Posts Tagged ‘ breaking news ’

Filed under: Breaking News, MediaABC's Charlie Gibson announced today that he is retiring as anchor of "World News" at the end of the year, and the network said Diane Sawyer will replace him. Sawyer will leave her position as co-host of ABC's "Good Morning America" in January. Gibson's program has been finishing second in...
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Filed under: Ted Kennedy, The CapitolistThe Boston Red Sox honored Sen. Ted Kennedy at Fenway Park last night before facing the Chicago White Sox. Players for both teams lined the field and removed their caps for a moment of silence honoring the late senator, followed by a single bugle playing taps. With flags flying...
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Filed under: Senate, Breaking News, National SecurityA Senate bill that put civil libertarians on edge earlier this year is still in the works: CNET obtained a copy of the current revision of S.773, a measure that would give the president authority to disconnect the private Internet networks during a "cybersecurity emergency." The original bill,...
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Filed under: Breaking News, Terror, Predictions, Obama Administration, InternationalThe top American commander in Afghanistan has completed his long-awaited review of U.S. war strategy in the country, sources tell the BBC. Gen. Stanley McChrystal's assessment is on its way to the White House but, as expected, does not contain a direct call for more troops....
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Filed under: Breaking News, Terror, National Security, InternationalWashington Post columnist and longtime hawk George F. Will declared in today's paper that it is time for the U.S. to get out of Afghanistan. Beginning with a gruesome e-mail from a Marine who describes a friend's legs being blown off, Will sums up the situation bleakly:...
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Filed under: House, Breaking News, Economy, Obama AdministrationPresident Obama blocked routine pay raises scheduled for federal employees in 2010, holding increases to 2 percent instead of the previously planned 18.9 percent. Statutory formulas raise federal wages annually under the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, but presidents frequently take advantage of a loophole...
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Filed under: Democrats, Breaking News, Health Care, Obama AdministrationEven after a rough summer of voter outrage and Republican attacks, most "Blue Dog" Democrats still believe Congress can pass some kind of health care reform and that doing so is necessary. How these conservative Democrats are feeling after the five-week recess is crucial to the...
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Filed under: Republicans, Breaking News, ScandalIn his first interview since revealing his globe-trotting extramarital affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said that he will not "crawl into a cave" but will fight to hold onto his job in the face of mounting opposition. "I have a newfound level of humility, knowing how hard I...
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Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Breaking News, Scandal, Foreign Policy, National SecurityState Department contractors guarding the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan are working in a "Lord of the Flies environment," the watchdog group Project on Government Oversight told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday. The group cited complaints from a number of the contractors, who described...
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Filed under: Breaking News, Health Care, Obama AdministrationAides to President Obama are putting final touches on a major new strategy to help Democrats come back from a brutal August recess. As part of the new approach, the president will clearly specify what he wants to see in a health care compromise, and is considering...
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