Posts Tagged ‘ house ’

Obama to push for transparency in face of threats

May 23, 2013
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Obama to push for transparency in face of threats

FILE - In this May 21, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. The U.S. will refocus its attention on homegrown terror threats against Americans, President Barack Obama will say in a Thursday speech that is forecast as skimpy on any new sweeping policies.…

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Committee nears final vote on immigration bill

May 21, 2013
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Committee nears final vote on immigration bill

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2013, as the committee assembles to work on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions. The panel is aiming to pass the…

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Dell XPS 18 review: Huge tablet or ultra-thin desktop computer?

May 20, 2013
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Dell XPS 18 review: Huge tablet or ultra-thin desktop computer?

Dell calls its XPS 18 a “portable, all-in-one desktop” machine. You’ll probably call it the biggest tablet that you’ve ever used, but for the first time ever, that’s perhaps not a bad thing. I’ve gotten to spend the past week or so with the XPS 18 and I have to applaud Dell for taking risks…

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Open-Air-Bars über der Stadt – Chillige Dachterrassen mit Wow-Faktor

May 18, 2013
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Open-Air-Bars über der Stadt – Chillige Dachterrassen mit Wow-Faktor

Von New York über München bis Jerusalem: Immer mehr Hotels setzen auf Rooftop Bars. Dabei berauschen nicht nur die teuren Cocktails, sondern auch die Ausblicke auf die Skyline.Während im Straßengewirr weit unten hektischer Feierabendverkehr an Entspannung nicht denken lässt, geht das ein paar Dutzend, mitunter gar Hundert Meter weiter oben auf der Terrasse eines Wolkenkratzers…

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Bertelsmann mit deutlichem Gewinnanstieg im ersten Quartal 2013

May 16, 2013
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Bertelsmann mit deutlichem Gewinnanstieg im ersten Quartal 2013

Gtersloh (ots) -- Umsatz stabil bei 3,63 Mrd. Euro - Operating EBIT steigt auf 303 Mio. Euro - Konzernergebnis um 43 Prozent auf 207 Mio. Euro erhht Bertelsmann verzeichnete in den ersten drei Monaten des laufenden Jahres einen positiven Geschftsverlauf und steigerte sowohl das operative Ergebnis als auch das Konzernergebnis auf Hchstwerte. Bei einem stabilen…

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Badgered: Obama acts, but Republicans unsatisfied

May 16, 2013
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Badgered: Obama acts, but Republicans unsatisfied

President Barack Obama leans out from under an umbrella to check if it's still raining, during a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Barack Obama leans out from under an umbrella to check if…

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IG says lax management allowed tea party targeting

May 14, 2013
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IG says lax management allowed tea party targeting

Attorney General Eric Holder pauses during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Holder said he's ordered a Justice Department investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Attorney General Eric Holder pauses during a news conference at the Justice…

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Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies

May 13, 2013
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Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies

President Barack Obama gestures during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The president Obama said during the news conference that the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups is "outrageous" and anyone involved needs to be "held…

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GOP ready to push Benghazi case into 2014, beyond

May 11, 2013
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GOP ready to push Benghazi case into 2014, beyond

FILE - This June 7, 2012 file photo shows U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice listening during a news conference at the UN. Senior State Department officials pressed for changes in the talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used after the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya last September, expressing…

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Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Instant grabs exclusive access to Vikings television show in Germany and the UK

May 10, 2013
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Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Instant grabs exclusive access to Vikings television show in Germany and the UK

Amazon is beefing up its content offering on LOVEFILM Instant, its on-demand streaming service in the UK, Germany and Scandinavia, with exclusive access to the US television series Vikings. It will be the first time that any show has been distributed through LOVEFiLM before any traditional broadcast station, channel or network in both Germany and the…

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