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Auction claims to be selling vial of Reagan blood WGME The auctioneers say it was used by the laboratory that tested Reagan's blood when he was hospitalized after a 1981 assassination attempt in Washington. Officials at the Ronald Reagan Foundation in California have told BBC News that the sale is |
Senate panel votes to cut aid for Pakistan, Egypt WGME By DONNA CASSATA AP WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Senate panel has approved a foreign aid budget for next year that cuts US assistance to Pakistan and Egypt. By voice vote Tuesday, a Senate Appropriations subcommittee approved the overall bill totaling $52.1 |
Former labor board member returns to AFL-CIO WGME By SAM HANANEL AP WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former member of the National Labor Relations Board is returning to work at the AFL-CIO, where he will serve as co-general counsel. Craig Becker spent nearly two years on the board after President Barack Obama |
Ryan Crocker, ambassador to Afghanistan, to leave WGME WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ryan Crocker, the unflappable diplomat who became the civilian face of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over two administrations, is stepping down as ambassador to Afghanistan and retiring from the US foreign service after a |
2010 census continues to miss minorities WGME By HOPE YEN AP WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new government analysis shows the 2010 census generally was accurate, although it continued to disproportionately overlook minorities. The Census Bureau reports it over-counted the total US population by about 36000 |