Obama Imposes Seven-Year Drilling Ban In Eastern Gulf Of Mexico
Comments (0) | BP, deepwater horizon, Gulf of Mexico, National, Obama, offshore drilling, oil spill
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

The oil-drilling ban will affect the eastern Gulf of Mexico (Creative Commons).

Many Republicans and oil workers oppose the decision.



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President Obama, Republicans Meet To Discuss Bush Tax Cuts

Comments (0) | bush, Democrats, National, Obama, Republicans, Senate, tax cuts, Timothy Geithner, White House Bipartisan summit
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

Obama met with Republican leaders to discuss the Bush-era tax cuts (Creative Commons).

Democrats and Republicans are working to reach an agreement on tax cuts.



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Cholera Spreads To Dominican Republic, Haitians Rebel Against U.N. Peacekeepers
Comments (0) | cholera, Dominican Republic, Haiti, International, Protests, United Nations
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

18,383 people have been sickened by cholera in Haiti (Creative Commons)

D.R. officials failed stop disease from crossing border.



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Body Scan Images Leaked From Federal Courthouse
Comments (0) | airport, airport security, body scanners, Florida courthouse, Gizmodo, National, tsa
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

The TSA expects to have 1,000 body scanners in use at airports around the country by the end of next year (Creative Commons).

Leak raises concerns about use of scanners at the airport.



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Midterm Elections Bad News For Sen. Scott Brown Of Massachusetts
Comments (0) | 2012 elections, Alan Khazei, Massachusetts, Michael Capuano, midterm elections, National, Scott Brown, Senate, Tom Menino
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

Sen. Scott Brown Could Face a Tough Reelection Campaign in 2012 (Creative Commons)

The future could be dim for Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown.



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CIA To Investigate Wikileaks Documents
Comments (1) | Afghanistan, cia, investigation, Iraq, julian assange, Leon Panetta, National, national security, war, WikiLeaks
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

Julian Assange's website, Wikileaks, is being investigated by the CIA (Creative Commons).

Leaks considered to be the biggest in US military history.



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Christine O'Donnell Questions Separation Of Church And State
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Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

Republican candidate Christine O'Donnell debated with Democratic candidate Chris Coons in Delaware on Tuesday (Creative Commons)

O'Donnell asks opponent where separation of church and state appears in Consitution.



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Feminist Group Won't Support Fiorina Or Whitman
Comments (3) | abortion, Barbara Boxer, California, california governor, Carly Fiorina, Feminist Majority, immigration, jerry brown, Meg Whiman, senate race, women's rights
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

The Feminist Majority Doesn't Approve of Meg Whitman's Stance on Women's Issues (Creative Commons).

The Feminist Majority worries Whitman and Fiorina won't protect women's rights.



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California's Budget Crisis Puts Strain On UC Students
Comments (0) | Anderson School of Management, Budget Cuts, California, California, Tuition Increase, UC system, UCLA
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

UCLA is estimating a $200 million budget shortfall this year (Creative Commons).

Will students receive the same education with drastic budget cuts?



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DEA Urges Residents To Throw Away Unwanted Prescription Drugs
Comments (0) | DEA, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Medications, Prescription Drugs, Safe Drug Drop-off Program
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

Prescription Pills Should Be Disposed of Properly (Creative Commons).

"Safe Drug Drop-off Program" taking place across L.A.



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Bell City Official Facing Jail Time in Corruption Scandal
Comments (1) | bell, California, Corruption, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, robert rizzo, steve cooley
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

Former Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo (Creative Commons)

Former city manager Robert Rizzo faces 53 charges.



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Iran's Release of American Hiker Has Questionable Motives
Comments (0) | hikers, International, Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan, mahmoud ahmadinejad, Release, Sarah Shourd
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

American Hikers Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal.

Experts speculate Iran is using hikers as bargaining tools.



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BP Spreads Blame With Report On Oil Disaster
Comments (0) | BP, Gulf of Mexico, horizon deepwater, National, oil spill, report, Transocean
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

Horizon Deepwater Oil Rig Explosion (Creative Commons)

BP takes little blame for the April 20 oil explosion.



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Obama Pushes Transportation Infrastructure Plan To Create Jobs
Comments (0) | jobs, National, Obama, Transportation Infrastructure Plan, unemployment
Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

Obama (Creative Commons)

Will the president's investment in transportation infrastructure help the economy?



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