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Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Afghan War Veteran
Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Afghan War Veteran
Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Afghan War Veteran
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has bestowed the Medal of Honor on Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who risked his life to save an injured soldier and to resupply ammunition to his comrades during intense fighting in a remote mountain outpost.
Letters Containing Ricin Sent to President, Two Senators [UPDATED]
Letters Containing Ricin Sent to President, Two Senators [UPDATED]
Letters Containing Ricin Sent to President, Two Senators [UPDATED]
1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin. 12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin. The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility.
Who Chooses the Venue? — 10 Things You Might Not Know About the 2012 Presidential Debates
Who Chooses the Venue? — 10 Things You Might Not Know About the 2012 Presidential Debates
Who Chooses the Venue? — 10 Things You Might Not Know About the 2012 Presidential Debates
While everyone has a good time picking apart the presidential debates once they’re over (or while they're happening, on Twitter), they've actually been scrupulously picked apart by each campaign even before they start. These debates are serious business with a lot of rules, some of which are a bit strange and many of which no one seems to actually pay attention to. Tonight is the final presidentia