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Bush's Union Transparency Rules Retracted Under Obama
Washington Times
Chuck Neubauer The Obama administration promised increased transparency in government but has rolled back rules proposed by the Bush administration that expanded the financial disclosure statements r... House Kos Call For Speedy Afghanistan Withdrawal
Washington Times
Stephen Dinan In an overwhelming show of bipartisan support for President Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan, the House on Wednesday soundly defeated a resolution setting a timetable for withdrawal. ... Chief Justice Reignites Feud With Obama
Washington Times
Kara Rowland The simmering feud between the White House and the Supreme Court is getting a little hotter - and lawmakers on Capitol Hill are helping fan the flames. Chief Justice John G. Roberts J... Some Democrats Pass On Obama Rally
Washington Times
Joseph Curl The Show Me State temporarily became the No-Show State on Wednesday as some prominent Missouri Democrats decided they'd rather be somewhere else when President Obama came to push his mass... Gop Senators Wage War On Reconciliation
Washington Times
Jennifer Haberkorn Senate Republicans say they uniformly will oppose all procedural votes on President Obama's health care overhaul plan - even if they agree with the underlying policy changes - hopi... Food Aid Being Diverted, U.n. Council Report Says
Washington Times
UNITED NATIONS | Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local U.N. workers, according to ... Tehran Gives Russian Pilots 2 Months To Leave
Washington Times
KIEV | In a sign of cooling relations between Tehran and Moscow, Iranian Transportation Minister Hamid Behbahani has ordered all Russian commercial pilots working in the country to leave within 60 day... Pope's Aides Fret About German Scandals
Washington Times
VATICAN CITY | Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself. While there has been no suggestion of wrongd... Gates: Afghan Exit Could Be Accelerated
Washington Times
PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan | Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President ... Conyers' Wife Sentenced To 3 Yrs
Washington Times
By ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT (AP) | A former Detroit City Council member was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for bribery after a federal judge refused to set aside her guilty pl... Wwii Female Pilots Win Belated Recognition
Washington Times
By Kimberly Hefling ASSOCIATED PRESS They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered "real" military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their... Iran Warns Neighbors Over U.s. Presence In The Gulf
RadioFreeEurope
TEHRAN (Reuters) -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad warned Gulf countries today against the U.S. presence in the region, saying Washington aimed to dominate their energy resources in the name of ... Croatia Retries Soldiers For War Crimes Against Serbs
RadioFreeEurope
A Croatian court has begun a retrial of two former soldiers accused in the 1991 wartime killing of seven Croatian Serb civilians, RFE/RL's Balkan Service reports.The crime took place in the eastern to... Court Orders Kazakh Oil Workers Back On The Job
RadioFreeEurope
A court in southwestern Kazakhstan has ruled that a strike by several thousand workers at an oil producing subsidiary of KazMunayGaz is illegal, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.At court proceedings in... Dancers Protest Iran's Treatment Of Women
RadioFreeEurope
A group of Iranian women protested against what they described as gender and ethnic discrimination in the Islamic Republic by dancing in front of Tehran's embassy in Ottawa on International Women's Da... New Chile President Takes On Rebuilding Challenge
Channel News Asia
SANTIAGO : Tycoon Sebastian Pinera takes over the presidency of Chile on Thursday faced with the challenge of rebuilding a nation devastated by one of strongest ever recorded earthquakes and a tsunami... Police Dash 'kidnap Boy Sahil Saeed Found' Hopes
The Independent
Hopes that five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed had been found were dashed today as the police chief leading the investigation in Pakistan confirmed the search is ongoing. Muhammad Aslam Tar... Eatery Charged With Serving Whale Meat
CNN
Eatery charged with the illegal sale of a marine mammal product for unauthorized use Meat from whale, an endangered species, is illegal to consume in the United States Authorities do not yet know wher... Beckham Lauds 'world Best' Rooney
BBC
David Beckham hailed Wayne Rooney as one of the best players in the world after he fired Manchester United into the Champions League quarter-finals.The England striker scored twice, as he did in the f... Profits At John Lewis Rise 9.7%
BBC
Department store group John Lewis has reported annual pre-tax profits of £306.6m, a rise of 9.7%.The owner of the Waitrose supermarket chain is also paying workers a bonus equal to 15% of their ... 'console Killer' Launches In June
BBC
A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming popular games over the internet in June this year.OnLive, which launched to much fanfare in 2009, announced d... .xxx Domain Porn Corral "no Panacea"
CBS News
Protecting Children Online What to say to your child about Web porn and online predators, and how to look for signs of porn on your PC. Plus: warning signs that an adult may be communicating with your... N.j. Bill Mandates Public Employees Live In State
Philadelphia Daily News
If New Jersey taxpayers fund your paychecks, you ought to live in the Garden State, too. That's the thinking behind a bill proposed in the Legislature this week, which already has drawn bipartisan su... Verdict Against Dep Employees' Actions Stirs Fears
Philadelphia Daily News
A federal jury's verdict that four Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection employees are liable for $6.5 million in damages stemming from a series of disputed enforcement actions has trigg... Eatery May Face Tax Tab
New York Post
A grand jury is looking into whether a posh Long Island restaurant underreported its income, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. A Nassau County audit of Carltun on the Park at Eisenhower Park fou... $3.5m Over Boob Botch
New York Post
A Staten Island mom who said her botched boob job left her looking like she had four breasts was awarded $3.5 million for pain and suffering yesterday. "I hope this will give other women in the same p... Jihadjane & Her Mad Scheme To 'frighten The World'
New York Post
LaRose left damning clues on her MySpace page. "I have recently (a couple months) reverted to Islam and I can safely say that of all the things I have ever done in my lifetime, becoming Muslim is what... Toyota Woes Hitting Home
New York Post
A Westchester police official yesterday warned Toyota to back off and let investigators examine a Prius that inexplicably accelerated down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall. "Realistical... We Shared Not Just A Name But A Passion
New York Post
We must all take this as a lesson in how we treat the people we share this world with while they are still here to make a difference. Please respect our families as we struggle and grieve through this... 'other Sis' Did It
New York Post
A woman suspected of being the hit and run driver who mowed down two pedestrians in Brooklyn -- including an aide to Mayor Bloomberg -- was apparently telling the truth when she said her sister did it... O's 'fraud' Rip At Health Industry
New York Post
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday continued his campaign against insurance companies in his feverish push for health reform, accusing them of lining their pockets with cash that should go to hel... Early Out In Afghan
New York Post
PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility yesterday that some of the forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Obama's... Mass. Sen. Book Deal
New York Post
BOSTON -- Scott Brown, the Republican whose surprise victory in the US Senate race in Massachusetts rocked the political landscape, has signed a deal to write his memoirs, publisher HarperCollins said...
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