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Senate to pass bill overhauling government eavesdropping rules
The Associated PressThe Senate finally is expected to pass a bill overhauling rules on secret government eavesdropping, completing a lengthy and bitter debate that pitted privacy and civil liberties concerns against the desire to prevent terrorist attacks. The vote, planned...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, George Bush, The White House, Parliament, New York Times
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Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf
Associated Press WriterIran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. and Israeli attack, state television reported. Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force commander of...Tags: Civil Unrest, Defense Equipment, George Bush, Condoleezza Rice, The White House
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Merkel uneasy over Obama Brandenburg Gate address
Associated Press WriterGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has signaled unease over the prospect of a possible speech by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate, a spokesman said Wednesday. Merkel has "only limited understanding for using...Tags: European Elections, Bill Clinton, Government, Elections, Mikhail S Gorbachev
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Mukasey: Get government all terror-fighting tools
Associated Press WriterThe Bush administration will do everything possible to ensure the government has the tools to fight terrorists before the next president takes office, while protecting people's privacy, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Wednesday. Civil rights...Tags: Population, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Civil Rights, George Bush, Parliament
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Zimbabwe opposition says talks to begin
Associated Press WriterTalks between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party and the opposition will begin this week, a lawyer for the opposition's top negotiator said Wednesday. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change and Mugabe's ZANU-PF had, at least in public,...Tags: Heads of State, Defense, Political Candidates, Government, Armed Forces
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Today on the presidential campaign trail
IN THE HEADLINES Obama says Iran's missile tests show need for diplomacy while McCain favors defense system ... Germany's Merkel signals unease over possible Brandenburg Gate address by Obama ... Obama expresses regret over TV interview of his children,...Tags: Economic Sanctions, European Elections, Defense, Government, CBS Corp.
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Iran's missile tests divide Obama and McCain
Associated Press WriterDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that Iran's missile tests highlight the need for direct diplomacy as well as tougher threats of economic sanctions and strong incentives to persuade Tehran to change its behavior. John McCain,...Tags: Defense Equipment, Economic Sanctions, George Bush, Missile Systems, Defense
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AP Top News at 10:17 a.m. EDT
Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. and Israeli attack, state...Tags: Colorado Rockies, Britney Spears, George Bush, The White House, Missile Systems
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Williams resigns, won't be reappointed
The vice president of the Harford County Board of Education has resigned after being informed she would not be reappointed to a second term. Salina M. Williams, who was the only minority on the seven-member Harford County school board, gave a farewell...Tags: Government, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Trading land for learning
Sun reporterPlans by Baltimore City Community College to open its 2.2-acre Inner Harbor campus to development would provide a shot in the arm to moribund Lombard Street while bringing the college millions of dollars to expand its offerings, city and BCCC officials...Tags: Massacres, Sheila Dixon, Colleges and Universities, Government, Best Buy Company Incorporated
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