Roundup of Russia Kabul Indiana and Texas News
Russia faces political shakeup as Finance Minister Kudrin resigns after a clash with President Medvedev amid Putin’s return to the presidency. In Kabul a CIA contractor is killed and another wounded in a complex attack on the CIA office. Indiana reports deaths of five people in a rural southeast area with autopsies ongoing. Texas sees a former inmate offering to cook last meals for condemned prisoners as a cookbook author pivots to meet the halted practice.
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Russia
Dmitry Medvedev
Alexei Kudrin
Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Kudrin
Neil Shearing
Capital Economics Ltd
London
Kabul
Afghanistan
U.S
CIA
U S
Washington
Laurel
Ind
Indiana
Jerry Goodin
Goodin
Houston
Texas
Brian Price
Department of Criminal Justice
Michelle Lyons
Deal Reached on Disaster Aid and Government Funding
Congress finessed a disaster aid dispute and advanced a plan to avert a partial government shutdown, ensuring ongoing relief for Irene and Joplin victims and permitting normal government operations as the new budget year starts. The Senate approved 79 to 12 before sending to the House for final approval.
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Washington
Congress
Joplin
Senate
Federal Emergency Management Agency
House
Obama fundraising faces rougher campaign amid weak economy
Obama confronts a tougher fundraising landscape as a sluggish economy, past donor fatigue, and back-to-back emergencies strain support. He holds seven West Coast fundraisers and a donor call while still outpacing Republicans in total money and relying on DNC coffers and allied outside groups.
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San Jose
Calif
Barack Obama
White House
West Coast
Seattle
Silicon Valley
Hollywood
Democratic National Committee
Fatherhood Linked to Lower Heart Death Risk in Men
AARP led study of nearly 138,000 men suggests fathers have a lower risk of heart related death than childless men. Experts note correlation and potential factors include care behaviors, social ties, and underlying health signals tied to fertility.
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AARP
Michael Eisenberg
Stanford University
Human Reproduction
Philippines
Eisenberg
Postage for the living sparks stamp living-person debate
The U S Postal Service ends a long rule against living honorees and seeks public ideas to place living figures on stamps. Colbert and others weigh in while citizens name Steve Jobs Michelle Obama and Charlie Sheen among favored candidates.
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Washington
Charlie Sheen
Lady Gaga
U.S. Postal Service
George Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
Marilyn Monroe
Stephen Colbert
Comedy Central
Colbert
Cyndi Scarlett
Alexandria
Apple Inc
Steve Jobs
Elizabeth Saunders
Michelle Obama
Justin Pierce
Arlington
Pierce
Billy Graham
Barack Obama
Norman Schwarzkopf
Tyra Banks
Bonnie St. John
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