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INFLUENCE GAME: Tax them, not us, groups say

Source: Boston.com, Nov 26 2012, 4:25am CST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A big coalition of business groups says there must be give-and-take in the negotiations to avoid the ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ of massive tax increases and spending cuts. But raising tax rates — a White House priority — is out of ...

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Lawyer Cliff Sloan faces tough assignment: Closing Guantanamo

Source: Reuters  |   Jun 17 2013, 8:09pm CDT

The interior of an unoccupied communal cellblock is seen at Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, March 5, 2013. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cliff Sloan has represented Jon Bon Jovi's band in legal matters and arg ...

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11 hours ago

Poll shows confidence in Obama slipping

Source: News24  |   Jun 17 2013, 3:03pm CDT

2013-06-17 22:03 Washington - Confidence in President Barack Obama has dropped below 50% to its lowest level in 19 months as Americans worry over broad government surveillance and other controversies, a poll showed Monday. The tumbling app ...

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12 hours ago

Who Is Cliff Sloan, Obama’s Pick to Close Guantanamo Bay?

Source: The Washingtonian  |   Jun 17 2013, 1:31pm CDT

News that President Obama selected Skadden partner Cliff Sloan as the State Department’s special envoy to shut down Guantanamo Bay was, at first, surprising. Sloan is an esteemed Washington lawyer with diverse government and private sector expe ...

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14 hours ago

Obama Names Envoy to Close Guantanamo

Source: NewsMax  |   Jun 17 2013, 11:59am CDT

President Barack Obama was set Monday to to appoint veteran Washington lawyer Cliff Sloan as the new envoy for closing down the military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Sloan, a partner at Skadden, Arps, S ...

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14 hours ago

Pro-Obama group airing health ads

Source: 49 News Topeka  |   Jun 17 2013, 11:33am CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An outside group supporting President Barack Obama's agenda plans to air a series of ads this summer promoting Obama's health care overhaul. Organizing for Action intends to spend at least $1 million t ...

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16 hours ago

Obama, Park talk over phone on regional issues

Source: SINA English  |   Jun 17 2013, 9:53am CDT

WASHINGTON, June 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday spoke with his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye over phone on regional issues, the White House said on Monday. The two leaders discusse ...

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17 hours ago

Obama pleads with Congress to pass immigration reform

Source: Accuracy in Media  |   Jun 17 2013, 8:17am CDT

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, besieged by controversy and scandal the past month, has seen a small political opening: immigration reform. A day after he held a press conference to discuss the Equal Pay Act, to seemingly distra ...

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18 hours ago

Bradley Manning WikiLeaks Court-Martial Enters Third Week

Source: The Huffington Post  |   Jun 17 2013, 7:59am CDT

Dianne Feinstein, Saxby Chambliss, Mike Rogers, C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger After a closed-door meeting with National Intelligence Director James Clapper, the four leaders of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees hold a news conf ...

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22 hours ago

Obama, SKorea leader discuss NKorea talks offer

Source: Denver Post  |   Jun 17 2013, 3:20am CDT

WASHINGTON—The White House says President Barack Obama and South Korea's President Park Geun-hye (goon-hay) have discussed North Korea's proposal for high-level talks with the U.S. The two leaders spoke by phone Sunday evening ahead of Obama's trip t ...

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1 day ago

Pro-Kasich group was among those scrutinized

Source: The Fremont News Messenger  |   Jun 16 2013, 10:46pm CDT

Out of every farmers market in the northwest Ohio region, the Fremont Farmers Market is Sharon...- 9:39 pm Twenty-three contestants modeled outfits provided by Richland Mall merchants Saturday afternoon,...- 6:44 am If you l ...

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