Holder to Seek Bans on Semi-Automatic Weapons, Reinstate Gun Regs

February 26, 2009

The Obama administration will seek to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 during the Bush administration, Attorney General Eric Holder said today.

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Mugabe Holds Birthday Bash as Country Dies of Cholera

February 26, 2009

Cholera is one of the most visible signs of Zimbabwe’s collapse. It has claimed thousands of lives, infected tens of thousands of other people and left millions of impoverished, half-starved Zimbabweans living in fear of their own drinking water.

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Nine Dead in Turkish Airline Crash

February 26, 2009

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Turkish Airlines plane with 134 passengers and crew aboard crashed in light fog while trying to land at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring dozens.

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Third Time Locke: Obama Taps Former Gov for Commerce Post

February 26, 2009

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama nominated former Washington Gov. Gary Locke to be secretary of commerce. “I’m sure it’s not lost on anyone that we’ve tried this a couple of times. But I’m a big believer in keeping at something until you get it right,” Mr. Obama said, standing with the fellow Democrat in the […]

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POTUS to Receive New CIA Reports on the Economy

February 26, 2009

Reporting from Washington — President Obama and senior administration officials have begun receiving a daily CIA report on the global economic crisis in addition to briefings on terrorist threats and other national security issues, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta said Wednesday.

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Pocket Change in Stimulus Era: Zimbabwe Needs $5B to Rescue Economy

February 26, 2009

GWERU, Zimbabwe (CNN) — Zimbabwe’s new prime minister on Sunday called the country’s economic situation “dire and serious” and asked the international community for help.

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TN Gov. Bredesen First Dem to Reject StimPack Funding?

February 26, 2009

Phil Bredesen may become the first Democratic governor to reject some funding earmarked for his state in the stimulus package. Tennessee Gov. Bredesen, who is reported to be on the shortlist to take over the Department of Health and Human Services, told a Tennessee newspaper he had concerns similar to those of Republican governors who […]

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Lawyer: Gitmo 11th Hour Abuse Worsens Under New Administration

February 26, 2009

LONDON (Reuters) – Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards “get their kicks in” before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees.

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Pentagon Officials Sign Pledges of Secrecy on Details of Budget Process

February 26, 2009

The Pentagon said Wednesday that top military officers and civilians had to sign a letter promising to keep details secret as they work on the military’s budget.

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NIH Study: Turns Out Calorie Counters Were Right All Along

February 26, 2009

You aren’t what you eat. You’re how much. That’s the message from a two-year National Institutes of Health-funded study that assigned 811 overweight people to one of four reduced-calorie diets and found that all trimmed pounds just the same. It didn’t matter what foods participants ate, but rather how many calories they consumed.

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