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Pilot was ready to ram plane
An F-16 pilot who scrambled on 9/11 to prevent another attack on the US capital says she was prepared to ram her plane into a hijacked aircraft — as there…
Cheney suggests Hillary Clinton would be a better President than Obama
Former vice president Dick Cheney Sunday praised Hillary Clinton as one of the more competent members of President Barack Obama‘s administration, saying it would be “interesting to speculate” on how…
Obama meets with big biz honchos
President Barack Obama met Friday with top executives at marquee US firms like American Express and Johnson & Johnson, with the country’s economy struggling and global markets prone to wild…
House kills 180-year-old page program
Bringing the curtain down on a nearly 200-year-old tradition, leaders of the US House of Representatives announced Monday that they were doing away with the chamber’s “page” program. Republican House…
Credit rating downgrade brings political pot to a boil
America’s historic loss of its top-notch credit rating failed to cool the feud between Republicans and President Barack Obama‘s Democrats which threatens to drive the US economy into disaster. Despite…
Did tea party win or lose in debt deal debacle?
The Tea Party stood at a political crossroads Tuesday, split by a vote on raising the US debt limit after fractious negotiations that saw them declared both the big winners…
Bomb implants: Newest terrorism threat?
US officials have warned airlines terror groups may be mulling implanting bombs under the skins of passengers, reports said Wednesday, but stressed the alert was not linked to any specific…
Blackwater merc jailed
A US federal judge sentenced a former Blackwater security guard on Monday to 30 months in prison for shooting and killing an Afghan citizen in 2009. The judge also ordered…
Palin’s bus tour fuels presidential speculation
Sarah Palin announced a “One Nation” bus tour of the United States, fueling speculation that she will make a run for the US presidency in 2012 elections. The populist former…
Bush on bin Laden: ‘The guy is dead. That is good’
Former US president George W. Bush this week reportedly praised President Barack Obama’s decision to order the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and declared: “The guy is dead. That…
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