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Bush: Read more than you watch TV
The Swampby Mark Silva We've seen President Bush in classrooms before - we saw him there on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, at Emma Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla., listening to second-graders reading. And we saw him there again......Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Armed Forces, Government, David Cook, National Government
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Blair House: Which date bumps Obama?
The Swampby Mark Silva When we first heard that President-elect Barack Obama could not move into Blair House, the official guest house for the most valued guests of the White House sitting across the street from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we were......Tags: Government, John Howard, Tony Blair, National Government, George Bush
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Obama to inherit 'broken government'
The Swamp(Photo illustration from the Center for Public Integrity "Broken Government" project.) by Frank James It's bad enough President-elect Barack Obama will assume office amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and two wars. But the non-...Tags: Philosophy, Unions, Work Relations, Labor Legislation, Government
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Venture capital for Midwest startups drops
Biomedical ventures in the Midwest attracted nearly $1.1 billion in new investments in a struggling economy in 2008, down slightly from more than $1.2 billion in 2007, according to a report issued Thursday. The drop marked an end to several years of...Tags: Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Kansas, Wisconsin
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Route 15 temporarily closed again in Emmitsburg area
The Associated PressTraffic troubles returned for a second day along U.S. Route 15 in the Emmitsburg area, near the Maryland-Pennsylvania line. The highway was closed in both directions at North Seton Avenue for about two hours today. Maryland State Police said a tractor-...Tags: Maryland
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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Republicans seek to make an example of attorney general nominee
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Holder Jr., President-elect Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, brings to his confirmation hearing next week a dream resume and a bull's-eye target with his picture in the middle. Holder will get a Republican grilling...Tags: Orrin Hatch, Government, Heads of State, Janet Reno, George Bush
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US mine deaths fall to record low of 51 in 2008; Ky. leads nation in most fatalities with 9
Associated Press WriterFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell to 51 in 2008, the fewest number of deaths since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago, according to preliminary data released by federal...Tags: Fines, West Virginia, Government, Kentucky, National Government
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Law enforcement wants stimulus money but a conservative scholar garbles the message
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee's first hearing of 2009 was designed to let law enforcement organizations push for a piece of any economic stimulus bill. A conservative scholar, invited by Republicans, didn't follow the script. Two...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Government, Bill Clinton, Crimes
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Amtrak prepares for large crowds along tracks as Obama travels to inauguration by train
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Throngs of well-wishers are expected to line the tracks as President-elect Barack Obama travels by train from Philadelphia to Washington the weekend before his swearing-in as the 44th president, prompting heightened security...Tags: Government, Joe Biden, Trips and Vacations, FBI, National Government
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After searching dumps in 3 states, police abandon search for NJ baby's body, lost by hospital
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Police who searched dumps in three states for the remains of a baby thrown out in a Jersey City hospital's trash gave up Thursday, saying they had little chance of success. "We have come to the harsh reality that efforts to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Mishaps, Police, New Jersey
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Dance band featuring area musicians to play at inaugural ball
When Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency in February 2007, he was viewed as a long shot. Just after Obama's election on Tuesday, Nov.4, when keyboardist James Gerard suggested that his Philadelphia-based dance band, featuring four...Tags: Byron Dorgan, Democratic National Conventions, Government, Joe Biden, North Dakota
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NYT: Matthews won't run
The TV ZoneHa. Ha ha ha ha ha. Haaaa haaaa haaaaa HA HA HA HA!!!! Hoo...hoo...Hee..Hee!! HAAAA HAAAA!!! HEEEE!!!!! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! I'm sorry. I've got it under control. (But it was difficult.) Chris Matthews leaks to the Times that he won't....
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