Yemen's president meets senators as US grapples with Guantanamo detainee …ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi talked to U.S. senators on Wednesday as he to tries to persuade Washington to repatriate dozens of Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison. Expectations that the Obama …and more » us president – Google News
Read More...Congress: Boehner: Judge us by what we repealNBCNews.comNBC's Michael O'Brien: “Amid record-low productivity on Capitol Hill this year, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Sunday that Congress should be judged on how many laws it repeals, rather than how many new laws lawmakers enact. 'We should … us congress – Google News
Read More...Democrats have little chance in Wyoming US Senate raceCasper Star-Tribune OnlineCHEYENNE — If the stars are in perfect alignment and the Republicans implode in a bitter primary, then maybe — maybe — a Democrat has a shot at the U.S. Senate seat in 2014. But it's a really long shot. If Republicans emerge from the contest between … us democrats – Google News
Read More...Will the heatwave kill us all?The GuardianIf hotter weather really results in more deaths, then the sun must have wreaked carnage in Faversham in Kent when temperatures reached 38.5ºC in August 2003. But even this, the highest temperature since records began, didn't appear to cause mass … us politics – Google News
Read More...The Atlantic Prominent Democrats Are Now Comfortable With Racial and Ethnic ProfilingThe AtlanticUnder Ray Kelly, the NYPD infiltrated Muslim communities and spied on hundreds or perhaps thousands of totally innocent Americans at mosques, colleges, and elsewhere. Officers "put American citizens under surveillance and scrutinized where they ate, …NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly receptive to Homeland Security job, says US …New York Daily Newsall 46 news articles » us democrats – Google News
Read More...Republicans push to restrict abortion at state levelUSA TODAYATLANTA – With no immediate hope of overturning the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion, Republicans around the country are increasingly pushing legislation to restrict the procedure, and Democrats say they'll make the GOP pay in coming … us republicans – Google News
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