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Lawmakers send few minorities to academies

AP: Urban members of Congress slow to nominate military recruits Kwameka Jones, an Air Force Junior ROTC cadet at the Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, is one of a very low number of minorities studying at military academies....

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U.S. to tighten control of Afghan contracts: Gates

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - The United States must tighten control of Afghan development contracts as a first step toward stemming rampant corruption, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.

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Congressman Urges America to Stop Complaining

A Democratic lawmaker has a message for Americans voicing concerns over rising unemployment, record federal deficits, the health care debate and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: Stop complaining so much. And often, we respond...

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Nearly 80,000 Fake Jobs 'Saved or Created' by the Stimulus

The Washington Examiner reports , "More than ten percent of the jobs the Obama administration has claimed were 'created or saved' by the $787 billion stimulus package are doubtful or imaginary, according to reports compiled...

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Letters: Sarah Palin's new book - Houston Chronicle

guardian.co.uk Letters: Sarah Palin's new book Houston Chronicle Regarding “Fact-checking 'Going Rogue' ” (Page A4, Nov. 14), I was underwhelmed by the article on the Associated Press investigation of Sarah Palin's travel...

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Dianne Patrick endorses Capuano in Senate race

By Hillary Chabot Friday, November 20, 2009 - Added 4m ago The Bay State’s first lady Dianne Patrick will endorse U.S Rep. Michael Capuano in the heated race to replace Edward M. Kennedy. The endorsement is a coup for the...

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Leading Dissident: Open Cuba To U.S. Tourists

A high-octane effort to let U.S. tourists visit Cuba got a major endorsement Thursday from one of the island's leading dissidents, who suggested that "along with suitcases, Bermuda shorts and sun block, support, solidarity and...

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The Senate vs. the House on healthcare reform

Earlier this week, Senate Democrats finally unveiled their healthcare reform legislation. Despite all the squabbling that's gone on over the public option the bill does, like its House counterpart, contain a plan for a...

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New at Reason: Shikha Dalmia on the Health Care Mandate

With unemployment reaching double digits and public approval ratings sinking, ObamaCare has very little going for it at the moment. So how come Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid have been able to march forward with...

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Asses: Another Installment In an Irregular Series

By the Comics CurmudgeonAs your Comics Curmudgeon demonstrated earlier this year, political cartoonists love butts. Just love ’em! The ass is the most polysemous of images, representing everything from sex appeal to debasement...

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