House approves GOP deficit cutting plan in budget vote
The House backed a 3.6 trillion dollar Republican budget revising Medicare and cutting domestic programs amid sharp party division. Senate resistance ensures no passage this year as lawmakers face post election tax and spending dilemmas.
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Obama spends more than GOP campaigns
President Barack Obama has built a broad re election operation with offices in 45 states and hundreds of staff. An AP analysis shows Obama spent over 135 million dollars, more than Romney and Santorum combined, in the early campaign period.
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Zimmerman's Postshooting Video Questions Self Defense Claim
Newly released police video shows George Zimmerman handcuffed and arriving at the station about 35 minutes after the Feb. 26 shooting of Trayvon Martin. Critics say the grainy footage offers no clear injuries or signs of a life and death struggle, while supporters argue it partly supports his account.
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Arab League Summit Highlights Iraqi Sectarian Rift
Sunni rulers largely skipped Iraq hosted Arab League summit signaling deep Gulf distrust of Baghdad's Shiite-led government and its ties to Iran. The one day meeting urged Bashar Assad to halt Syria’s crackdown while avoiding concrete unity. Libyan leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil condemned Syria’s violence as regional turmoil.
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Supreme Court Health Care Vote Convenes In Quiet Conference
The Supreme Court justices will meet in a wood paneled conference room to cast initial votes on President Obama’s health care overhaul. Observers note the outcome hinges on Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy with opinions to follow in the weeks ahead.
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Assad calls for rebel halt as peace plan tests Syria
President Bashar al Assad vows effort to back U N envoy Kofi Annan while demanding armed opponents stop attacks. Gunmen abduct a senior military pilot and two army colonels are killed in Damascus area, signaling a tougher opposition campaign amid a crisis that has claimed over 9000 lives.
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