Gore and Gingrich clash on climate bill at Capitol Hill
Former rivals Gore and Gingrich faced off in a debate on a climate change bill. Gingrich, barred from sharing the stage, criticized the measure as an energy tax and power grab. Gore highlighted corporate research on human caused warming while dismissing questions about costs.
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Obama calls for federal workers' budget-cutting ideas
President Obama urged federal employees to submit savings proposals to trim the budget and boost agency performance. He said ideas from workers will guide cuts as his administration targets $2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade and asks Congress to require pay-for policies.
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ANC loses two thirds majority in South Africa election
South Africa’s ANC wins a decisive, but not two thirds, parliamentary majority amid internal splits and questions about Jacob Zuma’s fitness to govern. Zuma called the result decisive despite the shortfall, while the party risks policy gridlock without the constitutional margin.
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Reporter jailed in Iran goes on hunger strike
Roxana Saberi an American Iranian journalist jailed in Iran for allegedly spying for the United States is on her fifth day of a hunger strike and will not stop until she is freed her father said Saberi aged 31 will turn 32 on Sunday she was convicted and sentenced to eight years after a swift closed door trial and began her hunger strike on Tuesday to protest her imprisonment
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Controv ersy over Parker Center renaming in LAPD HQ
Los Angeles debate centers on renaming the new LAPD headquarters after Chief William H. Parker. Councilman Bernard Parks proposes moving the Parker Center nameplate to the 10 story, 437 million building, citing legacy concerns and racial insensitivity from Parker's era.
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Supreme test for voting rights law in Texas case
The Canyon Creek utility district in Texas challenges Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, arguing state and local election changes need no federal preclearance. The Obama administration defends the provision, with Supreme Court arguments set for the coming Wednesday on whether to preserve or narrow Section 5.
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