Saturday, November 16, 2024

As he rails on election, Trump largely mum on toll of virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has been highlighting lots of really big numbers this week: New highs for the stock market. The 100-plus House members backing a lawsuit challenging his election loss. The nearly 75 million people who voted for him.
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As he rails on election, Trump largely mum on toll of virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has been highlighting lots of really big numbers this week: New highs for the stock market. The 100-plus House members backing a lawsuit challenging his election loss. The nearly 75 million people who voted for him.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Trump's vote diatribe both shocking, unsurprising

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was at the same time shocking and utterly to be expected.
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Analysis: Trump's vote diatribe both shocking, unsurprising

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was at the same time shocking and utterly to be expected.
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Big Apple bonding

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Two years of bowing and scraping?

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The elements of politics

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Embracing the extreme

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GOP hopes Obama heath care woes have staying power

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Ex-Presidents Club still going strong

WASHINGTON - In the first 200 years of the republic, just three presidents survived more than two decades after leaving office: John Adams, Martin Van Buren and Herbert Hoover. The odds for ex-presidents have improved considerably since then.
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Big brother is watching

WASHINGTON - A leaked document has laid bare the monumental scope of the government's surveillance of Americans' phone records - hundreds of millions of calls - in the first hard evidence of a massive data collection program aimed at combating terrorism under powers granted by Congress after the 9/11 attacks.
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NRA as powerful as ever

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General's emails 'flirtatious'

WASHINGTON - The sex scandal that felled CIA Director David Petraeus widened Tuesday to ensnare the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, in a suddenly public drama involving a Tampa socialite, a jealous rival, a twin sister in a messy custody dispute and flirty emails.
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Winning the day a means to winning the election

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High debate stakes

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Helping those decide who just aren't sure

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Fun only goes so far

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Group has Plan B for picking the president

WASHINGTON - Lots of people complain about the shortcomings of the country's two-party system for picking a president. Now a nonpartisan group is gathering millions of petition signatures - and dollars - to offer people a Plan B.
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Housing danger

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First lady targets healthy habits for toddler set

WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama dropped in on lunch and circle time at a Washington child care center on Wednesday and used the occasion to announce a new national initiative to encourage child care centers to promote healthy eating and exercise habits starting with the littlest Americans.
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Obama exhorts US, allies to bolster Arab spring

WARSAW, Poland - Holding out Poland's transformation to democracy as a model for the world, President Barack Obama on Saturday exhorted Western allies and the American public alike to extend their support, energy and vision to those now reaching for democracy in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Obama tends to U.S. bond with Britain

LONDON - In the splendor of Buckingham Palace and even a fast game of table tennis with British kids, President Barack Obama spent a full day of his European tour on Tuesday tending to and underlining the importance of U.S. relations with England. Along the way, baby boomers Barack and …
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Obama enjoys Ireland visit; tough trip ahead

DUBLIN - He downed a pint of Guinness with a distant cousin and checked out centuries-old parish records tracing his family to Ireland. From the tiny village of Moneygall to a huge, cheering crowd in Dublin, President Barack Obama opened his four-nation trip through Europe on Monday with an unlikely …
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Poll: Republicans shrug at GOP's 2012 field

WASHINGTON - The more Republicans get to know their potential White House candidates, the less happy they are with their choices.
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Poll: Frisky folks choose snuggling over Snuggies

WASHINGTON - This year's wild winter has brought everyday life to a halt for people from Boston to Austin, but freezing temperatures are still a good excuse for many Americans to cuddle, according to a new poll.
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Elections: What to watch

WASHINGTON - How early will America know if it's a Republican romp or if Democrats somehow minimized their damage? There should be plenty of clues this evening - and long before bedtime.
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McCartney goes to White House

WASHINGTON - After all those hits along the long and winding road to fame, you'd think nothing would fluster Paul McCartney. Think again. Sir Paul confessed he was "slightly nervous" in the leadup to Wednesday's big concert at the White House, where President Barack Obama was presenting McCartney with the …
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Tighter security this time at Obama's state dinner

WASHINGTON - The White House promised tighter security for Wednesday's state dinner - and it delivered. Among the hundreds who lined up to get in, at least one woman was turned away for lack of proper ID.
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