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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Waters investigation reopened

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The legal problems for Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., might have taken a turn for the worse, officials said. The House ethics committee has approved a forced, indefinite leave by two of the lead investigators on the panel investigating alleged wrongdoing by Waters on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

House nixes unemployment benefits extension

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday rejected a bill that would have extended unemployment benefits for another three months. The 258-154 vote was not enough to gain the two-thirds supermajority needed under the Democratic Party's fast-track procedures, the Los... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

U.S. Senate votes down earmark ban

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate Tuesday defeated a proposal that would have banned congressional earmarks for two years. Thirty-nine senators voted in favor of the ban, offered by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., while 56 members voted against the measure that would have effectively barred... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 29, 2010

Actor Leslie Nielsen Dead At 84

(CNN) -- Leslie Nielsen, whose longtime career as a square-jawed dramatic actor took a sudden turn into comedy with gut-busting spoofs like "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun," has died at age 84, his family said Sunday. The Canadian-born Nielsen's career reached back into the early days of television,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Madoff family, staff sued to recover loot

NEW YORK, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The trustee for Bernard Madoff's victims is suing 40 of the swindler's relatives and employees to recover money. Irving Picard filed the suits Friday in Manhattan federal bankruptcy court to recover $69 million for investors, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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