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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Obama to stay in Washington for healthcare

WASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama put off his trip to Indonesia and Australia until June, citing a potential House healthcare vote, the White House said Thursday. "The development of the timing of a likely vote and the president's desire to be here" led to Obama's decision to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Holder: Bin Laden won't see a courtroom

WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) -- Osama bin Laden likely won't see a U.S. courtroom because he probably will be killed by his followers or U.S. forces, Attorney General Eric Holder said. However, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan said the military has not given up the idea of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Most of Chile plunged into darkness

SANTIAGO, Chile, March 15 (UPI) -- Power was being restored Monday after a blackout caused by an overheated transformer plunged 90 percent of Chile into darkness, the energy minister said. Ricardo Rainien said the massive power outage occurred Sunday, CNN reported. Subway service was affected, but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court: Will liberal Kagan find a home in high court?

WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- As the drama builds to Justice John Paul Stevens' inevitable retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, one name keeps popping up as a probable successor -- Elena Kagan, solicitor general of the United States. Is Stevens really ready to retire? Many observers think so. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Obama to overhaul No Child Left Behind

WASHINGTON, March 13 (UPI) -- The Obama administration will send Congress a blueprint for an education act that will overhaul No Child Left Behind, the president said Saturday. "Our competitors understand that the nation that out-educates us today will out-compete us tomorrow. Yet, too often we have... Sign in to see full entry.

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