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Senate Democrats roll out sequester bill

Senate Democrats have unveiled a bill dealing with pending automatic budget cuts which would ward off some of the cuts by focusing spending reductions on farm and defense programs, and also includes tax increases on wealthy Americans and the oil and gas industry. "It would replace half of the first ...

Israeli military counts 800-plus Gaza airstrikes

Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with more than 180 airstrikes early Saturday, the military said, widening a blistering assault on militant operations to include the prime minister's headquarters, a police compound and a vast network of smuggling tunnels. The new attacks followed an unprecedented rocket strike aimed at the ...

New Obama and Romney ads out

Both the Obama and Romney campaigns rolled out new television ads in the immediate aftermath of the final Presidential debate in Boca Raton, Florida, with just two weeks until Election Day. The new Obama ad is targeted at key swing states like Florida and Ohio, and is basically a summary ...

GOP highlights empty D.C. buildings

For a third time this year, Republicans in the House will hold a hearing at an unused federal building in Washington, D.C., making the case that Uncle Sam is needlessly spending millions of dollars every year to deal with real estate that could be used for other purposes. "We've got ...

Kabul: The new Reno?

Images of Reno's bright lights and casinos are appearing in observers minds when they view the construction going on in Kabul According to a reporter covering the President's surprise trip to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan is beginning to resemble Reno. Josh Gerstein of Politico, traveling with the President, made ...

Paul Knocks Santorum

Rick Santorum is now being hit in ads by both Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, as Paul has unveiled a new attack that blasts Santorum's voting record in Congress, labeling the former Pennsylvania Senator a "fake" conservative. "The truth about Rick Santorum's conservative credentials," said the Paul campaign as they ...

Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, the Kingdom's grand mufti, prays during the funeral of the Saudi woman and her daughter who were killed in Chad, at the Grand Mosque in Riyadh February 6, 2008. A bomb attack on the residence of the Saudi ambassador to Chad killed the wife and daughter of an embassy employee taking shelter from the fighting between the government and rebel forces. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji  (SAUDI ARABIA) Americans most frequently mention Iran when asked to name the country they consider to be the United States' greatest enemy, and the 32% who do so is up from 25% in 2011. China is second on the list, with significantly fewer Americans mentioning North Korea, Afghanistan, and Iraq -- the countries that round out the top five.

Americans rank the nation's greatest enemies

A February 2012 Gallup poll asked Americans; "Which country is America's greatest enemy today?"

Romney Goes For the Throat

From Orlando, Florida - Ten days after a stunning setback at the hands of Newt Gingrich, backers of Mitt Romney hope he is poised for victory in the Sunshine State, after days of intense attacks against his closest GOP rival. In the closing hours of this race, Romney leveled broadside ...

As fire closes in, Biden just getting warmed up

RENO — Even a raging wildfire has a hard time quieting Vice President Joe Biden. Known for his long-winded speechifying, Biden had just captured the attention of his audience inside the Galena High School gymnasium Thursday when the fire began to close in. He’d had to work hard to get ...

Campaign contribution information available online

Nevada voters are getting new information about candidates on the November ballot.   Secretary of State Ross Miller launched the “Aurora” website today on his homepage.   Aurora is a database of who is funding campaigns, and where the money is going. The information can be divided up into individual ...

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