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Washington state lawmakers pass gay marriage bill (AP)

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:31:31 +0000

AP – Washington state lawmakers voted to approve gay marriage Wednesday, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed.

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After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill (AP)

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:35:41 +0000

AP – Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation.

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To Parcells, Tom fits the Big Blue bill

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:35:52 +0000

Tom Coughlin and Bill Parcells are not best buddies, but there is no denying the Big Tuna’s influence when you examine Coughlin’s long and winding run with the Giants. Parcells, the greatest Giants coach of them all, won his first Super Bowl in his fourth season and his second Super Bowl in his eighth and final year.

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Cops: Man tried to use $1M bill at NC Walmart (AP)

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:26:23 +0000

AP – Do you have change for a million-dollar bill?

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Obama signs defense bill despite ‘reservations’ (AP)

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:06:03 +0000

AP – President Barack Obama signed a wide-ranging defense bill into law Saturday despite having “serious reservations” about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists.

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House GOP leaders want new payroll tax cut bill (AP)

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:22:47 +0000

AP – Top House Republicans said Sunday they oppose a bipartisan, Senate-approved bill that extends a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months and said congressional bargainers need to write a new version lasting a longer time.

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Boehner wants new bill cutting payroll tax (AP)

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:40:35 +0000

AP – House Speaker John Boehner says he opposes a Senate-approved bill extending a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months and wants congressional bargainers to write a new measure that would last an entire year.

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Payroll tax bill faces uncertain House prospects (AP)

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:26:33 +0000

AP – The Senate-approved bill temporarily preventing a Jan. 1 payroll tax increase and benefit cutoff for the long-term unemployed faces uncertain prospects in the House, where many rank-and-file GOP lawmakers have told their leaders they are ready to reject the measure.

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Senate passes payroll tax extension, pushing bill to House

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:02:28 +0000

The Senate voted Saturday to temporarily avert a Jan. 1 payroll tax increase and benefit cutoff for the long-time unemployed, forcing Obama to make an election-year choice between unions and environmentalists over whether to OK the Keystone oil pipeline.

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Senate OKs payroll tax cut, huge spending bill (AP)

admin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:38:08 +0000

AP – The Senate voted Saturday to temporarily avert a Jan. 1 payroll tax increase and benefit cutoff for the long-time unemployed, but forcing a reluctant President Barack Obama to make an election-year choice between unions and environmentalists over whether to build an oil pipeline through the heart of the country.

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