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Rep. Maxine Waters Chooses Ethics Trial

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 19:37

Fox News confirms that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has chosen to go through an ethics trial akin to the one likely on the docket for Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY).


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Paperwork Nightmare: A Struggle to Fix New Law

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 17:22

Talk about a paperwork nightmare: Tucked into the massive new health care law is a demand that nearly 40 million U.S. businesses file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods.


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Oregon Prosecutor: No Sex Charges for Al Gore

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 16:59

Former Vice President Al Gore won't be prosecuted over allegations by a masseuse that he groped and assaulted her in his Portland hotel room in 2006, the county prosecutor said Friday.


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California Congressman Caught Speeding During Radio Interview

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 16:52

Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Calif., was forced to cut short a radio interview when he was stopped by police for speeding while he was talking to KFBK radio Friday morning.


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GOP's Gubernatorial Candidate in Minnesota Says Target's Spending is Free Speech

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:45

Republican Tom Emmer says the flap over Target Corp. giving money to a group supporting him in the Minnesota governor's race is getting personal.


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GOP Senators: DOJ Program Wastes Money on 'Sanctuary Cities'

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 12:24

Two Republican senators are sounding the alarms over a Justice Department program that they say provides safe harbor for illegal immigrants.


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Grave Errors at Arlington 'Not a Concern' at Other Cemeteries, VA Says

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 12:12

The shocking problem of unmarked or mislabeled graves at Arlington National Cemetery is "not a concern" at the 131 national cemeteries that are not controlled by the U.S. Army, the Department of Veterans Affairs says.


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Chelsea All Grown Up

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 12:10

Chelsea Clinton was just 12-years-old when she moved into the White House. Through the years she's grown from a frizzy-haired teen with braces to a polished bride-to-be. We take a look at Chelsea through the years.


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White House Urges Halt to Spilling of War Secrets

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 11:41

The White House on Friday implored the website WikiLeaks to stop posting secret Afghanistan war documents and the Pentagon pressed its investigation of the leaks, bringing a soldier charged with handing over classified video back to the U.S. for trial.


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EXCLUSIVE:Firms Contracting With U.S. Government Flout Iran Sanctions Law, Watchdog Says

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 11:13

Two multinational corporations that have earned millions of dollars in U.S. government contracts are conducting business with Iran in violation of the recently signed sanctions law, according to an Iran watchdog group that has provided its research to FoxNews.com. 


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Some Dems Call for Rangel to Quit as One Panel Recommends Reprimand

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 11:00

The investigative panel of bipartisan lawmakers looking at alleged violations of House rules by New York Rep. Charlie Rangel recommended a "reprimand" for the longtime lawmaker, Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas, a member of the panel said Friday. 


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Obama Sells Auto Bailout as Good News in Michigan

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 10:54

President Obama said Friday that the recent turnaround for U.S. automakers vindicated his unpopular decision to bailout the industry.


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New York Lawmakers Spar Over Failed Bill to Aid Sick 9/11 Responders

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 08:44

Hours after two New York congressmen engaged in a shouting match on the House floor over whose political party is to blame for the failure of a bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust, the two continued their verbal slugfest Friday during a joint appearance on Fox News.


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N.Y. Rep's Spokeswoman Fired for Providing List of Opponent's 'Jewish Money' Donors

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 08:43

New York Democratic Rep. Mike McMahon fired his communications director Friday for providing a reporter with a list of his Republican challenger's “Jewish money” donors, igniting a nationwide outrage.


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Chelsea and Marc: Marriage Highlights an Interfaith Trend

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 08:21

The pending marriage of former first daughter Chelsea Clinton and investor Marc Mezvinsky has been billed as "America's Wedding," a blowout affair of the political and entertainment elite.


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GOP Lawmakers Want Explanation of Draft Memo on Amnesty for Thousands

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 06:47

A group of Republican senators have written top immigration officials in the Obama administration asking them to reveal whether large-scale plans are under way to provide a so-called non-legislative version of amnesty.


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Second Quarter GDP Growth Slows to 2.4 Percent

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 06:41

The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment.


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Expanded FBI Access to E-mail and Web Records Raises Fears

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 04:04

Obama administration proposes to change the Electronic Communications Privacy Act raises privacy, civil liberties concerns.


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Arizona Sheriff Not Relenting After Court Ruling

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 03:15

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been doing aggressive crackdowns on illegal immigration for years. And despite Wednesday's ruling by a federal judge to temporarily block portions of Arizona's new law, the former federal drug agent will continue to carry out sweeps in the country's busiest human and drug trafficking corridor.


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House Rejects Bill to Aid Sick 9/11 Responders

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:45

A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts.


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