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Michael Steele Urges NAACP to Embrace GOP - Washington Post border=

Michael Steele Urges NAACP to Embrace GOP - Washington Post

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NEW YORK, July 14 — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele stopped by the NAACP convention Tuesday to press the civil rights organization to consider his party an ally. The NAACP's relationship with the GOP has been …
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Harry Potter: chick magnet? - Washington Post border=

Harry Potter: chick magnet? - Washington Post

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"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" opens with the boy wizard, now a hunky young man, hurriedly checking his breath after securing a date with a pretty Muggle waitress. And that's just the beginning of the sixth film in the series based on JK …
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Shuttle Again Delayed - Washington Post

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Thunderstorms have forced NASA to delay Sunday evening's launch of space shuttle Endeavour. The launch team came within minutes of sending Endeavour and seven astronauts to the international space station. …
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Shuttle Again Delayed - Washington Post

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Thunderstorms have forced NASA to delay Sunday evening's launch of space shuttle Endeavour. The launch team came within minutes of sending Endeavour and seven astronauts to the international space station. …
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A Palestinian Technocrat Rises Steadily, but Questions Persist - Washington Post border=

A Palestinian Technocrat Rises Steadily, but Questions Persist - Washington Post

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is not a fighter by trade, but when control of the Gaza Strip fell to the Islamist Hamas movement two years ago, he sensed the need to learn fast. …
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A Palestinian Technocrat Rises Steadily, but Questions Persist - Washington Post border=

A Palestinian Technocrat Rises Steadily, but Questions Persist - Washington Post

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is not a fighter by trade, but when control of the Gaza Strip fell to the Islamist Hamas movement two years ago, he sensed the need to learn fast. …
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Text of Obama's news conference on Friday - Washington Post

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By AP AP Obama: Thank you. Please, everybody have a seat. I apologize for being a little bit late. Good afternoon. We have just concluded the final session of what has been a highly productive summit here in L'Aquila. And before I discuss what we've …
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Republicans to Fault Judicial Empathy During Hearings - Washington Post border=

Republicans to Fault Judicial Empathy During Hearings - Washington Post

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Senate Republicans plan to use next week's hearings on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court not only to probe her views about issues important to conservatives but also to criticize …
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Coburn Says He Counseled Colleague - Washington Post border=

Coburn Says He Counseled Colleague - Washington Post

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Aides to Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) acknowledged Wednesday that he counseled Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) to break off an affair with a staffer, but they denied allegations that Coburn suggested giving the woman and her husband financial assistance to …
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State Sues US Over Marriage Law - Washington Post

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Massachusetts sued the US government Wednesday over the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said the law interferes with the right of Massachusetts …
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