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FBI director defends bureau over test cheating (AP)

FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 28, 2010, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the 'Oversight of the  Federal Bureau of Investigation' .   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP – FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress on Wednesday that he does not know how many of his agents cheated on an important exam on the bureau’s policies, discussing an embarrassing investigation that raises questions about whether the FBI knows its own rules for conducting surveillance on Americans.


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Biden defends Tea Party against ‘racist’ claims

Tea Partiers have gotten some support from an unlikely source — the Vice President of the United States.

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LiLo’s ex-GF defends her on Twitter

Samantha Ronson publicly defended Lindsay Lohan against the Queen of the Barbed One-liners this weekend.

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BACK OFF! Abby Sunderland defends her parents

Abby Sunderland doesn’t think her parents should walk the plank for letting her sail the world alone.

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Obama defends his Gulf spill response (AP)

President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address for Kalamazoo Central High School, the winner of the 2010 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge, at Western Michigan University Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich., Monday, June 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP – President Barack Obama says he’s been talking closely to Gulf Coast fishermen and experts on BP’s catastrophic oil spill not for academic reasons but “so I know whose ass to kick.”


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White House defends dealmaking in political races (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, President Barack Obama is greeted by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., as he arrives at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo. White House administration officials dangled the possibility of a job for former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff last year in hopes he would forego a challenge to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)AP – The White House scrambled Thursday to explain new revelations of political dealmaking, defending attempts to steer state primary races but saying the president was unaware an aide had urged a Colorado Democrat to seek a federal job rather than run.


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Israeli prime minister defends Gaza blockade (AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement concerning the Israeli naval commando raid on a flotilla attempting to break the blockade on Gaza, at his Jerusalem office, Wednesday, June 2, 2010. In an attempt to limit the diplomatic damage from its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Israel dropped plans Wednesday to prosecute dozens of pro-Palestinian activists, opting instead to deport them all immediately. (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, Pool)AP – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected international criticism of a deadly raid against a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza earlier this week, saying Wednesday the blockade of the Palestinian territory is needed to prevent missile attacks against Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.


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