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Dick Cheney Now Linked To C.I.A. Concealment, Is Officially The Shadiest Dick Ever

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The New York Times has two sources reporting: C.I.A. director Leon E. Panetta’s been testifying to Congress that Dick Cheney ordered the C.I.A

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Obama student loan plan wins support in house

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Education Committee has dismissed a last-ditch plea from the private student loan industry and is throwing his support behind President Obama’s plan to end the role of private banks in the federal education lending systems. Mr. Obama’s plan remains deeply contentious in Congress, and still faces strong opposition from private banks that for decades have earned big profits for handling federal student loans

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Jubiliant welcome for Obama on landmark Africa trip (AFP)

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AFP – Thousands of people poured onto the streets of the capital of Ghana on Saturday as US President Barack Obama launched into his first official trip into the heart of Africa to make a call for good governance.

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Obama assures Africa it will not be sidelined (Reuters)

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Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama assured Africa on Saturday that it would not be sidelined from world affairs and hailed democratic Ghana as a model for other African countries

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Obama admin: No grounds to probe Afghan war crimes (AP)

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AP – Obama administration officials said Friday they had no grounds to investigate the 2001 deaths of Taliban prisoners of war who human rights groups allege were killed by U.S.-backed forces.

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Obama rejects 2nd stimulus: Give recovery time (AP)

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AP – President Barack Obama on Saturday dismissed the idea the nation might need a second stimulus to jolt the economy out of recession and urged Americans to be patient with his economic recovery plan.

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Obama: ‘Africa not separate from world affairs’ (AP)

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AP – President Barack Obama said his visit to Ghana on Saturday was designed to illustrate that “Africa is not separate from world affairs.”

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Obama — Tail of the Tape

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Filed under: Barack Obama , Politix ABC News got a little piece of TMZ action this AM … by analyzing and over-analyzing Barack Obama’s slick moves at the G8 summit in Italy yesterday. After we posted a pic of the putative peek yesterday — ABC broke down the video like a Super Bowl …

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G8 unfurls $20 bln boost for food production (AFP)

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AFP – Barack Obama and fellow rich nation leaders unveiled a 20 billion dollar fund to help feed the developing world on Friday as they were urged to help the poor survive the downturn.

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Burris bows out of 2010 Senate race (Reuters)

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Reuters – Senator Roland Burris, whose appointment to fill Barack Obama’s vacant seat was tainted by scandal, said on Friday he would not seek a full term in 2010, citing an unwillingness to raise campaign cash as the reason.

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