The Political Bite


G-8 climate deal elusive for President Obama
July 8, 2009, 1:32 pm
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L’AQUILA, Italy—President Barack Obama is likely to come home from a series of back-to-back international summits here without agreement on the crux of a global deal to limit climate change, after developing countries balked at setting numerical targets to reduce their carbon emissions, U.S. officials said.

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North Korea Suspected in Cyberattack
July 8, 2009, 10:13 am
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TOKYO, July 8 — South Korea’s intelligence agency suspects that North Korea may have been behind an Internet attack that on Tuesday and Wednesday targeted government Web sites in South Korea and the United States, lawmakers in Seoul told Yonhap news service.

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Obama: U.S. Proud to Have a Friend in Italy
July 8, 2009, 10:06 am
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One Step Over the Line
July 8, 2009, 10:04 am
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Watching the Texas gubernatorial primaries unfold this season is like playing Twister. Texans have their feet on the red and blue circles, but when the wheel turns to purple next year, most won’t be able to stand upright with their dignity intact. The latest candidate to enter the contest is Ronnie Earle, the prosecutor infamous for chasing House Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay out of office.

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WOTT: Palin’s Non Retirement
July 8, 2009, 9:58 am
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AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R) offered some tweetage today about the idea of a second economic stimulus package. We’re wondering if this is what political retirement looks like?

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Feds outline new food-safety initiatives
July 8, 2009, 9:56 am
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Top Obama administration officials outlined several new initiatives to safeguard the country’s food supply Tuesday, saying the recent spate of food-borne illnesses is unacceptable.

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House Chairman Says CIA Lied to Lawmakers
July 8, 2009, 9:47 am
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House Intelligence Chairman Silvestre Reyes has suggested Republicans would be well advised to avoid politicizing the intelligence authorizaton bill later this week in light of evidence that, he says, shows that the CIA “affirmatively lied to” the panel.

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Biden Announces White House Deal With Hospitals
July 8, 2009, 9:40 am
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Africans prepare to welcome Obama
July 8, 2009, 9:38 am
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The most powerful man in the world will touch down in Ghana on July 10 on his first trip as president to sub-Saharan Africa.

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