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Obama: Community colleges can help boost ailing economy - CNN

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(CNN) — Community colleges are only two-year institutions, but the Obama administration says they could play a key role in helping boost the ailing economy for years to come. President Obama also announced a goal of 5 million additional …
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Former Pa. senator gets 55 months for corruption - The Associated Press

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced former Pennsylvania Sen. Vince Fumo to 55 months in prison for corruption convictions. Federal prosecutors say the wealthy Fumo stole not because he needed money but because "he was drunk with power. …
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White House Retracts: First Lady's Father Not Buried at Burr Oak - FOXNews

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AP The White House, correcting earlier reports, says Michelle Obama's father is not buried at a cemetery where workers are accused of digging up and dumping bodies but at a cemetery nearby. Spokeswoman Camille Johnston in an e-mail message on Tuesday …
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Sotomayor on Sotomayor: Revises, extends her words - The Associated Press

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WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a good thing Sonia Sotomayor speaks Sotomayoran. After week upon week in which plenty of other people on the planet interpreted Sotomayor's past comments, the Supreme Court nominee at last got a chance to deconstruct her own …
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California budget fight opens new front on TV - Reuters

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 (Reuters) - As California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers were set to resume talks on Tuesday to arrive at a state budget agreement, the Hollywood icon turned politician hit the airwaves with a …
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House Health Care Plan Would Boost Taxes on Rich - New York Times

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WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders took a big step toward guaranteeing health insurance for most Americans on Tuesday as they introduced a bill that would expand coverage, rein in the growth of Medicare and …
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Colors could disappear from terror alert system - The Associated Press

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has begun a review that could spell the end of the color-coded terrorism advisories, long derided by late night TV comics and portrayed by some Democrats as a tool for Bush administration political …
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Episcopal Bishops May End Gay Ban - New York Times

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The bishops of the Episcopal Church voted at the church's convention on Monday to open “any ordained ministry” to gay men and lesbians, a move that could effectively undermine a moratorium on ordaining gay bishops …
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Financial consumers need new watchdog: Obama admin - Reuters

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US government's fragmented system for protecting financial consumers is "designed to fail" and must be replaced by a single, powerful new agency, a senior US Treasury official said on …
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Palin slams Obama's energy and environment plans - Reuters

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, in her last weeks in office after announcing she was quitting, has waded into the US climate change debate, saying President Barack Obama's energy plans …
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