Published: August 31, 2009
Sen. Grassley hopeful on limited health reform
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley said Monday he remains hopeful a limited health care reform measure can be negotiated but a small group working on the issue agrees a government-run public option won’t be part of a package.
Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is among a bipartisan group [...]
Published: August 31, 2009
Another Senator Kennedy in Massachusetts?
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WASHINGTON – Another Kennedy just might occupy the Kennedy seat in the Senate.
Amid the emotional public outpouring over the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, talk of a successor has focused on his widow, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, and his nephew, Joseph Kennedy II, the 56-year-old former congressman who could return to politics after a decade’s absence.
“Even [...]
Published: August 31, 2009
Brody Jenner fights Joe Francis. |
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When Brody Jenner’s girlfriend saw Joe Francis harassing a girl, she threw a drink on him. In turn, he kicked her ass. All over the club….Brody Jenner then socked Joe Francis and was imediately tased. Welcome to the wild world of Hollywood, folks. Oh, and, good going Joe, this should help you out with the [...]
Published: August 31, 2009
UK to publish Lockerbie correspondence
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LONDON – The British government will make public its correspondence with Scottish ministers over releasing the Lockerbie bomber, a government spokeswoman said Monday, a day after a newspaper reported that officials believed a deal was in the U.K.’s “overwhelming interests.”
A spokeswoman at Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s office said all “relevant correspondence” between British ministers and [...]
Published: August 31, 2009
Obama golfs with trade envoy as China case looms
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) –
Facing a September 17 deadline on whether to restrict tire imports from China, President Barack Obama Monday met with U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk over a game of golf.
Neither the U.S. Trade Representative's office or the White House would comment on what was discussed or say whether Kirk has given Obama his recommendations [...]
Published: August 31, 2009
US asks Jamaica to extradite suspected trafficker
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The United States has asked Jamaica to extradite a suspected crime boss to face federal drug and weapons-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Monday.
A U.S. indictment accuses Christopher “Duddus” Coke of leading the “Shower Posse” — a gang with agents in Jamaica and the United States that was named [...]
Published: August 30, 2009
Shuttle Discovery almost at space station
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery is closing in fast on the international space station.
Discovery and its seven astronauts are aiming for a Sunday night linkup. The shuttle is delivering all sorts of gear.
Shuttle commander Rick Sturckow (STIR-koh) will have a slightly more challenging rendezvous because of a thruster failure.
The head of NASA’s mission [...]
Published: August 30, 2009
Fortune helped fuel Kennedy family legacy, agenda
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BOSTON – Sen. Edward Kennedy’s family fortune not only fueled his brothers’ presidential campaigns and his eight terms in the U.S. Senate, it also helped drive the family’s liberal legacy and forge Kennedy’s lifelong crusade for universal health care.
Just how wealthy was Kennedy when he died Tuesday at the age of 77 after a yearlong [...]
Published: August 30, 2009
Madonna tours Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem
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JERUSALEM – The Material Girl has opened a visit to the Holy Land with a spiritual touch.
Madonna headed to Jerusalem’s Old City late Sunday where she toured an ancient tunnel near the Western Wall — the holiest site where Jews can pray.
The 50-year-old pop star arrived in a black Mercedes van and was escorted into [...]
Published: August 30, 2009
Shooting kills 8 revelers in Mexican coastal town
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CULIACAN, Sinaloa – Gunmen opened fire on a crowd of young people partying at a seaside boulevard in northwestern Mexico, killing eight people, an official said Sunday.
A 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl were among the victims of the shooting Saturday night in Navolato, a Pacific coast town in Sinaloa state, said Martin Robles, a [...]
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