Articles filed under Politics
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Responsible government isn't just for the tough timesNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - Some policy experts who, over the last few decades, saw little need for serious fiscal austerity because the government could borrow at low interest rates are now changi...
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Israel pressured by allies over plight of civilians in Gaza as thousands flee enclave's northNov 07, 2023 10:00 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinians living in the heart of Gaza's largest city said Wednesday they could see and hear Israeli ground forces closing in from mul...
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Loss of ambulance benefit would mean hardship for veteransNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - There are millions and millions of veterans who live in our communities, and many of them have been part of a war effort that endeavored to secure peace and support huma...
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Law and order and the economy are focus of the British government's King's SpeechNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Britain's Conservative government set out a pre-election policy slate including tougher sentences for criminals and promises of elusive economic growth at the g...
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Mike Johnson's partisan trickNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - How long, people wondered, would it be before the new House speaker showed his true stripes caving to the right-wingers in his caucus? Would it be a matter of weeks? Mon...
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Civilians fleeing northern Gaza's combat zone report a terrifying journey on foot past Israeli tanksNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - What was once Gaza's busiest thoroughfare has become a terrifying escape route for Palestinian civilians fleeing combat on foot or on d...
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Blinken seeks G-7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agendaNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - TOKYO - Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia on Tuesday w...
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Special counsel in the Hunter Biden case insists he was the 'decision-maker' in rare testimonyNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified Tuesday that he had the ultimate authority in the yearslong case as he made an unpreceden...
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The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victimsNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. In thei...
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NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms controlNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - BRUSSELS - NATO member countries that signed a key Cold War-era security treaty froze their participation in the pact on Tuesday just hours after Russia pulled out, rais...