation proceedings to identify "low-priority" offenders has sparked a debate in Washington and beyond. Officials said that by launching the case-by-case... -
Technology: Entrepreneurs blast the Protect IP Act
Opinion L.A.The Protect IP Act, an entertainment industry-backed bill to combat online piracy, has drawn fire from tech advocacy groups and noteworthy engineers who worry about its effects on the Internet ecosystem. Now, more than 100 tech entrepreneurs and... -
Schiff, others take aim at piracy
Lawmakers and movie studios battling piracy of copyrighted material this week unveiled a list of rogue states and a campaign to persuade U.S. corporations to pull their support from websites that allow users to illegally download films, television shows...Tags: Laws, Comcast Corporation, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Anna Post minds manners for the modern world
Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic— The holidays bring out the best in people — and the worst. Which means that it's the busy season for Anna Post, the 31-year-old great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, who bears more than a passing resemblance to her famous forebear. As...Tags: Kanye West, Radio, Intel Corp., New York, South Carolina
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Possible conflict worries Schiff, Sherman
Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) have been raising alarms about potential new hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed region on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan where violence erupted for years after the fall of...Tags: Azerbaijan, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Dianne Feinstein, South Carolina
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Patriot Act extension passed in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Monday agreed to a 10-month extension of three key law enforcement powers in the fight against terrorism that some privacy advocates from both the right and left regard as infringements on civil liberties. The House...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War
Oct 9, 2011
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Oct 31, 2011
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Jul 17, 2011
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Nov 18, 2011
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Aug 20, 2011
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May 27, 2011
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Nov 21, 2010
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Mar 11, 2011
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Feb 15, 2011
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