Archive for August, 2010
Murkowski concedes Alaska primary race (AP)
AP – Sen. Lisa Murkowski was booted from office in the Republican primary Tuesday by a little-known conservative lawyer in arguably the biggest political upset of the year.
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Hughes wins as Swish, Tex, Grandy go deep
For the second straight night the Yankees pounded one of the Oakland A’s heralded young pitchers, this time emerging with a 9-3 victory before 44,575 at the Stadium. The win puts the Bombers back atop the AL East.
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FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for U.S.? (AP)
AP – Despite President Barack Obama’s declaration Tuesday of an end to the combat mission in Iraq, combat almost certainly lies ahead.
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Man sued for drunkenly losing $1.35M painting
A Manhattan man is being sued for losing a $1.35million painting.
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Obama: US combat in Iraq over, ‘time to turn page’ (AP)
AP – Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: “It is time to turn the page.” Now, he said, the nation’s most urgent priority must be fixing its own sickly economy.
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Obama’s Iraq address: ‘Time to turn the page’
Barack Obama tonight addresses Americans with a message loud on clear: “The American combat mission in Iraq has ended,” he will say, according to remarks released by the White House. “Now, it is time to turn the page.”
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House GOP leader jabs at Iraq war surge critics (AP)
AP – Congressional leaders who opposed the troop surge in Iraq are now taking credit for it, and President Barack Obama is more worried about ending the war than winning it, House Republican leader John Boehner said Tuesday.
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