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Biden mistakenly congratulates accused rapist
Vice President Joe Biden, fresh from a re-election campaign that featured gaffes and goofs galore, sent a congratulatory letter to a Republican state Senate candidate who withdrew from his race in October after being indicted on 113 felony counts related to accusations he raped a boy. Read more…
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U.S. competes for $10b nuke deal with Czechs
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is lobbying the Czech Republic to approve an American bid for a $10 billion expansion of a nuclear power plant, even as a rival Russian offer seems to be the favorite. Read more…
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Climate treaty priority for Obama in 2nd term
As leaders in Washington obsess about the fiscal cliff, President Obama is putting in place the building blocks for a climate treaty requiring the first fossil-fuel emissions cuts from both the U.S. and China. Read more…
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White House opposes Senate-passed Iran sanctions
The White House announced its opposition to a new round of Iran sanctions that the Senate unanimously approved on Friday, in the latest instance of Congress pushing for more aggressive measures on Iran than the administration deems prudent. Read more…
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U.N. meets in Dubai to write Internet rules
A UN agency is trying to calm fears that the Internet could be damaged by a conference it is hosting. Government regulators from 193 countries are in Dubai to revise a wide-ranging communications treaty. Read more…
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