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DHS readies plan to track foreigners flying from U.S.

The Department of Homeland Security is finalizing a proposal to collect fingerprints or eye scans from all foreign travelers at U.S. airports as they leave the country, officials said, a costly screening program that airlines...

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Nuclear Standoffs Top Clinton Agenda

As secretary of state departs for Berlin, U.S. officials said they anticipated the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog soon would give up hope that Iran would accept a confidence-building deal under which it would ship uranium abroad for...

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Republican Party courting Latinos

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 5:34 PM LAS VEGAS, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The Republican Party has to repair fences with Latino voters in America after losing their support in the 2008 presidential election, party officials say. Much of...

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Time for answers

Our view: Mayor Sheila Dixon promises the truth about the accusations against her will come out in court; let's hope so, because we've gotten little of it so far T he first public corruption trial against Mayor Sheila Dixon, on...

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Murray, Youzhny reach Valencia final

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 8:25 PM VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Scotsman Andy Murray and Russian Mikhail Youzhny will battle Sunday for the $3 million Valencia Open championship. Murray reached the final by...

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Democrats back from brink in Annapolis

Party gains mayoralty, more council seats despite turbulent race, low turnout in Annapolis, it seemed the Democratic Party was in peril. At his victory party Tuesday night at the Loew's Hotel in Annapolis, Cohen said voters...

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GEORGE: Baby Joins House Health Care Debate

Well this is a first...ABC’s Z. Byron Wolf reports: Rep. John Shadegg hoisted a cute, bald little baby today on the House floor, employing a unique prop to argue that the Democrats health reform bill will be paid for by future...

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Gift card scandal could sink Baltimore mayor - USATODAY.com

BALTIMORE (AP) — The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees may sound like a minor embarrassment at worst, a small-time case of a politician enjoying the perks...

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Geithner: need stimulus, not financial transactions tax

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Saturday stressed the necessity of keeping global economic stimulus in place until recovery is assured and opposed the utility of a tax on financial...

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Scams prosper even if economy doesn't

Con artists prey on people desperate for education, jobs By Janice Podsada Tribune Newspapers Con artists and fraudsters are standing by. Whether it's a new Internet scam or an old standby repackaged, the Connecticut Better...

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