September 3, 2010

Report: Blackwater created shell companies

The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, The New York Times reported Friday.

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Colo. gubernatorial candidate refuses to back down, appears headed for ballot

Dan Maes likes to brag about taking down the political machine in becoming Colorado's Republican gubernatorial nominee.

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Obama planning new package of economic aid

Eager to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth.

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‘Birth tourism’ a tiny portion of immigrant babies

Republicans are pushing for congressional hearings to consider changing the nation's 14th Amendment to deny children the automatic citizenship the Constitution guarantees.

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A ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii marked Japan’s formal surrender on …

Like many other vets, Don Fosburg marked the anniversary of World War II's end reflecting on a victory dearly earned and on men who helped make that happen but never came home.

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Farrakhan supports planned mosque near ground zero

Minister Louis Farrakhan speaks to Nation of Islam followers at Mosque Maryam November 09, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.

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