President Barack Obama announced more than $8 billion in federal loan guarantees for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in the U.S. in nearly three decades.


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February 16th, 2010
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Marines moving by land from the north link up with U.S. units that have faced nearly constant Taliban attack in the four days since they were dropped by helicopter into the town of Marjah.
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February 16th, 2010
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More than populist discontent, the ‘tea party’ movement is about a transformation from political indifference to bracing for tyranny.
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December 4th, 2009
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MSNBC passes along this picture of a slightly awkward situation on an American Airlines flight.
Originally reported by Kieran Daly at airline blog FightGlobal.com, the picture was supposedly taken by a worried flight attendant who wanted to ensure that the seating arrangement didn’t compromise the safety of the other passengers.
Here’s FlightGlobal:
“This is sent to me with the absolute assurance that it’s a genuine picture taken by a flight attendant at American Airlines. The F/A took it to show her manager what was happening on the aircraft (757???) and why she was unhappy about it. See