WASHINGTON — President-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 key lawmakers Thursday, Obama ...
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WASHINGTON -President-elect Barack Obama is laying plans to dissolve a White House security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House Homeland Security Council will remain for a while at least, until Obama ...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The special Illinois House panel investigating Gov. Rod Blagojevich issued a draft report Thursday recommending impeachment, putting lawmakers on a path toward removing the two-term Democrat from office. “The citizens of this state must have confidence that their governor ...
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Fire and smoke from Israeli miltary operations in Gaza City on Thursday. The U.S., U.K. and France reached an agreement with the Arab League nations Thursday afternoon on the text of U.N. Security Council resolution seeking to halt the fighting in Gaza, according to Western and Arab diplomats. The ...
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union said Thursday that gas supplies should restart after it struck a deal with Russia on supervising the flow of gas through Ukraine . Russia cut off natural gas supplies to Europe on Tuesday during freezing winter weather as a payment dispute with Ukraine ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A trio of Democratic senators say they have reached a deal with Citigroup Inc. on a plan to let bankruptcy judges alter home loans in an effort to prevent foreclosures. The lawmakers aim to attach the plan to President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus legislation. The ...
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After more than two decades with the Atlanta Braves, John Smoltz is likely to finish his stellar career wearing a different uniform. In a stunning end to one of baseball's longest runs, Smoltz reached preliminary agreement on a contract with the Boston Red Sox after failing to work out a deal to ...
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