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Back archives of videos and highlights
from the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
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Democrats
voice new confidence on healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the Congress voiced
confidence on Sunday they will have the votes, possibly within
a couple of months or so, to pass landmark legislation to overhaul
the healthcare system.
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Democrat
sees votes for healthcare in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives
will have enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's healthcare
reform legislation, a member of the Democratic leadership said
on Sunday.
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Iraq's
Maliki sees coalition with Shi'ite rivals
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki acknowledged
on Sunday that he would probably need partners to gain a majority
after the election on March 7, and said he was ready to join
with Kurdish or other Shi'ite groups.
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NATO's
extreme Arctic training
Feb 26 - Around 9,000 military personnel from 14 different countries
take part in NATO-sponsored exercises in extreme winter conditions
north of the Arctic Circle in Norway and Sweden.
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Pelosi
Says She’ll Get Votes Needed for Health Bill
by By ROBERT PEAR
Even Democratic House members worried about re-election will
come through on a health vote, their leader said on Sunday.
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White
House Is Rethinking Nuclear Policy
by By DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER
Aides to President Obama say he will permanently reduce America’s
arsenal by thousands of weapons.
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A
Democratic Iraq Is Emerging
Something that looks an awful lot like democracy is beginning
to take hold in Iraq. It may not be 'mission accomplished'—but
it's a start.
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Australian
data confirms economy on the mend
SYDNEY: Australia's trade deficit widened last quarter as the
relative strength of domestic demand and business investment
sucked in imports, while companies reported healthy sales and
improving profi...
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House
panel may revive Armenian genocide resolution
The measure, which risks offending Turkey, a U.S. ally, is being
handled more cautiously after the 2007 effort, when it appeared
headed toward approval.
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Italy
corruption trial of PM Berlusconi adjourned to March
200,000 protesters rallied against Berlusconi [BBC report] in
central Rome, accusing him of trying to evade the law and undermine
the Italian legal system.On Thurday, the Court of Cassation
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Iraqi
PM calls pre-vote candidate ban legitimate
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's prime minister Sunday defended a ban of
candidates with alleged ties to Saddam Hussein's former regime,
calling it a legitimate decision that would not affect Sunni
turnout at th...
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CANADA
newsbrief journal has been updated and posted
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Stocks
in Asia Rise on Hopes for Greek Bailout
HONG KONG — Asian equities, highly sensitive to global risk
appetite, were firm on Monday as signs emerged that Greece’s
debt crisis could be easing. Australian and Japanese shares rallie...
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Al
Gore says global warming can't be wished away
by USA Today
USA Today
In February, citing record snowfall on the East Coast, tycoon
Donald Trump said Gore should be stripped of his Nobel Peace
Prize for warning about climate ...
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Malaysian-led
peace monitors start work in Philippines
by Reuters India
MANILA (Reuters) - Malaysian-led peace monitors from three Islamic
states were beginning a mission to oversee a ceasefire agreement
in the southern ...
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State
Dept. issues warning against Chile travel
by The Associated Press
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is traveling to Latin
America for a five-nation trip this week. She will spend Monday
in Montevideo, Uruguay; ...
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Al
Gore takes aim at climate change skeptics
by Reuters
Former Vice President Al Gore participates in a panel discussion
at the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York, September 23,
2009. ...
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Treasury
Auctions Set for This Week
by New York Times
Colorado, $85.5 million of debt securities. RBC Capital Markets.
Denver, $106.1 million of aviation airport system revenue bonds.
Barclays Capital. ...
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Radovan
Karadzic genocide trial set to resume
by News Wires
The war crimes trial of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic
(pictured far left) is set to resume in the Hague on Monday.
He is expected to portray Bosnia's Serbs as a threatened minority
who acted in self-defence.
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Russia,
Georgia reopen vital border crossing
by admin
The only usable land border crossing between Georgia and Russia
reopened Monday after more than three years of closure, restoring
a vital route between Russia and the strategic South Caucasus.
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House
Democrats wooed for votes
by online@dispatchpolitics.com
WASHINGTON - The future of President Barack Obama's health-care
overhaul now rests largely with two blocs of swing Democrats
in the House of Representatives - abortion opponents and fiscal
conservatives - whose indecision signals the difficulties Speaker
Nancy Pelosi faces.
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Canadians
swell streets after hockey win
Thousands of Canadians turned the streets of Vancouver into rivers
of red in jubilant celebration of the country's Olympic gold-medal
win in men's ice hockey.
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USA
makes Olympic history
CNN's Mark McKay takes a look back at the Winter Olympics.
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Analysis:
NATO looks to transform itself
Military officials from NATO and its 28 member states descended
on Washington last week for a series of discussions about rethinking
its role in the world.
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Vancouver
Olympics final medal count: Who won?
The US and Canada split the overall and gold-medal count lead
at the Vancouver Olympics, with the US breaking the record for
overall medals won in a Winter Games and Canada winning a record
number of golds.
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Hillary
Clinton to discuss Iran's nuclear program on Latin America trip
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will push for new sanctions
on Iran's nuclear program in Brazil as part of a five-country
trip to Latin America.
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China
remains top holder in U.S. debt
China remained the top holder in the ballooning US debt last
year, revised U.S. Treasury data say, after earlier indications
it had been eclipsed by Japan. Revised data released Friday by
the U.S. Treasury Department indicated that while China had cut
back on its bond holdings, the level was still well above that
of Japan. China held 894.8 billion dollars in Treasury securities
at the end of December, more than the 755 billion dollars estimated
earlier in the month. But it was down from a ...
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Former
vice Chinese governor removed from office for corruption
Li Tangtang, former vice chairman of northwest China's Ningxia
Hui Autonomous Region, has been stripped of his official post
and membership in the Communist Party of China (CPC) for corruption.
Xinhua learned from the CPC Central Commission for Discipline
Inspection on Sunday that Li, accused of "severely violating
the discipline," has been referred for prosecution. His
illegal gains were also confiscated. Investigation found Li had
taken huge sums of bribes, abused the power to facilitate ...
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Australia
May Increase Interest Rates, Economists Say
Australia may resume leading the world in raising borrowing costs,
increasing the benchmark interest rate for the fourth time in
five meetings, economists say. Traders aren’t so sure.
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Japan
Stocks Advance on U.S. Economic Growth, Commodity Prices
Japanese stocks rose as commodity prices climbed and after data
showed U.S. business activity expanded and gross domestic product
topped estimates.
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Asia
Stocks Rise for Second Day on Metals; Mitsubishi UFJ Gains
Asian stocks climbed for a second day as JPMorgan Chase &
Co. boosted ratings on Japan’s largest banks and as mining
companies climbed on higher metal prices.
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Chinese
shares open higher on Monday
Chinese equities opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark
Shanghai Composite Index advancing 0.17 percent, or 5.06 points,
to open at 3,057.01 points. The Shenzhen Component Index gained
0.36 percent, or 44.16 points, to 12,480.81 points at the opening.
&$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...
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ASEAN
scores 85% for economic community scorecard
ASEAN has scored 85 percent for the ASEAN Economic Community
(AEC) Scorecard, a quantified measure on the progress to realize
the ASEAN economic integration by 2015. Although a 100 percent
score was yet to be achieved, ASEAN had done well by achieving
85 percent, said Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister
Mustapa Mohamed on Sunday following the conclusion of the 16th
ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Retreat. According to earlier
report, the official figure was 72 percent. Musta ...
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How
the tsunami affected the Pacific
The Pacific-wide alert for a tsunami in the wake of the Chile
quake has been lifted.
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Australian
company delivering solar schools to Japan
An Australian innovation will help schools in Japan make the
most of solar technology to reduce energy consumption.
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Tsunami
advisory canceled in final US area
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A tsunami advisory has been canceled
in the last U.S. area that had been under any sort of alert following
the Chilean earthquake...
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UN
weather meeting agrees to refine climate data
by By JIM GOMEZ and FRANK JORDANS
GENEVA (AP) -- World weather agencies have agreed to collect
more precise temperature data to improve climate change science,
officials said Wednesday, as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
urged environment ministers to reject efforts by skeptics to
derail a global climate deal....
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AP
Enterprise: How nuclear equipment reached Iran
by By PETER ENAV and DEBBY WU
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Early last year, a Chinese company placed
an order with a Taiwanese agent for 108 nuclear-related pressure
gauges. But something happened along the way. Paperwork was backdated.
Plans were rerouted, orders reconfigured, shipping redirected....
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Clinton
heading to Latin America after Chile quake
by By MATTHEW LEE
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton's weeklong, five-nation tour of Latin America is certain
to focus on the earthquake in Chile, even as she tries to build
support for fresh penalties against Iran....
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Community,
Labor Unite with IUE-CWA at Whirlpool Rally
by James Parks
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Obama
on health care reform: 'Let's get this done'
Posted: February 27th, 2010 10:21 AM ET
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State
of the Union: Obama's health care summit in two minutes
Posted: February 28th, 2010 09:00 AM ET
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Pelosi
sizes up Obama's health care proposal
Posted: February 28th, 2010 09:01 AM ET
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Pelosi:
Health care bill can be bipartisan even without GOP votes
Posted: February 28th, 2010 09:03 AM ET
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Pelosi
on midterms: 'We're fighting for every seat'
Posted: February 28th, 2010 10:24 AM ET
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Lawmakers
brace for reconciliation showdown
Posted: February 28th, 2010 03:03 PM ET
In an interview that aired Sunday on CNN, House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi said Republicans will have left their imprint on the final
health care reform bill even though there likely won't be any
GOP votes in support of it.
Washington (CNN) - With last week's health care summit showing
no sign of getting either side to budge, lawmakers Sunday staked
out positions in the battle many believe is imminent: a presidential
effort to push legislation through without Republican support.
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Appeals
Courts Alert Congress To Statutory Language Problems
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:23:00 -0600
Federal courts of appeals in recent years have sent to Congress
18 opinions that flag technical problems in statutory language.
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Report
on Judicial Security: Improvements Needed
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:23:00 -0600
A Department of Justice Inspector General review finds that threats
against federal judges are not consistently reported by the judges
who receive them, and those reported are often not prompt.
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Courts
Aided by Electronic Filing From Probation, Pretrial Services
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:23:00 -0600
Probation and pretrial services offices looking for a way to
save time and money, move cases faster, and eliminate paper should
take a new look at a familiar system that’s tested, ready,
and available right now in federal courts.
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Pennsylvania for Disability.gov. This
information has recently been updated, and can be read by visiting
this link: http://www.disability.gov/state/pennsylvania/employment.
Employability of persons with significant
disabilities is often limited when they cannot travel due to
the lack of accessible transportation, and the Pennsylvania Office
of Vocational Rehabilitation has announced a Request for Proposals
(RFP) for funding to provide Certified Driver Rehabilitation
Specialists to evaluate whether an individual is an appropriate
candidate for adaptive driving, and then train that individual.
Application deadline is March 19, 2010.
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Election
night watch party with Jeff Barton
Start Time: Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00pm
End Time: Tuesday, March 2 at 10:00pm
Where: Newton Gang's Getaway
To see more details and RSVP
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Senator
Casey's St. Patrick's Day in Event
What: Business Meeting
Start Time: Friday, March 5 at 6:00pm
End Time: Friday, March 5 at 7:30pm
Where: Finnigan's Wake
To see more details and RSVP
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Legislative
Lunch
"Free! Bring your lunch."
What: Informational Meeting
Start Time: Tuesday, March 2 at 11:45am
End Time: Tuesday, March 2 at 1:00pm
Where: Idaho Statehouse
To see more details and RSVP
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Shanay Watson-Whittaker for YDA Democratic
National Committeewoman
Ken says, "Shanay...
is the ADVOCATE that we need!
is the BOLD leader that we trust!
is the COMMUNICATOR that we desire!
Shanay has proven to be an effective leader
who listens and gets things DONE!".
To see more details and confirm this group
invitation, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?group.php&gid=87889013014&mid=1f4f8a1G211ee0fdG438263dG6
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Ohio Young Democrats.
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Subject: Newsletter
Young Dems,
February has been a busy month for OYD, and March looks like
it will be even more hectic. Read our latest newsletter to stay
up to date with OYD.
http://www.facebook.com/l/af9f8;ohioyd.org/modules/newsletters/simpleview.php?id=103
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Precinct
Convention
What: Convention
Start Time: Tuesday, March 2 at 7:15pm
End Time: Tuesday, March 2 at 8:00pm
Where: Your Registered Precinct
To see more details and RSVP
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4th
Legislative District 2010 Caucus
What: Convention
Start Time: Sunday, March 14 at 1:00am
End Time: Sunday, March 14 at 5:00am
Where: North Pines Junior High Gym
To see more details and RSVP
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Election
Day With Loretta
Start Time: Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00am
End Time: Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00pm
Where: Home of Shirley Layton
To see more details and RSVP
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Loretta
Haldenwang Election Night Party
Start Time: Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00pm
End Time: Tuesday, March 2 at 10:00pm
Where: El Fenix Restaurant
To see more details and RSVP
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