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Envoy appointed to shut down prison at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Monday that it had chosen a longtime Washington attorney who has worked in both Democratic and Republican administrations to find a way to close down the prison at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay,...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, John Kerry, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Defense
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Marco Rubio defends immigration bill; Jeb Bush praises dad
Staff writerABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" showcased two Florida politicians this weekend. Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush were guests. Sen. Rubio called his immigration reform bill "an excellent starting point" and estimated that "95 percent, 96 percent...Tags: Marco Rubio, Glenn Beck, Father's Day, Politics, Immigration
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U.S. Senate panel bolsters effort to deal with military sex assault
Reuters* Committee kills plan to remove crime from chain of command * Steps not enough to deal with long-standing problem, senator says By David Alexander WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The Senate Armed Services Committee endorsed several steps to improve...Tags: National Defense Authorization Act, Sexual Assault, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, Claire McCaskill
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A dip for the broccoli averse
"I do not like broccoli," President George H.W. Bush famously declared in 1990 in a New York Times story. "And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm president of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any...
Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Cilantro, The New York Times, White House, The Washington Post
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Sun Breaks Through For Miss Porter's Graduates
The Hartford CourantRain has fallen on every senior tradition at Miss Porter's School this year, from Mountain Day, which was canceled by storm Sandy, to the senior slide show, which was threatened by a tornado warning. But during the graduation ceremony Saturday morning...Tags: Government, Peter Shumlin, Politics, Gloria Vanderbilt, Regional Authority
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The Rineharts celebrate 50 years
Mr. and Mrs. William Newton “Newt” Rinehart celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Charleston, S.C. The Rev. Carl Clapp, at St. Mark’s United Church of Christ, married the Rinehart’s April 6, 1963, in Cumberland, Md. The...
Tags: Arts, Museums, White House, Arts and Culture, George W. Bush
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Jeb Bush calls for education, immigration reform
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Boosting education standards and crafting an immigration policy that recognizes the valuable role newcomers play in creating jobs is essential to long-term economic growth, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday....
Tags: Republican Party, Regional Authority, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Immigration
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At White House, liberal hawks ascend
With his decision to elevate Susan Rice to become his national security advisor and the nomination of Samantha Power as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, President Obama is not simply rewarding the loyalty of two women who have backed him from the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975), John Kerry, U.S. Department of State, Muammar Gaddafi
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Voice of the People, Jun. 08
Charles Yates Age: 65 Residence: Chicago Been writing letters since: The late 1990s. "If it piques my interest or ticks me off, I'll write about it," he said. Life story in 100 words or less: Grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. Enlisted in the Army after high...Tags: Seinfeld (tv program), Brooklyn (New York City), Al-Qaeda, George W. Bush, Iraq
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Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
POOLESVILLE, Md. — On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural...
Tags: Coal, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Barack Obama, Weather, Electricity Production and Distribution
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President Biden? History says no
I read with interest Jules Witcover's recent column regarding Vice President Joe Biden ("Could Biden benefit from Clinton's handling of Benghazi?" May 14). He infers that the Benghzai scandal could cost Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential...Tags: Elections, Politics, Jules Witcover, Martin van Buren
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Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight
For the first time in naval aviation history, a drone was catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier and soared into flight. The U.S. Navy conducted the test Tuesday from aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush off the Virginia coast with its X-47B...
Tags: Travel, Air Transportation, U.S. Navy, Virgin Group, Ltd., Military Equipment
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