The Washington Examiner
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10 highlights of the week
Commentary Writer
Published: Sat, Mar 23, 2013
Drill, baby, drill 1| Gulf oil and gas lease sale pulls in $1.2b in bids The details: A nearly 39 million-acre oil and gas lease sale yesterday for the central Gulf of Mexico drew $1.2 billion in bids by offshore energy producers. Fifty-two companies submitted 407 bids on 320 tracts, three...
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10 lowlights of the week
Commentary Writer
Published: Sat, Mar 23, 2013
Death on the home front 1| Tragic week for Marines The details: Ten Marines died this week in the United States -- seven in a training accident in Nevada, and then three when one Marine murdered two others at Quantico before taking his own life. 'Third World experience' 2| Obamacare boss...
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10 lowlights of the week
Commentary Writer
Published: Sat, Mar 2, 2013
Another broken promise 1| Feds: Obamacare adds $6.2 trillion to deficit The details: President Obama vowed in 2009 not to sign a health care bill that would add "one dime to our deficits," but the Government Accountability Office reports that Obamacare adds $6.2 trillion to the long-term...
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10 highlights of the week
Commentary Writer
Published: Sat, Mar 2, 2013
Rocketeers 1| SpaceX successfully launches private rocket The details: The private SpaceX company successfully launched an unmanned rocket from Cape Canaveral on Friday. The rocket's payload included more than a ton of station equipment and experiments for the International Space Station....
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10 highlights of the week
Commentary Writer
Published: Sat, Jan 19, 2013
Return of the screen 1| Colo. theater where massacre occurred reopens The details: The Aurora, Colo., movie theater where 12 people were killed in a shooting rampage this summer reopened Thursday for a private night of remembrance. The theater hosted a screening of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected...
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10 lowlights of the week
Commentary Writer
Published: Sat, Jan 19, 2013
American killed in Algeria 1| Hostage crisis The details: Islamic militants tied to al Qaeda reportedly took 132 hostages, including seven Americans, associated with the oil industry. According to reports, two Americans have escaped but one has been killed. State Department leaves American...