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FBI files detail Hoover's loathing for columnist Jack Anderson, efforts to debunk reporting
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) _ In caustic comments on internal FBI memos, bureau director J. Edgar Hoover referred to prominent columnist Jack Anderson with undisguised contempt, calling him "a jackal" as agents combed his articles for errors and hints about...Tags: Richard Nixon, Harry S Truman, Censorship, Civil Rights, News Media
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The campaign's got your number, and your bar code
Associated Press WriterBarack Obama, a former community organizer, is spending untold millions of dollars to identify and mobilize voters, and Republicans acknowledge that John McCain's team probably will be outspent and outmanned. They hope it won't be outmaneuvered. This is...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Homes, Election Day, Barack Obama, Telecommunication Service
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America's opponents in the Mideast see divine retribution in US's financial meltdown
Associated Press WriterCAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ America's opponents in the Middle East are gloating over the financial meltdown in the United States, painting it as divine retribution for past misdeeds against Muslims and the last gasps of a dying empire. Hardline clerics across...Tags: Terrorism, Guerrilla Activity, Heads of State, Financial Markets, Petroleum Industry
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Illinois Dems aim for bigger legislative majority
AP Political WriterIf you're running for the Illinois Legislature, it's not a good time to be Republican. President Bush is extremely unpopular and in many voters' minds carries the burden of a war and a Wall Street meltdown. Demographic changes are making Illinois...Tags: Regional Authority, Tom Cross, Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama, State Budgets
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Palin uses her elected office to promote religious causes, at times with public money
Associated Press WriterWASILLA, Alaska (AP) _ The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office. What she didn't tell worshippers gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of...Tags: Franklin Graham, Church and State Relations, Protestant, Religious Events, Hospitals and Clinics
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US enemies in Mideast gloat over financial crisis
The Associated PressAmerica's opponents in the Middle East are gloating over the financial meltdown in the United States, painting it as divine retribution for past misdeeds against Muslims and the last gasps of a dying empire. Hardline clerics across the region and...Tags: Terrorism, Guerrilla Activity, Heads of State, Financial Markets, Petroleum Industry
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President Bush: US will work with partners on credit crisis
The Associated PressPresident Bush met with foreign financial officials Saturday and pledged a global response to the credit crisis that will lead toward a "path of stability and long-term growth." Bush announced no new strategies to attack the economic woes circling the...Tags: Condoleezza Rice, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, Federal Reserve, Henry Paulson, Banking
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Zimbabwe official paper: Mugabe claims key ministries for his party; opposition denounces move
Associated Press WriterHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) _ Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, locked in a standoff with the opposition in power-sharing talks, went ahead Saturday and laid claim to all key ministries as he tries to retain his iron grip on the struggling southern African...Tags: Heads of State, Famines, Defense, National Government, Armed Forces
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Questions and answers on constitutional convention
Illinois voters will have a chance Nov. 4 to call for a convention to rewrite the Illinois Constitution. Here are some questions and answers on the issue. Q. What is a constitutional convention? A: A gathering of delegates charged with examining the...Tags: Local Elections, Regional Authority, Rod Blagojevich, Referenda, Voting
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Hampshire alum dies from injuries suffered in car accident in Yemen
Tribune reporterAfter the U.S. State Department offered Hampshire High School alum Jeff Patneau a position, he asked for the most difficult assignments, according to his family. He was eventually assigned to work in the American Embassy in San'a, Yemen, which was the...Tags: Vehicles, Heads of State, Explosions, Death and Dying, Television Industry
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Peru governor says he has agreed to be prime minister amid oil kickbacks scandal
Associated Press WriterLIMA, Peru (AP) _ A leftist governor says he has agreed to become the Peru's prime minister, a day after the nation's Cabinet resigned amid a brewing oil kickbacks scandal. Yehude Simon says he will replace outgoing Jorge del Castillo in the position,...Tags: National Government, Bribery, Local Elections, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Condition of Italian woman at center of right-to-die case worsens after hemorrhage
ROME (AP) _ The condition of an Italian woman at the center of a right-to-die case worsened after she suffered a massive hemorrhage, doctors said Saturday. Eluana Englaro has been in a vegetative state for 16 years and her father has led a protracted...Tags: National Government, Euthanasia, Local Authority, Court Administration, George Bush
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