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.
Politics
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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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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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MUSIC
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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POLITICS
China's next leader Xi Jinping visits White House
Washington is getting its first hard look at Xi Jinping, the man destined to lead China in the coming decade, during which the global powers probably will see their economic ties grow even as they are viewed increasingly as military rivals.
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POLITICS
Transportation boosted to top of political agenda
After years of procrastination, the White House and Congress have suddenly boosted a long-term plan to improve the nation's roads, bridges and transit systems to the top of the political agenda.
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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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POLITICS
A trillion dollars: easy to say, hard to imagine
Remember when a billion used to be a lot? Now we talk trillions.
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BUSINESS
Capitol Hill weighs GOP payroll tax gambit
House lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to weigh a proposal by GOP leaders to extend the 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year and add the approximately $100 billion cost to the nation's $15 trillion-plus debt instead of scrounging around the budget for ways...
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POLITICS
Panetta defends military budget plan
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is defending his department's slimmed-down, $614 billion budget plan, telling senators it's time to step up and show they are serious about reducing the deficit.
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BUSINESS
GOP critics hit Obama's $3.8 trillion budget
President Barack Obama feels he has struck just the right budget balance between providing more short-term support for the economy while putting forth a long-term plan to get control of the government's soaring budget deficits.






