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Democrats' choice in U.S. House District 5: Carol Castagnero, John Russell, David Werder
Sentinel Staff WriterA grandmother who taught school, a nurse and a former truck driver who once sat on a flagpole for weeks to protest the high cost of gasoline are the three Democratic candidates vying to challenge U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville. But whether...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Treaties, Ginny Brown-Waite, Political Candidates, Leesburg
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On This Date: Aug. 12
1877: Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and made the first sound recording. 1898: The Spanish-American War ended with the United States acquiring Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. 1953: The Soviet Union secretly tested its first hydrogen bomb....Tags: Treaties, Trade Agreements, Thomas Edison, Trade Dispute, Economic Policy
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Democrats pledge guaranteed health care
Of The Associated Press| Democrats shaped a set of principles Saturday that commits the party to guaranteed health care for all, heading off a potentially divisive debate and edging the party closer to the position of Barack Obama's defeated rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton....Tags: Treaties, Parties and Movements, Government, Political Candidates, Trade Dispute
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Israeli billionaire pushes for Red Sea-Dead Sea canal
Imagine a strip of blue water flowing 100 miles through the desert, punctuated by artificial waterfalls, surrounded by parks and luxury hotels. It would refill the shrinking Dead Sea, produce hydroelectric power and badly needed drinking water, and...Tags: David Ben-Gurion, Metal and Mineral, Transportation, Government, Rivers
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Las autoridades colombianas desarticularon el miércoles un plan terrorista que pretendían lanzar guerrilleros de las FARC en Bogotá. Fueron incautados 70 kilos de explosivos y detenidos cinco rebeldes, entre ellos un importante jefe, según informó el...Tags: Alberto K Fujimori, RCN of PA, Inc.
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Official: Mexico open to new NAFTA talks
Chicago Tribune correspondentThe Mexican government dismisses talk of disbanding NAFTA as politics, the country's economy minister said Friday, but it would back the idea of a new round of North American trade talks, with the aim of including issues such as the environment and labor....Tags: Hillary Clinton, Treaties, Trade Agreements, Trade Dispute, Economic Policy
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Mayor Bloomberg as Veep?
emily.ngo@am-ny.comHe put rumors of a presidential run to rest in February, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg still can't shake speculation he'll be on the ballot. The troubled economy has fast replaced the Iraq war as the No. 1 concern among voters – a shift John McCain and...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Regional Authority, Government, Rob Portman, Political Candidates
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Trade deal pushes migrants to flee
In her letter "Acting to deter hiring of illegals" (July 11), Annapolis Alderwoman Julie M. Stankivic states that people who enter this country "must be held accountable" and that she, as a local elected official, takes responsibility for enforcing the...Tags: Annapolis, Treaties, Trade Agreements, Trade Dispute, Economic Policy
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With immunity, diplomats abused domestic help, report says
NewsdayFederal investigators have uncovered numerous cases of foreign diplomats — mostly in New York and Washington, D.C.— who abused their domestic workers without fear of prosecution because of diplomatic immunity, according to a government...Tags: Prosecution, Parliament, Diplomacy, Treaties, Trials
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David Plouffe is the man steering Obama's campaign
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEarly in the presidential race, Hillary Rodham Clinton asked former New Jersey Sen. Robert Torricelli whether the little-known political operative running Barack Obama's longshot campaign was any good. "I warned her," said Torricelli, who was in a...Tags: Treaties, Political Candidates, Trade Dispute, New Jersey, National Government
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Probe: Diplomats abuse their workers, invoke immunity
anthony.destefano@newsday.comFederal investigators have uncovered numerous cases of foreign diplomats - mostly in New York and Washington, D.C. - who abused their domestic workers without fear of prosecution because of diplomatic immunity, according to a government report to be...Tags: Diplomacy, Prosecution, Parliament, Treaties, Trials
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On trip to Mideast and Europe, Obama to meet with heads of state and opposition leaders
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) _ Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama intends to sit down with European leaders as well as King Abdullah of Jordan, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as part of a campaign-season trip...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Treaties, Political Candidates, Trade Dispute, Mahmoud Abbas
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