Lawmaker: U.S. sent giant pallets of cash into Iraq (News) 6 discussions The Federal Reserve sent record payouts of more than $4 billion in cash to Baghdad on giant pallets aboard military planes shortly before the United States gave control back to Iraqis, lawmakers said .. Tags: Iraq Federal Reserve United States Accounting Audits Finance Acts terror Democratic Party Financial Business Services Paul Bremer Indiana California Dan Burton Saddam Hussein Baghdad
	Lawmakers hear of interference in global warming science (News) 5 discussions Federal scientists have been pressured by the White House to play down global warming, advocacy groups testified Tuesday at the Democrats' first investigative hearing since taking control of Congress. Tags: White House California Civil and Public Services Environmental Politics Justice and Rights Civil Rights Environmental Issues Alternative Energy Science and Technology Applied Sciences Global Change National Aeronautics and Space Admi
	Judge's missing pants lead to big suit (News) 5 discussions A missing pair of pants has led to one big suit. Tags: Pearson Plc Washington Corporate Law Financial Business Services Media Seoul (South Korea) National Labor Relations Board Lawsuits Laws
	Police: Boy playing with matches started 38,000-acre fire (News) 5 discussions A boy playing with matches started a Southern California wildfire that scorched more than 38,000 acres, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday. Tags: Natural Disasters, Ford F-150, Accidents Disasters, Law Enforcement, Police, Los Angeles County Sheriff\s Department, Emergency Services, California Department Forestry Fire Protection, Agua Dulce, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wildfires, Tony Moore, Orang
	Wiccan symbol OK for soldiers' graves (News) 4 discussions The Wiccan pentacle has been added to the list of emblems allowed in national cemeteries and on government-issued headstones of fallen soldiers, according to a settlement announced Monday. Tags: Virginia American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Justice Rights Taxation Civil Rights Financial Business Services Buddhism Islam Judaism Advice Selena Department Veterans Affairs Wisconsin Japan Lawsuits Religions
	Agency investigating Rove's political operation (News) 4 discussions A small federal agency responsible for safeguarding federal employees from political coercion has launched an extensive investigation into the activities of the White House's political operation and i.. Tags: White House New Mexico Office Special Counsel Civil Public Services Justice Rights Judiciary (system justice) Republican Party Democratic Party Labor Legislation Heather Wilson Karl Rove Pete Domenici General Services Admin
	Sarkozy: I have mandate for change (News) 4 discussions Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy greeted news of his election Sunday to a five-year term as France's president with a vow to serve as a leader for all people of France. Tags: France Shareholder Relations Finance Economy Financial Business Services Valery Giscard DEstaing Nicolas Sarkozy Francois Mitterrand Segolene Royal
	Tape: 911 operators did little to help dying woman in ER (News) 4 discussions A woman who lay bleeding on the emergency room floor of a troubled inner-city hospital died after 911 dispatchers refused to contact paramedics or an ambulance to take her to another facility, newly r.. Tags: Los Angeles (California) Emergency Planning Health Treatment Martin Luther King Jr Health Services California
	Bush vetoes bill aimed at promoting stem cell research (News) 4 discussions Vetoing a stem cell bill for the second time, President Bush on Wednesday sought to placate those who disagree with him by signing an executive order urging scientists toward what he termed "ethi.. Tags: Senate National Institutes Health (NIH) White House Medical Research Military Bases Taxation Democratic Party Financial Business Services Norman Coleman Nancy Pelosi George W. Bush New York Hillary Rodham Clinton Harry Reid ,
	U.K. terror alert level 'critical' (News) 4 discussions The United Kingdom raised its terrorism threat level to critical, the highest level possible, Saturday after a vehicle plowed into the terminal building at Scotland's busiest airport and burst into fl.. Tags: Great Britain London Cable News Network (CNN) Gordon Brown Police Disarmament Wireless Phones Bioterrorism Acts terror Guerrilla Activities Financial Business Services Iraq Tony Blair Robin Oakley Peter Clarke Europe
	Minimum wage increase gets short-changed in Senate (News) 3 discussions The minimum wage increase that was supposed to zip through Congress veered off course Wednesday as lawmakers argued over business tax breaks that would be attached to ensure Republican support. Tags: Senate Taxation Corporate Law Financial and Business Services Democratic Party Labor Legislation Wyoming Charles Rangel New York Harry Reid Max Baucus Nancy Pelosi Nevada Montana Massachusetts Edward Kennedy California Go
	White House defends Pelosi over plane (News) 3 discussions The White House on Thursday defended House Speaker Nancy Pelosi against Republican criticism that her desire to fly in an Air Force transport plane is an extravagance. Tags: Pentagon Nancy Pelosi White House Department Defense Taxation Military Acts terror September 11 attacks Financial Business Services GOP San Francisco (California) Dennis Hastert Donald H. Rumsfeld Greta van Susteren , Boe
	Clinton, Obama camps mix it up verbally (News) 3 discussions The two front-runners in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination traded jabs Wednesday over remarks made by a Hollywood mogul and a powerful South Carolina lawmaker. Tags: South Carolina Ford Motor Company New York Barack Obama Hillary Rodham Clinton Robert Ford David Geffen Democratic Party Financial Business Services Bill Clinton Howard Wolfson Maureen Dowd Monica S. Lewinsky White House Robe
	Senate passes stem-cell funding bill (News) 3 discussions The Senate approved a measure that would roll back President Bush's 2001 limits on embryonic stem-cell research Wednesday afternoon, but the margin was short of the two-thirds needed to override a pro.. Tags: Senate White House Medical Research Financial Business Services Utah House Representatives National Institutes Health (NIH) Minnesota Iowa George W. Bush Johnny Isakson Norman Coleman Orrin Hatch Tom Harkin Georgia Cali
	House passes Iraq withdrawal timetable (News) 3 discussions President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress lurched toward a veto showdown over Iraq on Wednesday, as the House passed legislation that would order troops to begin coming home by October 1. Tags: Iraq GOP Pentagon Senate Military Bases Financial Business Services Democratic Party Virginia Baath Party Middle East Michigan South Carolina White House Carl Levin George W. Bush Lindsey Graham California Pennsylvania
	Killer orders pizza for homeless as last meal (News) 3 discussions Just hours before his execution by injection, a Tennessee death row prisoner who was convicted of killing a police officer ordered his final meal -- pizza for a homeless person. Tags: Tennessee Cable News Network (CNN) Memphis (Tennesse) Taxation Capital Punishment Trials Financial Business Services Supreme Court Phil Bredesen Wendys International Incorporated Nashville (Tennesse) Ronald Oliver Libraries Mus
	Americans set new mark for giving (News) 3 discussions Americans gave nearly $300 billion to charitable causes last year, setting a new record and besting the 2005 total that had been boosted by a surge in aid to victims of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wi.. Tags: Emergency Incidents Disasters (General) Disaster Relief Economic Indicators Financial Business Services Indiana Claire Gaudiani Warren Buffett South Africa Singapore Great Britain Germany Turkey France Inflation Schools B
	Divided court rejects school diversity plans (News) 3 discussions A bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued what is likely to be a landmark opinion -- ruling that race cannot be a factor in the assignment of children to public schools. Tags: Supreme Court Seattle (Washington) Supreme Court Louisville (Kentucky) Washington Kentucky Civil Public Services University Higher Education John Paul Stevens Stephen Breyer Clarence Thomas Antonin Scalia John Roberts Ruth Ba
	Heart condition blamed for marathon death (News) 3 discussions An autopsy showed a heart condition, not record-setting heat, killed a Michigan police officer who died during an unusually hot and humid Chicago Marathon. Tags: Gatorade, Track Field, Emergency Services, Medicine, Shawn Platt, Paul Gardiner, Weather, Lori Kaufman, Carey Pinkowski, Marathons, Health Fitness, Michigan, Chicago, Police, Virginia, Cardiology, Chad Schieber, Sports, Patrick Ivuti, Medical Speciali
	Bush submits $2.9 trillion budget to Congress (News) 2 discussions President Bush sent a $2.9 trillion spending plan to a Democratic-controlled Congress on Monday, proposing a big increase in military spending. Tags: White House Pentagon Government Debt Hospitals Clinics Health Insurance University Health Treatment Long Term Care Government Health Care Health care policy Welfare Financial Business Services Advice Senate Rob Portman Ir
	Bush's $2.9 trillion request is 'sticker shock' (News) 2 discussions President Bush will send Congress a $2.9 trillion spending request Monday that seeks billions of dollars more to fight the Iraq war and tries to restrain the spiraling cost of the government's big hea.. Tags: Iraq Health Insurance Pharmaceuticals Taxation Health Treatment Government Health Care Health care policy Welfare Bioterrorism Democratic Party Financial Business Services Advice North Dakota George W. Bush Rob Portman Kent
	Ex-Iowa governor drops 2008 presidential bid (News) 2 discussions Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said Friday he is pulling out of the 2008 Democratic race for president, citing financial difficulties in a campaign that lasted 15 weeks. Tags: Iowa Military Bases Military Alternative Energy Financial Business Services Global Change John Edwards Tom Vilsack Iraq Barack Obama Democratic Leadership New York Hillary Rodham Clinton Illinois
	Police: Arrested 'Laguna' star spewed slurs (News) 2 discussions Television personality Jason Wahler hurled racial and homophobic invectives at a police officer when he was arrested over the weekend after punching a hotel security guard and passing out drunk in a h.. Tags: Police Civil Public Services Television Police Brutality Seattle (Washington) North Carolina Los Angeles (California) California
	Senate leader says 'war is lost' in Iraq (News) 2 discussions Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday the war in Iraq is "lost," triggering an angry backlash by Republicans, who said the top Democrat had turned his back on the troops. Tags: Harry Reid Iraq Senate Employees Democratic Party Civil Unrest Parliament Financial Business Services GOP Pentagon Wisconsin United States George W. Bush Mitch McConnell Wayne Gilchrest Ford Motor Company Nevada Marylan
	Hagel hints at a 2008 run with New York's Bloomberg (News) 2 discussions Expressing dismay over the Republican Party's trajectory, Sen. Chuck Hagel said Sunday that an independent presidential bid would be good for the nation. Tags: New York Nebraska Iraq Washington Republican Party Acts terror Democratic Party Financial Business Services Global Change Bill Clinton George W. Bush Hillary Rodham Clinton John McCain Michael R. Bloomberg Ross Perot Mari

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