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• Mayor Henry on the Gaming Study Committee Report

  
  The AroundFortWayne Blog — Authority: 444
  Statement of Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry on the Gaming Study Committee Report:The Gaming Study Committee report released today contained good news for Fort Wayne. It affirmed the right of the public to be heard on this important issue, something I have championed all along with my call for a referendum on gaming. The ...
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• You Mean “We’ll Fix It in Conference” Was Just BS? No!

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 726
  (photo: saturnine) Ryan Grim says that steamrolling the House on health care could start sooner than expected : The health care reform bill that passes the Senate might be the one that ends up on President Obama’s desk, bypassing the usual House-Senate conference committee and avoiding another 60-vote threshold ...
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• Subpoenas Sought for the Salahis

  
  The Caucus — Authority: 791
  Couple who crashed White House State Dinner may find out what happens to those who turn down a polite invitation from the House Homeland Security Committee.
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• Why Isn’t McChrystal Testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tomorrow?

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 154
  Now that the House and Senate armed services committees have heard from Amb. Karl Eikenberry and Gen. Stanley McChrystal, there are two more hearings to go: the Senate Foreign Relations Committee tomorrow morning, and then the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday. Well, two for Eikenberry . McChrystal will ...
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• Party crashers will plead fifth if subpoenad

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Party crashers will plead fifth if subpoenad By Eric Zimmermann - 12/08/09 04:27 PM ET The White House "party crashers" will plead the fifth if theyre called before the House Homeland Security Committee, First Read reports. A lawyer for the couple reportedly indicated to chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) that his ...
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• What rift? Eikenberry, McChrystal take vows of unity

  
  Front Row Washington — Authority: 674
  They smiled at each other and publicly said “I do.” General Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, widely reported to have had a falling-out over sending  30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, on Tuesday pledged their support for President Barack Obama’s strategy and for each other. The ...
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• Watch US Senate Hearings Live; Streaming Afghanistan Hearing

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 143
  Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of United States Forces Afghanistan U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal (C) greets supporters before testifying to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the war in Afghanistan. Although they previously disagreed on the way forward in Afghanistan, ...
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• US general sees progress in Afghanistan by summer

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 9 (DPA) The US troop buildup in Afghanistan will make “significant progress” in turning back the Taliban and securing the country by the coming summer, General Stanley McChrystal, the top commander, predicted Thursday.“By next summer I expect there to be significant progress that is evident to ...
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• Blunt, GOP colleagues defend Forsee in climate debate

  
  Political Fix — Authority: 613
  Blunt WASHINGTON — After University of Missouri system president Gary Forsee declared opposition to cap-and-trade legislation, Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee responded with a withering critique of Forsee’s assertion that new controls would cost his school millions of dollars in…
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• Copenhagen climate summit: global warming ’caused by sun’s radiation’

  
  MATADOR NINETY-FOUR — Authority: 126
  Global warming is caused by radiation from the sun, according to a leading scientist speaking out at an alternative "sceptics conference" in Copenhagen.As the world gathered in the Danish capital for the UN Climate Change Conference, more than 50 scientists, businessmen and lobby groups met to discuss the arguments ...
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• Armed Services [Snap Judgment]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 810
  [Washington, D.C., December 8. Image via Getty ] WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: A demonstrator from Code Pink for Peace holds up a sign before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about the war in Afghanistan December 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Although they previously disagreed on the way forward in ...
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• Only 3 Senators Show Up for Fusion Center Chief Confirmation Hearing

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 442
  Regardless of your position regarding Fusion Centers , it’s hard to argue that their ongoing implementation across the United States is unimportant. Through these new centers, 72 of which are fanned out across the country and more of which are being built, information from classified military surveillance ...
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• Alleged Court Employee Charged with Attacking Cop

  
  The Other Russia — Authority: 469
  A criminal suit has been filed against an alleged employee of the Moscow prosecutor’s office who attacked a police officer with a crossbow, according to a press release by the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General of Russia on Tuesday. A source in law enforcement told RIA Novosti that police had ...
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• Psst… Here’s Your House Cheat Sheet

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 726
  Louise Slaughter Here’s the House Rules Committee website . On it right now you’ll find the list of amendments to the financial regulation package. Before any bill/amendment gets to the floor, it has to go through the Rules Committee, currently chaired by Louise Slaughter. It is Rules that decides what ...
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• New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Marriage Equality Bill

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  On Monday, December 7, New Jersey’s Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would allow gay and lesbian couples to legally marry. The bill, which passed in a 7-6 vote, will be voted on by the full Senate on Thursday. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports : The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the ...
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• UMCOR Hotline for December 8, 2009

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 712
  United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) - USA In Todays Hotline: Read how UMCOR is responding to needs around the world:MEXICO: HURRICANE RECOVERYSUDAN: KIT DISTRIBUTION ARMENIA: A CLINIC ...
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• Floor Vote on Gay Marriage Scheduled for Thursday

  
  Living Jersey — Authority:
  Author: Rory B. Bellows Last night, the New Jersey State Senate Judiciary committee passed legislation legalizing gay marriage by a 7-6 vote. Republican Bill Baroni, pictured right, was the decisive vote. The bill will now face a full floor vote on Thursday. My gut prediction is that this will fail, much ...
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• MPs to examine threat posed by too big to fail banks

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 971
  The Treasury Select Committee will assess the merits of separating retail banks from so-called "casino" investment banks as part of an inquiry into the hazard created by financial institutions deemed "too big to fail".
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• IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation Forms Design Technology Committee

  
  EDA Geek — Authority: 135
  The IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) announced the formation of the Design Technology Committee. This newly formed group under CEDA will focus on the viewpoint of the major EDA users in identifying future needs of the system and semiconductor communities toward the EDA industry. It is further ...
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• U.K. Children Between the Ages of Six Months And Five Years to be Vaccinated Against Swine Flu in the Run Up to Christmas

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 450
  Children between the ages of six months and five years will start to be vaccinated against swine flu in the run up to Christmas, Health Secretary Andy Burnham has announced. This age group has been identified as the next priority group for the vaccine because they are more likely to be hospitalized if they fall ill ...
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