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Police kill armed 8th-grader in Texas school

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

CBS News - By CBS News - Jan. 04 (News Report) - Police shot and killed an armed eighth-grader who "engaged" officers in the main hallway of his middle school on Wednesday, the South Texas school district said.

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Obama's strategy: Staying "above the fray" - Political Hotsheet

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:23:01 -0800

CBS News - Dec. 31 - Mark Knoller: In 2012 President plans to emphasize efforts as a warrior for the middle class, wants "no more cliffhangers" with Congress Read more by Mark Knoller on CBS News' Political Hotsheet.

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U.S. Navy: Hormuz disruption won't be tolerated

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CBS News - By CBS News - Dec. 28 (News Report) - The U.S. Navy said any attempts to block the Strait of Hormuz would "not be tolerated," after Iranian officials threatened to choke off the key oil supply route. Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows.

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Gingrich to gay voter: Support Obama

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CBS News - By Newt Gingrich - Dec. 21 (Interview) - Newt Gingrich agreed Tuesday with a Iowan voter who identified himself as gay that he should support President Obama again in 2012. "If that's what's most important to you then you should support Obama."

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Ron Paul: 9/11 Prompted "Glee" in Bush Administration

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

readersupportednews.org - By Brian Montopoli - Dec. 10 (News Report) - epublican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Thursday evening that Bush administration officials were gleeful after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because it gave them a pretext to invade Iraq. "Just think of what happened after 9/11. Immediately before there was any assessment there was glee in the administration because now we can invade Iraq," the Texas Republican told a group of mostly young backers in Iowa. He went on to suggest officials are now setting the stage for an invasion of Iran.

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The Pledge: Grover Norquist's hold on the GOP

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

60 Minutes - By Steve Kroft - Nov. 22 (Special Report) - As head of Americans for Tax Reform since 1986, Grover Norquist has transformed a single issue - preventing tax hikes - into one of the key platforms of the Republican Party. As Steve Kroft reports, his biggest coup was getting more than 270 members of Congress, and nearly all of the 2012 Republican presidential primary candidates, to sign a pledge promising never to vote to raise taxes. But some opponents say the pledge may be hindering a solution to America's debt crisis.

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Ron Paul: Flawed policies helped lead to 9/11

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CBS News - Nov. 20 (News) - Face The Nation on CBS: Ron Paul: Flawed policies helped lead to 9/11 - GOP candidate cites "connection" between failed U.S. policies and attacks on homeland; Says America should use diplomats rather than troops

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Congress: Trading stock on inside information?

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CBS News - By Steve Kroft, Ira Rosen, Gabrielle Schonde - Nov. 16 (Special Report) - Washington, D.C. is a town that runs on inside information - but should our elected officials be able to use that information to pad their own pockets? As Steve Kroft reports, members of Congress and their aides have regular access to powerful political intelligence, and many have made well-timed stock market trades in the very industries they regulate. For now, the practice is perfectly legal, but some say it's time for the law to change.

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Fact check: The CBS News/National Journal debate

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CBS News - By Yochi J. Dreazen, Sara Sorcher, Kevin Baron - Nov. 15 (Fact Check) - A reality check of statements made by the candidates at the "commander-in-chief debate" hosted by CBS News and National Journal

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Obama to bypass Congress on mortgages

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - Oct. 25 (News) - With Republicans continuing to stall action on President Obama's $447 billion jobs bill, the White House is taking action to help jump-start the economy with the message "We can't wait." President Obama is going to begin a series of executive branch actions that will not require action from Congress - or the assent of Republicans. With recovery in the housing market tied to economic recovery, Mr. Obama will today announce what senior officials are calling a "major overhaul" of the government's underused refinance program for federally guaranteed mortgages, in order to aid homeowners having difficult refinancing their housing loan.

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"Occupy" protesters garner increased support

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:22:16 -0700

CBS News - Oct. 08 - The Early Show: "Occupy" protesters garner increased support - Newsweek correspondent says lack of clear message not hampering movement which he labels an attack on unfairness

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Qaddafi's many hideouts help him elude rebels

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - Aug. 24 (News Report) - Even after rebels stormed into the capital and overwhelmed his residence, Libya's Muammar Qaddafi has plenty of places to hide. Underground, for example. The man who ruled Libya for 42 years is known to have deep bunkers under his Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli, which rebel fighters seized Tuesday. Some former officials say the compound is connected by long tunnels to far-flung parts of Tripoli in a hidden network that would provide a quick escape route.

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Jeb Bush: GOP candidates can't just attack Obama

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - By Stephanie Condon - Aug. 24 (News Report) - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday evening that the Republican presidential candidates need to do more than attack President Obama if they want to win in 2012. "It's good to be critical of the president -- I think the president means well, but his policies have failed," Bush, a Republican and the former president's younger brother, said on Fox News. "But just to stop there and say, 'I'm going to win because I'm against what's going on' is not good enough. You have to win with purpose if you really want to make these big changes." That said, the former governor added that the current field of candidates should be up to the task. "I think it's a little early to be dissatisfied with the candidates," Bush said. "I think you'll find the candidates will start staking out positions that are responsible and forward leaning... As that happens, I think people will start migrating towards those candidates."

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Rick Perry surges to front in latest GOP poll

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - By Stephanie Condon - Aug. 24 (Poll) - Less than two weeks after officially announcing his presidential bid, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has surged to the top of the Republican field in the latest Gallup poll, taking a comfortable 12-point lead over his closest competitor, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. The poll, conducted Aug. 17-21, shows that 29 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents nationwide currently support Perry, while 17 percent support Romney. Two other candidates broke into double digits: Rep. Ron Paul won the support of 13 percent, while Rep. Michele Bachmann garnered 10 percent.

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City shuts down cancer patient's garage sales

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - Aug. 19 (News) - Salem, Ore. officials shut down 64-year-old Jan Cline's garage sales, citing rules that limit residents to three per year

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Will Rick Perry's Texas swagger help or hurt?

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - By Brian Montopoli - Aug. 17 (News Analysis) - The first time you see Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, it hits you immediately: The Texas governor has the swagger of a movie star. It's there in his alpha-male confidence, his Marlboro Man drawl, his propensity for cowboy boots. This is a guy who used one shot with his laser-sighted pistol to take out a coyote that was menacing his dog during a jog last year; at the Iowa state fair Monday, as he "chomped on meat and a hard-boiled egg and struck rugged poses," the strong gun rights advocate notably declined to tell Politico's Ben Smith whether he was packing. Perry's swagger has helped him become the longest-serving governor in Texas history. Comments that have raised red flags among some Americans - such as his suggestion that Texas may have to secede from the union if "Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people" - have only enhanced Perry's reputation among his supporters. Perry was born in rural Texas to a pair of tenant farmers; he has discussed in interviews how he didn't have indoor plumbing when he was young, and how cracks in the walls allowed dust storms to leave a coating of dust on the couch. For many Republicans, particularly Tea Partiers desperate for a populist voice, he represents a welcome break both from what they see as the passionless, urban intellectualism of President Obama and the calculating, country-club Republicanism of Perry's chief rival for the nomination, Mitt Romney.

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Obama: Americans back me on debt deal - Political Hotsheet

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:40:18 -0700

CBS News - Jul. 15 - President points to polls to argue that Americans -- including Republicans -- support his call for deal with revenue increases Read more by Brian Montopoli on CBS News' Political Hotsheet.

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Source: Obama says he'll risk job for debt deal

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - By Cbs/Ap - Jul. 14 (News Report) - Amid new warnings and fresh signs of strain, President Obama and congressional leaders are entering a perilous debt-limit endgame. The president, declaring "enough is enough," is demanding that budget negotiators find common ground by week's end even as the Senate's top Republican gained followers for his own last-ditch scheme to avoid a government default.

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Alienated nation: Americans complain of government disconnect

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - By Brian Montopli - Jul. 04 (Poll) - Americans see their leaders in Washington as overpaid agents of wealthy individuals and corporations who are largely disconnected from the concerns of average Americans.

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Harry Reid cancels Senate July 4 recess after Obama chides Congress

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - Jun. 30 (News) - Senate will stay in session next week, Senate leader announces one day after Obama tells Congress to get to work on a debt limit deal Read more by CBSNews.com staff on CBS News' Political Hotsheet.

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Pentagon releases video found at bin Laden compound

Sat, 07 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - By Anthony Mason, Bob Orr - May. 07 (News Report) - Videotapes obtained during the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout released by the Pentagon revealed images of the Al Qaeda leader preparing his video messages and watching himself on television.

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Videotapes show a glimpse of bin Laden's life in hiding

Sat, 07 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - May. 07 (News Report) - Videotapes obtained during the raid on Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad, Pakistan hideout released by the U.S. Saturday revealed images of the Al Qaeda leader preparing his video messages and watching himself on television. The five movies offer the first public glimpse at bin Laden's life behind the walls of his compound in suburban Pakistan. The government-selected clips also provide an opportunity for the U.S. to paint bin Laden in an unflattering light to his supporters. They video include outtakes of his propaganda films and, taken together, portray him as someone obsessed with his own image and how he is portrayed to the world.

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Forget bin Laden; On economy, Obama approval hits new low

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - By Ken Millstone - May. 04 (Poll) - Despite highest overall approval in nearly two years and bump from bin Laden raid, Obama gets dismal 34% approval on economy.

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Sony: 24.6M online gamers' data compromised

Tue, 03 May 2011 02:26:34 -0700

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What did birthers give us? Ignorance

Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - By Tavis Smiley - May. 01 (Opinion) - Gerald Ford once famously said, "Our long national nightmare is over." Those words - uttered more than 35 years ago in the wake of Watergate - could certainly be used this week to sum up the final folly that was the birther issue. How is it possible, in this hyper-informed age of information, that our public discourse could be hijacked by something conceived of such ignorance? The drumbeat of foolish, factually-challenged and thoroughly uneducated rhetoric that defined this debate demeaned our national dialogue at a time when serious and sober conversation is desperately needed. Jobs, health care, ongoing wars, the deficit and the discussion about national priorities are the pressing issues of our time. Instead, we allowed a small, un-informed minority and one publicity-starved reality TV purveyor to lead us down this slippery slope.

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