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...response to the controversy, bills are pending in both the House and Senate that would seek to insulate U.S. attorneys from political influence by restoring a system of checks and balances that would limit the period within which U.S. attorneys could be appointed without Senate confirmation...
...finished third at 141 lb. despite suffering a tough first-round upset. “Each of us knows it because we train with each other. We have to make sure we train smart in the next couple of weeks, and then the sky’s the limit.”Sophomore Louis Caputo (184 lb.) and freshman J.P. O’Connor (149 lb.) both made it into the finals, with Caputo clinching his first conference title, leading Harvard to a sixth-place finish with 71 points.Entering the tournament as the second seed, Caputo outwrestled Antonio Miranda...
...this brings us to the third point: The major candidates must get back into the public system. Senator Obama proposed a few weeks ago an agreement between the two major party nominees that would limit their fundraising and campaign expenditures (this was, however, before the Hollywood fundraising battle). While Obama has opted out of public financing, he hopes to return private donations if he wins the nomination and a compact is signed. Obama believes that he needs to accept private donations to remain competitive in the primary, but that he would like to preserve the public system...
...government has begun to limit the amount of time it allows Iraqis without residency status to stay in Syria, down from three months to two weeks. In mid-February, Syria shut its border with Iraq and wouldn't let any Iraqis enter for three days. The border is back open, but the message to Iraq and the U.S. was clear: Stop taking Syrian help for granted. The U.S. still needs to prove to Syria that playing a constructive role in the Middle East...
...makes me feel independent, and my friends can find me anytime," said Derrick, 12. Nick, 11, gleefully set his phone's calendar to remind him of his birthday until he turns 89. Not surprisingly, they were less thrilled with a feature that allows parents, using a website, to limit kids' calling hours or who can call them...