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10 hrs ago | Houston Chronicle

Democratsa health care reform plan is bad for Texas

On the eve of a historic vote in the U.S. House, conservatives are weighing in on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's massive health care bill.

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Related Topix: Texas, Healthcare Law, Law, Rush Limbaugh, Publishing, Small Business, Personal Finance, US News, Opinion

Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Seattle Times

Shooting suspect faced deployment, wanted out

He prayed every day at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Md., a Muslim who, despite asking to be discharged from the Army, according to his aunt, was on the eve of his first deployment to war.

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Related Topix: US Military, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Texas, Publishing

The Toronto Star

Army psychiatrist accused in killings

Nidal Malik Hasan. A relative says he'd been harassed and wanted out of the military Peter Slevin Washington Post Sgt.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Texas, Publishing, Fort Hood, TX

Fri Nov 06, 2009

My58.com

Johnson Engaged To DC Schools Chief

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is engaged to Washington schools chief Michelle Rhee.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, Publishing

UnionLeader.com

12 dead, 31 wounded as Army major opens fire at Fort Hood; suspect in custody

An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post yesterday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX, Prison, Publishing

Thu Nov 05, 2009

El Paso Times

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes aide: No misuse of power in rescue of relative

U.S. Congressman Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, dismissed a story in the Washington Post that alleged the congressman was the subject of a complaint to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct House regarding a relative of Reyes' wife who was kidnapped last year in Juarez.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Silvestre Reyes, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Publishing

Wed Nov 04, 2009

hosted The Washington Post | The Washington Post

Politico's parent company plans a Web site for D.C.-area news

Two years ago, a pair of Washington Post journalists left to launch Politico, a Web site that quickly established itself as a formidable force.

Now the former editor of The Post's Web site is starting a venture for Politico's parent company that strikes at one of his old newspaper's traditional strengths: local news. The new site, announced Wednesday by Allbritton Communications, will build on a merger of the Web pages now fielded by the company's television stations, WJLA-TV (Channel 7) and its cable sibling, NewsChannel 8.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Publishing, Journalism, Media

Hispanic Business

Buffett Betting on the United States

For the feather in his cap at age 79 and still going strong, the world's second richest man, Warren Buffett, bought himself a railroad.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Publishing, Railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe

The Nation

The Beat: California House Race Is As Meaningful As New York's

That goes double for congressional elections, since the Post is the "hometown paper" of the federal government's company town.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McHugh, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Ellen Tauscher, Democrat, California, California Government, Publishing, 2008 Presidential Election

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Santa Barbara Film Festival

I don't want realism, I want magic

I will be seeing her during my Thanksgiving trip to the Big Apple. Here's a sample of the Washington Post's review of her performance: "If Cate Blanchett's nerve-shattering turn as Blanche DuBois doesn't knock the wind out of you, then there is nothing on a stage that can blow you away.

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Related Topix: Housing, Publishing

Indiana Law Blog

Courts - More on: 'SCOTUS declines to set rule on drunk driving...

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Courts - More on: "SCOTUS declines to set rule on drunk driving stops, letting stand a Virginia court ruling that police must actually see erratic driving a ' and not just rely on anonymous tips a ' to stop a suspected drunk driver" Updating this ILB entry from Oct.

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Related Topix: US Supreme Court, US News, Publishing

Mon Nov 02, 2009

DispatchPolitics

Rep. Kaptur's earmarks part of ethics probe

Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Toledo is under scrutiny by House ethics officials for her ties to a Washington-area lobbying firm that is being investigated by the Justice Department.

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Related Topix: Marcy Kaptur, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Toledo Metro, Publishing, John Murtha

Sun Nov 01, 2009

MSNBC

Analysis: Elections could offer some clues

Ethics probes target House lawmakers A A Oct. 31: According to a document obtained by the Washington Post, ethics investigators are examining the activities of more than 30 members of Congress.

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Related Topix: US News, Publishing, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Liz Claiborne, Apparel, Barack Obama, Jon Corzine, US Governors

WPMT-TV York

Internal Congressional Ethics Probe Revealed

Nearly half the members of the powerful House subcommittee that oversees more than $600 billion in Pentagon spending have been targeted by ethics investigators who are probing the conduct of a once-influential Washington lobbying firm, according to a confidential document that the House Ethics Committee says was inadvertently exposed.

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Related Topix: US News, Publishing, US Politics, Devin Nunes, Republican, US House of Representatives, Todd Tiahrt, John Boehner

Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Southbridge Evening News

TPM joins the pool and makes a splash

While the Obama administration engages in an ongoing battle with Fox News over its conservative ideological leanings, self-described "progressive" media outlets are increasing their presence at the White House.

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Related Topix: Publishing, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Arizona Daily Star

Dozens in House scrutinized, leak shows

WASHINGTON a ' Dozens of lawmakers have drawn scrutiny from their ethics monitor this year for everything from financial dealings to travel and campaign donations, according to a leaked account showing an active House panel secretly at work.

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Related Topix: Washington, Washington Government, Publishing, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Zoe Lofgren, Democrat, Todd Tiahrt, Republican, Bill Young, Jo Bonner

Fri Oct 30, 2009

AZCentral.com

Ethics offices scrutinize 7 lawmakers' lobbyist ties

Nearly half the members of a powerful House subcommittee in control of Pentagon spending are under scrutiny by ethics investigators in Congress, who have trained their lens on the relationships between seven members and an influential lobbying firm founded by a former Capitol Hill aide.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, John Murtha, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Publishing, Peter Visclosky, James Moran, Marcy Kaptur

KSAW 51

Cost cuts lead Washington Post to big profit jump

The Washington Post Co. increased its profit 69 percent in the third quarter, as the company cut costs to narrow losses in its newspaper division and kept business steady at its cable TV and education divisions.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Everett, WA, Seattle Metro

Fox News

President Obama, Prepare For A Political Earthquake

The elections on November 3 are shaping up to be a real Paul Revere moment across America.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Publishing, Barack Obama, John McCain, Opinion

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Tennessean

GM boss says automaker won't seek more federal aid

General Motors Chief Executive Fritz Henderson was in Washington on Wednesday visiting with the company's major shareholder: the U.S. government.

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