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Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill

WASHINGTON—A leading Democratic senator says the proposed health care overhaul must pass the Senate by the end of the year, so that lawmakers can begin to concentrate on the economy and job creation. Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the ...

From LOLITA C. BALDOR, Boston Globe,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Dick Durbin,  U.S. Republican Party,  Kay Bailey Hutchison

Pentagon: US to look at own role in Afghan graft

The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. He said the U.S. can ...

From LOLITA C. BALDOR, eTaiwan News,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Halifax Corp,  Robert Gates,  Hamid Karzai,  Barack Obama,  Peter MacKay

Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. ...

From LOLITA C. BALDOR, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Halifax Corp,  Barack Obama,  Robert Gates,  Hamid Karzai,  Peter MacKay

AP source: Ex-official to head Fort Hood review

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will announce Thursday ...

From LOLITA C. BALDOR, TheNewsTribune.com,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Robert Gates,  The Pentagon,  Nidal Malik Hasan

Senators blast Web sites for scamming shoppers

WASHINGTON—With Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season nearing, a Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they don't ...

From LOLITA C. BALDOR, Boston Globe,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Jay Rockefeller

FBI says hackers targeting law firms, PR companies

WASHINGTON - Hackers are increasingly targeting law firms and public relations companies with a sophisticated e-mail scheme that breaks into their computer networks to steal sensitive data, often linked to large corporate clients doing business overseas. ...

From LOLITA C. BALDOR, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation,  White House

Hasan alert in first hospital meeting with lawyer

FORT HOOD, Texas - Accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was coherent during his first meeting with his defense lawyer in a hospital intensive care unit, the attorney said Friday. ...

From LOLITA C. BALDOR, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nidal Malik Hasan,  Barack Obama,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  John Brennan,  U.S. Congress

Lawyer says Hasan was alert during first meeting

FORT HOOD, Texas - Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's lawyer says the accused Fort Hood shooter was coherent during their first meeting in a hospital intensive care unit. ...

From LOLITA C. BALDOR, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nidal Malik Hasan,  Barack Obama,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  John Brennan,  U.S. Congress

Obama orders review of possible Fort Hood signs

FORT HOOD, Texas - President Barack Obama has ordered a review to determine if warning signs were mishandled of contact between the Fort Hood shooting rampage suspect anda radical Islamic cleric who encouraged Muslims to kill U.S. ...

From LOLITA C. BALDOR, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Nidal Malik Hasan,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  John Brennan,  U.S. Congress

Fort Hood suspect charged with 13 counts of murder

FORT HOOD, Texas - The Army psychiatrist in the Fort Hood massacre was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder Thursday as he lay in a hospital bed and President Barack Obama ordered a review to determine if the government fumbled warning signs of ...

From LOLITA C. BALDOR, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Nidal Malik Hasan,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Walter Reed Hospital,  John Brennan

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