Tag: us politics
member name: Gather Editorial Team
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December 26, 2006 08:01 PM EST --
President Bush announced last week his intention to increase the size of the U.S. Army and Marines, and is awaiting recommendations from new Defense Secretary Robert Gates about how to best go about doing . . .
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November 15, 2006 02:12 PM EST --
Rumsfeld resigned the day after the election. Gather poll-takers did not think an earlier resignation would have helped the Republicans retain power.
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November 20, 2006 12:38 AM EST --
Representative Charles Rangel, the incoming Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said Sunday that he will introduce a measure to activate a military draft when the new Congress convenes . . .
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October 17, 2006 10:08 PM EDT --
On Tuesday, President Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act, a law which spells out in further detail the protocols for interrogating and trying terror suspects ("Bush signs bill to interrogate, . . .
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October 27, 2005 02:01 PM EDT --
Today's Question: Why do you think Harriet Miers withdrew her Supreme Court nomination? Source: MSNBC.com
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March 30, 2006 08:28 PM EST --
The immigration debate continues, and now the mainstream press is starting to write about it. Columnist George Will takes the side that we need to maintain immigration, but keep it on the up-and-up. . . .
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April 06, 2006 01:54 PM EDT --
Court filings indicate that I. Lewis Libby, Cheney's former aide, testified that Bush had authorized the leak of pre-war intelligence. While it is unclear whether that included the identity of CIA . . .
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April 10, 2006 05:26 PM EDT --
Jurors in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui are reliving the events of 9/11 through testimonies, video clips, and audiotapes. While the horrors of the infamous day are undeniable, the jurors must decide . . .
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March 19, 2007 01:14 PM EDT --
Four years ago today, the United States and its coalition partners unleashed missiles and bombs on Iraqi targets officially beginning the War in Iraq. Back then, most Americans supported the effort. . . .
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October 12, 2006 12:07 AM EDT --
Since Mark Foley resigned over the congressional page scandal nearly two weeks ago, one of the most asked questions in Washington is "What did the Speaker know and when did he know it?" Speaker . . .
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October 23, 2006 09:19 PM EDT --
With eight days left in the month, October has already become the deadliest month yet in 2006 for U.S. forces in Iraq. Eighty-nine American soldiers have been killed, and 2,300 have died since 2003. . . .
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November 14, 2006 11:36 PM EST --
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who was in office during the September 11 attacks, has formed a committee to explore the possibility of a 2008 Presidential bid ("Giuliani takes first . . .
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October 25, 2006 11:42 PM EDT --
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that same-sex couples have the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts, requiring the state legislature to either permit same-sex marriage or provide . . .
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October 27, 2006 03:09 AM EDT --
A controversial film portraying a fictional 2007 assassination of President George W. Bush is being released today to limited audiences around the United States ("Kiss of death for 'President'?"). . . .
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October 29, 2006 11:49 PM EST --
With Midterm Elections only eight days away, the Republican and Democratic Parties are stepping up their respective get-out-the-vote efforts for the final push of the campaign season ("The Ground . . .
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November 01, 2006 11:18 PM EST --
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts has become the center of criticism from Republicans and some Democrats because of remarks he made while stumping for California gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides . . .
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November 02, 2006 11:06 PM EST --
The 2004 Presidential election featured the highest rate of voter turnout in decades, and it's looking like turnout in this year's Congressional elections will also surpass recent midterms. . . .
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November 08, 2006 02:03 PM EST --
President Bush announced Wednesday afternoon that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will resign his post, to be replaced by former CIA Director Robert Gates ("Rumsfeld quitting as defense secretary"). . . .
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December 06, 2006 03:35 PM EST --
On Wednesday the Iraq Study Group, led by James Baker and Lee Hamilton, released their much-anticipated report to President Bush and the public (“Iraq Study Group: Change Iraq strategy now”). . . .
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December 15, 2006 02:00 AM EST --
One man’s execution in Florida on Wednesday has sparked controversy over how the procedure was carried out. (“Executed killer took 34 minutes to die”) Angel Nieves Diaz was executed . . .
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