Israeli aircraft hit Gaza after rocket attacks
Israeli aircraft struck a weapons-manufacturing facility and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, in response to recent rocket attacks on Israel, the military said.
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Obama honors veterans at Arlington
President Barack Obama went to the national burial ground for war heroes to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, a day after leading a memorial service for those slain in the Fort Hood shootings.
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VP Biden speaking at Fort Lewis ceremony for 7
Vice President Joe Biden is speaking at Tuesday's memorial service at Fort Lewis for seven soldiers killed by a...
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Obama lifts ban on US entry for those with HIV
President Barack Obama is lifting the United States' travel ban for those who are HIV-positive.
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Federal deficit hits all-time high of $1.42 trillion
WASHINGTON. - The federal budget deficit surged to an all-time high of $1.42 trillion as the recession caused tax revenues to plunge while the government was spending massive amounts to stabilize the financial system and jump-start the economy. Economists worry the government lacks the will to make the hard political choices to cut spending and raise taxes to get control of the imbalances.
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Nobel jury defends Obama decision
OSLO, Norway. - The Norwegian committee that gave Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize is defending its choice amid criticism that the U.S. president has not done enough to deserve the award.
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President calls for Wall Street reform on anniversary of financial meltdown
WASHINGTON. - A year after Lehman Brothers collapsed and started the tsunami that crashed over the U.S. economy, President Obama is pushing for tougher financial regulation on Wall Street. "I want everybody here to hear my words: We will not go back to the days of reckless behavior and unchecked excess at the heart of this crisis," he said Monday. The president wants Congress to get stalled financial legislation moving again and wants to remind the nation where we've been in the last year.
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Obama: Kennedy was greatest senator of our time
A grieving President Barack Obama paid tribute to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Wednesday, calling him a colleague, counselor and friend who etched his place in history as a "singular figure" on the American political landscape.
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