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Menendez forcefully denies prostitution allegation

February 5th, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? After ducking comment for days, Sen. Robert Menendez is forcefully denying allegations he engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic, calling the claims false "smears. "

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NJ senator calls prostitution allegations ‘smears’

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Sen. Robert Menendez said Monday that allegations that he engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic are false "smears. " He said he has done nothing wrong and that allegations otherwise are "totally unsubstantiated. "

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Obama stands firm on gun control despite long odds

February 4th, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ? President Barack Obama declared Monday on his first trip outside Washington to promote gun control that a consensus is emerging for universal background checks for purchasers, though he conceded a tough road lay ahead to pass an assault weapons ban over formidable opposition in Congress.

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Civil rights lawyers: NYPD spying violates rules

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? The New York Police Department’s focus on Muslims has renewed the political surveillance of the 1960s and ’70s that was banned under a landmark legal ruling, according to a new court filing by civil rights lawyers. They are seeking an injunction against further surveillance of Muslims without evidence of crimes and a new court-appointed auditor to oversee police activities.

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Obama to campaign for gun proposals in Minnesota

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? The fate of his gun proposals on Capitol Hill uncertain, President Barack Obama is seeking to rally support from the public and law enforcement community for his calls to ban assault weapons and install universal background checks for gun buyers.

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Chrysler, Oreo score with ads during delayed Super Bowl

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(Reuters) – Chrysler’s Jeep ad featuring a patriotic salute to U. S. troops and narration by Oprah Winfrey, an Oreo ad asking viewers to vote cookie or cr

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Obama says Boy Scouts should allow gays as members

February 3rd, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions facing proposals to end long-held exclusions.

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NRA likens universal checks to gun registry

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? The National Rifle Association’s executive vice president continued to oppose background checks for all gun purchases despite polls indicating that most NRA members don’t share his position.

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Suicide bomber, gunmen kill 33 in Iraq’s Kirkuk

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KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide bomber driving a car and gunmen disguised in police uniforms killed at least 33 people in the Iraqi city Kirkuk on Sunday when they tried to storm the police headquarters. It was the third major attack in several weeks in or near the northern city, an ethnically mixed area of Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen at the heart of a dispute over oil and land between Baghdad’s central government and the autonomous Kurdistan region. . . .

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Panetta says politics at play in Hagel questioning

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says "the political knives" came out when former Sen. Chuck Hagel appeared before a Senate committee for a confirmation hearing.

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