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Conn. bill creates criminal docket for vets Senate Majority Leader
Martin Looney wants Connecticut to become the latest state to set up
special veterans’ courts to deal with troubled military veterans facing
criminal charges Questions Raised About Dodd's Cottage in Ireland Hartford Courant columnist Kevin Rennie is raising questions about U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd's purchase of a one-third share of a cottage in Ireland in 1994 and his subsequent takeover of the entire cottage years later. Were changing deficit numbers a flub by Genuario's or politics? Budget Director Robert Genuario said Monday he can explain why he said last month that the state budget deficit is $8 billion but says it is $6 billion in February. State eyes water bottle fee The state has its eye on bottled water, wanting to recycle plastic bottles and help out the state treasury at the same time. Tase Me Bro! Police officers use them and now you can too! There's a new civilian taser being sold in Connecticut. |
Fight over smoking in casinos continues Connecticut lawmakers are
continuing their efforts persuade the state's two casinos to kick the
habit of allowing smoking at the facilities. No Homeland Security Merger; No Tax Hikes Now The idea of merging the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security with the state police has been taken off the table Lieberman meets Lieberman This hasn't been widely noted in the United States, but Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman met right-wing Israeli leader Avigdor Lieberman Sunday. The rise of Avigdor Liebermam -- and his likely role in an Netanyahu goverment -- poses a major challenge for Israel's American allies. He's been criticized as a racist domestically for insisting that Arab citizens take a loyalty oath or be deported, and his role could do damage to a key pro-Israel talking point: That it's the region's only pluralistic democracy. (Though, of course, the coalition's leaders won't share his views on that point.) |
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Debators Weed Out New Pot Law Debate of decriminalization of
marijuana in Mass. has revved up again.
Cargo to be removed from tanker grounded off Texas Officials say they plan to remove cargo from a grounded oil tanker in the Gulf of Mexico to reduce its weight and hopefully refloat it. Court turns down utilities over mercury emissions WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court is refusing a request by electric utility companies to step into a case concerning the regulation of mercury emissions from power plants Child prostitutes rescued in US US authorities rescue nearly 50 teenage prostitutes in a nationwide operation against the trafficking of children for sex. Court rules against al-Qaida member, a US citizen The Supreme Court won't review the conviction of a Virginia man for joining al-Qaida and plotting to assassinate then-President George W. Bush.... Judge questions telecom immunity law Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has asked President Obama's Justice Department to present its views by Wednesday on whether the law gives the attorney general too much power to decide whether a company is immune from lawsuits. Obama supported the measure as a senator when Congress approved it last year. |
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DENIES WORKERS COMP TO AP IMPACT: Army charity hoards millions As soldiers stream home from Iraq and Afghanistan, the biggest charity inside the U.S. military has been stockpiling tens of millions of dollars meant to help put returning fighters back on their feet, an Associated Press investigation shows. Methane risk from a thawing Arctic | Video As permafrost thaws in the Arctic, huge pockets of methane -- a potent greenhouse gas -- could be released into the atmosphere. Experts are only beginning to understand how disastrous that could be Ford reaches deal with UAW on retiree healthcare Court won't revive Kentucky teen's lawsuit The Supreme Court is declining to get involved in a Kentucky high school student's claim that he should be allowed to sue his school district over a policy that allegedly barred him from expressing opposition to homosexuality |
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Law enforcement group wants drugs legalized A small but growing
number of New Hampshire law enforcement officers have joined a group
that supports legalizing drugs Soldiers still waiting for stop-loss bonuses The Pentagon has not started complying with a law requiring the payment of monthly bonuses of up to $500 to soldiers forced to remain on active duty beyond their enlistment period, military officials said. |
Rolls-Royce wins two U.S. helicopter contracts Rolls-Royce Group Plc
announced two new contracts on Sunday -- a $35 million deal with the
U.S. Army and a deal worth up to $400 million with Bell Helicopter --
and said it expects more than 15,000 turbine helicopter deliveries over
the next ten years. Mueller: Suicide Bomber Recruited in U.S. FBI director: naturalized U.S. citizen carried out suicide bombing in Somalia. |
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Clinton Urges China to Keep Buying Treasury Bonds Clinton tells
China US shares interests to revive troubled economy: "We're in the same
boat." FLASHBACK: China may balk at buying more US debt... British jobs to be supported by American taxpayer in CITI buy... Why the GOP Really Hates Unions: A new report underscores the real reasons Republicans and the business community have taken a short-sighted economic stance against unions. Bank nationalizing might be better for taxpayers House Democrats propose $410B spending bill House Democrats unveiled a $410 billion spending bill on Monday to keep the government running through the end of the fiscal year, setting up the second political struggle over federal funds in less than a month with Republicans |
U.S. seeking up to 40 percent stake in Citigroup: report MORE PUMPING: Regulators stand behind banking system; will start revamped capital injection... Sen. Lugar says US must rethink Cuba embargo The U.S. policy of shunning communist Cuba by imposing a strict trade embargo has failed to prod the island nation toward democracy and should be re-evaluated, according to the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. AIG in talks with U.S. for more funds Schwarzenegger Almost Switched Parties This Year Rove skips House testimony third time
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Gimme Shelter: Tax Evasion And The Obama Administration Emanuel's D.C. housing arrangement questioned White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel's Washington lodging arrangements, a rent-free basement room in a Capitol Hill home owned by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn) and her pollster husband, have inspired debate among tax experts and in Republican-leaning parts of the blogosphere. |
Obama to name watchdog to oversee stimulus outlays U.S. President
Barack Obama, intent on countering criticisms of the $787 billion
economic stimulus plan as wasteful, plans to name a watchdog on Monday
to make sure the money is spent wisely. Clooney: Obama Told Me He Will Appoint A High-Level Darfur Envoy Obama team trying to kill 'lost' White House emails lawsuit EPA to Issue Carbon Dioxide Rule, Obama Climate Czar Says
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Call to relax Guantanamo regime A US defence department report
recommends easing prisoners' isolation at Guantanamo Bay detention
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Former Guantanamo Detainee Bombed Iraqi Base U.S. officials sent Abdallah Al-Ajmi from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Kuwait, where he was released. He later drove a truckload of explosives into an Iraqi army base. |
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Sunday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 17 Wounded Iraq accuses Sunni lawmaker of bomb attacks The government of Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is seeking the arrest of a Sunni politician accused of masterminding a string of attacks including a suicide bombing inside the Iraqi parliament. US, Iraqi forces launch anti-al-Qaida offensive U.S. and Iraqi forces have begun a new military offensive in northern Iraq aimed at rooting out al-Qaida and other Sunni insurgents, American and Iraqi officials said Sunday 'Tortured' Gitmo Detainee Back in U.K. Guantanamo detainee at center of torture charges returns to Britain. Sunni lawmaker linked to 2007 parliament bombing, Iraq officials say Hard-liner Mohammed Daini remains free because of his immunity as a parliamentarian, officials say. Two of his bodyguards reportedly detail activities he masterminded, including burying victims alive. Iraq Accuses 12 Policemen In a String Of Killings Iraq arrests Shiite gang accused of killing Sunnis Iraq's Interior Ministry says it has arrested a Shiite police gang accused of killing the Sunni vice president's sister |
Iraq arrests police in law-and-order crackdown
Iraq Faces New War That Threatens To Complicate Withdrawal Plans 3 soldiers, interpreter killed in Iraq Three U.S. soldiers and an interpreter were killed Monday during fighting north of Baghdad, the military said. Iraqi Forces arrest Al Qaeda Mufti Iraq Security Forces arrested the General Mufti of Sharee’ah Princes in Al Qaeda Ismail Al Sattar also known as the Blind Mufti who has issued Fatwahs allowing killing civilians and military men. The New Strength of Iraq’s Central Government is Alarming the Kurds Suspected Members of Armed Groups Arrested Thirteen persons believed to belong to armed groups were arrested in eastern Falluja, a police source said on Sunday. |
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Border Politics Slows Aid to Gaza Israel 'evicts Jerusalem families' More than 1,500 people reportedly told their houses are to be demolished. Israel-Hamas arms embargo urged Human rights group Amnesty International calls for a freeze on arms sales to Israel, Hamas and other Palestinian groups. Hamas sentences accused Israel collaborator death by firing squad military court in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Sunday sentenced a man to death by firing squad for allegedly collaborating with Israel Russia Offers Iran Advanced Weapons Systems Iranian Official: We've Stopped Uranium Enrichment In Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood Condemn Attack In Cairo Al-Azhar University President Warns Students against Spread of Shi'a Dr. Ahmad Al-Tayyib warned against the spread of the Shi'a among young people in Egypt, Palestinians ask US to press Israel on razing Want Israel to scrap plan to demolish homes in annexed Arab east Jerusalem. |
Homemade Bomb In Cairo Bazaar Kills French Woman, injures 21...Two
foreigners among four dead in Cairo bomb attack....Three
arrested over Cairo bombing Five Palestinians found dead in Gaza-Egypt smuggling tunnel Palestinian Christians urge Pope to call off May visit to Israel Hamas: Fatah used Google Earth to pinpoint Gaza targets for IAF Hamas on Monday accused the rival Fatah movement of running a spy ring that used Google Earth to pinpoint targets for the Israel Air Force during Israel's offensive in Gaza last month, AFP reported IED Wounds 5 Soldiers in Mosul Report: Nasrallah, Mash'al, and Shalah Met in Damascus Iranian Police Cmdr: We're Ready To Strike Iranian Opposition In Pakistan Iranian Police commander Esmail Ahmadi-Moqqadam has said that Iran is ready "to take serious steps against terror groups in Pakistani territory" if Pakistan continues to make excuses and does not act against Iranian opposition centers |
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Afghanistan |
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| Qaida founder blasts successor bin Laden for 'immoral terror' One of Al-Qaida's founders, Sayyid Imam al-Sharif, has waged a harsh verbal attack on the terrorist organization's leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahir | Japan to pay 80,000 Afghanistan police salaries |
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Taliban releases Pakistan official Seized Swat administrator and
guards are freed as fears grow over future of truce.
Times: US advisers training Pakistani troops U.S. military advisers, mostly Army Special Forces soldiers, are training Pakistani troops in their fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban, The New York Times reported Sunday. GAO: Military aid for Pakistan short of money The Defense Department effort to help Pakistan secure its border with Afghanistan and root out Taliban fighters is underfunded by as much as 73 percent Report: U.S. advisers training Pakistan troops A U.S. effort to train Pakistani troops in their fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban is larger than previously acknowledged. |
Pakistan to arm village militias to fight terror Official in Pakistan 'kidnapped' An administrator is abducted in Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, officials say, but the Taleban describe the man as a "guest". Swap deal: Pak official kidnapped by Taliban released Details of Pak's response to India's 26/11 dossier Details are now emerging of Pakistan's 30 demands or questions to India, listed in their response to the 26/11 dossier. |
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Tamil group alleges safe zone raid Website releases images showing
purported aftermath of Sri Lankan government attack. Turkestan Calls Upon Muslims to Target Chinese Embassies and Schools Worldwide On February 20, 2009, the Al-Qaeda media company Al-Fajr posted on Islamist forums the first issue of an e-journal devoted to Turkestan (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, also known as Chinese Turkestan or Uyghuristan). |
SKorea: NKorea Deploys New Ballistic Missile North deploys new ballistic missile capable of hitting U.S. territory.N. Korea says it's preparing satellite launch |
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heads back regulation of markets Hedge funds among financial
products and services to come under government scrutiny. UK Prime Minister: World needs 'global New Deal'... Suspect in Chechen's slaying arrested in Poland Polish police have arrested a man suspected of killing a refugee from Chechnya who was gunned down in Austria last month after filing a criminal complaint against the president of the Russian region, officials said Sunday. |
Prison break repeat shocks Greece Two of Greece's most notorious
criminals escape from Athens' top security prison by helicopter in a
repeat of a daring 2006 breakout Bomb blast at Basque party office Explosion outside Basque Socialist Party building ahead of Sunday's regional election. |
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| Al-Qaeda Maghreb Demands Release of Mauritanian Terrorists in Exchange for Canadian Hostages | Insurgents kill 11 peacekeepers in Somalia Islamist insurgents killed 11 Burundi soldiers in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday in the deadliest attack on an African Union peacekeeping force. |
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| Child abuse 'alters stress gene' Abuse in early childhood permanently alters how the brain responds to stress, a Canadian study suggests. | Colombian prosecutor orders search of spy agency Colombia's chief prosecutor ordered a search Sunday of the headquarters of the country's domestic intelligence agency over allegations some of its agents eavesdropped on prominent journalists, Supreme Court judges and opposition members. |
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