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Egypt's PM says US threats to cut aid won't work
… S. legislators even said every aspect of the relationship with Egypt must be examined following the crackdown. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland called on Egypt to release the Americans, saying the 16 "have not done anything wrong …
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Egypt's PM says US threats to cut aid won't work
… S. legislators even said every aspect of the relationship with Egypt must be examined following the crackdown. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland called on Egypt to release the Americans, saying the 16 "have not done anything wrong …
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Massachusetts And The National ElectionWith the possibility of another major presidential candidate with ties to Massachusetts Howie is walking down memory lane...from JFK to Barack Obama's Harvard days. Howie asked for listener's fond memories.
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Will Lawsuit against Jay Leno go forth?Jay Leno thought he was poking gentle fun at the lifestyles of rich and famous Republican presidential candidates — Mitt Romney in particular. But last Thursday when Leno’s slide show came to a location cited as Mitt Romney’s summer home — in reality an image of the Sikh holy shrine Golden Temple in Amritsar, India — it sparked a diplomatic incident. And now, a lawsuit charging Leno and NBC with libel. Will this lawsuit go through or it it a frivolous suit?
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Silence Is Golden
Newt Gingrich has threatened to withdraw from any future debates with audiences that have been instructed to be silent. NBC had asked the audience the debate in Tampa to hold their applause until the commercial breaks. Howie was slightly amused at this posturing. He also discussed Mitt's charitable donations versus Joe Biden's.
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Is Free Speech still allowed?
A student in a Wisconsin school wrote an opinion piece in his student newspaper saying that he felt that gay parents adopting children is bad and is not good for the children and now that school and student are facing scrutiny for publishing the piece. Do you think the school should have to apologize or should the student be able to write whatever is their opinion?
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Garrett Quinn - Brian Doherty of Reason MagazineGarrett Quinn is joined by Brian Doherty of Reason Magazine. Doherty has been following Ron Paul around on the campaign trail and he discusses his new book coming out in May. Good interview for all you Ron Paul supporters out there.
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Ron Paul: No Iraq Pullout
… in Iraq despite the withdrawal claims. And, it looks like the facts support his thesis. This is from ABC: The State Department is expected to have about 5,000 security contractors in Iraq as of January 2012 (they already have about 3,000 …
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Partners: Media Wants Heat, Donald Provides It
… is not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination as a birth certificate. STEPHANOPOULOS: It’s what the State Department recognizes as the standard birth certificate. In 1961, two Honolulu newspapers. STEPHANOPOULOS: But, Mr …
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Deval Patrick: Hater Without Compassion
… continues to feel the impact of the global economic crisis,’’ said Julia Hurley, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Public Health. “No agency wants to have to make these decisions, but sound fiscal management has required tough choices …
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al Jazeera Reports Special Forces Training in Libya
… fighter. Egypt is supplying the rebels with heat-seeking Katyusha rockets, al- Jazeera reported today. U.S. State Department Spokesman Noel Clay declined to comment on the report.
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Judge Blocks WI Collective Bargaining Changes
… law's publication, she said she has no authority to prevent the Legislature from voting on the bill again.The state Department of Justice asked for a stay of the order, but the judge denied the request. The Governor's office expressed confidence …
