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            Child poverty rising, govt. report says
          
          
        
 
      
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            'Inappropriate' secrecy hurt surveillance effort, report says
          
          
        
 
      
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            Report: Too few officials knew of surveillance
          
          
        
 
      
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            Federal courts say DC police checkpoints were unconstitutional
          
          
        
 
      
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            Worst yet to come: White House economic advisor
          
          
        
 
      
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            Growing numbers of poor people swamp legal aid offices
          
          
        
 
      
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            Wiretap report questions effectiveness of illegal NSA spying
          
          
        
 
      
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            Americans swap homes for hotels as recession bites
          
          
        
 
      
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            Repeating the past's mistakes? FEMA still lacks a viable disaster housing plan
          
          
        
 
      
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            Poll: North Korea bigger threat than Iran
          
          
        
 
      
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            Economist: FDIC gearing up for bank closures
          
          
        
 
      
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            House subcommittee to examine role of federal statute in denying prison rape victims access to courts
          
          
        
 
      
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            From coast to coast, state lawmakers categorically reject forcing guns onto college campuses
          
          
        
 
      
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            U.S. food stamp tally up 1.2 million in two months
          
          
        
 
      
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            Big banks don't want California's IOUs
          
          
        
 
      
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            'Shadow' inventory may slow housing recovery
          
          
        
 
      
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            US lurching towards 'debt explosion' with long-term interest rates on course to double
          
          
        
 
      
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            Obama to approve indefinite detentions
          
          
        
 
      
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            Top court won't review prescription privacy law
          
          
        
 
      
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            Loophole helps GE benefit from bank rescue program
          
          
        
 
      
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            Despite ruling, testing debate far from settled
          
          
        
 
      
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            Texas financier pleads not guilty in $7b fraud
          
          
        
 
      
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            Recession fuels dating violence, curbs prevention
          
          
        
 
      
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            US seeks to stop Geronimo lawsuit
          
          
        
 
      
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            Soup kitchen lines grow in US
          
          
        
 
      
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            Former Fannie Mae head to take over bank bailout
          
          
        
 
      
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            'Operation Chihuaha Plus': A textbook case of drug war failure?
          
          
        
 
      
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            Billionaire surrenders to FBI over Ponzi charges
          
          
        
 
      
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            Judge to review Cheney interview in CIA leak case
          
          
        
 
      
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            Obama criticized for withholding visitor logs
          
          
        
 
      
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            E-mail surveillance wider than previously known
          
          
        
 
      
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            Obama admin. moves to preserve secrecy
          
          
        
 
      
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            Judge allows civil lawsuit over claims of torture
          
          
        
 
      
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            Chemical trade group spent $970K to lobby in 1Q
          
          
        
 
      
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            Obama ambassadorships go to fundraisers, friends
          
          
        
 
      
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            Obama gives up on resettling released Gitmo detainees
          
          
        
 
      
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            Senators held stock in bailed-out banks
          
          
        
 
      
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            Senators who opposed tobacco bill received top dollar from industry
          
          
        
 
      
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            CIA refuses to disclose interrogation tape documents
          
          
        
 
      
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            Jewish group organizes march against Darfur violence