Saying it’s time “to fight terrorists without keeping America on a perpetual war-time footing,” President Barack Obama invited Congress in a speech on Thursday to help him scale back the country’s 12-year conflict against al-Qaida and its affiliates. “America is at a crossroads. We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else [...]
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Amid heckling, Obama defends drone strikes, vows to close Guantanamo
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Apple’s Tim Cook defends tax claim
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Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America’s largest tax avoiders. BBC News – Home
Read More...Cook defends Apple on Senate hotseat
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Apple Inc.’s chief executive Tim Cook defended the tech giant’s tax practices in a lengthy Senate hearing on Tuesday, telling lawmakers that the company is acting fairly and also laying out targets for lowering its tax burdens. MarketWatch – Top Stories
Read More...Top adviser defends White House in IRS scandal
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A top Obama administration adviser said the White House did not know about IRS targeting. USATODAY.com Feed
Read More...NH’s Ayotte defends gun control vote
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WARREN, N.H. — A woman whose mother was killed in last year’s school shooting in Newtown, Conn., confronted Sen. Kelly Ayotte Tuesday during the senator’s first public appearance in New Hampshire since voting against gun control legislation. About 150 people attended the town hall meeting, where Ayotte defended her vote against a bill that would [...]
Read More...Obama Defends Positions At Surprise News Conference
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President Obama held a news conference on Tuesday, the 100th day of his second term. Politics
Read More...ANC defends broadcast of visit with ailing Mandela
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The African National Congress has gone on the defensive after being criticized for allowing a visit to ailing leader Nelson Mandela to be broadcast on national television. NBCNews.com: World news
Read More...Video: Family in Dagestan defends Boston suspects
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The mother of the two brothers suspected of the Boston Marathon bombing has told ITV News that her sons went to the event last year. Her chilling admission comes a day after her youngest son was charged with the crime in hospital. From her home town in Dagestan, ITV’s Martin Geissler reports. (Nightly News) NBCNews.com: World [...]
Read More...BBC defends Thatcher song row move
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The BBC defends its decision not to play in full on Radio 1′s Official Chart Show a song at the centre of an anti-Baroness Thatcher campaign. BBC News – Home
Read More...Rosengren defends Fed’s dual mandate, policy accommodation
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A top Federal Reserve official on Friday defended the central bank’s dual mandate of full employment and price stability, and pointed to economic trends that suggest an even more accommodative policy stance … Economy, Government & Policy News and Information on Yahoo! Finance
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