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politico.com - 30 hours ago
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops delivered
a critical endorsement to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on
Saturday by signing off on late-night agreement to grant a vote on an amendment barring insurance companies that participate ...
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Bishops endorse the bill
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Suburban Guerrilla
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abcnews.go.com - 2 days ago
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Twelve people have been killed and 31 wounded
in a shooting spree at a Texas military base
by what officials believe was possibly carried out by an Army officer. The suspected gunman was identified by ABC News as Major Malik Nadal Hasan. The ...
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Twelve Soldiers Killed in Fort Hood Shooting
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thinkprogress.org - 3 days ago
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ThinkProgress’ Lee Fang snapped this photograph of a
prominent sign being displayed at today’s GOP anti-health care
rally. It’s unclear whether this sign is being handed out by Americans for Prosperity, the corporate front group sponsoring today’s ...
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Right-wing protesters at GOP rally display prominent ...
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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
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news.yahoo.com - 2 days ago
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FORT HOOD, Texas Soldiers who witnessed the shooting
rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead
reported that the gunman shouted " Allahu Akbar !" before opening fire, the base commander said Friday. Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said officials had not yet ...
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Ft. Hood suspect reportedly shouted `Allahu Akbar'
telegraph.co.uk - 6 days ago
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The secret manoeuvres are thought to have involved
about 13000 Russian and Belarusian troops.
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Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland
michellemalkin.com - 2 days ago
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I was traveling to Wichita for a speaking
event/fundraiser (which I’ll tell you more about later) when
news of the Fort Hood massacre broke. [...] Read the rest »
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The massacre at Fort Hood and Muslim soldiers with attitude
washingtonpost.com - 6 days ago
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Senate climate bill faces challenges
guardian.co.uk - 6 days ago
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Barrie Osborne, part of the Oscar-winning team behind
the Lord of the Rings films, says the new
production 'will educate people about the true meaning of Islam' Producer Barrie Osborne cast Keanu Reeves as the messiah in The Matrix and helped defeat ...
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Matrix producer plans Muhammad biopic
telegraph.co.uk - 2 days ago
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Major Nidal Malik Hasan who allegedly killed 11
people before being shot and wounded by police at
Fort Hood had said Muslims should "rise up" and attack Americans in retaliation for the US war in Iraq a former army colleague said.
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Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Malik Hasan 'said Muslims ...
nytimes.com - 2 days ago
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WASHINGTON Born and reared in Virginia, the
son of immigrant parents from a small Palestinian town
near Jerusalem, he joined the Army right out of high school, against his parents’ wishes. The Army, in turn, put him through college and then medical ...
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Fort Hood Suspect Was Mortified' About Deployment to War
josephcao.house.gov - 16 hours ago
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Tonight, Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (LA-2) voted in
favor of the comprehensive health reform bill, H.R. 3962,
the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Of his vote, Cao said: “Tonight, I voted to keep taxpayer dollars from funding abortion ...
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Cao Votes for “Life”; Achieves Legislation to Protect ...
nytimes.com - 6 days ago
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With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time
of War
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With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time of War
youtube.com - 4 days ago
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The Israel Navy intercepted the "Francop" cargo ship,
which was laden with roughly 500 tons of weapons
hidden amongst civilian cargo. The 36 weapon...
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Israel Navy Intercepts Iranian Weapons en route to ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 6 days ago
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets UN Secretary General
Ban Ki-moon in Kabul on 2 November 2009
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Karzai declared elected president
online.wsj.com - 3 days ago
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About Karl Rove Karl Rove served as Senior
Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and
Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and ...
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Karl Rove: Tuesday's Suburban Vote Swing
nytimes.com - 6 days ago
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Karzai Gets New Term as Afghan Runoff Is
Scrapped
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Karzai Gets New Term as Afghan Runoff Is Scrapped
washingtonpost.com - 5 days ago
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Some Democrats concerned over abortion provision in ...
in.reuters.com - 5 days ago
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RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi court of cassation
upheld a ruling to behead and crucify a 22-year-old
man convicted of raping five children and leaving one of them to die in the desert, newspapers reported on Tuesday. The convict was arrested earlier ...
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Saudi court upholds child rapist crucifixion ruling
brookings.edu - 5 days ago
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1. Americans enjoy more economic opportunity than people
in other countries. Actually, some other advanced economies offer
more opportunity than ours does. For example, recent research shows that in the Nordic countries and in the United Kingdom, ...
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Five Myths About Our Land of Opportunity
rsmccain.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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A madman inspired by Vlaams Belang and incited
to violence by right-wing extremists . . . Oh,
wait. No . IT'S THE JIHAD, STUPID! Couldn't have said it better myself, Pamela. A jihadi psychiatrist ? Yeah, there's your irony, Dr. Freud. Excuse the ...
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Another Belgian-American goes berserk
