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China: Leave Myanmar — and Aung San Suu Kyi Trial — Alone

August 12, 2009
By Ria Misra

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News this week that Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be kept under house arrest until at least after next year's elections set off swift international criticism. While the United States Read more »

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Only 24 Percent of North Carolina Republicans Think Obama Was Born in U.S.

August 12, 2009
By Ria Misra

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A poll released Tuesday from Public Policy Polling shows just 24 percent of Republicans in North Carolina believe that President Obama was born in the United States, despite all evidence that he was indeed...
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‘A Wake-Up Call’ for Rural America

September 9, 2010
By Ria Misra

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Are America's farms facing a crisis?

Addressing the USDA's annual Outlook Forum -- which looks at the year ahead in agriculture -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday, "I want to express concern about...
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Gallup Poll: Americans Falling Deeper into Debt

September 9, 2010
By Ria Misra

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A new Gallup poll shows that not only are more Americans increasing their debts during this recession, fewer are climbing out of debt. For July, 27 percent of Americans said they were deeper in debt -- an increase since March, when the figure was...
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Senate Slams House’s $550 Million Jets

September 9, 2010
By Ria Misra

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Who says bipartisanship is dead? Senate Democrats and Senate Republicans have found at least one thing they can unite against -- the House of Representatives, which recently approved $550 million in...
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Sarah Palin’s $28 Million Veto of Stimulus Funds Overturned by Alaskan Legislature

September 9, 2010
By Ria Misra

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Two weeks after Sarah Palin left office, newly minted Alaskan Gov. Sean Parnell has a message for the federal government: We'll take that $28 million now, thank you.

On Monday, the state legislature...
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House Retreats on $330 Million Bid For Extra Jets

September 9, 2010
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Looks like the House-Senate spat over plans to buy passenger jets for government travel is over. The House has eliminated the four additional jets it put into...
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Sen. Jim Webb Preps for Meeting With Head of Myanmar Junta

September 9, 2010
By Ria Misra

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Just three days after the leader of Myanmar's opposition was sentenced to additional house arrest, setting off harsh criticism from the United States, the Asian nation is set to receive a surprising visitor. As part...
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