Rep. Peter King's congressional hearings on American Muslim radicalization consider CAIR impact

Congressman Peter King held Congressional hearings on radicalization in the American muslim community. As Michelle Boorstein and David Fahrenthold reported on the proceedings:

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Senate funding vote delayed as parties trade barbs over competing proposals

After delaying a planned Tuesday vote on the federal spending bill, Senate leaders traded accusations over the motives behind their competing proposals to keep the government from shutting down later this month.

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Fed pick is likely to be blocked again

A Nobel Prize isn't enough to change Sen. Richard C. Shelby's mind about Peter Diamond. The Alabama lawmaker said Tuesday that Diamond is still not qualified to sit on the Federal Reserve Board.

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Gay GOP Presidential Candidate Karger To File FEC Complaint Against Fox For Debate Exclusion

Openly gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger told SiriusXM’s Michelangelo Signorile this afternoon that he plans to take legal action against Fox News for excluding him from Thursday’s GOP debate. Karger, who met all of the qualifications set forth by the network, was denied a podium and never received an explanation for the snub. “I’m [...]

Source: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2011/08/15/296279/gay-gop-presidential-candidate-karger-to-file-fec-complaint-against-fox-for-debate-exclusion/

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On Libya, Obama willing to let allies take the lead

President Obama is content to let other nations publicly lead the search for solutions to the Libyan conflict, his advisers say, a stance that reflects the more humble tone he has sought to bring to U.S. foreign policy but one that also opens him to criticism that he is a weak leader.

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