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Romney pressed on abortion question
DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney is renewing his focus on the nation's economy while facing continued pressure to break his silence on a GOP Senate candidate's statement that any pregnancy resulting from rape is "something God intended."...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Democratic Party, Elections, Radio
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Family Spokesman: George McGovern dead at age 90
WALTER R. MEARS,Associated PressSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — George S. McGovern, a proud liberal who argued fervently against the Vietnam War as a senator from South Dakota and suffered one of the most crushing defeats in presidential election history against Richard Nixon in 1972,...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Politics, Vietnam War (1955-1975), John F. Kennedy, Iraq
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Political, legal fights over school vouchers' fate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students like Delano Coffy are at the heart of brewing political fights and court battles over whether public dollars should go to school vouchers to help make private schools more affordable. He was failing in his neighborhood...
Tags: Government, Politics, John Boehner, Students, Tea Party Movement
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FACT FINDER: Local economist skeptical about president's control over gas prices
WSBT-TV ReporterGas prices are one issue on the campaign trail. Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich even said if he got into office he would be able to lower gas prices. Can he really do that? Economist Lane David, a professor at IU South Bend, is skeptical. He...Tags: Politics, Newt Gingrich, Indiana University South Bend, Elections
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Betty Ford's body in Michigan for 2nd service
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Betty Ford returned Wednesday to the city where she grew up and wed the man who became the only president from Michigan, prompting hundreds to line the streets in front of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum as her...Tags: Government, Human Interest, Politics, Maria Shriver, Alcohol Addiction
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Post office seeking input from public on sorting site
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- U.S. Postal Service carriers and their fellow workers will get a chance to deliver their thoughts on the possible closing of the South Bend Processing and Distribution Center. A public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the...Tags: Mail Order Industry, Financial and Business Services, Government Postal Delivery, FedEx Corporation, U.S. Postal Service
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Pressure builds on officials to take heat for IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, possibly including another top IRS official. More than a week after...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Fox News Channel (tv network), Louisiana State University, Internal Revenue Service
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Idiots on the loose
Has the administration gone completely off the rails in Washington? I write here of the IRS taking aim for "extra scrutiny" of tax-exempt status requests from Tea Party and Patriot groups and the outrageous Justice Department subpoena of telephone...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, News Media, Politics, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice
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How Obama can rescue his candidacy
Here's the White House view of the current trilogy of so-called scandals: Republicans are trying to destroy President Barack Obama's second term by magnifying bureaucratic miscues and distorting policy realities. This isn't without some merit. On none...
Tags: Politics, John Ashcroft , Susan Rice, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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White House accuses Republicans of 'fishing expeditions'
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday accused Republicans of conducting political "fishing expeditions," while Republican lawmakers showed no let up in attacking President Barack Obama's...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Mitch McConnell, Washington, DC, U.S. Senate
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McManus: The second-term scandal plague
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Crime, Law and Justice
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Politicians' fingerprints all over city's housing problem
I remember a time when the state and local politicians got together and raised property taxes here in St. Joseph County. Because of this action, overnight, an entire industry was obliterated. The rental industry and the landlords were forced to walk...Tags: Politics, Iraq, George W. Bush, Lobbying, U.S. Senate
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