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White House task force to tackle gun violence
WASHINGTON -- Announcing his first steps in response to the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, President Obama on Wednesday charged a task force with drawing up a list of proposals to reduce gun violence across the nation and urged Congress to hold votes on...Tags: Gun Control, Democratic Party, Politics, Laws, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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McManus: Reshuffling Obama's Cabinet
"Second terms are hard work," a veteran of the Bill Clinton White House told me Tuesday. "It's a good idea to get some fresh blood in there." But so far, President Obama seems more inclined to simply shuffle the chairs as he reshapes his Cabinet for...
Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, John Brennan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Jury hears he's a crook or victim
Chicago Tribune reportersThe first jury to hear evidence that then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich allegedly tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat and generally abused his office with shakedowns for political and personal profit said it was confused by a sprawling case and unsure when the...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Tony Rezko, Government, Chicago Tribune, Politics
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'Amazing Race' recap: I got GPS, OK? [Updated]
Show TrackerOK, so maybe it wasn’t on the level of Frances Perkins (first woman on the U.S. Cabinet) or Sandra Day O’Connor (first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court) or Sally Ride (first American woman in space). But in the corrupt...... -
NYC's Mayor Michael Bloomberg Hit With "Third Term-itis": Poll
![New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is suffering so-called "third term-itis," with only 40 percent of voters approving of his job as good or excellent, a poll found on Thursday, down nearly 30 percent from 2008.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-04/60567752-01032430-187105.jpg "New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is suffering so-called "third term-itis,\" with only 40 percent of voters approving of his job as good or excellent, a poll found on Thursday, down nearly 30 percent from 2008.")
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is suffering so-called "third term-itis," with only 40 percent of voters approving of his job as good or excellent, a poll found on Thursday, down nearly 30 percent from 2008.
The NY1-Marist Poll also showed that...Tags: Snow Storms, Colleges and Universities, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Politics
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Wiretaps detail Blagojevich's wish list
Tribune reportersThe first day of testimony closed with prosecutors playing what could be described as Rod Blagojevich’s “I have a dream” wiretap, though the sentiments expressed by the then-governor on Nov. 5, 2008, were considerably less noble than...Tags: Entertainment, George Ryan, Crime, Law and Justice, Witnesses, Illinois
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Mel Martinez out, placeholder coming
The Swampby Mark Silva Resignation news from Republican ranks: Sen. Mel Martinez, the Florida Republican who announced last winter that he would not seek a second term next year, announced today that he will step down more than a year before......Tags: Republican Party, Tampa, Government, Mitch McConnell, Politics
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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: Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Virginia, Washington (U.S. state), Heads of State
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Rio wins, Chicago loses, 2016 Olympics
The Swampby Christi Parsons and Mark Silva Rio de Janeiro has won the right to host the Olympic games in the summer of 2016, a decision that will set the games in South America for the first time. "In every competition,......Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Olympic Games, Government, Sports Organizations, Sports
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U.S. Government about to be "Shockwaved"
KTLA NewsToday there will be a simulation taking place that will offer a clear indicator as to whether or not the United States would be ready for a real full-fledged Cyber Attack. The Bipartisan Group is organizing what is called "Cyber Showckwave." the group is...Tags: Defense, National Security Agency, Corruption, Government, Michael Chertoff
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Gulf oil spill: Officials warn BP to work harder
GreenspaceGovernment officials sent BP a tough message at the Friday briefing: Work harder to end the oil spill that threatens the Gulf of Mexico. There was no "or else." Officials have repeatedly promised that the company will have to pay...... -
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrested on federal charges
Tribune staff reportsThe predawn rousting of Gov. Rod Blagojevich from his Ravenswood Manor home Tuesday marked a stunning climax to a tale of alleged public corruption unmatched in Illinois' storied history of elected scoundrels and thrust the state into an unprecedented...Tags: Finance, Chicago Tribune, Management Change, Lawyers, Police Arrests
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