PARIS – A proposal floated by French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux to impose a nighttime curfew on juvenile delinquents under age 13 has sparked mixed reactions among lawmakers. The head of the opposition Socialist Party has suggested the idea is unworkable — particularly given recent cuts to the police force. …
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RANGOON, Burma – The United States embarked on a new policy of engagement with Burma on Tuesday, sending two senior diplomats for the highest-level visit in more than a decade. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, and his deputy, Scot Marciel, were scheduled …
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HYDERABAD, India – A helicopter carrying a powerful politician from southern India disappeared in bad weather Wednesday as it was flying over a forested region infested with Maoist rebels. Air force helicopters rushed to the area to search for the aircraft carrying Y.S.R. Reddy, the 60-year-old chief minister of Andhra …
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MIAMI – Hurricane Fred is churning in the Atlantic while Hurricane Linda continues its trek far out in the Pacific, but both are expected to weaken soon. Fred is a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 105 mph early Thursday. But the hurricane is expected to diminish to …
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Things are changing quickly in the USA. The country is moving to the right, and President Obama may reflect that in his State of the Union address. Simply put: The president’s liberal policies have hurt him. As “Talking Points” predicted, there will be no public option in any health care …
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Twenty five years ago, when Congress was locked in a fierce debate about the rising budget deficits of the Reagan years, a conservative House member named Newt Gingrich derided his fellow Republican, Senator Bob Dole, as the tax collector for the welfare state. It was a sign of the times, …
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The people spoke in Missouri on Tuesday, voting overwhelmingly to reject Obama’s mandate that forces people to buy health insurance. It’s going to be fun to watch the White House explain this one. Of course, we already know what they’re going to do. Barack Obama will say that conservatives and …
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What’s a good reputation worth? To you, at work, maybe your job; if you’re suddenly Tiger Woods, maybe your marriage. And if you’re the U.S. government, maybe your financial future. Because, don’t look now, but Uncle Sam is on the verge of losing his financial reputation: The stuff that made …
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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Seal of Approval A second letter of support from members of Congress has been sent on behalf of three Navy SEALs charged with mistreating an Iraqi detainee. The latest letter written by Indiana’s Dan Burton and signed by 40 of his Republican …
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