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Four Dems vote ‘present’ on honoring Bin Laden mission — After more than a week of deliberation, the House overwhelmingly approved a measure honoring the intelligence community for the mission that killed Osama bin Laden. — The vote wasn't unanimous, however.
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Disney seeks SEAL Team 6 trademark — Disney has filed an application to trademark the name of the U.S. commando unit credited with dispatching Osama bin Laden. — The paperwork filed this week at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office puts The Walt Disney Company subsidiary Disney Enterprises …
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Disney Trademarks “Seal Team 6″
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Obama to open Alaska petroleum reserve to new drilling — The broad energy plan, coming as gas prices continue to rise, would also fast-track environmental assessment of petroleum exploration elsewhere. — Reporting from Washington— President Obama will open Alaska's national petroleum reserve …
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Obama says drill — President Barack Obama is looking …
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Under pressure on gas prices, Obama shifts on domestic drilling
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“Once I Pull the Trigger Saturday Night, Things Will Get Even Crazier, As If That's Possible” — First on The Page: Mike Huckabee email to his inner circle seem to lean more in the “yes” direction. — Read it here. — Tweet — Get The Page delivered. — Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter
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Huck: I've made '12 decision — Mike Huckabee said that he's now …
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Porn stash found in bin Laden's lair — It wasn't just plots to kill Americans that got a rise out of him. — It turns out that terror titan Osama bin Laden had a stash of smut to liven up his lair. — Investigators poring over the tons of files, computer drives and other recordings hauled …
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Pornography Is Found in Bin Laden Compound Files, U.S. Officials Say
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Victory Dance? — There was a moment in President Obama's appearance …
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Paul says he would have opposed Civil Rights Act — Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) suggested Friday that he wouldn't have voted in favor of the 1964 Civil Rights Act if he were a member of Congress at the time. — Paul, the libertarian Texas Republican who formally announced Friday that he would seek …
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Pakistan's parliament condemns U.S. raid, threatens sanctions — Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan's parliament threatened Saturday to cut off access to a facility used by NATO forces to ferry troops into Afghanistan, signaling a growing rift that began when U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden during …
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Denying Links to Militants, Pakistan's Spy Chief Denounces U.S. Before Parliament
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Donors to G.O.P. Are Backing Gay Marriage Push — As gay rights advocates intensify their campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, the bulk of their money is coming from an unexpected source: a group of conservative financiers and wealthy donors to the Republican Party …
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Health Insurers Making Record Profits as Many Postpone Care — The nation's major health insurers are barreling into a third year of record profits, enriched in recent months by a lingering recessionary mind-set among Americans who are postponing or forgoing medical care.
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What If the U.S. Treasury Defaults? — 'People aren't going to wonder whether 20 years ago we delayed an interest payment for six days. They're going to wonder whether we got our house in order.' — 'A financial crisis is surely going to happen as big or bigger than the one we had in 2008 …
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As Baghdad Erupts in Riot of Color, Calls to Tone It Down — BAGHDAD — In downtown Baghdad, a police headquarters has been painted two shades of purple: lilac and grape. The central bank, a staid building in many countries, is coated in bright red candy cane stripes.
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Palestine Papers: Why I blew the whistle — The mislabeled “peace talks” were instrumental in creating divisions amongst Palestinians, compelling me to speak out. — In Palestine, the time for national reconciliation has come. On the eve of the 63rd commemoration of the Nakba, this is a long-awaited and hopeful moment.
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U.S. imams arrested for alleged Pakistani Taliban links — Miami (CNN) — Two South Florida imams and a third family member were arrested Saturday on charges of providing support to the Pakistani Taliban, the Justice Department said. — In addition, three others in Pakistan were also indicted on the same charges.
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British Parakeet Boom Is a Mystery, and a Mess — STANWELL, England — The evening started peacefully enough at Long Lane Recreation Park in the western suburbs of London, disturbed only by the occasional rumble of a distant jet landing at Heathrow Airport.
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