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Top Dem calls for public testimony on Benghazi

May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the House Oversight panel said Monday that the authors of an independent investigation into the deadly assault in Benghazi, Libya, should answer questions about their work at a congressional hearing, not in a private deposition that the Republicans want. Top Headlines

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Some Public Defenders Warn: ‘We Have Nothing Left To Cut’

April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Around the country, budget cuts are bringing some federal public defenders to the breaking point. “We can’t not pay the rent, and … everything else is personnel. We can’t send a computer to court,” says Washington, D.C., public defender A.J. Kramer. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

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Obama pitches public works spending to create jobs

March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment

MIAMI (AP) — Trying to show that the economy remains a top priority, President Barack Obama promoted a plan Friday to create construction and other jobs by attracting private money to help rebuild roads, bridges and other public works projects. Top Headlines

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Inside Okla. clinic, a ‘menace to public health’

March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The crisp, stucco exterior of an Oklahoma dental clinic concealed what health inspectors found inside — rusty instruments used on patients with infectious diseases and a pattern of unsanitary practices that put thousands of people at risk for hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS. Top Headlines

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Both sides of gun debate make public appeals

March 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of the loudest voices in the gun debate say it’s up to voters now to make their position known to Congress. Top Headlines

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Egypt vigilantes hang 2 thieves by feet in public

March 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian vigilantes beat two men accused of stealing a motorized rickshaw on Sunday and then hung them by their feet while some in a watching crowd chanted “kill them!” Both men died, security officials said. Top Headlines

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Cyprus President Tries To Calm Public After Anger Over Bailout Deal

March 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

President Nicos Anastassiades went on television to say he was working to amend parts of the bailout deal struck with negotiators from eurozone countries and the IMF. The deal would levy taxes on all bank deposits, the first time the eurozone has dipped into people’s savings to pay for a bailout. » E-Mail This     » [...]

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Book News: LBJ And Lady Bird Johnson’s Love Letters Go Public

February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Also: The Knight Foundation apologizes; more bad news for Barnes & Noble; and discontinued candy heart slogans. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

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Huell Howser, A Favorite Public TV Personality, Dies At 67

January 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Huell Howser, a fixture of public television in California, has died at 67. Howser hosted the popular public TV program California’s Gold, which celebrated the state’s unique stories and people. The Tennessee native charmed audiences with his folksy enthusiasm for finding rich stories in the everyday. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

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NRA: Public wants armed guards in every school

December 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association on Sunday forcefully stuck to its call for placing armed police officers and security guards in every school as the best way to avoid shootings such as the recent massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Top Headlines

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