BP stealing thunder from Cameron’s US visit (source: The Arizona Republic)

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

By DESMOND BUTLER 2010-07-20T11:40:58Z WASHINGTON (AP) — On the way to Washington, British Prime Minister David Cameron said he wants to talk about Afghanistan, Middle East peace prospects and the global economy….

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IMF Calls For U.S. Deficit Cuts (source: NPR)

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

The International Monetary Fund is calling for the United States to make a stronger effort to curb its budget deficits. The IMF said that in addition to cutting government spending, the Obama administration will have to consider raising taxes to get the U…

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Will 2010 Be Independents’ Day? (source: ABC News)

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Despite the large number of Americans who consider themselves political indepdendents, candidates have trouble outside the two-party system. Two-party system - Politics - United States - Campaigns and Elections - Republican (source: ABC News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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David Cameron tells civil servants he wants to ‘turn government on its head’ (source: Guardian)

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Prime minister pledges to usher in ‘people-power revolution’ in the way country is runDavid Cameron told civil servants today that he wants to “turn government on its head” and make every Whitehall department accountable for what they want to achieve throu… (source: Guardian) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Moving 9/11 Trial Will Have Political Implications (source: NPR)

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Shifting the trial of self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad to a military venue after months of administration arguing that the civilian courts are the way to go would represent a major reversal for the administration. But it’s also a move…

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New York Governor Ends Election Bid (source: NPR)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

David Paterson, unable to weather harsh criticism of a domestic violence case involving a trusted aide, will withdraw from the governor’s race, he announced at a news conference Friday. His decision paves the way for Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to run fo..

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Analysis: High court ruling a game-changer (source: CNN)

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

The 183-page Supreme Court decision promises to completely change the way independent spending on elections is conducted. (source: CNN) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

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Campaign-Funding Change Boost to Big Business Politics? (source: TIME)

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Depending on which very, very long opinion in the campaign-finance case you prefer, the Supreme Court either struck a blow for the First Amendment or sold American politics into bondage to soulless corporations (source: TIME) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Justice Department Defends Christmas Bomber Handling (source: TIME)

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Under growing criticism from Capitol Hill, the Justice Department on Thursday defended its decision to interrogate and arrest the suspected Christmas Day bomber as a criminal rather than an enemy combatant (source: TIME) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

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If voters approve, BRT will end on Sept. 30 (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Friday, December 18th, 2009

In a historic 15-2 vote, City Council yesterday approved legislation that paves the way for a complete overhaul of Philadelphia’s notoriously inaccurate property-assessment system, starting with the abolition next year of the Board of Revision of Taxes.

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If voters approve, BRT will end on Sept. 30 (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

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