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Hillary calls on ‘friends of democratic Syria’ to unite against Assad regime
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday for “friends of democratic Syria” to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad’s regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of likeminded nations to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition.
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GOP bigs predict an extension of payroll tax cut that’s a Democratic priority
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Congress will extend the payroll tax cut — even as he defended provisions in the House proposal the Obama administration opposes.
“I believe we should extend the payroll tax holiday another year,” McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said Sunday on “Fox News Sunday.”
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Obama calls Democratic leaders to White House (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama summoned top Democratic lawmakers back to the White House Wednesday to resume negotiations on averting a potentially crippling government default, as attention focused on a new bipartisan budget plan emerging in the Senate.
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Islamic group seeks place in a democratic Egypt (AP)
AP – The night breeze blew foul wafts from a nearby canal black with garbage and pollution. The streets jammed with trucks and motorized rickshaws were so shattered that they hardly seemed paved at all.
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Democratic leaders say Rep. Weiner must resign (AP)
AP – Reticent no longer, the Democratic Party hierarchy demanded on Saturday that Rep. Anthony Weiner resign for sending online material ranging from sexually suggestive to explicit to several women.
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Top Democratic women dodge tough call on Weiner (AP)
AP – Pursed lips. Frosty glares. Polite demurrals. Icy silence. Women in politics are grappling with the distinctly unfunny choice of restraining themselves or letting rip what they really think about Rep. Anthony Weiner’s X-rated online conduct and whether he belongs in Congress.
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President Obama heckled in San Francisco by Democratic activists wanting change
WASHINGTON – An irked President Obama got punked in San Francisco by his own side on Thursday at what was supposed to be just another fund-raising lovefest on the Left Coast.
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