National Politics
Justice Breyer robbed at West Indies vacation home
Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed last week by a machete-wielding intruder at his vacation home in the West Indies, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Monday.
National Politics
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Analysis: A budget plan or a campaign document?
President Barack Obama's new budget lays down the political themes he will pound as he campaigns for re-election - more spending on jobs and higher taxes for the wealthy. It sets him apart from the Republican contenders and gives Democrats a platform to run on.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Obama's proposed tax hikes at odds with GOP rivals
President Barack Obama proposed tax increases on wealthy individuals and some corporations Monday, setting the stage for an ideological battle that won't be resolved until after the November election - if then.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
US envoy to hold talks with NKorea in Beijing
A U.S. envoy will hold talks with North Korea on its nuclear program in Beijing next week, the first such negotiations since the death of the nation's longtime leader Kim Jong Il.
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NATIONAL MUSIC NEWS
Authorities: Houston was underwater in tub
Whitney Houston's life was a doleful cover of other addiction-riddled pop stars who put their talent and themselves at risk.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Study: 1 in 8 US voter registrations have errors
A new report says about 24 million voter registrations in the United States contain significant errors.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Study: 1 in 8 US voter registrations have errors
Some 24 million voter registrations in the United States contain significant errors, including about 1.8 million dead people still on the rolls and many more approved to vote in multiple states, according to a report released Tuesday.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Santorum calls Occupy protesters 'radical element'
Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum clashed with Tacoma Occupy protesters Monday night during his first visit to a state he said would be a "momentum changer" heading into Super Tuesday.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Gingrich says he's in the race to stay
Republican Newt Gingrich on Monday dismissed calls to drop out of the presidential contest in order to set up a direct contest between rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. The former House speaker insisted that his ideas and a new determination to stay positive would help him once again resuscitate...
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Obama's budget: Government still getting bigger
Taking a pass on reining in government growth, President Barack Obama unveiled a record $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan Monday, calling for stimulus-style spending on roads and schools and tax hikes on the wealthy to help pay the costs. The ideas landed with a thud on Capitol Hill.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Panetta defends military budget plan
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is defending his department's slimmed-down, $614 billion budget plan, telling senators that it's time to step up and show they are serious about reducing the deficit.




