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North Korea: Stalling or changing policy?
The Swampby Katie Fretland Just two summers ago, North Korea tested seven missiles, including one that failed but was believed to be capable of reaching the United States. In October of the same year, the country's secretive leader, Kim Jong II,......Tags: Economic Sanctions, Executive Branch, White House, Defense Equipment, Government
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McCain at NAACP wins points if not votes
The Swampby Frank James It's doubtful Sen. John McCain won over many African-American voters today with his appearance before the NAACP convention. Sen. Barack Obama pretty much has upwards of 90 percent of the black vote sewn up if only because,......Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, White House, Government, Social Issues, John McCain
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Most U.S. firms avoided taxes: report
The Swampby Frank James Here's some information that could easily become fodder for the presidential and congressional campaigns. The General Accountability Office, Congress's investigative agency, has a report out today that says most corporations didn't pay...Tags: National Government, Byron Dorgan, Government, Political Candidates, Companies and Corporations
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Sarah Palin fumbles on Fannie, Freddie
The Swampby Frank James Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stumbled this weekend when she commented on the federal takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Huffington Post "helpfully" pointed out her mistake to anyone who missed it the first......Tags: Sarah Palin, Colorado, Alaska, Government, Elections
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Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning. Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, September 11, the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States. At the Pentagon, a park-like memorial is being dedicated to those killed there when......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ceremonies, Espionage and Intelligence, Society
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Obama vs GOP: 'Fiscal responsibility'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama hopes to turn the tenor of the political debate this week from unprecedented and massive new spending to "fiscal responsibility.'' He will do this with the presentation of the outline of a new federal......Tags: White House, Republican Party, Bill Clinton, Beverage Industry, Government
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Obama's back-to-school lesson plans
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 230 pm EDT The suggested lesson plans accompanying President Barack Obama's planned address to schoolchildren next week have been modified, but this hasn't mollified critics of the president's back-to-school speech.: The...Tags: Executive Branch, Radio Industry, White House, Tim Pawlenty, Virginia
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Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning. Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, May 15. President Bush is addressing the Israeli Knesset. The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) is holding a briefing on "Hate in......Tags: George W. Bush
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The candidates trade nonsense
A national political campaign can be a good vehicle for educating the citizenry about vital issues — whether fiscal balance requires tax increases, say, or the pros and cons of health care reform. By Election Day, Americans who have been paying...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, World Bank Group, Consumers, George W. Bush, Barack Obama
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Voting to give more money to millionaires
As I drove by the old Playhouse cinema on 25th Street in Baltimore the other day, I thought of the hapless fellow I encountered on the screen there in the 1970s — Nino, the lead character in "Bread and Chocolate," a comedy about a poor Italian...
Tags: Warren Buffett, Republican Party, Prince George's County, Italy, Elections
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Vibrancy Of Markets Vs. Suffocation Of Statism
The Hartford CourantThe presidential campaign, hitherto a plod through a torrent of words tedious beyond words, began to dance in Denver. There a masterfully prepared Mitt Romney completed a trifecta of tasks and unveiled an issue that, because it illustrates contemporary...Tags: Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Culture, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Market Grille Opens In Manchester
Market Grille has opened in Manchester, on Buckland Hills Drive in the former Hops building. The restaurant is the fifth eatery for the Mill Restaurant Group, and its second new opening of 2012, after the debut of Republic in Bloomfield this summer....
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Pasta, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Colchester
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