WASHINGTON — Rep. Michele Bachmann on Wednesday called on the White House to “tell the truth” about whether the nation’s borrowing limit needs to be raised to avoid a default, arguing that the government would be able to meet its obligations without doing so. At a news conference at the Capitol, the Republican presidential hopeful […]
2011
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For potential targets of violence, another lifeline
Westbrook is providing personal devices that will alert police to a threat at home without a phone.
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Bulger companion portrayed as blameless victim of love
But testimony at a bail hearing for Catherine Greig indicates she knew he was a ‘bad boy.’
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Suit seeks to block Texas prayer event
The event’s endorsement by the governor crosses church-state boundaries, a group claims.
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Moody’s warns it might lower U.S. credit rating Moody’s Investors Service is threatening to lower the United States’ credit rating, saying there is a small but rising risk that the government will default on its debt. The credit rating agency says it will review the federal government’s triple-A bond rating because the White House and […]
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No quick answer to cause of rail crash
Officials doubt the crossing gates malfunctioned or that the relatively new truck had a mechanical defect.
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Maine’s ‘greenest building’ is designed to educate
A host of sustainable features, from energy to water use, are on display at the Boothbay site.
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Human foot odor joins anti-malaria arsenal
Scientists devise traps that capitalize on mosquitoes’ attraction to that stinky-sock aroma.
