US Senator Rand Paul has been hospitalised after a record 13-hour talking filibuster. He was diagnosed with laryngitis and complications due to urinary retention, and remains in a critical condition.
Posted: Mar 11th, 2013
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Citizens have been advised to batten down the hatches and prepare for the worst in advance of the possible arrival of Hurricane Mitt to the Washington area in the middle of next week.
Posted: Oct 28th, 2012
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‘The site was really user-friendly and made getting out of debt by getting into even more debt a doddle,’ said Obama. ‘They had this cool slider thing that went all the way up to $2,400,000,000,000 – which was handy.’
Posted: Aug 1st, 2011
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David Cameron has shown fellow heads of state that Britain is unafraid to come down hard on Libya and impose a no-fly zone, providing that President Obama is OK with things.
Posted: Mar 17th, 2011
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