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- Sep 5, 2008 All Headline News - Breaking News
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- Sep 5, 2008 Air Force Tanker Bidding Process To Be Delayed Another Week (AHN)
(AHN) - The bidding process for the $35 billion contract to build new tanker aircraft for the Air Force will again be delayed by at least a week. - Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:57:13 GMT
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- Sep 5, 2008 Judge Orders Justice Department To Declassify Torture Memos (AHN)
(AHN) - A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to release memos letting the CIA use waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques on terror suspects, or justify why these should be kept classified. - Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:53:35 GMT
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- Sep 5, 2008 Update: Federal Judge Sentences Abramoff To 4 Years In Prison (AHN)
(AHN) - A federal court has sentenced disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff to four more years in prison for corruption. - Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:51:57 GMT
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- Sep 5, 2008 Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized For Stomach Pains (AHN)
(AHN) - Rev. Jesse Jackson checked into the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago after experiencing stomach pains while campaigning for Sen. Barack Obama. - Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:21:04 GMT
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- Sep 4, 2008 ICYMI: Audio of DNC Convention Briefing Call
This morning Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS), Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL), Obama Campaign Senior Strategist Robert Gibbs and DNC Advisor Jamal Simmons held a conference call with reporters to discuss the McCain-Palin campaign's promise of more of the same we've gotten from...
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- Sep 4, 2008 Sarah Palin Speech: Just the Facts
PALIN: "In fact, I told Congress -- I told Congress, 'Thanks, but no thanks,' on that bridge to nowhere."REALITY: PALIN WAS FOR THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE BEFORE SHE WAS AGAINST IT. October 2006: Palin Supported Bridge To Nowhere. In 2006, Palin was asked, "Would you continue...
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- Sep 3, 2008 DNC Launches New Web Ad: ''90 Percent Bush''
As the Republican National Convention continues in St. Paul, MN, tonight, the Democratic National Committee today released a new web ad called "90 Percent Bush." The video highlights John McCain's record of voting with George W. Bush 90 percent of the time. Straightforward images...
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- Sep 3, 2008 FACT CHECK: Mitt Romney vs. the Facts
Tonight, Mitt Romney added his name to the list of Republicans working to distorting the record on John McCain's promise of more of the same. RHETORIC: "We need change all right - change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington! We have a prescription for every American...
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- Sep 3, 2008 FACT CHECK: Rudy as a Reformer
Tonight, John McCain has picked Rudy Giuliani to give the keynote speech for his convention on "Reform" night. Here's Rudy's real record of reform:
CRONYISM AND CORRUPTION
Citing "Corruption, Favoritism and Cronyism," City Comptroller Referred Giuliani Welfare Contract Award to DA and Federal...
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