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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with US

Harry Reid Includes Opt-Out Public Option in Latest Health Care Bill
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: US, healthcare bill, senate, congress, senate majority leader, harry reid, democrats, repulicans, compromise, nationwide public option, states rights, opt-out option )

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- 11 days ago - miamiherald.com
Sen. Maj. Leader, Reid said today that his chamber's healthcare bill would include a compromise that would create a nationwide public option but give states the right to opt out.
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Marine to Plead Guilty in Fake Heroism Case
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: US, Marine Corps, marine, liar, fake heroism, guilty, malingering, miscouduct, larceny, military discharge, dishonorable discharge )

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- 19 days ago - azcentral.com
A Marine sergeant charged with faking battle injuries to get freebies intended for wounded warriors will plead guilty. Budwah faces eight counts, including making false official statements, malingering, misconduct and larceny.
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ICE Reports Record Cash Seizures in Mexico, Colombia
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, US, Mexico, Columbia, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, seized, cash )

Dee
- 40 days ago - cnn.com
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. officials working with authorities in Mexico and Colombia have seized about $41 million in cash hidden in shipping containers, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency announced Monday.
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Afghanistan Now Has Drug Cartels
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, US, Obama, Afgansistan, drug cartels, opium )

Dee
- 66 days ago - cbsnews.com
As President Obama heads to Camp David for the Labor Day weekend, his vacation reading is the sobering Afghanistan war report by U.S. and NATO General Stanley A. McChrystal, but he would be well-advised to add
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Holder Begins Review of Detainee-Abuse Allegations
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: holder, us, attorney general, ag, cia, waterboarding, drowning, rape, abuse, constitution, cheney, iraq, lies, mccain, military, terrorism )

NotSilent
- 74 days ago - usatoday.com
"..........U.S. interrogators threatened terror suspects with handguns and an electric drill"..............."included a 2004 report by the CIA's Office of Inspector General, which noted.........inconsistent with...policy...human rights"
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US Returns $2.4M in Stolen Oil Money to Mexico
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, US, Mexico, Texas, Oil, stolen money, theft, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, drug cartels )

Dee
- 87 days ago - news.yahoo.com
SAN ANTONIO - Mexico received $2.4 million Tuesday that was forfeited by a U.S. oil importer after the company president admitted knowingly buying and reselling petroleum products stolen from Mexico's oil monopoly.
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"Presidential Post-Acquittal Detention Power"
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, bush, us, government, enemy, combatants, habeus, corpus, human, rights, abuse, tryanny, constitution, civil, liberties, fascism, corruption, war, freedoms, society, culture )

Tom
- 122 days ago - dailykos.com
The Obama Defense Department Counsel says that the president has the power to detain someone even after they have been tried and acquitted. Meaning they're pushing the Bush policy that says the president can lock up anyone indefinitely for any reason.
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Obama Faces Economically Delicate Summer
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: US, OBAMA, politics, economics, congress, summer months, health care, climate change, finances, government oversight )

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- 124 days ago - hosted.ap.org
The next three months are critical for Barack Obama's presidency will determine whether Obama can prod Congress on the key features of his agenda with momentum or from a defensive crouch.
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A Look at Health Care Plans in Congress - Check Here!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: US, Obama, Health Care legislation, Congress, Democrats, Republicans, negotiations, proposals, House, Senate )

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- 125 days ago - google.com
How are Obama's plans coming along in Congress? Many of the details are still being negotiated and any final health care bill would have to meld proposals from the House and Senate.
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Plenty of Countries Get Healthcare Right.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: US, healthcare reform, Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Canada, comparing differences, Obama, Sen. Kyl, democrats, republicans )

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- 125 days ago - boston.com
Tthe Netherlands, people buy health insurance from competing private carriers; in France, people get basic insurance from nonprofit sickness funds that effectively operate as extensions of the state, then have the option to purchase supplemental insurance
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Obama Says American 'Spirit' Can Confront, Resolve Challenges
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: US, Obama, challenges for future, radio-Internet presidential address, Iraq, Afghanistan, recession, lots of issues, lots of problems )

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- 126 days ago - bloomberg.com
"We are not a people who fear the future. We are a people who make it," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the global recession, and a package of problems "we have kicked down the road for far too long."
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COMMENT, PLEASE! What Does the 4th of July Mean to All of You?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: US, 4th of July, holiday, holiday celebration, what holiday means to you, share, your plans )

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- 126 days ago - examiner.com
The 4th of July is the date, way back in 1776, that the colonial government declared themselves independent of the British crown, thereby giving form and substance to the United States of America. What are you doing today, and why is it important?
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Obama Reaffirms Support for Gay Rights
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, US, Politics, Gay Rights )

Alisa
- 130 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Countering criticism that he's done little on gay rights, President Barack Obama commemorated the 40th anniversary of the birth of the modern movement by welcoming its leaders to the White House and reaffirming his commitment to their top priorities.
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NKorea Warns of Nuclear War Amid Rising Tensions
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, US, North Korea, military, war, threats, nuclear )

Dee
- 146 days ago - news.yahoo.com
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's communist regime has warned of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula while vowing to step up its atomic bomb-making program in defiance of new U.N. sanctions.
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Photos Show Rape and Sex Abuse in Iraq Jails: Report
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bush, bushadministration, cheney, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, democrats, dishonesty, ethics, freedoms, government, Govtfearmongering, lies, iraq, media, military, news, obama, politics, republicans, terrorism, us )

Sue
- 163 days ago - news.yahoo.com
LONDON (Reuters) - Photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse which U.S. President Barack Obama does not want released include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse, Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Thursday.
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