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Obama makes it official
February 16, 2007Standing in the place where Abraham Lincoln gave his “House Divided” speech, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) declared his intention to become the next president of the United States. Thousands, braving the freezing cold, packed into the...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
February 16, 2007FORT LEWIS, Wash: Mistrial in Watada case The court-martial of the first Army officer to refuse to go to Iraq because he felt the war was illegal ended in a mistrial, Feb. 7. Last June, Lt....
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Calif. governor proposes prison reforms
February 16, 2007New prison reform proposals by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have drawn mixed reviews from justice advocates. Signaling a shift in state prison policies that have warehoused tens of thousands of inmates in giant prisons, often in...
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House rips Iraq war
February 16, 2007WASHINGTON — Hundreds of lawmakers stood on the House floor this week to denounce President Bush’s decision to send 48,000 more combat and support troops to Iraq. They spoke during 36 hours of debate on a...
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Bush budget would slash Medicare, reward rich
February 16, 2007“The president’s budget is filled with debt and deception, disconnected from reality and continues to move America in the wrong direction,” charged Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, on Feb. 5. “This...
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