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House refuses to give Obama power to continue in Libya
A defiant U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to deny President Barack Obama the authority to wage war against Libya. But Republicans fell short in an effort to actually cut off funds for the operation in a constitutional showdown.
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US wants to give frozen Libyan assets to rebels
FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME New money pipelines are opening up to help Libyan rebels determined to topple Moammar Gadhafi, with the United States saying it will move to free up part of the $30 billion it has frozen in Libyan assets and a score of nations pledging Thursday to start a new fund to supply civilians with food, medicine and even paychecks. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary …
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US to give Libyan rebels non-lethal aid
MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration plans to give the Libyan opposition $25 million in non-lethal assistance in the first direct U.S. aid to the rebels after weeks of assessing their capabilities and intentions, officials said Wednesday. Amid a debate over whether to offer the rebels broader assistance, including cash and possibly weapons and ammunition, the …
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Obama pleads to voters: ‘Don’t give in to fear’
Flying thousands of miles to reap millions of dollars, President Barack Obama is dashing across the country to help his party retain power, essentially offering one familiar argument: Republicans don’t solve problems.
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Kennedys give $185K to Democratic candidates
Heirs to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy are giving $185,000 from his campaign account and their personal wealth to Democratic House candidates in gratitude to Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her role in enacting a landmark health care law. Democratic – Nancy Pelosi – Ted Kennedy – Health care – United States
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Dems ready to give Pedro the heave-ho
ALBANY — State Democratic leaders, disgusted with scandal-a-minute Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada of The Bronx, will move to oust him from the party, The Post learned yesterday. A top state party official, in an unprecedented move, has prepared a letter to Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, the Bronx Democratic chairman, calling…
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Feds give $44M to fix Howard Hanson Dam
SEATTLE – Sen. Patty Murray announced Thursday that Washington state will get $44 million in federal money to fix the badly weakened Howard Hanson Dam. Damage was found to an abutment in the dam after record rains in January 2009. Since then, the Army Corps of Engineers has said it could not hold back as much water for fear the entire dam may fail. That has dramatically increased the risk of …
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Pelosi To Give Mills College Commencement Speech
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, will give the commencement address at Mills College in Oakland on Saturday, according to the school.
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Speakers to give college grads parting lessons
Standing between the college Class of 2010′s semester finals and the beginning of the next chapter of their lives is the college graduation ceremony to make it official for family and friends.
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More American Expatriates Give Up Citizenship
A growing number of overseas Americans are renouncing their citizenship over taxation and banking problems.
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