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FBI: Ricin letter suspect ID’d as Paul Kevin Curtis of Corinth

Associated Press — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:27:31 +0000

OXFORD, Miss. — The FBI has identified a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters containing poisonous ricin as 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis. FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said Curtis was arrested Wednesday afternoon at his apartment in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line about 100 miles east of Memphis. Authorities still waited for [...]

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Thank goodness for Mobama’s leadership

Ross Reily — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:46:45 +0000

With Mississippi having hosted First Lady Michelle Obama this week, on her continued tour to raise awareness about health and fitness in America, it’s interesting that a new book is out, detailing the problems with the majority of food we are served. “How Fast Food Hooks Us” shows how corporations figure out our ‘bliss spots,’ [...]

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Obama: Prosperity rests on rising middle class

Associated Press — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:36:28 +0000

Declaring “our journey is not complete,” President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term before a crowd of hundreds of thousands Monday, urging the nation to set an unwavering course toward prosperity and freedom for all its citizens and protect the social safety net that has sheltered the poor, elderly and [...]

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The presidential debates: Game, set, match?

Marty Wiseman — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 06:01:51 +0000

The suspense is so intense you can cut it with a knife. The atmosphere as we move through the month of presidential debates is more riveting than the Super Bowl, The World Series and the NBA Championship game combined. At least that is the case if you are an even marginally engaged political junkie. What [...]

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Obama: Republicans blocking recovery efforts

Associated Press — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:47:22 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is taking his case against Republicans to millions of Americans today, faulting the party for refusing to help him turn around the sluggish economy or support some proposed new tax breaks for businesses the party has backed in the past. Facing devastating poll numbers and prospects of big losses, Democrats [...]

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President to pitch economic initiatives

Associated Press — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:50:04 +0000

WASHINGTON — Seeking to give anxious Democrats a boost ahead of the November elections, President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic initiatives today and voicing unwavering opposition to Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy, an issue on which he’s looking to draw a stark contrast with Republicans. The White House said the package [...]

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Texas suing White House over drilling moratorium

Associated Press — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:02:32 +0000

HOUSTON — The Texas attorney general sued the Obama administration yesterday over its new deep-water offshore drilling moratorium, claiming it is unjustified and federal officials did not contact the state before issuing the ban. Attorney General Greg Abbott filed the 18-page suit in federal court in Houston against Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. [...]

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White House could take over oil spill claims

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:38:07 +0000

WASHINGTON — Presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs says the administration is ready to take over the handling of oil spill damage claims from BP if the British company doesn’t set up an “independent entity” to do it. Speaking from Washington, Gibbs said the oil giant’s claims processing work has been unsatisfactory. He noted that Obama “has [...]

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Oil’s hidden costs visible, but will it matter?

Associated Press — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:08:42 +0000

HOUSTON — America is seeing the usually hidden costs of fossil fuels – an oil spill’s potential for huge environmental and economic damage, and deaths in coal and oil industry accidents. But don’t expect much to change. America and the world crave more oil and coal, no matter the all-too-risky ways needed to extract those [...]

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Cochran takes aim at Obama’s education budget

Wally Northway — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:22:09 +0000

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has voiced concerns about the White House’s budget proposals for federal education programs that would mean reduced or stable funding for rural and impoverished school districts. The administration’s FY2011 budget request for the U.S. Department of Education was scrutinized at a hearing conducted April 14 by the Senate [...]

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