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Emmy nominations ignore the obvious, elevate the obscure
16.07.2009 20:16
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Voters once again produced a slate of nominees that in most cases boils down to a competition between the hardly watched and ...
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Television
Critic's Corner Weekend
16.07.2009 20:16
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If you missed last week's season premiere of SyFy's enjoyable fantasy Eureka (tonight, 8 ET/PT), here's your chance to catch ...
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Television
Emmy nominees wake up to great news
16.07.2009 20:16
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The stars welcomed this particular early wakeup call. TV's finest from both sides of the camera received news of their Emmy nominations ... &l fef t;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/r6D7K__wzsz5Ao30BLdBjXPwSx8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true">
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Nurses add detective work to job skills
16.07.2009 20:14
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Nurses undergo forensic training to help them recognize evidence when treating patients who may have been victims of crime.
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Social Life
La. infant with 100 small animal bites found dead
16.07.2009 20:14
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Police say a Louisiana infant's body was covered with what appeared to be more than 100 small animal bites, perhaps some from ...
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Social Life
Obama looks for Republican healthcare backing
16.07.2009 18:00
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to persuade Republicans to support overhaul of the U.S. healthcare industry, his signature domestic policy goal, as the measures moved on a fast track through congressional committees with only Democratic support.
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Obama Supreme Court pick on track for quick vote
16.07.2009 18:00
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, appeared headed for confirmation as the first Hispanic justice on the U.S. Supreme Court after Senate hearings ended on Thursday with Republicans promising a speedy vote.
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Stung by jobs data, White House defends stimulus
16.07.2009 18:00
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid worsening jobs figures and continuing criticism about the speed of its economic recovery plan, the White House on Thursday defended President Barack Obama's efforts to lift the United States out of recession.
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Hillary Clinton rejects notion of diminished role
16.07.2009 18:00
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday rejected suggestions she had been sidelined by President Barack Obama, her rival for last year's Democratic presidential nomination.
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Obama has tough-love message for African-Americans
16.07.2009 18:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had a tough-love message for fellow African-Americans on Thursday, urging black parents to push their children to think beyond dreams of being sports stars or rap music performers.
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Congress gets pay bill as bank bonuses swell
16.07.2009 18:00
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the smell of fat bonus checks again wafting down Wall Street, the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress on Thursday moved closer to a clampdown on U.S. corporate executive pay.
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House OKs Treasury funding with auto dealer help
16.07.2009 18:00
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $24.2 billion bill to fund the U.S. Treasury Department for 2010 and also tries to help automobile dealerships hit by the bankruptcies of Chrysler and General Motors.
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Gates vows real fight over U.S. defense budget
16.07.2009 18:00
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned on Thursday that Congress faces a veto threat over defense spending if lawmakers try to force more F-22 fighters onto President Barack Obama's reform effort.
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U.S. Interior proceeding with contested offshore plan
16.07.2009 18:00
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday said that it will go ahead with an offshore oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico scheduled next month, despite some legal concerns about the Bush-era drilling plan.
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Lawmakers slam Paulson on BofA-Merrill deal
16.07.2009 18:00
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Thursday ripped into former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson over the government's role in Bank of America's merger with Merrill Lynch and other actions to cope with the deep financial crisis that gripped the country last year.
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