Bombing at Afghan base kills six NATO troops
In Kandahar province a explosives packed minibus exploded at the entrance of a joint NATO Afghan base, killing six NATO troops and two Afghan soldiers. The attack comes ahead of a White House Afghan strategy review as U.S. reinforcements aim to reverse Taliban gains. The article also notes unrelated regional missing person, wallet recovery, and Nazi baton auction items.
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NATO
Kandahar
White House
Barack Obama
Payroll tax cut sparks debate over Social Security funding
President Barack Obama seeks a yearlong payroll tax cut to slash workers share from 6.2 to 4.2 percent for 2011, boosting take home pay for about 155 million workers while facing criticism from Social Security advocates worried about funding and future entitlements. The plan, part of a broader tax cut package, would be financed with roughly 112 billion in borrowing and replaces the Making Work Pay credit.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Obama
Senate
Pomeroy
Congressional Budget Office
Larry Summers
United Auto Workers
Is there a future for the two state solution
A Western-backed two state plan faces faltering talks and continued settlement growth. Analysts warn of a possible one state reality with a Jewish minority ruling an Arab majority unless Palestinians gain voting rights. Abbas contemplates resignation if progress fails. Clinton stresses inevitability of a Palestinian state.
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West Bank
Mohammed Ishtayeh
Mahmoud Abbas
Ishtayeh
Benjamin Netanyahu
Obama
Mark Regev
Gaza
Hillary Clinton
Netanyahu
Abbas
East Jerusalem
Palestinian Authority
Yossi Beilin
Not a Witch Tops Yale Yearly Quote List
Christine O'Donnell's "I'm not a witch" ad remark led Yale librarian Fred Shapiro to place it as the year's top quotation tied with Tony Hayward's "I'd like my life back." The items reflect the Gulf oil spill and tea party rise, shaping the era's discourse.
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Christine O’donnell
U.S. Senate
Yale University
O’donnell
Fred Shapiro
Yale Law School
Shapiro
Delaware
Tony Hayward
U.S
Gulf Coast
Yale
Madoff Son Mark Madoff Dies in Apparent Suicide
Mark Madoff, Bernard Madoff’s eldest son, died by hanging in his Manhattan loft on the anniversary of his father’s arrest. Trustee Irving Picard had pursued billions in damages tied to the family’s role in the historic Ponzi scheme and named the brothers in an $80 million suit against the London arm of the business.
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