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Obama,GOP battle to frame 2012 fight : State of the Union »
The central theme of President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night was the notion that in America, everybody deserves a fair shake – and that his policies will help make sure they have one. The central theme of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’ Republican response was that Mr. Obama has shown himself to [...]
U.S. Military Frees 2 Western Hostages From Somali Pirates »
KHARTOUM, Sudan — American commandos raced into Somalia early Wednesday and rescued two aid workers, an American woman and a Danish man, after a shootout with Somali pirates who had been holding them captive for months. The American forces — drawn from the same Navy commando unit that killed Osama bin Laden — swooped in [...]
‘Credible but unconfirmed’ 9/11 threat confirmed by Officials »
Washington (CNN) — U.S. officials have “specific, credible but unconfirmed” information about a potential al Qaeda threat against the United States coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. “We have received credible information very recently about a possible plot directed at the homeland that seems to be focused on New York [...]
U.S. debt talk makes significant step – OBAMA »
WASHINGTON- U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that talks between Democrats and Republicans concerning debt limit and deficit reduction issues have achieved a “significant step.” “Some progress was made, in some of the discussions. Some narrowing of the issues,” Obama said at a White house briefing. But he warned that there is not much time [...]
Seeing Trends, Coalition Works to Help a River Adapt »
NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Wash. — For 10,000 years the Nisqually Indians have relied on chinook salmon for their very existence, but soon those roles are expected to reverse. Multimedia Slide Show Flowing Through Change A blog about energy and the environment. Go to Blog » Enlarge This Image Matthew Ryan Williams for The New [...]
Bill to Raise US Debt Ceiling Advances – For Now »
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill tying an increase in the federal borrowing limit to deep spending cuts, limits on future spending, and a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. The Republican-sponsored measure is expected to fail in the Democratically-controlled Senate, leaving the United States without a clear path to deficit [...]
Clinton: US, India United in Terror Fight »
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Indian counterpart, S.M. Krishna, have urged Pakistan to do more to eliminate “terrorist sanctuaries” on its territory, as the two countries ended another round of a strategic dialogue. Clinton, who also met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said Tuesday the U.S. and India are united in [...]
Obama says he’ll risk job for debt deal »
(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON – Amid new warnings and fresh signs of strain, President Obama and congressional leaders are entering a perilous debt-limit endgame. The president, declaring “enough is enough,” is demanding that budget negotiators find common ground by week’s end even as the Senate’s top Republican gained followers for his own last-ditch scheme to avoid a [...]
