Roland Burris, the man appointed to Barack Obama's Senate seat by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, will be allowed to take the seat, according to the Associated Press. Spokespersons for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin are denying the report. ( See update below ...
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WASHINGTON - A conservative watchdog group has sued the Senate for refusing to immediately seat Roland Burris as the new senator from Illinois. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington on behalf of an Illinois resident. The suit was filed by Judicial Watch, whose lawyers say ...
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A man loads a wood-burning stove at his home in the town of Elin Pelin near the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Jan. 7. Bulgaria's energy ministry says Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia have been suspended. SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian school children sang songs to keep ...
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President-elect Barack Obama countered criticism Tuesday that his presumptive choice to lead the CIA lacks experience for the job. He said Leon Panetta spent years evaluating the nation’s most sensitive intelligence as White House chief of staff. Obama laid out the former congressman’s ...
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NEW YORK - Media company Time Warner Inc. says it expects to record a fourth-quarter $25 billion impairment charge for its cable, publishing and AOL units that will lead to an operating loss for the period. New York-based Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) also anticipates a full-year loss, down from a prior ...
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BOSTON — Boston College has fired Jeff Jagodzinski because he interviewed for the New York Jets coaching job. A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that Jagodzinski, a former Green Bay Packers assistant coach, was fired today by athletic director Gene DeFilippo. The ...
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