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Police fire tear gas to disperse anti-government demonstrators around Parliament building
Associated Press WriterBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) _ Police fired tear gas Tuesday at several thousand demonstrators attempting to block access by lawmakers to the Parliament building in the Thai capital. Reporters at the scene Tuesday saw at least one person injured by the gas....Tags: Values, Government, Demonstration, Coup d'Etat, Ethics
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Senate candidates in Ill. face off for first time
Associated Press WriterRepublican Senate candidate Steve Sauerberg accused incumbent Dick Durbin of turning a blind eye to Democratic dysfunction in Springfield and also called for keeping American troops in Iraq as the two candidates met Monday in their first debate. Durbin,...Tags: Pediatrics, Richard Durbin, Willowbrook, Television Industry, Upper House
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Congress opens hearings on financial meltdown
The Associated PressThe now-bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers arranged millions in bonuses for fired executives as it pleaded for a federal lifeline, lawmakers learned today, as Congress began investigating what went so wrong on Wall Street to prompt a $700 billion...Tags: Employees, Tom Davis, Henry Waxman, Lower House, CEO Pay
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Bush urges Senate to confirm his nominees for federal judge vacancies in critical Ohio
CINCINNATI (AP) _ President Bush reminded Americans Monday that his eight years of appointing conservative judges will affect the nation for decades, hoping to secure his legacy but also help fire up Republicans in must-win Ohio a month before the...Tags: Harry Reid, Constitutional Issues, Judges, Upper House, Local Authority
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Hamas lawmakers: Abbas term ends in January, he must call new presidential election
Associated Press WriterGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) _ Hamas will cease to recognize Mahmoud Abbas as Palestinian president after Jan. 8 and replace him with one of its own leaders, according to a resolution approved by the Islamic movement's legislators Monday. The Hamas...Tags: Laws, Mahmoud Abbas, Terrorism, Polls, Government
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Senate ethics panel cites Cranston in Keating Five case
Originally published Feb. 28, 1991There is "substantial credible evidence" that Sen. Alan Cranston violated Senate rules by intervening with federal savings and loan regulators for campaign contributor Charles Keating, the Senate ethics committee decided Wednesday. In the largest group...Tags: Court Preliminary, Family Vacations, Values, Upper House, Trials
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Appeals panel blocks order forcing top Bush aides to help House inquiry in prosecutor firings
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A federal appeals court on Monday rejected House Democrats' demands to force two of President Bush's top aides to cooperate with an investigation about the firings of nine federal prosecutors in 2006. Time will run out on this year's...Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Lamar Smith, Upper House, Lower House
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World stock markets plunge as bailouts in US, Europe fail to ease financial fears
AP Business WriterLONDON (AP) _ Stock markets slumped worldwide Monday, some marking record one-day drops, on fears the global financial crisis will worsen and hit the wider economy despite bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe. Stocks began their nosedive in Asia, where...Tags: Stock Broking, BNP Paribas, Lower House, Petroleum Industry, Stocks
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Iraqi women fear going public as candidates in key elections
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq's first provincial elections in four years — until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to list her name, not just her party. Even as violence has declined,...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Religious Conflicts, Terrorism, Referenda, Wars and Interventions
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Republicans: Elect GOP and limit property taxes
AP Political WriterRepublicans promised Monday that if voters give them control of the Iowa House, they will clamp down on increases in school property taxes and cut other spending. Speaking at a news conference, House Minority Leader Christopher Rants called for the...Tags: Kevin McCarthy, Upper House, Property Tax, Government, National Government
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Video: Obama didn't know about Ayers?
Spin CycleOne of only a few documented encounters Obama had with ex-radical Bill Ayers was in 1995, when he hosted a dinner at which Hyde Park's outgoing state senator introduced Obama as her chosen successor. Today, on CNN, Obama's chief strategist......Tags: Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, David Axelrod, Richard M. Daley, Upper House
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Debate season: Assembly, Senate, Congress on Ch 12
Spin CycleTonight, News 12 Long Island ??? which like Newsday is an affiliate of Cablevision ??? begins broadcasting its full slate of wide-ranging 30-minute candidate debates for state Assembly, state Senate and Congress. Debates for all 21 Assembly districts...Tags: Election Day, Long Island, Upper House, Government, National Government
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