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Washington Post scraps plans for 'salons' after uproar - Los Angeles Times border=

Washington Post scraps plans for 'salons' after uproar - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Washington — The Washington Post's publisher abruptly canceled a series of policy dinners Thursday that were to have been underwritten by lobbyists or corporations willing to pay thousands of dollars to be in the same …
Boston Globe
New York Times
Washington Post
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Washington Post Cancels Plans to Hold Costly Dinner for Lobbyists - FOXNews border=

Washington Post Cancels Plans to Hold Costly Dinner for Lobbyists - FOXNews

FOXNews
The newspaper had circulated a flier offering lobbyists and organization executives a chance to meet with the Beltway insiders at the home of publisher Katharine Weymouth, for an "off-the-record dinner and discussion" — for a fee. …
Washington Examiner
TIME
The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Health plans' cost scrutinized - Chicago Tribune border=

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Health plans' cost scrutinized - Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune
Republicans questioned the cost of health-care reform plans Sunday, and even Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) admitted similar concerns and said she wasn't sure there are enough votes among President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats to pass a plan at …
FOXNews
ABC News
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Obama Defends Proposed New Agency - Washington Post border=

Obama Defends Proposed New Agency - Washington Post

Washington Post
President Obama defended his proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency in his weekly radio address yesterday, saying it would tamp down the kind of deceptive lending practices and complicated contracts he said often hurt consumers.
The Associated Press
Reuters
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Cautious Response Reflects Obama's Long-Term Approach - Washington Post border=

Cautious Response Reflects Obama's Long-Term Approach - Washington Post

Washington Post
By Glenn Kessler All last week, as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators surged through Tehran, President Obama resisted pressure to side with them against the Iranian government.
BBC News
AFP
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Ensign plans to return to Washington on Monday - San Jose Mercury News border=

Ensign plans to return to Washington on Monday - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News
AP LAS VEGAS—Sen. John Ensign's office says the Nevada Republican plans to return to Washington, DC, on Monday. Ensign has been away from Capitol Hill since admitting he had affair with a former aide at a Las Vegas news conference on Tuesday.
FOXNews
Seattle Times
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Europe Sleeps As Power Passes It By - Washington Post border=

Europe Sleeps As Power Passes It By - Washington Post

Washington Post
By Pascal Boniface The European Parliament elections turned out to be a democratic disaster. Massive abstention underscored the strong disinterest - if not mistrust - many European citizens have toward the election of their European representatives.
Wall Street Journal
guardian.co.uk
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Why Now, John Ensign? - Washington Post border=

Why Now, John Ensign? - Washington Post

Washington Post
Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has yet to answer the most pressing question arising from his admission of an extramarital affair: why now, 10 months after his affair with a staffer ended, is he coming forward to air his dirty laundry?
New York Daily News
The Associated Press
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Russia, China Urge Return to Talks - Washington Post border=

Russia, China Urge Return to Talks - Washington Post

Washington Post
Russia and China urged North Korea on Wednesday to return to negotiations on the fate of its rogue nuclear programs — an unusual joint appeal from two UN Security Council members who have resisted US efforts to impose more punitive measures against …
RT
Xinhua
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Sports digest: Stealth moving to Washington; Drew Gordon injures knee - San Jose Mercury News border=

Sports digest: Stealth moving to Washington; Drew Gordon injures knee - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
New president of basketball operations David Kahn announced the move, ending McHale's 15-year stint with the Timberwolves. Brett Favre worked out with a high school football team, then said his arm wasn't yet ready for him to commit to joining the …
HeraldNet
Vancouver Sun
Seattle Times