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Jeff Crouere
WGNO NewsSince January of 1999, Jeff Crouere has been a radio talk show host based in New Orleans, LA. His programs are dedicated to examining the top issues of the day on the local, state and national levels. Crouere offers listeners political debate, analysis,...Tags: U.S. Senate, ABC (tv network), Entertainment, New Orleans, Politics
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Sen. Landrieu Works to get Orphans from Earthquake Homes in America
ABC26 NewsLogistical challenges and potentially bitter disputes lie ahead as passionate advocates of adoption press for changes that might enable thousands of Haitian children affected by the earthquake to be placed in U.S. homes. A prominent leader of the...Tags: UNICEF, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Utah, Children
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Landrieu Focuses on Improving Student Outcomes, Competitiveness As Congress Considers Education Reform
ABC26 NewsToday, Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and other members of the Moderate Democrats Working Group signaled their commitment to work with President Obama and the U.S. Congress to enact meaningful reform in America's public schools that will close the...Tags: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, Invention and Innovation, Barack Obama, Politics
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How Dunker Church was saved
The Washington County Historical Society presented the Antietam National Battlefield Park with two significant gifts. In the 1950s, purchase of the Dunker Church and gifting of the church and the Burnside Bridge were made possible through the work of...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Culture
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Do-nothing lawmakers
When one political party in Congress is incompetent and is matched by the impotency of the other, we enter into a state of stagnation. Welcome to the 112th U.S. Congress! -- Mark J. Hanold, Bradley, Ill.Tags: Bradley
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Macedonia membership
When NATO heads of state gather meet tomorrow and Monday, the alliance's longstanding open-door policy, which guarantees membership to all European democracies, will be tested by the pending membership of the Republic of Macedonia. For decades, NATO...Tags: International Law, Macedonia, Freedom of the Press, Barack Obama, Politics
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Pakistan and the U.S.: A new beginning?
The NATO summit in Chicago will focus on the endgame in Afghanistan on the heels of U.S. House debate on bills that will shape the nature of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. The tone of this debate and the diplomacy of the Obama administration will send...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Pakistan, Abbottabad (Pakistan), Al-Qaeda
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Xanthi Gionis, Statement of Candidate for United States Representative, 51st District
Education and Qualifications: I am running for U.S. Congress, because I believe in America and its People. Having worked in business for 25 years, in the field of education, law and healthcare, I know how to create jobs. I have run successful...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Governor Corbett: Flags at half-staff in honor of National Peace Officers Memorial Day
Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags at commonwealth facilities statewide to be flown at half-staff today, Tuesday, May 15, to recognize National Peace Officers Memorial Day. The U.S. Congress created Peace Officers Memorial...
Tags: Freemansburg, Berks County, Human Interest, Executive Branch, Politics
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Twitter vs. secret diplomacy in the Chen Guangcheng saga
World NowThe celebrated deal that ensured blind dissident Chen Guangcheng would stay in China began to dissolve publicly with a tweet: “GUANGCHENG TALKED TO ME. WHAT MEDIA REPORTED IS WRONG.” The unsettling Twitter message from Beijing activist Zeng... -
First salvo fired in November election
South Bend TribuneLess than a day after the dust had cleared from Indiana's 2nd District congressional primaries, the first salvo of the fall election was fired in the direction of Democrat Brendan Mullen. Mullen, running in the first election of his public life...Tags: Parties and Movements, Primaries, Republican Party, Federal Election Commission, Politics
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Obama's gay marriage gymnastics not a perfect 10
Many observers characterized President Barack Obama's historic statement Wednesday — "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married" — as a 180-degree flip on this contentious issue, a reversal of his dogmatic opposition to gay...Tags: Parties and Movements, Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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May 25, 2012
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May 23, 2012
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May 15, 2012
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May 15, 2012
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May 5, 2012
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May 10, 2012
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May 11, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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