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Gates Assails WikiLeaks Over Release of Reports

New York Times - Politics - 1 hour 16 min ago
The defense secretary said the breach had endangered lives and damaged the ability of others to trust the U.S.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b569ac279957efba6fb97340d1502e89p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b569ac279957efba6fb97340d1502e89p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/
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The Saturday Profile: An Unabashedly Sexy Celebrity Gets Political

New York Times - Front Page - 1 hour 37 min ago
Since returning to Indonesia, Julia Perez has quickly become one of this nation’s most sought-after celebrities. And now, she’s seeking office.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f97e0ada8c3aa20ba14d5ee6313a7d48p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=f97e0ada8c3aa20ba14d5ee6313a7d48p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Business.18272,cat.Business.rss/
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Richard Albert: Is America a Christian Nation?

Huffington Post - Politics - 2 hours 48 min ago
Speaking from the heart of the Muslim world in Turkey's Cankaya Palace in April 2009, President Barack Obama answered the question with the nuance that... Richard Albert http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-albert/
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Army Broadens Inquiry Into WikiLeaks Disclosure

New York Times - Politics - 3 hours 27 min ago
Investigators were focusing on a group of Pfc. Bradley Manning’s friends and acquaintances in Massachusetts.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=2ffab8eb76d0fd3c106a72223d5bbe52p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=2ffab8eb76d0fd3c106a72223d5bbe52p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/
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Army Broadens Inquiry Into WikiLeaks Disclosure

New York Times - Front Page - 3 hours 27 min ago
Investigators were focusing on a group of Pfc. Bradley Manning’s friends and acquaintances in Massachusetts.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=99ebc0952e0257c3196de82917a93ec2p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=99ebc0952e0257c3196de82917a93ec2p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Business.18272,cat.Business.rss/
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Yankees Are Close to Acquiring Berkman From Houston

New York Times - Front Page - 3 hours 43 min ago
The veteran Astros slugger will fill a void at D.H. left by the injured Nick Johnson.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=503115f8df7d45d0da6663ca57224879p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=503115f8df7d45d0da6663ca57224879p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Business.18272,cat.Business.rss/
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Nevada Candidate Accused of Making Disparaging Remarks

New York Times - Politics - 3 hours 48 min ago
A TV news director said that Brian Sandoval, himself Hispanic, replied that his children “don’t look Hispanic,” when asked how he would feel if they asked for ID by the Arizona police.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f2bcb4a4293d6f907e72d0db3ffec558p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=f2bcb4a4293d6f907e72d0db3ffec558p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/
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House Passes Drilling Bill With Feature on Safety

New York Times - Politics - 3 hours 48 min ago
The House approved a bill to raise safety standards for offshore drilling, remove a federal cap on economic liability for oil spills and impose new fees on oil and gas production.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=eba9a72e90a6be6973654ffd4c2da5d0p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=eba9a72e90a6be6973654ffd4c2da5d0p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/
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In Maine Village, Lobster Goes Briskly; Traffic, No

New York Times - Front Page - 3 hours 48 min ago
Traffic near a seafood shack is so infamous, officials approved $100 million to build a bypass around the town.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7df25f313667ce337dc4bbb08028c8a2p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7df25f313667ce337dc4bbb08028c8a2p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Business.18272,cat.Business.rss/
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Roethlisberger Arrives at Steelers’ Training Camp

New York Times - Front Page - 3 hours 48 min ago
A seemingly contrite Ben Roethlisberger, who was dogged in the off-season by allegations of sexual assault, said, “It’s all about football right now.”br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0f88ed75f2dd756e7c1d5712c7b3bbadp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=0f88ed75f2dd756e7c1d5712c7b3bbadp=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Business.18272,cat.Business.rss/
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National Briefing | West: Arizona: Movement, Perhaps, on Immigration Law

New York Times - Politics - 3 hours 57 min ago
Gov. Jan Brewer is asking legislators to consider whether they should change the state’s immigration law in response to a judge’s blocking parts of it.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6af94e0a55351f6716d0f3c43a2386bap=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6af94e0a55351f6716d0f3c43a2386bap=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/
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National Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: Lawmakers Hope to Expand Gambling

New York Times - Politics - 3 hours 57 min ago
State lawmakers proposed to allow casino gambling in Massachusetts with a plan to allow three resort casinos and to let the state’s racetracks compete for two slot-parlor licenses.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=625cafadb2e37571b313a8cd68f9906bp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=625cafadb2e37571b313a8cd68f9906bp=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/
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National Briefing | Northwest: Oregon: No Prosecution for Gore

New York Times - Politics - 3 hours 57 min ago
Former Vice President Al Gore will not face prosecution over accusations by a masseuse that he groped and assaulted her in his Portland hotel room in 2006.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0b20427ce11d45589d791d7ea86e488ep=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=0b20427ce11d45589d791d7ea86e488ep=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/
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Flu Vaccines Are Approved and Urged for Most

New York Times - Politics - 3 hours 58 min ago
The Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines for the next flu season, and health officials recommend vaccination for everyone 6 months old and older.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6c488e099bbe35a6d790c120f2d5d699p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6c488e099bbe35a6d790c120f2d5d699p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/
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Boy Scouts Seek a Way to Rebuild Ranks

New York Times - Front Page - 3 hours 58 min ago
The group is working to redefine itself amid falling numbers, a push for diversity and a knock on the door from girls.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=8c2f956dc17c888be63d8135fa384309p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=8c2f956dc17c888be63d8135fa384309p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Business.18272,cat.Business.rss/
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New Trouble for Terrorist Who Aided Prosecutors

New York Times - Front Page - 3 hours 58 min ago
Abdel Ghani Meskini, who received a short prison term for his role in a failed plot in Los Angeles, has been rearrested.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=86572fe0c8e88c46add5977d8cbbb8a6p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=86572fe0c8e88c46add5977d8cbbb8a6p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Business.18272,cat.Business.rss/
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Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman

New York Times - Politics - 3 hours 58 min ago
Representative Maxine Waters will face charges of misusing her office and is expected to contest the claims in a House trial.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0f274f70808c67e9ebe63032a986fc94p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=0f274f70808c67e9ebe63032a986fc94p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/
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Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman

New York Times - Front Page - 3 hours 58 min ago
Representative Maxine Waters will face charges of misusing her office and is expected to contest the claims in a House trial.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=8d325f39822a0832061875fcf48ce4cep=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=8d325f39822a0832061875fcf48ce4cep=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Business.18272,cat.Business.rss/
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Stem Cell Trial Wins Approval of F.D.A.

New York Times - Politics - 3 hours 58 min ago
A trial could offer the first glimpse of a technology that may hold vast medical promise but also is embroiled in controversy.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6e84c6ebaecb3f5d6751b6556f64f893p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6e84c6ebaecb3f5d6751b6556f64f893p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/
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Panel Advises Reprimand for Rangel, Not Ouster

New York Times - Politics - 3 hours 59 min ago
The congressman who led an inquiry into Representative Charles B. Rangel’s ethics said he and others recommended the relatively moderate punishment.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6f9dfcb0e8e6cb929f9e5d5d36055f6dp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6f9dfcb0e8e6cb929f9e5d5d36055f6dp=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/
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