Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Obama's uncle called a fugitive from deportation since 1992 - The Boston Globe

Obama's uncle called a fugitive from deportation since 1992 - The Boston Globe: "FRAMINGHAM - The uncle of President Obama arrested here last week on drunken driving and other charges has been a fugitive from deportation since 1992, according to two federal law enforcement officials with knowledge of the case."

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Babysitting bill in Calif. Legislature | TheUnion.com

Babysitting bill in Calif. Legislature | TheUnion.com: "How will parents react when they find out they will be expected to provide workers' compensation benefits, rest and meal breaks and paid vacation time for…babysitters? Dinner and a movie night may soon become much more complicated."

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Andre Carson: Tea party wants blacks 'hanging on a tree' - Jake Sherman - POLITICO.com

Andre Carson: Tea party wants blacks 'hanging on a tree' - Jake Sherman - POLITICO.com: "A top lawmaker in the Congressional Black Caucus says tea partiers on Capitol Hill would like to see African-Americans hanging from trees and accuses the movement of wishing for a return to the Jim Crow era."

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Carney grants NBC permission to reschedule debate | Campaign 2012

Carney grants NBC permission to reschedule debate | Campaign 2012: "President Obama plans to lay out his long-awaited jobs speech before a joint session of Congress next Wednesday evening -- which happens to be the same night of a Republican presidential debate. "

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HIV/AIDS group charged with diverting tax dollars to strip club | Freeman Klopott | DC | Washington Examiner

HIV/AIDS group charged with diverting tax dollars to strip club | Freeman Klopott | DC | Washington Examiner: "D.C. Attorney General Irvin Nathan has accused a District HIV/AIDS service provider of spending nearly $330,000 in federal tax dollars to open a strip club."

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Obama schedules jobs speech on the same night as GOP debate

Obama schedules jobs speech on the same night as GOP debate: "President Barack Obama will make his long-awaited speech about jobs Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress at the same time that the Republican presidential candidates are scheduled to debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in California."

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Solyndra to Declare Bankruptcy | NBC Bay Area

Solyndra to Declare Bankruptcy | NBC Bay Area: "Solyndra, a major manufacturer of solar technology in Fremont, has shut its doors, according to employees at the campus. "

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