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President Clinton taken to a New York hospital

It is reported that he was taken to the hospital suffering from chest pain. (Per CNN) I will update as news become available.
According to President Clinton’s staff he had two stents put in today.

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Senate Rejects Abortion Restrictions 54 To 45

Well, bravo.  This was just an attempt to use Health Care Reform to undermine Roe v. Wade.  I wish these guys would get their religion out of our government.  Abortion is legal and it’s a health care issue and thus should be covered as health care.
WASHINGTON — The Senate has rejected an effort to stiffen [...]

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Orlando high-rise shooting; 8-to-17 injured

UPDATE:  The shooter has been apprehended.
Initial reports are the shooter walked into this office building and opened fire.  He has not been apprehended, SWAT teams are looking for him.  Evidently the shooter was fired two years ago from Reynolds, Smith and Hill.
Reports on the number of people killed  are conflicting at this time.
ORLANDO, FL –Orlando [...]

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Fort Hood Death Toll Now 12

UPDATE:  The commander of Fort Hood said that the gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was in custody and hospitalized in stable condition, contradicting earlier reports from officials that he had been killed in what is believed to be the deadliest mass shooting on a U.S. military base.SOURCE
Local news is reporting Hasan graduated from Virginia Tech.
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Paul Kirk to fill Kennedy’s senate seat

About Paul Kirk:
• Is 71 years old. Married with no children. Lives in Marstons Mills, Mass.
• Graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in 1960 and Harvard Law School in 1964. Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1965.
• Assistant to Senator Kennedy from 1969 to 1977.
• Partner in the Boston law firm of Sullivan & Worcester [...]

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The Liberal Lion Has Lost His Fight With Brain Cancer

Senator Kennedy has been a Senator almost as long as I’ve been alive. Through all of his personal and professional ups and downs he has been a presence and a force in the Senate and the Kennedy many of us feel we know best. My sympathies to his friends and family.

Kennedy’s Life [...]

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Breaking News: U.S. Journalists Convicted in North Korea Pardoned

According to CNN, after a visit from ex-President Bill Clinton to N. Korea on behalf of the journalists serving time in North Korea, a special pardon has been issued for Euna Lee, and Laura Ling.

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Fixing the Economy Is Women’s Work

Maybe it’s because women have learned how to stretch a dollar in hard times.  Whatever the reason, it’s an interesting finding.

By Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
Sunday, July 12, 2009
While the pinstripe crowd fixates on troubled assets, a stalled stimulus and mortgage remedies, it turns out that a more sure-fire financial fix is within our grasp [...]

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Breaking News: SC Police believe they have killed the serial killer

Good news for South Carolina.
S.C. police: ‘We believe a killer is off the streets’
Police in Gaston County, North Carolina, shot and killed a suspect during a possible robbery early Monday, then called in police from South Carolina who have been chasing a serial killer. The weapon found on the man matches the gun used in [...]

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Breaking News: Palin to resign as Governor of Alaska (Video)

CNN is reporting that Sarah Palin will be resigning as Governor of Alaska within the month which would be 18 months ahead of time. She will be handing the position over to the Lieutenant Governor, Sean Parnell. Speculation for her reason for resigning runs the gamut of possibilities from she is pregnant [...]

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