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Previous studies had identified the trend of spring arriving earlier, but had focused on single species or a small grouping, generally plants. He explained that the data, covering the period between 1976 and 2005, showed the change was "most pronounced"... Full Article at BBC News
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Peter Cockshutt, 71, of Brandesburton, near Beverley, was found dead in his holiday villa on the island on Monday, the Foreign Office said. He had reportedly been stabbed and police believe he may have been killed as thieves tried to burgle his house. Mr Cockshutt's... Full Article at BBC News
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CYPRESS, TX - FEBRUARY 7: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (L) speaks during a campaign rally for Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) February 7, 2010 in Cypress, Texas. Perry is running against Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Debra Medina for the Republican gubernatorial candidacy... View Photo »
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Bipartisanship can't be that I agree to all the things that they believe in or want and they agree to none of the things that I want
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Lil Wayne, 27, pleaded guilty in October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon, admitting he illegally had a loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic gun on his tour bus in July 2007. Police found the weapon when they stopped the bus after a Manhattan concert... Full Article at FOX News
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The Malawi authorities have told gay activists who put up posters and distribute leaflets on the streets anonymously to "come out in the open". Full Article at BBC News
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Has Iran finally gone too far, pushing China into changing its mind about sanctions? Maybe not just yet. Full Article at Newsweek
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CYPRESS, TX - FEBRUARY 7: Texas Gov. Rick Perry comments during a campaign rally for February 7, 2010 in Cypress, Texas. Perry is running against Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Debra Medina for the Republican gubernatorial candidacy. View Photo »
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The purpose of placing numerous holds was to get the White House's attention on two issues that are critical to our national security -- the Air Force's aerial refueling tanker acquisition and the FBI's Terrorist Device Analytical Center ... With that accomplished, Senator Shelby has decided to release ...
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the police constable Keith Blakelock in north London 25 years ago. He was hacked to death on 6 October 1985 during the Broadwater Farm riots in Tottenham. Full Article at BBC News
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday. Full Article at Reuters
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A major shake-up of the UK's search and rescue helicopter service has been announced by the government. The 24-hour service will be run by private consortium Soteria from 2012, from 12 bases across the UK. Full Article at BBC News
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Bipartisanship can't be that I agree to all the things that they believe in or want and they agree to none of the things that I want
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I think there are some ideas on both the Republican and Democrat side that allow us to potentially, for example, lower rates for small businesses on their taxes, to help spur on some growth
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I'm confident that if we move forward in a spirit of keeping in mind what's best for the American people that we should be able to accomplish a lot
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I was studying in a seminary in Peshawar. About seven months ago, (Taliban activist) Qari Abdul Basheer, who often visited our seminary, asked me whether I was interested in getting a job with a handsome salary in Lahore and I agreed
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The people who sent us here expect a seriousness of purpose that transcends petty politics
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I did, but you have to realize, I was in a room with senators John McCain and Barack Obama, and nobody threw blows, but there were visible blows there. I didn’t break the tension, but tried to get a smile or a laugh.
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If the Senate does not act, and I made this very clear, if the Senate does not act to confirm these nominees, I will consider making several recess appointments during the upcoming recess ... Because we can't afford to allow politics to stand in the way of a well-functioning government.
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That prompted the President to push back again, aides say, arguing that the White House isn’t getting enough credit for the part of the stimulus that boosts federal funding for state Medicaid programs, arguing it has had a positive effect on the economy.
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A good place to start, and what I hope to spend a lot of time on in these discussions today, is how we can move forward on a jobs package that encourages small business to hire, that is helping to create the kind of environment where, now that we have economic growth, people actually are starting to add...
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By one account, up to 150 Westerners went to western Pakistan to receive terrorism training in 2009. As pressure has mounted on Al Qaeda in western Pakistan in the latter half of 2009, these camps may have become smaller and more mobile
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We can't afford grandstanding at the expense of actually getting something done ... What I won't consider is doing nothing.
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Al Qaeda forces that fled Afghanistan with their Taliban supporters remain active in Pakistan and reportedly have extensive, mutually supportive links with indigenous Pakistani terrorist groups that conduct anti-Western and anti-India attacks
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continue(s) to pursue a course that would lead to (nuclear) weaponization and that is not acceptable
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US officials remain concerned that al Qaeda terrorists operate with impunity on Pakistani territory, and that the group appears to have increased its influence among the myriad militant groups operating along the Pak-Afghan border, as well as in the densely populated Punjab province
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In fact, I understand that McConnell and Reid are out doing snow angels on the South Lawn together
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It’s very disappointing, and hypocritical, that Nelson has joined them ... It defies logic for Nelson to claim Becker wouldn’t represent the Administration’s agenda, when he was in fact nominated by the administration, twice. It is also a complete flip-flop from the days of George Bush when Nelson opine...
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nobody has been a bigger advocate of clean-coal technology than I.
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Obama to blame for sex that made Sarah Palin stupid
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If the Senate does not act, and I made this very clear
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In his latest budget request, President Obama added roughly $1.6 trillion in spending over the next ten years on top of what he requested last year. Can President Obama blame that extra $1.6 trillion on former President Bush? No.
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There are some core goals that have to be met
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Not because Republicans are eager to give Obama and the Democrats the victory (and) not because they have a fundamental agreement with a lot of things they want to do
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Part of what we'd like to see is the ability of Congress to move forward in a more bipartisan fashion on some of the key challenges that the country is facing right now ... I think it's fair to say that the American people are frustrated with the lack of progress on some key issues.
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Part of what we'd like to see is the ability of Congress to move forward in a more bipartisan fashion on some of the key challenges that the country is facing right now ... I think it's fair to say that the American people are frustrated with the lack of progress on some key issues.
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We spent a lot of time in this meeting discussing a jobs package and how we can move forward on that ... And it there are additional ideas, I will consider them.