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In a town where taking credit for things is a given, one union went a little too far.
A Republican senator is blocking the nomination of a top Environmental Protection Agency official over what he calls a flawed study of the climate bill recently passed in the House.
Mir Hossein Mousavi is still nominally the guiding force of the fury over Iran's disputed election. But there are ample signs his rebel stature is being eroded by his hesitation to shift from campaigner to street agitator as his supporters challenge security forces.
In these scary economic times, older workers are putting off their retirement and hanging on to a paycheck.
Iraq's government hopes to bring the entire country under its security control by year's end. But one critical area stands in the way: the western province of Anbar, where the Sunni insurgency was born and later received its first blows from a civil uprising.
They squander their days watching TV and surfing the Web instead of studying, but it's not for lack of discipline: Gaza students accepted at foreign universities are stuck at home because Israel and Egypt won't let them leave the blockaded territory.
Cubans expecting their new president to transform their strained lives are tempering their hopes as they gradually accept him at his word: Small improvements will come with time, but nothing will happen overnight.
On a July morning a lifetime ago, two generals, one in American khaki, the other in North Korean drab, strode into a makeshift building in a no-man's-land, took their seats at separate tables and signed the papers put before them. They left after just 12 minutes, without a handshake, without a word.
Colts coach Tony Dungy put his revamped no-huddle plans on hold. But if there's a repeat of what he saw Sunday against the New York Jets, Dungy says won't hesitate to employ a new version of the Colts base offense by substituting players and snapping the ball before defenses can make comparable changes.
Hijackers hold Mexican plane on runway Hijackers are holding a flight from Cancun to Mexico City" Mexico Communications Secretary Juan Molinar says the plane is sitting on the runway at the Mexico City international airport"
Terrified tourists boycott Thomas Cook flight home after being told to sit at back 'to help balance the jet' When holidaymakers were asked to sit at the back of the plane to balance heavy luggage in the front of the hold, many thought it was a bad joke.
Baggage handler flies unharmed after falling asleep in cargo hold A luggage handler flew from New York to Boston after falling asleep in the cargo hold of a JetBlue airliner but was unharmed and not charged with any crime, media reports and officials said.
Cops: Man puts 911 dispatcher on hold to buy drugsPolice in Cleveland say a man called 911 because he felt he was in danger — then asked the dispatcher to hold on while he made a drug deal. Police Lt. Thomas Stacho said Tuesday that Alejandro Melendez was arrested after the call and was charged with possessing cocaine.
Bank Of America Customer Service Puts Congresswoman Waters (D-CA) On Hold For Two HoursDon't take it personally if you can't reach Bank of America to renegotiate your mortgage payments.
Officer fails to check inside car in crash, misses man's body, officials sayExcerpt: The body of a man killed in a car crash Friday was towed with the vehicle to an impound lot after a Cleveland police officer failed to inspect the car, city officials said.
Someone in the Senate Has A Secret Hold Blocking The Nomination Of A Bailout Watchdog Someone in the Senate has put a secret hold on the nomination of Neil Barofsky to be appointed Inspector General to oversee the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP).
Anti-cancer Flower Power Researchers Combat Cancer With A Jasmine-based DrugCould a substance from the jasmine flower hold the key to an effective new therapy to treat cancer?
Searchers Hold Out Hope of Finding American AdventurerSearch and rescue operations for American adventurer Steve Fossett entered a fourth day Thursday in the western U.S. state of Nevada.
The Senate Fight over the Cloakroom HoldNowhere in the ponderous rules of the United States Senate is there any reference to the Mae West hold, the chokehold or the rotating hold.
This will not be everyone's cup of tea, but for many who track the transgressions of Congress and feel like we're complaining to one another in an echo chamber, here's a chance to work as a team.
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