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Obama seeks $60.4 billion for Sandy repairs, states want more

YoopyaDecember 8, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 8, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama asked Congress on Friday to approve a $60.4 billion aid package to help East Coast states rebuild after Superstorm Sandy, well short...

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Former Florida Governor Crist tweets that he is now a Democrat

YoopyaDecember 8, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 8, 20120

(Reuters) – Former Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist, who campaigned for President Barack Obama in this past election, announced on Twitter Friday that he is now a...

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Clinton to testify on Benghazi attack report: U.S. lawmaker

YoopyaDecember 8, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 8, 20120

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify on a report expected to be released next week on the deadly attack on the...

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Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages

YoopyaDecember 7, 2012June 24, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 7, 2012June 24, 20230

(Reuters) – Hundreds of marijuana enthusiasts huddled near Seattle’s famed Space Needle tower on Thursday night with pipes, bongs and hand-rolled joints to celebrate Washington’s...

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Romney campaign had $25.7 million left after U.S. election

YoopyaDecember 7, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign had $25.7 million left in the bank days after the November 6 election that ended months of relentless fundraising...

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Clinton says “desperate” Assad could use chemical arms

YoopyaDecember 6, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 6, 20120

(Reuters) – Washington fears a “desperate” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could use chemical weapons as rebels bear down on Damascus, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...

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Obama, Boehner talk; Geithner prepared to go off “cliff”

YoopyaDecember 6, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 6, 20120

(Reuters) – Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama consumed much of Wednesday talking up their positions on the “fiscal cliff” and though Obama and...

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Obama firm on “fiscal cliff” amid Republican disarray

YoopyaDecember 5, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 5, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama held his ground on the “fiscal cliff” on Tuesday, insisting on higher tax rates for the wealthiest Americans, while Republicans showed increasing...

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On Twitter, Obama puts question mark over mortgage deduction

YoopyaDecember 4, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 4, 20120

(Reuters) – Taking to Twitter to press his case in “fiscal cliff” talks with Congress, President Barack Obama said on Monday that tax breaks benefiting...

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Four shot dead in “nice” California suburb – police

YoopyaDecember 3, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 3, 20120

(Reuters) – The bodies of four gunshot victims were found outside a single-family home being used as a boarding house in a normally peaceful suburb...