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Russian Duma quadruples funding for major political parties; nothing for liberal opposition
The Associated PressRussia's lower house of parliament on Saturday passed a measure quadrupling government funding for major political parties. This will bring tens of millions of dollars into the coffers of the dominant United Russia party, but leave liberal opposition...Tags: Parties and Movements, Garry Kasparov, Political Candidates, Government, US Elections
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Entertainment and politics: Hand in hand for decades
The Associated PressWASHINGTON — Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road. Franken, a Democrat, best-...Tags: Local Elections, Mitch McConnell, Executive Branch, Disasters, Celebrity
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Jesse Helms, former U.S. senator from N.C., dead at 86
Associated PressWhen telling stories about Jesse Helms after his death on Independence Day, the politician who took his place in Congress recalled how the North Carolina senator liked to invite pages to sit down and chat over ice cream. "Can you imagine how excited...Tags: Social Sciences, John Adams, Local Elections, Health and Safety at School, Newspaper and Magazine
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Employers use federal law to deny benefits
Of The Associated PressDying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer. ''He was obsessed with dotting every 'i' and crossing every 't','' Melissa Amschwand-Bellinger...Tags: Court Administration, Labor Legislation, Employers, Retirement, Government
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Report links Iraq war to Bush quest for oil
''It seems the underlying purpose is to subsidize the profiteering of the Bush/Cheney oil swindlers.'' On a balmy Fourth of July weekend, it is easy to be complacent about everything. The abundance of America is everywhere. There are hot dogs and...Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Defense, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, National Government, Benjamin Franklin
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5-time senator 'great patriot' who held fast to his beliefs
Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON — Jesse Helms, the former U.S. senator from North Carolina who for half a century infuriated liberals with his race-baiting campaign tactics and presidents of both parties with his use of senatorial privilege, died Friday. He was 86....Tags: Health and Safety at School, Henry Kissinger, George Bush, Newt Gingrich, Political Candidates
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Sullivan Hopes Sub Experience Can Help Beat Courtney
Courant Staff WriterIt was a hot, windless day at Asnuntuck Community College and Frank Gulluni, director of the school's Manufacturing Technology Center, was earnestly explaining to a visiting candidate how important it still was to train workers for manufacturing jobs in...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, Television Industry, Joe Courtney
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Northampton County poised to elect new top jurist
Of The Morning CallFor the first time since 1991, someone other than Robert A. Freedberg will be president judge in Northampton County. Prior to 2005, under the state constitution, in counties with no more than seven judges the jurist with the most continuous years of...Tags: Court Administration, Local Elections, National Government, Constitutional Issues, Lobbying
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Epic NC politician's life ends on Fourth of July
Associated Press WriterAt Fourth of July parades and barbecues around the Tar Heel state, Jesse Helms' supporters recalled this father of the conservative movement as the man who stood up for traditional values and the defeat of Communism -- but still had time to help his...Tags: Local Elections, Health and Safety at School, National Government, Executive Branch, Disasters
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Reaction to the death of Jesse Helms
Reaction to the death of former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86: "Jesse Helms was a kind, decent, and humble man and a passionate defender of what he called "the Miracle of America." So it is fitting that this...Tags: Virginia Foxx, Jesse Jackson, Public Holidays, Mitch McConnell, Judd Gregg
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