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WASHINGTON – The attorney for Roger Clemens gave his strongest hint yet that the former baseball star may not testify in his trial on charges of lying to Congress about using performance-enhancing drugs as he pressed potential jurors not to hold Clemens’ silence against him. Several members of the jury pool under selection in...
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WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has “lost legitimacy” as a leader interested in reform as the United States formally protested an attack on the U.S. Embassy and the American ambassador’s residence in Damascus. Clinton’s comments fell short of demanding that Assad leave power but...
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EXETER, N.H. – Texas Gov. Rick Perry has telephoned influential Republicans in early voting New Hampshire and Iowa in recent days as he weighs whether to enter the race for the GOP presidential nomination. “He was looking for my thoughts in terms of what the presidential field looked like and what might happen if...
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WASHINGTON – Imploring both political parties to give ground, President Barack Obama declared Monday he would reject any stopgap extension of the nation’s borrowing limit, adding fresh urgency for Republicans and fellow Democrats to resolve intense tax and spending disputes and head off economic calamity. “If not now, when?” Obama said in a news...
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WASHINGTON – In an effort to stem the illicit flow of weapons into Mexico, the Justice Department announced Monday that all gun shops in four Southwest border states will be required to alert the federal government to frequent buyers of high-powered rifles. The new policy comes amid criticism of a flawed federal probe aimed...
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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration will formally protest Monday’s attack on the U.S. embassy and the American ambassador’s residence in Syria and will seek compensation for damage caused when a mob breached the wall of the embassy compound before being dispersed by U.S. Marine guards. U.S. officials said the State Department would summon a...
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WASHINGTON – Call it eliminating an unfair break, or removing an unjust loophole, or even “taking a balanced approach.” Just don’t call it raising taxes. As they work toward a must-do deal with Republicans on paring trillions from the deficit in order to raise the nation’s debt limit, President Barack Obama and Democrats are...
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BAGHDAD – The U.S. will not “walk away” from the challenge of Iran’s stepped-up arming of Iraqi insurgents who are targeting and killing American troops as they prepare to leave Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday. Panetta also pointedly pressed Iraqi leaders to appoint a defense minister, after more than a year...
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WASHINGTON – American officials say that the residence of the U.S. ambassador to Syria was attacked by a mob shortly after pro-government protesters stormed the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus. The officials said no one was injured on the attack on Ambassador Robert Ford’s home, which is not part of the embassy compound, but...
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama declared on Monday there would be no deal on raising the government’s debt limit if Republicans won’t compromise, and he said he would not sign a short-term extension — raising the stakes on volatile negotiations with the clock ticking toward an Aug. 2 deadline. “I don’t see a path...
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