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Rice vouches for diplomats' commitment
Apr 15 2008 10:33AM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday defended the commitment of the nation's diplomats, despite recent pushback by many foreign services officers on a proposal to require tours in Iraq.
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Making sure the Pope gets a smooth ride
Apr 15 2008 5:43AM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nancy Brinker looks more relaxed than most people do before the doorbell rings and the dinner party guests arrive. And she's got just a few hours to sort out the final details before Pope Benedict XVI arrives for only the second papal visit ever to the White House.
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New guidelines proposed for hedge funds
Apr 15 2008 2:17AM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the place of new government regulations, the Bush administration is coming forward with some industry-developed "best practices" to guide the operation of hedge funds.
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US takes over new Baghdad embassy
Apr 14 2008 6:12PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has taken ownership of the mammoth new, heavily fortified embassy in Baghdad after months of delay, the State Department said Monday.
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Contract fraud loophole eliminated
Apr 14 2008 5:51PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - A multibillion-dollar loophole that would have helped conceal abuse of overseas contracts has been eliminated from a Bush administration proposal to protect taxpayer dollars, according to documents obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
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Paying taxes takes more time, money
Apr 14 2008 1:26PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tax season became a little more taxing this year, with the average person spending more than a day and more than $200 collecting, calculating and compiling those numbers for the tax man, according to a report based on Internal Revenue Service figures.
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US and Dalai Lama to hold talks
Apr 14 2008 1:12PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior U.S. official will meet next week with the Dalai Lama to discuss China's crackdown on anti-Beijing protesters in Tibet.
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Gates: Iran boosts support for militias
Apr 11 2008 11:58PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Iranian support for militias in Iraq has grown, top U.S. defense leaders said Friday, asserting that recent battles in Basra gave the Iraqis an eye-opening view of Iran's increased negative role there.
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Rice criticizes Carter over Hamas plans
Apr 11 2008 6:44PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized former President Carter on Friday for his reported plans to meet the exiled leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas during a visit to Syria.
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Accidents at disease lab acknowledged
Apr 11 2008 6:12PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The only U.S. facility allowed to research the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease experienced several accidents with the feared virus, the Bush administration acknowledged Friday.
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