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Updated 11:25 a.m. ETA senior administration official confirms President Obama s budget, to be delivered to Congress on April 10, will include a formal request to reduce cost-of-living increases to Social Security recipients if congressional Republicans agree to raise additional tax revenue.Mr. Obama s proposal is part of a broader strategy to alleviate some of the pain linked to sequestration spending cuts as well as tackle some diff stanley spain icult politics on entitlement cuts. The linchpin, as it has been throughout budget talks in the Obama era of divided government, is whether Republicans will acquiesce to higher taxes. The prospects for this, based on recent GOP rhetoric, appear bleak. Mr. Obama will also propose more infrastructure spending and additional outlays to fulfill his State of the Union call for free and universal pre-kindergarten education. Mr. Obama will seek higher cigarette taxes to finance the pre-kindergarten initiative. He raised cigarette taxes in his first month in office when he signed legislation to stanley quencher fund an expansion of the children s health insurance program.Ex-budget chiefs call for defense cuts, higher taxesSenate OKs first budget in 4 yearsRyan hopeful for down payment on debt with budget The president s budget to b stanley mug e presented on Wednesday will show how we can invest in the things we need to grow our economy, create jobs and strengthen the middle class while further reducing the deficit in a balanced way, the seni Dckt Obama Signs Defense and Hate Crimes Bill
The FBI revealed this afternoon that it recorded 105 phone calls made by Sen. Ted Stevens R-Alaska , and Stevens lawyers want the evidence suppressed before his corruption trial get stanley canada s under way later this month.According to legal documents filed with the Department of Justice, the FBI recorded over 2,800 calls as part of a larger investigation, with over 400 hours of audio and video surveillance.Of that, the 105 calls involving Stevens are part of the case against him. Stevens is scheduled t stanley cup o stand trial on seven felony counts of failure to file financial reports detailing $250,000 in gifts and services from Veco Corp., an Alaska oil services firm. The FBI did not tap Stevens phones, but listened in on the phones of contractors who did business with Stevens in Alaska.Stevens attorney Brendan Sullivan filed several motions Tuesday that, if successful, would have this evidence tossed out before the trial begins in late September or early October. Stevens has maintained that he wants to have stanley thermos mug a quick and speedy trial completed before the Nov. 4 election, but the legal motions are piling up, making it much more difficult to schedule a trial that would be done before the election. Sullivan is arguing that the phone call recordings were outside the scope of the government investigation. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c88cce88-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d,
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Fired FBI deputy Director Andrew McCabe s lawyer told reporters Friday that the FBI and Justice Department got it horribly wrong when they fired McCabe hours before his retirement, in late March. McCabe attorney Michael Bromwich claimed that the process was stanley cup too rushed. It was absolutely clear this process was accelerated to be able to terminate McCabe, he said.Bromwich said he and other lawyers are looking at the next plausible legal steps ndash; which could include alleging defamation or wrongful te stanley cup rmination. A Go Fund me account started after McCabe was fired was closed when it reached $550,000 ndash; and McCabe s team is now establishing a more formal Legal Defense Fund.The DOJ inspector general found McCabe lacked candor on as many as four occasionsabout FBI interaction with a Wall Street Journal reporter working on stories concerning a bureau investigation into the Clinton Foundation. McCabe was terminated hours before he was to retire, putting his pension and benefits at risk. Browmwich said McCabe and his family have no health care as a result of his firing. Browmwich also said he hoped the decision to terminate McCabe was not made based on some White House enemies list, adding we ve never seen anything like this before. The IG has made a criminal referral to the U.S. attorney regarding McCabe, CBS News learned Thursday. One of the people the IG report says stanley mug McCabe was not forthcoming with is former FBI Director Jim Noeg Sessions DOJ reverses transgender workplace protections
4818723 President Barack Obama is said to be troubled by executive branch plans to indefinitely detain without trial the worst of the worst terror suspects currently held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It gives me huge pause, the president told The stanley cup Associated Press last week. And that s why we re going to proceed very carefully on this front. And it may turn out that after looking at all the dimensions of stanley quencher this that I don t feel comfortable with the proposals that surface on how to deal with this issue. A plan that would endorse and extend one of the worst Bush-era terror law policies ought to give huge pause to the current occupants of the White House. Of all the ways in which Team Obama has so far let down civil libertarians - endorsing a broad state secrets doctrine, protecting Bush officials from prosecution over torture memos, fighting to keep basic rights from detainees at Bagram Air Force bas stanley spain e, I could go on mdash; surely the most odious is this dabbling in the dark art of endless confinement for men not proven guilty in any court of law. As the administration tries to empty and close Gitmo, federal officials continue to say that there are some prisoners mdash; like perhaps Ramzi Binalshibh, Khalid Sheik Mohammed and Abu Zubaydah mdash; who cannot be released into the world but who also may not be triable because of the way evidence against them was obtained for example, through torture . Bush lawyers made these claims, too, even as they tried to prosecute terro
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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump s proposal of a temporary ban on Muslim immigration to the U.S. drew criticism Wednesday from Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer and one of the most well-known Muslims in America.In a statement, according to the Associated Press, Ali did not mention Trump by name, but he said the suggesti stanley taza on to ban Muslim immigration alienated many from learning about Islam. He called on Muslims to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda. Ali also sought to prevent his faith from being tarnished by stanley bottles the actions of terrorists. I am a Muslim and there is nothing Islamic about killing innocent people in Paris, San Bernardino, or anywhere else in the world. True Muslims know that the ruthless violence of so called Islamic Jihadists goes against the very tenets of o stanley shop ur religion, he declared. These misguided murderers have perverted people s views on what Islam really is. Given the firestorm that Trump s proposal has sparked, it is perhaps no great surprise that Ali felt compelled to speak out. But the athlete, who suffers from Parkinson s disease and has not been in the public eye much recently, has a long history of being outspoken on politics and faith.During a May 2, 1976 appearance on Face the Nation, Ali was asked for his take on that year s presidential election, which pitted incumbent Republican Gerald Ford against Democratic challenger Jimmy Carter. Ali said that Yzjz Bill Clinton: Presidents should be able to serve three terms
THE BOGUS EBAY STORY.... In a video tribute to Sarah Palin at the Republican convention, the voice-over boasted that she had auctioned the governor s jet on eBay. Yesterday, stanley becher John McCain stretched the story a little further. You know what I enjoyed the most McCain asked. She took the luxury jet that was acquired by her predecessor and sold it on eBay -- made a profit. That s not what happened.[I]n fact, the jet did not sell on eBay. It was sold to a businessman from Valdez named Larry Reynolds, who paid $2.1 million for the jet, shy of the original $2.7 million purchase price, according to contemporaneous news reports, including a story in the New York Times. Dan Spencer, the director of administrative services for Ala termo stanley ska s Public Safety Department, said that the Republican speaker of the Alaska House, John L. Harris, brokered the deal. Reynolds made campaign contributions to both Palin and Harris in 2006 and 2007. What happened It appears that, as promised during her bid for governor in 2006, Palin did try to sell the plane on eBay but that doing so was not as easy as it might have sounded. After putting it up to auction, there was one serious bid, in December 2006, and it fell through.To be sure, there have been plenty of more serious misrepresentations regar garrafa stanley ding Palin over the last week or so. Telling a tall tale about the sale of a jet is a relatively minor example of giving Palin s thin record an unearned boost, and it s hardly the most striking lie we ve heard sinc
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President-elect Donald Trump will work on the transition Friday at his Florida resort after spending Thanksgiving with his family.Mr. Trump made foreign policy a centerpiece of his campaign, but has yet to name secretaries of defense, homeland security or state. The current fight on the transition team is over who will lead the State Department ndash; a question that has Mr. Trumprsquo inner circle divided, reports CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett. I am working hard, even on Thanksgiving, trying to get Carrier A.C. Company to stay in the U.S. Indiana . MAKING PROGRESS - Will know soon!mdash; Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump November 24, 2016 Mr. Trump was President-out-of-sight-elect Thursday, enjoying a Thanksgiving meal with family at his Mar-a-Lago resort. But he didnrsquo;t take the holiday off, writing on T stanley mugs witter: Irsquo;m working hard, even on Thanksgiving, trying to get carrier A.C. Company to stay in the U.S. Indiana . On the campaign trail, Mr. Trump frequently pointed to th stanley cup e air conditioning company as an example of how trade deals have negatively impacted American workers. Companies, like Carrier, simply fire their workers and move their operations to Mexico, build new plants, make their product and sell it back into this country, Mr. Trump said. Ca stanley puodelis rrier confirmed itrsquo ...had discussions with the incoming administrationhellip; but has nothing to announce at Owpg Republican Dave Brat, after ousting Eric Cantor, calls for party unity
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Following a meeting with his Cabinet today, President Barack Obama refused to address reports that Supreme Court Justice David Souter will step down from the bench in June. No Supreme Court questions, Mr. Obama said as reporters pressed him to comment on Souter s rumored departure, according to a pool report. Have a great weekend, guys. The president did take time to discuss the H1N1 virus popularly known as swine flu , saying that there is a possibility that a more virulent strain could could develop during next flu season. He labeled the current situation cause for concern but not alarm. We are essentially ensuring that, in the worst case sce stanley kubek nario, we can manage this appropriately, government working with businesses and individuals, the private sector, and containing an outbreak and that we can, ultimately, get through this, Mr. Obama said. While pledging vigilance, he also praised his administration s response to the outbreak. Overall, I m very pleased with the progress that we ve made, Mr. Obama said. I think that those who ve been on t stanley cup op of this have done an extraordinary job. I m optimistic that we re going to be a stanley cup ble to manage this effectively, but we still have more work to do. And I m glad I ve got such a great team doing it. This marked the first time that the president was able to meet with his entire Cabinet, following Kathleen Sebelius confirmation as secretary of health and huma
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The Republican Nat stanley cupe ional Committee will consider a resolution on Friday to censure Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, the two Republicans who sit on the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The resolution would censure Cheney and Kinzinger and call on the RNC to immediately cease any and all support of them as members of the Republican Party for their behavior which has been destructive to the institution of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Republican Party and our republic, and is inconsistent with the position of the conference. And the leaders of the Wyoming GOP are signing an existing rule that allows the state party and RNC to direct resources to Cheney s challenger, Harriet Hageman, during the primary, according to a source familiar with the matter. The RNC s resolutions committee unanimously passed the resolution on Thursday afternoon, according to Harmeet Dhillon, an RNC member from California and one of the resolution s co-sponsors. The full RNC will vote on the botella stanley resolution when its members gather on F stanley water bottle riday during the party s winter meetings in Salt Lake City.Cheney and Kinzinger have been outspoken critics of former President Trump and are two of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the January 6 attack. Cheney was removed from her leadership position in the House Republican Conference in May 2021, and she is currently facing Duge Cannon At Risk Of Getting Fired In Utah Primary
CUMMING, Ga. mdash; Barack Obama is shaking up the South by greatly expanding the black vote and forcing Republicans to confront splits in the same white conservative base that has long fortified the GOP in Congress.Georgiarsquo U.S. Senate race is Exhibit 1, as a record turnout by African-Americans in early voting has lifted the candidacy of Democrat Jim Martin against Saxby Chambliss, the Republican incumbent. At the same time, Wall Streetrsquo meltdown mdash; punctuated by the statersquo own fiscal woes mdash termo stanley ; has soured the m stanley quencher ood for Republicans, and Chambliss must win back conservatives, stanley nz angered by his vote for Treasuryrsquo $700 billion financialrescue plan.Here in Cumming, the county seat for Republican Forsyth County, north of Atlanta, all these forces were on display this week in the courthouse square. As a small group of upscale-suburban supporters gathered to hear Chambliss, Andy Schneider, a self-described small businessman, lifelong Republican, Georgia native and former firefighter, stood in overalls on the corner holding a sign that condemned the Treasury rescue plan as Corporate Welfare and urged voters to Bail the Rats Out of Congress.Itrsquo for the people, by the people, Schneider told Politico. I think that 99 percentof the phone calls that Saxby got were for him to vote against the bailout, yet he did it anyway. Hersquo supposed to represent the peop
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Imhd Defining socialism: What it means and how it s shaping 2020
Washington mdash; As the number of migrants entering U.S. border custody was spiking in July 2021, posing major operational and political challenges for President Biden s still-young administration, high-ranking officials proposed a drastic measure: making most recent arrivals ineligible fo stanley tumblers r asylum.The proposal entailed disqualifying migrants from asylum if they entered the U.S. between official ports of entry after failing to seek refuge in other countries, a move at odds with the promises Mr. Biden had made just a year stanley cup prior to expand access to the U.S. asylum system stanley uk after years of restrictions under former President Donald Trump.The sweeping asylum restriction was proposed at a high level at the White House that summer as one of several policy options to curtail illegal border crossings, four former senior U.S. officials told CBS News, requesting anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. But the administration did not move forward with the plan at the time amid opposition from some appointees. Dana Remus, then the White House counsel, warned it could be struck down as illegal, just like federal courts had found that similar Trump administration rules violated U.S. asylum law, the officials said.Remus, one of the officials said, cautioned that moving forward with the proposal would involve a high litigation risk and that the administration would need to sufficiently distinguish its policy from the Trump administration s asylum ba Ojvq Pelosi Travels, Controversially, To Syria
As the word cloud indicates, President Obama s hour-long speech of nearly 7,000 words covered a broad array of topics on his agenda, centered on what America and Americans need to return to prosperity and a spirit of cooperation. Below, President Obama s 2012 State of the Union address, as delivered, provided by the White House:Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a millio stanley mug n of our fellow citizens fought -- and several thousand gave their lives. We gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the United States safer and more respected around the world. Applause. For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. Applause. For the first time in two decades, Osama bin Laden is not a threat to this country. Applause. Most of al Qaeda s top lieutenants have been defeated. The Taliban s momentum has been broken, and some troops in Afghanistan have begun to come home. State of the Union: Obama, GOP battle to frame 2012 fightState of the Union: 10 highlights from Obama s speechA re-electi stanley cup on speech in State of the U stanley thermos mug nion clothingMitch Daniels: Obama has held back economy, made debt radically worse Obama makes pitch for ec
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If it s Thanksgiving at the White House, it s a great day for two lucky turkeys.The White House announced its annual turkey pardoning competition Wedne stanley tumbler sday, pitting the two turkeys, Mac and Cheese, against each other o stanley cup quencher n Twitter to see who will attend the annual turkey pardoning ceremony. Today is the WHTurkeyPardon. Cast your vote now for America s next top turkey. Are you on TeamMac or TeamCheese http://t.co/frNyFCH1v6mdash; The White House @WhiteHouse November 26, 2014 Mac, a White House blog post says, is a 47 lb., 33-inch tall male turkey born July 7. His strut style is feather-shaker, while his gobble is described as, rhythmic, melodious, with a touch of bluegrass. He boasts a wingspan of 4 feet. His competition, Cheese, shares his birthday, but the similarities end there. Cheese is more of a grand champ stanley cup ion strutter, the White House says, and his gobble is, loud, romantic, with a country ring to it. He clocks in at 49 lbs. and 36 inches tall with an impressive wingspan of 4.5 feet.They both hail from Cooper Farms in Oakwood, Ohio. Because the farm is in the district of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, he plans to attend the annual ceremony. Boehner also shared his brine recipe -- dubbed The Boehner Brine -- for those who plan to eat, rather than pardon, their turkeys this Thursday. Interested parties can help select which turkey takes part in the ceremony though both will be spared from appea Iqkc Judge rules against Ohio election official s limits on drop boxes
Under pressure to keep campaign promises to clean up Washington, House Democratic leaders pushed through major reform legislation that will require greater disclosure of the links between lawmakers and lobbyists.Chief among the reforms is a measure that requires lobbyists to disclose how much money they solicit from friends and business associates on behalf of a candidate. The so-called bundling bill was steeply resisted by pro-business Democrats and minority members who worried it would discourage lobbyists from helping to raise campaign cash.In the end, t stanley cup usa he bundling measure stanley becher passed 382-37, as House Democratic leaders managed to hold their own ranks and draw plenty of support from Republicans anxious to burnish their own good-government credentials after a spate of scandals helped oust the GOP from power last year. A b stanley cup roader companion bill requiring more frequent disclosures from lobbyists about their clients and contacts on Capitol Hill also passed with a wide margin, 396-22. When you get these reform votes into the public arena, we almost always win, said Meredith McGehee, policy director for the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center.The greatest threats to the reform effort came at the outset of House action, when Democratic leaders and reformers worried Republicans could unite with unhappy Democrats and defeat the rule, which would quash all debate. Republicans did line up against the rule, but only one Democr
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President-elect Joe Biden will no longer take an Amtrak train to Washington ahead of Inauguration Day next week, according to a person familiar with the plans. It is not yet clear how Mr. Biden will travel to the inauguration. As of Tuesday, the Bi stanley cup den team was still planning the train arrival event, CBS News was told. But the sudden change in plans came as the president-elect was briefed on Wednesday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secret Service about security concerns surrounding Inauguration Day, following the attack on the Capitol on January 6.A spokesperson for Biden s inaugural committee declined to comment on the change of plans. The team is engaging with the current administration to gain as much information as possible on the threat picture, and on the preparations being put in place to deter and defend against violent disruptions or attacks, the Biden transition team said in a statement on Wednesday. The transition of power from one administration to another is a touchstone of American democracy, the statement added. President-elect Biden s team will be receiving daily briefings on the s stanley becher ecurity and operational preparations to ensure the transition unfolds smoothly. Biden s arrival by Amtrak train would have mirrored his decades-long commute to Washington from Delaware a stanley cup s U.S. senator. Biden was quick to boast about his approximate millions of miles traveled by train over the years. CNN was first to r Wrcl Trump immigration rhetoric quiets after midterms, with thousands of troops at border
AP The ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sees no stanley mug reason for the United States to intervene in the Iranian presidential election dispute at this time. Our position is to allow the Iranians to work out their situation, Richard Lugar, R-Ind., told The Early Show Tuesday.Iran s powerful Guardian Council said Tuesday it could order limited vote recounts in the contest between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who reportedly won in a landslide, and opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi. Asked if this was a sign of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei s grip on Iran slipping, Lugar said the Ayatollah was more likely recognizing the frustration of the country s youth. Lightening up stanley cup may be useful, Lugar said of Khamenei.You can watch the video of Lugar below: ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-d190dc5e-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-d190dc5e-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-d190dc5e-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child stanley mug 5 display: block;
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The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday that he found the presentation made by Twitter earlier in the day to be deeply disappointing. The presentation that the Twitter team made to the Senate Intel staff today was deeply disappointing, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, told reporters Thursday. The notion that their work was basically derivative, based upon accounts that Facebook had identified, showed [an] enormous lack of understanding from the Twitter team of how serious this issue is, the threat it poses to democratic institutions, and again begs many more questions than they offered. stanley canada Twitter hands over ads from Russian TV network to congressional committeesRepresentatives from the social media giant met with the committee Thursday because lawmakers are invest stanley flask igating the spread of fake news stories and propaganda during the election as part of their probe into Russian interference. Warner had said he wanted to hear from Twitter to learn more about the use of fake accounts and bot networks to spread misinformation. Warner said Twitter s response was frankly inadequate on almost every level and said that Twitter must explain to the public what happened during the 2016 election. He said that the American public should have the ability to know when they re seeing a political ad, who s behind it and if it s sponsored by fore stanley cup becher ign agents on social media platforms. Reporters surround Senate Intelli Ueda John Kasich, Bernie Sanders would perform the best in general election
TUCSON, Ariz. - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, other survivors of the Tucson shooting rampage and countless others will come together this Jan. 8 to observe stanley portugal the one-year mark of that tragic day and remember the six people who died. A number of events are planned that Sunday, although it stanley cup s unclear which Giffords will attend or whether she will make any public statements. Some survivors plan on going to every event that they can. Others plan on staying home with loved ones. The events include a community-wide ringing of bells at churches and throughout the community and an interfaith service where people of all religions are invited to pray and reflect. Also planned is a candlelight vigil at the University of Arizona and a series of talks. stanley cups uk ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-a3640bee-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-a3640bee-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-a3640bee-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block;
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Washington mdash; Former Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican who has been a staunch critic of former President Donald Trump, said she will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris for president. I don t believe that we have the luxury of writing in candidates names, particularly in swing states, Cheney, who represented Wyoming, said Wednesday at Duke University. As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this. And because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris. Cheney, who served on the congressional committee that investigated the Capitol riot, said in January that Trump should be disqualified from the ballot for his actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. stanley quencher At the time, the Colorado Supreme Court,in a divided ruling, had said Trump was disqualified from serving as president because of his actions related to the Capitol riot and thus could not appear on the state s primary ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in March that states cannot remove the former president from the ballot for his role in the riot. We have to be prepared to ensure that we can defeat him at the ballot box, which ultimat stanley romania ely I believe we ll be able to do, Cheney told Face the Nation in January. Harris campaign chair Jen O Malley stanley quencher Dillon said in a statement that Harris was proud to have earned Congresswoman Cheney Fcwo U.S. worried about Chinese activist s family
A previously unknown organization called Republicans for Clean Air unleashed a $2 million TV ad blitz this week attacking Sen. John McCain s environmental record while praising Gov. George W. Bush s. The ad is running in the three largest states holding primaries next Tuesday - California, Ohio and New York.The McCain campaign says it s the target of a high-stakes, big-money dirty trick at the most crucial juncture of the campaign. The Bush camp insists it s not responsible for the ad. The person who is taking responsibility for the ad is a Texas businessman named Sam Wyly. Wyly and his brother, Charles, have given over $210,000 to various Bush campaigns. Charles Wyly is a member of the Bush Pioneers, an elite fund-raising SWAT tea stanley cup m whose members have each brought in at least $100,000 for the governor. Wyly s disclosure brought an end to a two-day campaign mystery. McCain has been furiously protesting the anonymous attacks as an attempt to hijack the campaign. Links between Wyly and the ads were beginning to emerge, but it isn t known whether he had planned to disclose his role, or whether he was forced i stanley mug nto it.Either way, a $2 million ad dump the week before the most important day of the primary season is no trivial matter. Especially since the Bush campaign has already spent some $50 million and ha stanley isolierkanne s started to find that many donors wells were tapped dry. The placement of the ads, experts say, shows some political soph
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A state judge vacated North Dakota s near-total ban on abortion Thursday, saying t stanley cup hat the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable.North Dakota has a near-total abortion ban on the books, with very few exceptions, because of a state law that went into effect in April 2 stanley cup 023. In his ruling, state District Judge Bruce Romanick also said that the law violates the state constitution because it is too vague.Romanick was ruling on a request from the state to dismiss a 2022 lawsuit filed against the ban by what at the time was the sole abortion clinic in North Dakota. The clinic has sinced moved across the border to Minnesota, and the state argued that a trial wouldn t make a difference. The judge had canceled a trial set for August. Pregnant women in North Dakota have a fundamental right to choose abortion before viability exists under the enumerated and unenumerated interests provided by the North Dakota Constitution, the judge wrote.Romanick cited how North Dakota Constitution s guarantees inalienable rights, including life and liberty. stanley termoska The abortions statutes at issue in this case infringes on a woman s fundamental right to procreative autonomy, and are not narrowly tailored to promote womens health or to protect unborn human life, Romanick wrote in his 24-page order. The law as currently drafted takes away a woman s liberty and her right to pursue and obtain safety and happine Ohfx Is there any hope for a bipartisan climate change bill
AP AURORA, Colo. - First lady Michelle Obama has met with some of the victims wounded during last months massacre at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater and the medical staff that treated them.Obama arrived at the Medical Center of Aurora at about 3:30 pm Saturday. She thanked doctors, nurses and staff who attended some of the 58 people wounded in last month s attack during a showing of the latest Batman movie. She also met with some of the shooting victims and their families, including one patient who remains in the hospital s intensive care unit. Twelve people died in the attack.Obama spent more than an hour at the hospital before leaving for Denver, where she is to appear at a fundraiser for her husband s re-e stanley canada lection campaign. James Holmes is accused in the shootings. Colorado Movie Theater Massacre stanley cup More Colorado shooting survivor signs deal with NFL team stanley thermos Boos punctuate town hall on guns held by Colorado congressman
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