Posts Tagged ‘defends’
FBI director defends bureau over test cheating (AP)
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)
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)
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)
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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