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U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

McConnell Plan: A Way Out of Debt Deal Crisis?

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he may have a way out of the debt deal crisis -- a sort of last-chance option that would permit President Barack Obama to increase the debt limit, even if Democrats and Republicans can't immediately agree regarding how to cut the budget deficit. But will Conservative Republicans support it?

AntiSec Spews Out 53,000 .mil E-mail Addresses After Hack on U.S. Military

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In an attack reminiscent of the hacking of the U.S. Senate Web site, Arizona police and an FBI affiliate, activist hacker group AntiSec hacked into a defense and homeland security consultant and posted online as many as 67,000 unique e-mail addresses, out of which 53,000 carried .mil domains. Initial reports had claimed that the hacking had stolen as many as 90,000 military e-mails from U.S. contractor Booz Allen Hamilton.
Young hooded demonstrators prepare to attack a police vehicle during a stand-off between loyalist and nationalist demonstrators in east Belfast

Riots Erupt in Northen Ireland Over Protestant Marches

Violence erupted in Northern Ireland's provincial capital Belfast on Tuesday, when the police had to shoot plastic bullets and water cannons at Catholic youths. The shooting took place after a riot broke out when a Protestant parade passed their estate.
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Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton to Miss Betty Ford Funeral

Ex-President Bill Clinton will not be able to attend the funeral of former First Lady Betty Ford due to mechanical problems encountered by the airplane he was scheduled to take.
U.S. Congress

Boehner: I Never Agreed To Any 'Grand Deal'

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, rejected the notion that he and President Barack Obama had reached a grand dealon raising the debt limit which he spoke of during his news conference Monday.
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Obama: Social Security Checks Could Stop, if No Debt Deal

The rhetoric is getting hot and heavy inside the beltway regarding the debt talks. On Tuesday, the Republicans essentially said the Democrats haven't offered a viable debt deal proposal and President Obama said Republican reluctance to compromise could prevent senior citizens from receiving Social Security payments on August 3.
U.S. Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY.

Obama Making Debt Deal 'Unattainable,' McConnell Says

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., assailed President Barack Obama's attempt to forge a grand debt deal as smoke and mirrors, a sign of intensifying rhetoric inside the beltway, as the deadline to strike a compromise draws closer.
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas

Ron Paul to Retire From Congress

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian Texas Congressman, won't seek re-election to his House seat next year, regardless of whether he wins the 2012 Republican presidential race, Paul said Tuesday.
The Lincoln Memorial

Tea Party: U.S. Default Preferable to Debt Deal

OPINION: As President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats have to negotiate a debt deal and prevent the totally avoidable -- a U.S. default on its debt -- Tea Party Republicans appear only to be interested in one thing: getting their way, even if it hurts the nation.
News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch leaves his flat with Rebekah Brooks, Chief Executive of News International, in central London

Scandal: Murdoch, Editors Now Questioned on Police Bribes

Three of the most high-profile executives embroiled in the phone-hacking scandal in Britain will soon be answering questions from British politicians about alleged bribes paid to police officers for information used in newspaper articles.
First lady Michelle Obama

Was Michelle Obama's Shake Shack Visit Hypocritical?

On Monday, DC media outlets reported that First Lady Michelle Obama made a visit to a Washington, D.C. area Shake Shack and more than indulged herself. She ordered a burger, fries, milkshake, and a Diet Coke, totaling up to a whopping 1,700 calories.
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Will ‘South California’ Become the 51st State?

If Republican Jeff Stone has anything to do with it, that's exactly what will happen. Stone has asked fellow members of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to support a motion to bring together officials from 13 counties to discuss the idea.

Pakistan Condemns Murder of Karzai’s Brother

Yousuf Raza Gilani telephoned Karzai to deliver his condolences for his loss, although relations between the two South Asian neighbors have been strained over accusations of cross-border attacks by militants.

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