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Why boycotts about Arizona immigration law are stalling
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose have softened the boycotts they pledged in the wake of the Arizona immigration law's passage.
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E-mails reveal Post reporter savaging conservatives
Weigel was hired this spring by the Post to cover the conservative movement. Almost from the beginning there have been complaints that his coverage betrays a personal animus toward conservatives. E-mails obtained by the Daily Caller suggest those complaints have merit.
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Boy in U.S. for 13 years may be deported to Russia
A 16-year-old honors student from Fremont who has lived in this country since age 3 faces deportation to his native Russia because his mother wasn't able to get her immigration status in order.
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Mexico asks court to reject Ariz. immigration law
Mexico is asking a federal court in Arizona to declare the state's new immigration law unconstitutional. They say that Arizona is frustrating their effort to have a "consistent relationship" with all of America and that the law will lead to the racial profiling of its own nationals in this country.
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General McChrystal Submits Resignation Letter
General Stanley McQuitstal has submitted a letter of resignation to President Obama in the aftermath of an article to be published this week in "Rolling Stone" magazine.
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Mohegan Sun casino owners received $54M in stimulus cash
Talk about winning the jackpot! Thanks to retiring Senator Chris Dodd one of the highest grossing casinos in the country (earning more than $1.3 billion in gross revenues in 2009) received a 3% government loan. Bailout=Shush Fund. Your tax dollars at work.
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WikiLeaks Founder Has Classified Afghan. Massacre Video
After several days underground, the founder of the secretive website WikiLeaks has gone public to disclose that he is preparing to release a classified Pentagon video of a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan last year that left as many as 140 civilians dead, most of them children and teenagers.
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Sen. Hatch wants unemployed to face mandatory drug tests
Hatch introduced an amendment to the tax extenders bill that would require those who are applying for some of the benefits in that bill, including unemployment and welfare benefits, to pass a drug test in exchange for the benefits.
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Residents get 6 votes each in suburban NY election
PORT CHESTER, NY -- Arthur Furano voted early and often, flipping the lever six times for his favorite candidate. Furano cast multiple votes on the instructions of a federal judge and the U.S. Department of Justice as part of a new election system crafted to help boost Hispanic representation.
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When Mama Grizzlies Rebut | Firedoglake
Wow. Sarah Palin was on Bill OReilly to comment on Obama's address tonight, and it's every bit as crazy-stupid as you'd expect - even BillO seemed amazed by her performance.
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