WASHINGTON – House Democrats delivered an ultimatum to the Senate Thursday, saying a stalled package of more than $50 billion in tax breaks for families and businesses won’t move unless Congress finds ways to replace lost revenues. “The extender bill, if it is not paid for, will not pass the …
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TEHRAN, Iran – Iran is reiterating its decision to continue enriching uranium, calling Western pressure to suspend the work “illogical.” The statement by a government spokesman comes as Europe waits for Iran’s formal answer to an international package of incentives designed to rein in its nuclear program. Iran’s official IRNA …
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NEW YORK – More than ever, it pays to be pregnant in Hollywood. Jennifer Lopez, about to give birth to twins, is reportedly the latest A-lister to strike a deal worth millions for exclusive photos of her children. And the incentive might not be purely financial: Such pacts can also …
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WASHINGTON – BC-US-Iraq, 4th Ld-Writethru,670 Defense secretary declines to estimate next year’s war costs, irritating Democrats Eds: UPDATES with Mullen comment on Afghanistan, length of combat tours. Moving on general news and financial services. By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says a realistic …
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ST. LOUIS – Police still want to know why a 3-year-old boy was left alone at a suburban St. Louis shopping mall over the weekend. But by Monday, the child’s mother was still refusing to show up and talk with officers. The boy was discovered by employees around 8:30 p.m. …
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The trouble begins… now! Does John’s My Word make your blood boil? Click here to listen live to The John Gibson Show on FOX News Radio (weekdays, 6-9 p.m. ET). It’s your chance to call in and argue with John! An American woman working in Saudi Arabia was arrested and …
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WASHINGTON – Republicans lawmakers again gummed up the legislative process in the Democrat-controlled House despite slimmer numbers that usually keep them from getting their way. Republicans, are angered over what they see as Democratic stalling on expired terror surveillance legislation, mounted a two-wave parliamentary attack on what otherwise would have …
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DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – A disabled woman who called 911 to report a fire in her bedroom was put on hold and later died in the blaze, a newspaper reported. It took seven rings — about 27 seconds — before a 911 operator picked up the call from Brenda Orr, according …
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – A pre-dawn explosion demolished a house in Pakistan’s turbulent border zone Thursday, killing at least 12 people, intelligence officials and a local militant said, with conflicting reports of how many are dead. The blast was reported in a village in South Waziristan, a region bordering …
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WASHINGTON – Sen. John Warner’s office says the Virginian has left a hospital and returned to work after doctors successfully treated his irregular heartbeat with new medications and rhythm treatments for atrial fibrillation. The 81-year-old Republican was admitted to a Washington-area hospital Monday after a return of the irregular heart …
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