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Stanford: Biggest Texas scandal since Enron
February 24, 2009HOUSTON – With typical Texas flamboyance, Sir Robert Allen Stanford built a financial empire which stretched across Texas, through Mexico, the Caribbean islands and into South America. He was charged by the SEC on Feb. 17...
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GOP senator says U.S. must rethink Cuba ban
February 24, 2009WASHINGTON -(Associated Press) The U.S. policy of shunning communist Cuba by imposing a strict trade embargo has failed to prod the island nation toward democracy and should be re-evaluated, according to the top Republican on the...
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Man arrested for alleged ties with Al Qaeda
February 22, 2009(Xinhua) A man living near Los Angeles has been ordered detained in federal custody for failing to reveal family ties to Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations when he applied for U.S. citizenship, it was reported...
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Violence funds not sheltered from budget cuts
February 22, 2009Original source: WASHINGTON (WOMENSENEWS)--Women's safety advocates called on Congress Wednesday to hike funding for the nation's domestic violence shelters, which are being forced to scale back services or eliminate them altogether due to the ailing economy....
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Funding in economic recovery plan should create jobs for unemployed minorities
February 22, 2009President Obama aims to create or save 3.5 million jobs over the next two years by spending some of the money in the recently-enacted stimulus plan on modernizing the nation's roads and bridges, investing in public...
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