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US deficit panel urges deep cuts
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| Dec.5 |
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  Wikileaks: Saudis 'militants' chief funders' Hillary Clinton warned in a leaked classified memo that donors in Saudi Arabia were the 'most significant source of funding to Sunni terrorist...
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| Dec.6 |
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 Deal reached on Bush era tax cuts| Barack Obama has announced a bipartisan agreement has been reached to extend soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts to all Americans | |
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Wal-Mart bias case to top court
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| Dec.7 |
Washington |
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 US drops settlement freeze demand The U.S. is abandoning efforts to persuade Israel to renew a freeze on settlement-building as part of efforts to revive Middle East peace ta...
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Obama pushes tax cut deal passage
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U.S. pressure on China over North Korea
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| Dec.8 |
House of Representatives |
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House bars Guantanamo transfers
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| Dec.9 |
House of Representatives |
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  U.S. Speaker to attend Nobel ceremony House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will attend the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo as part of the official delegation
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| Dec.11 |
Washington |
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US envoy Holbrooke in 'critical condition' Richard Holbrooke, 69, the envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, was admitted to hospital and has undergone surgery to repair a tear in his aorta
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 Obama prays for envoy's recovery US President has said that he and his wife are praying for the recovery of envoy Richard Holbrooke, who has undergone heart surgery
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
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U.S. diplomat Holbrooke dies| Richard C. Holbrooke spearheaded the end of the Bosnian war and served as the Obama administration's point man in the Afghan-Pakistan zone | |
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| Dec.15 |
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  U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill  | The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited penalties. The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in April killed 11 w... | |
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US 'birther' officer found guilty  A military jury has convicted an army doctor Lt Col Terrence Lakin of disobeying orders to deploy to Afghanistan
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 Afghan reports give bleak outlook Two new assessments paint a bleak picture of the US-led war in Afghanistan, the day before the White House unveils its review of strategy
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
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 Deadline for disputed Ivory Coast leader The United States and other countries have given President Laurent Gbagbo a deadline to leave Ivory Coast or risk sanctions
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Obama says Afghan effort on track Barack Obama has said the US is 'on track' to achieve its goals in Afghanistan, following publication of the US annual strategy review
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| Dec.17 |
House of Representatives |
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US Congress passes Obama tax deal The US House of Representatives has passed a compromise tax bill averting a New Year rise in income taxes for millions of Americans
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| Dec.18 |
U.S. Senate |
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US soldier gay ban set for repeal The Senate has taken a key step towards allowing gay people to serve openly in the military
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| Dec.21 |
Washington |
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US set to back net traffic rules Controversial new rules affecting the running of the internet are expected to be approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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 Senator: Bomber's release not justified An investigation into the release of Pan Am Flight 103 bomber has found the medical prognosis 'was inaccurate and unsupported by medical science'
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 Al Qaeda considered poisoning food The group that built toner-cartridge bombs also has contemplated spreading poison on salad bars and buffets at U.S. hotels and restaurants
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| Dec.22 |
Washington |
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 Obama signs law ending military gay ban| US President Barack Obama has signed a landmark law allowing gay people serving in the military to be open about their sexuality | |
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 Obama hails nuclear treaty vote| The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia | |
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| Dec.23 |
Washington |
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 US attacks 'sacred war' threats The US has denounced North for threatening a 'sacred war' against the South, whose military has been holding live-fire drills near the border
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| Dec.27 |
Washington |
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  US attacks Russia tycoon verdict The US and Germany have voiced serious concerns about a second guilty verdict against the jailed Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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| Dec.29 |
Washington |
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 US 'revokes Venezuela envoy visa Washington has revoked the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador to the US after President Hugo Chavez rejects the US envoy to Caracas
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| Dec.31 |
Alaska |
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Miller accepts Senate loss Joe Miller, a Republican candidate backed by the Tea Party, has conceded defeat to Lisa Murkowski in Senate election
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