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30
Jan 2009

U.S Nixes Blackwater Contract For Iraq

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The State Department will not renew Blackwater Worldwide's contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq when it expires in May, a senior U.S. official said Friday.

The official told The Associated Press that the contract will expire because of the Iraqi government's decision to deny Blackwater a license to operate. The Iraqis informed the State Department last week of the cancellation, which was made amid lingering outrage over a September 2007 shooting in Baghdad's Nisoor Square that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead.

"The Blackwater contract for Iraq will not be renewed," the official said, adding, however, that it was "basically a moot point because they were not going to be allowed to operate in Iraq anyway."

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision has yet to be announced.

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30
Jan 2009

Campbell on Limbaugh 1:23

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CNN's Campbell Brown weighs in on CNN's Campbell Brown weighs in on Rush Limbaugh's comments in reference to CNN's Ali Velshi.

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30
Jan 2009

Bush Administration Tortured At Least One American Citizen!

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30
Jan 2009

Obama Biden Blackwater RNC News

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  • Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele holds a gavel after he was elected the first black Republican National Committee chairman in an election by the RNC during their winter meetings, Friday, Jan. 30, 2009 in Washington. Steele was the most moderate candidate in the field and was considered an outsider because he's not an RNC member. He beat back four challengers, including incumbent Mike Duncan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman AP - Fri Jan 30

    WASHINGTON - The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president.

  • US President Barack Obama(R) speaks on the Middle Class Working Families Taskforce as Vice President Joe Biden looks on in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama warned that grim data showing a deepening recession revealed a "continuing disaster" for US workers and meant Congress must act immediately on his economic stimulus plan.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)Obama touts middle-class task force led by Biden AP - Fri Jan 30

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama signed a series of executive orders Friday that he said should "level the playing field" for labor unions in their struggles with management. Obama also used the occasion at the White House to announce formally a new White House task force on the problems of middle-class Americans. He named Vice President Joe Biden as its chairman

  • In this April 4, 2004 file photo plainclothes contractors working for Blackwater USA take part in a firefight as Iraqi demonstrators loyal to Muqtada Al Sadr attempt to advance on a facility being defended by U.S. and Spanish soldiers, in the Iraqi city of Najaf.Iraq said Thursday it will bar Blackwater Worldwide from providing security protection for U.S. diplomats because its contractors used excessive force, sanctioning a company whose image was irrevocably tarnished by the 2007 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians. (AP Photo/Gervasio Sanchez)Official: Blackwater's Iraq deal not to be renewed AP - Fri Jan 30

    WASHINGTON - The State Department will not renew Blackwater Worldwide's contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq when it expires in May, a senior U.S. official said Friday. The official told The Associated Press that the contract will lapse because of the Iraqi government's decision to deny Blackwater a license to operate.


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30
Jan 2009

Blagojevich, 'the anti-Nixon'

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Jan. 27: Embattled Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich explains to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow that in spite of his political stunts and media tour he's not confident of the outcome of his trial in the Illinois Senate - though unlike Richard Nixon, he wants all of his tapes to be made public.

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CHICAGO - With Gov. Rod Blagojevich entering what could be his final hours in office, some politicians are watching closely to see whether he attempts some last-minute mischief by spending state money, issuing executive orders or granting pardons.

"I try never to be surprised anymore by anything he does," said Republican former Gov. Jim Edgar.

The Illinois Senate could vote as early as Thursday on whether to remove the governor by impeachment on charges that include trying to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat for campaign cash or a plum job for himself.

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