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Struggling economy leaves Obama no grace period

WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama's preinaugural "honeymoon" could turn into a major headache. Unlike those preceding him in office, Obama is being forced into swift action on the economy with...
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Fed jolts stock market

The Federal Reserve rushed to the rescue of a shaky stock market Tuesday with its biggest interest-rate cut in more than two decades, leaving investors expecting more help from their...
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Henry Hyde: 1924 – 2007

Henry J. Hyde, a 32-year veteran of the House of Representatives who led the Republican effort to impeach President Bill Clinton and crafted an anti-abortion amendment with a lasting national...
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Pace takes fire on gays remark

Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed mild regret Tuesday for voicing his belief that homosexual acts are "immoral," but he stopped short of an apology...
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Businesses hail court ruling on jury awards

The Supreme Court handed Big Tobacco a victory Tuesday in overturning a $79.5 million award to a smoker's widow, but declined to rule on whether such punitive-damage awards are excessive....
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Would today’s GOP go for Ford?

In death, former President Gerald R. Ford might be coming back into style. Friends and colleagues said Wednesday that there is a yearning among many voters in his own party...
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Numbers fan inflation fear

Just when it appeared that inflation was under control, it showed its old stubborn self in a government report issued Tuesday. The producer price index, measuring inflation at the wholesale...
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Tribunal bill OKd by Senate

After a long and bitter dispute with Congress over the rights of suspected terrorists and their interrogation, President Bush emerged victorious Thursday when the Senate approved a compromise bill to...
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Responses filled with outrage

"Where's the outrage?" trumpeted the headline in last Sunday's Perspective section over my story about an atrocity in Iraq in which U.S. troops are accused. The article sought to explore...