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With new presidential library, George W. Bush back in public eye
WASHINGTON — President Obama, the four living ex-presidents and thousands of others head to Dallas on Thursday for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The challenge facing library officials will be to keep the...
Tags: Jeb Bush, CBS Corp., ABC (tv network), Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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INTERVIEW-Before retirement, Sen. Baucus targets U.S. tax overhaul
ReutersBy Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - A day after announcing he will retire from Congress in 2014, Democrat Max Baucus said he will spend much of his remaining time as a senator stepping up his bid to revamp the complex U.S. tax code. To speed...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Politics, Max Baucus, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Obama's mission impossible
Earlier this month, President Obama visited San Francisco and was joined by Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for a fundraising event. In the course of the evening, Obama told the donors that he expected that after the 2014 election, Pelosi...
Tags: Politics, Bill Clinton, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, Mitt Romney
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Column: Gun laws and human nature
In 1983 when President Ronald Reagan ordered the deployment of missiles in Europe as part of his "peace through strength" strategy to counter the Soviet Union, the very liberal town of Takoma Park, Md., declared itself a "nuclear free zone." City...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Margaret Thatcher spotlighted in new exhibition at Reagan Library
The alliance between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan was one of the most enduring political friendships of the past 50 years. The former British prime minister and the decades-long relationship between the two families are the subject of a new...
Tags: Politics, White House, Libraries, Government, United Kingdom
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COLUMN - In defense of journalistic error
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer April 23 (Reuters) - Hilary Sargent, who does business on the Web as Chart Girl, compiled the best early guide to the journalistic mistakes made on the afternoon of...Tags: The New York Times, Edgar Allan Poe, CNN (tv network), CBS Corp., Television Industry
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Column: In defense of journalistic error
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) (Reuters) - Hilary Sargent, who does business on the Web as Chart Girl, compiled the best early guide to the journalistic mistakes made on the afternoon of April 17, as broadcasters and...Tags: The New York Times, Edgar Allan Poe, CNN (tv network), CBS Corp., Journalism
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A lack of appetite for this conservative
WASHINGTON -- Whoever thinks there's no such thing as a free lunch has not been to the Heritage Foundation. After Sen. Mike Lee's speech to the conservative think tank Monday, his listeners didn't rush to the front of the room, where the Utah Republican...
Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Philosophy, George W. Bush, Ayn Rand
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For British artists, no fond remembrances of Margaret Thatcher
You might recall the Elvis Costello lyric in "Tramp the Dirt Down," referencing Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister who died Monday: "I'll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down." Then there is the Morrissey lyric: "The kind people...
Tags: Billy Elliot (musical), Metal and Mineral, Politics, Bill Clinton, Mining
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Immigration bill is no compromise
When only one of the extreme sides of each political party is hollering against a bipartisan agreement on any bill, no doubt that side is the only one getting hosed. A true bipartisan bill gets both sides upset. So now begins the spin game by trying to...Tags: Charlie Crist, Immigration, Politics, John McCain, Lindsey O. Graham
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In much of the U.S. West, even moderate states balk at gun control
HELENA, Mont. — Stephen Watt is no stranger to gun violence. In 1982, as a 26-year-old Wyoming state trooper, he stopped a fleeing bank robber who pumped five bullets into Watt before leaving him for dead on an empty stretch of highway. Watt...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Health and Safety at School, White House, Barack Obama, Interior Policy
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Amazing Race Recap: The Ultimate Fun House
WDBJ7 BloggerAt 2:50 am Anthony and Bates are off to Dresden, Germany to find the Ministry of Finance. The guys express feelings to keep working with Caroline and Jen. They consider the guys “race boyfriends.” This is just like a Big Brother showmance....Tags: Berlin (Germany), Auto Racing, Rush Limbaugh, Trials, Germany
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