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| Record 151 US troops die in Afghanistan in 2008 |
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Troop deaths in wars at lowest |
| 12/31/2008 2:42 PM EST |
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...a suicide bombing KABUL, Afghanistan A record 151 U.S. forces died in Afghanistan in 2008, the deadliest year yet in a seven-year war that military officials say is likely... |
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...By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY BAGHDAD As 2008 ends, U.S. troop deaths for the year in Iraq and Afghanistan are the lowest combined total since the Iraq war began in 2003. Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S.... |
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...By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY BAGHDAD As 2008 ends, U.S. troop deaths for the ye...
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| So Help Me God: NorCal Atheist Targets Inauguration |
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'So Help Me God': Atheists Want Phrase Yanked From Presidential Oath of Office |
| 12/31/2008 12:07 PM EST |
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...references to God or religion are unconstitutional.He wants to remove the phrase "so help me God" from the oath of office, noting that it isn't in the oath set out in the Constitution. The lawsuit also seeks to block... |
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...It's happening again. America's most infamous atheists and others are suing to get that phrase yanked from the presidential oath of office before President-elect Barack Obama can utter them in three weeks from now. They also... |
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...references to God or religion are unconstitutional.He wants to remove the phr...
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...It's happening again. America's most infamous atheists and others are suing t...
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| Caroline Kennedy to seek Clinton's N.Y. seat |
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Caroline Kennedy Is Seeking Seat Held by Clinton |
| 12/16/2008 12:01 AM EST |
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...and Greg Toppo, USA TODAY WASHINGTON Caroline Kennedy, who has spent most of her life outside of politics, has decided to seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, a friend said Monday. New York schools... |
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...15, 2008 ALBANY Caroline Kennedy , the deeply private daughter of America's most storied political dynasty, will seek the United States Senate seat in New York being vacated by Hillary Rodham... |
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...and Greg Toppo, USA TODAY WASHINGTON Caroline Kennedy, who has spent most of ...
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...15, 2008 ALBANY Caroline Kennedy , the deeply private daughter of America's m...
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| Federal Government to Loan Automakers $17.4B |
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Automakers get $17.4 billion lifeline from gov't - Autos- msnbc.com |
| 12/19/2008 1:42 PM EST |
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...the auto industry $17.4B. The federal government will help Detroit's ailing automakers survive at least another few months by offering $17.4 billion in rescue loans in exchange for concessions from carmakers and their workers.The government will... |
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...danger to the national economy, the Bush administration approved an emergency bailout of the U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in rescue loans in exchange for concessions from the deeply troubled carmakers and their workers. The... |
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Posted by contra 12/19/2008 1:42 PM EST
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...the auto industry $17.4B. The federal government will help Detroit's ailing a...
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...danger to the national economy, the Bush administration approved an emergency...
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| Guantanamo closure plan ordered |
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Guantanamo closure plan ordered |
| 12/18/2008 9:28 PM EST |
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...he said. New legal process The Guantanamo Bay prison opened shortly after the attacks of 11 September 2001. Hundreds of men suspected of links to... |
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...as soon as possible," Morrell said. The camp was opened in 2002 to hold prisoners captured during the Bush administrations so-called war on terror in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Since... |
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...he said. New legal process The Guantanamo Bay prison opened shortly after the...
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...as soon as possible," Morrell said. The camp was opened in 2002 to hold ...
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| Rick Warren: Pastor in the political spotlight |
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The Problem for Gays with Rick Warren - and Obama |
| 12/22/2008 12:25 PM EST |
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...Since the book's release in 2002, Rick Warren has gained a following as an evangelical who's willing to work with people of opposing viewpoints, but today he finds himself the target... |
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...meant to fit together." More recently, Warren told Beliefnet that he thinks allowing a gay couple to marry is similar to allowing "a brother and sister to be together and call that marriage." He then helpfully added that he's also... |
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...meant to fit together." More recently, Warren told Beliefnet that he thi...
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| Afghan car bomb kills 8, mostly children |
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U.S. Military: 14 Students Killed in Bombing at Afghan School |
| 12/28/2008 11:28 AM EST |
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...in World KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide car bomb blast near a voter registration site killed eight people, including five children, and wounding more than 50 in... |
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...attack a meeting of tribal elders and blew himself up near an Afghan primary school on Sunday, killing 14 children and wounding 58 people, the U.S. military said. The homicide... |
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...in World KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide car bomb blast near a voter re...
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...attack a meeting of tribal elders and blew himself up near an Afghan primary ...
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| California OKs climate reforms |
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California adopts emissions plan |
| 12/12/2008 9:23 AM EST |
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...new climate plan Thursday that would require the state's utilities, refineries and large factories to transform their operations to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The California Air Resources Board... |
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...Regulators in California have adopted plans to put into effect the country's most comprehensive global warming law to cut greenhouse gas emissions. It includes targets for emissions cuts... |
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Posted by lightman 12/12/2008 9:23 AM EST
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...new climate plan Thursday that would require the state's utilities, refinerie...
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...Regulators in California have adopted plans to put into effect the country's ...
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| Federal Government to Loan Automakers $17.4B |
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Bush Gives Emergency Loans to Automakers |
| 12/19/2008 1:51 PM EST |
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...from carmakers and their workers.The government will have the option of becoming a stockholder in the companies, much as it has with major banks, in effect partially nationalizing the industry.At the same time, Treasury Secretary... |
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...until March 31 to restructure. The loans, as G.M. and Chrysler teeter on the brink of insolvency, essentially throw the companies a lifeline from the taxpayers that will keep them afloat until March... |
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Posted by contra 12/19/2008 1:51 PM EST
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...from carmakers and their workers.The government will have the option of becom...
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...until March 31 to restructure. The loans, as G.M. and Chrysler teeter on the ...
