EdSec Duncan Loaded: $100B to Reshape US Schools

February 17, 2009

WASHINGTON — The $100 billion in emergency aid for public schools and colleges in the economic stimulus bill could transform Arne Duncan into an exceptional figure in the history of federal education policy: a secretary of education loaded with money and the power to spend large chunks of it as he sees fit.

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Obama Heads to Denver

February 17, 2009

President Barack Obama has a busy week of travel ahead of him, including more campaign-style stops to boost his recently passed economic stimulus package, the rollout of his long-awaited housing plans and a quick hop over the border to Canada for his first foreign trip.

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Ackerman: Diplomacy or Just PR at Hillary's State Dept?

February 17, 2009

As President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton near an announcement of a top State Department official to promote the United States’s image abroad, some veterans of the public diplomacy field wonder if the administration views job as a national-security position or a public-relations one.

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Obama Justice Dept Defends W's Rule on Guns in Parks

February 17, 2009

The Obama administration is legally defending a last-minute rule enacted by President George W. Bush that allows concealed firearms in national parks, even as it is internally reviewing whether the measure meets environmental muster.

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Wal-Mart's 4Q Earnings Down 7.4 Percent, 1Q Slow

February 17, 2009

NEW YORK – Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 7.4 percent as it was hurt by the strong dollar and a charge from settling a labor lawsuit. The company also said first-quarter earnings could miss Wall Street expectations.

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You're Fired: As Expected, Trump Entertainment Files Chapter 11

February 17, 2009

He is known as a successful entrepreneur to the millions who watch him on the US version of The Apprentice but Donald Trump on Tuesday suffered the indignity of watching a company that bears his name file for bankruptcy protection.

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Libby Non-Pardon Sign of Distance Between Cheney & W

February 17, 2009

WASHINGTON – In the waning days of the Bush administration, Vice President Dick Cheney launched a last-ditch campaign to persuade his boss to pardon Lewis (Scooter) Libby – and was furious when President George W. Bush wouldn’t budge.

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GM, Chrysler Race to Finish Survival Plans

February 17, 2009

DETROIT – General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC are racing to finish restructuring plans to present to the federal government as a government-imposed deadline looms Tuesday.

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Israel's New Covert War Against Iran

February 17, 2009

It is using hitmen, sabotage, front companies and double agents to disrupt the regime’s illicit weapons project, the experts say. The most dramatic element of the “decapitation” programme is the planned assassination of top figures involved in Iran’s atomic operations.

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Cali Has No Budget: At Least 10k Pink Slips Incoming

February 17, 2009

Reporting from Sacramento — With lawmakers still unable to deliver a budget after three days of intense negotiations, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger prepared to lay off 10,000 government workers and his administration said it would halt the last 275 state-funded public works projects still in operation.

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