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Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Byrd, 92, ‘seriously ill’ in Washington hospital — Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) was admitted to a Washington-area hospital in “seriously ill” condition, his office said a news release Sunday. — The statement said that Byrd, 92, “was admitted to the hospital late last week suffering …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Senator Byrd is Ill; A Note on West Virginia's Vacancy Laws — The 92-year-old Senator Robert Byrd, the longest-serving senator in United States history, is seriously ill, according to his office. — Byrd has been hospitalized three times since 2009. If he were not to recover this time …
Janie Lorber / New York Times:
Senator Robert Byrd Is Seriously Ill, His Office Says — WASHINGTON — Senator Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in United States history, is “seriously ill,” his office announced Sunday afternoon. — Mr. Byrd, a 92-year-old Democrat from West Virginia, was admitted …
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Doug Palmer / Reuters:
Senator's concern may complicate Wall Street bill vote — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated on Saturday after a Republican senator threatened to oppose it.
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The Independent:
The last post: McChrystal's bleak outlook — President Obama lost patience with Runaway General's failed strategy — Sacked US General Stanley McChrystal issued a devastatingly critical assessment of the war against a “resilient and growing insurgency” just days before being forced out.
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
McCain blasts Afghanistan withdrawal date as ‘political decision’ by Obama
McCain blasts Afghanistan withdrawal date as ‘political decision’ by Obama
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
CIA Chief Leon Panetta: In Afghanistan, U.S. Has Committed 1,000 …
CIA Chief Leon Panetta: In Afghanistan, U.S. Has Committed 1,000 …
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The Politico:
Theater of the absurd — On Wednesday, the same day President Barack Obama ousted his humiliated Afghanistan commander, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs walked into the Oval Office with more grim news: The cap on the gushing oil in the Gulf had been dislodged. — “What?”
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Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Learning the rules of an unengaged president
Learning the rules of an unengaged president
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Reuters:
Court to rule on Sarbanes-Oxley and gun rights — (Reuters) - The Supreme Court could strike down a key part of a 2002 corporate reform law and extend gun rights in the United States on Monday when the justices issue their final rulings of the term. — In eagerly awaited rulings …
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Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
Obama's race-rant Rev. rages on — CHICAGO — He's been keeping such a low profile since nearly derailing Barack Obama's campaign for president in 2008 — is it possible that the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright has mellowed? — Hardly. — During a five-day seminar Wright taught …
JSOnline:
U.S. agency's action may kill Bucyrus deal, cost 1,000 jobs — Export-Import Bank denies loan guarantees for coal project in India — By Rick Barrett of the Journal Sentinel — Up to 1,000 jobs at Bucyrus International Inc. and its suppliers could be in jeopardy as the result of a decision …
Adrian Blomfield / Telegraph:
US-Israeli relations suffer ‘tectonic rift’ — A senior Israeli diplomat has warned that the Jewish state's relationship with the United States has suffered a “tectonic rift”. — The sobering assessment comes a week before Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, meets President Barack Obama at the White House.
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
G-20 nations pledge to cut deficits despite Obama's push for stimulus — President Barack Obama's push for continued global stimulus in light of a tenuous economic recovery was largely pushed back at the G-20 as world leaders agreed to focus on deficit reduction.
The Daily Caller:
No, seriously! — David Weigel, who's been covering the right for the Washington Independent, will soon be heading to the Washington Post. — Weigel joins the Post on April 5, and will be launching a blog focused on the conservative movement, tea party activists, and how the GOP's preparing for November...
Ian Austen / New York Times:
Police in Toronto Criticized for Treatment of Protesters, Many Peaceful — TORONTO — An escalation of aggressive police tactics toward even apparently peaceful protests at the Group of 20 summit meeting led to calls for a review of security activities. — After allowing a small group …
Ian Welsh / Crooks and Liars:
G20 Confers On How To Make You Pay For The Blunders Of The Rich — Protesters riot yesterday in Toronto at the G20. — It's really, really simple. The rich crashed the world economy. They were bailed out, with their wealth having almost entirely recovered and corporate profits likewise have pretty much recovered.
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