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Obama asks Congress for DTV delay
The Swampby Jim Puzzanghera President-elect Barack Obama today asked Congress to delay next month's planned switch to all-digital broadcast television, warning that the TVs of millions of Americans could go dark because of major problems in the government's...Tags: Television Industry, National Government, Trade Policy, Government, Rick Boucher
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Digital TV shift may be delayed
The Swampby Frank James Don't get rid of those old analog televisions yet. The national transition to digital television was supposed to occur next month on Feb. 17. But some key members of Congress and the Obama presidential transition may engineer......Tags: Television Industry, Upper House, Commerce, National Government, Henry Waxman
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Obama: Let's act on economy or else
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama is due to make a major speech on the economy today at George Mason University in Northern Virginia just outside Washington, D.C. It is essentially a call for support of what is expected to......Tags: National Government, Government, Consumer Confidence, George Mason, Fires
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Illinois House on verge of impeaching Blagojevich
Associated Press WriterGov. Rod Blagojevich faces almost certain impeachment by the Illinois House, a historic step that would trigger a trial to determine whether the Democratic governor should be tossed out of office. A simple majority vote will be enough to impeach. With...Tags: FBI, Michael Madigan, Witnesses, Constitutional Issues, Corrupt Practices
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In '99, Holder pushed clemency for terrorists
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Eric Holder, the nominee for attorney general, repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates at the Clinton Justice Department to drop their opposition to a controversial 1999 grant of conditional clemency to 16 members of two violent...Tags: Armed Forces, FBI, Defense, Eric Holder, Evanston
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Delay switch to all-digital TV, Obama asks Congress
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Moving to avert a TV blackout that could strike millions of U.S. households, President-elect Barack Obama asked Congress on Thursday to delay next month's planned switch to all-digital broadcast television. The government-mandated...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Texas, John Podesta, Nancy Pelosi, Safety of Citizens
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CIA veteran John Brennan to lead restructuring of U.S. counterterrorism policy
Associated PressWASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is considering dissolving a White House-based homeland security panel created in the wake of Sept. 11 and will restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House...Tags: Defense, Civil Rights, The White House, National Security, Police
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Act fast to fight recession, Obama says
The Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that the deepening American recession could stretch years into the future if Congress fails to act quickly on his call to pump hundreds of billions of federal dollars into the U.S. economy. In the speech at...Tags: George Bush, Great Depression, Energy Saving, National Government, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration
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Obama wants delay in TV change
Of The Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won't be ready. In a letter to...Tags: Trade Policy, Electronics, Consumer Electronics Industry, Heads of State, John Podesta
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Records show AG pick pushed clemency for terrorists over feds' objections
and Tom Hamburger Special to The Morning CallAttorney General nominee Eric H. Holder Jr. repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates at the Clinton Justice Department to drop their opposition to a controversial 1999 grant of clemency to 16 members of two violent Puerto Rican nationalist...Tags: Armed Forces, FBI, Defense, Eric Holder, Jimmy Carter
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BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: OKLAHOMA VS. FLORIDA Politicians weighing in
Of The Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama and Texas congressman Joe Barton don't have much in common, but they do agree on one thing: the Bowl Championship Series must go. Just hours before the national title game between top-ranked Florida (12-1) and No. 2...Tags: National Government, Football, Joe Barton, Government, Anti Trust Crime
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Obama pick's role in '99 clemency case revealed
Tribune Washington BureauAttorney-general nominee Eric H. Holder Jr. repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates at the Clinton Justice Department to drop their opposition to a controversial 1999 grant of clemency to 16 members of two violent Puerto Rican nationalist...Tags: Armed Forces, FBI, Defense, Eric Holder, Jimmy Carter
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