WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama implored Congress on Thursday to "act boldly and act now" to fix an economy growing perilously weaker. Leading lawmakers set an informal goal of mid-February for enacting tax cuts and government spending that could cost as much as $1 trillion. Democrats ...
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LIVE VIDEO: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich holds a news conference to name former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's senate replacement. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A draft report from the Illinois House committee investigating Governor Rod Blagojevich calls for the full ...
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WASHINGTON— President-elect Barack Obama is considering dissolving a White House-based homeland security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and will restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House Homeland Security Council will remain for a while at ...
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(Reuters) - Israel, Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have entered talks with Egypt to try to iron out the terms of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Western diplomats predicted a difficult negotiation ahead. Israel is seeking international and regional security guarantees to ensure the ...
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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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Thursday, January 8, 2009 U.S. District Judge U.W. Clemon issued a brief order Thursday saying Morgan County Sheriff Greg Bartlett could be freed based on promises from his lawyer, who presented the court with a plan for improving the jailhouse meals. The sheriff's whereabouts weren't immediately ...
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After more than two decades with the Atlanta Braves, John Smoltz is ready to finish his stellar career wearing a different uniform. In a stunning end to one of baseball's longest runs, Smoltz reached a preliminary agreement Thursday on a $5.5 million, one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox after ...
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