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Troop Death Benefits: We Pay, Prudential Profits
(Newser) - Prudential is making a profit on death benefits owed to military families—and it's doing so using government funds. When a service member dies, the feds send the full amount of the life insurance policy, usually $400,000, to Prudential. If survivors opt to receive a lump-sum payment, which 95%... More » Newser located this story for you on Monday, October 4, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Vatican Slams Berlusconi Over Jewish Joke
(Newser) - The Vatican yesterday lashed Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for a joke about Jews that stunned and infuriated his countrymen. The "deplorable" joke "offended the sentiment of believers and the sacred memory of 6 million Holocaust victims," blasted an editorial in the Vatican's official newspaper. In his... More » Newser located this story for you on Monday, October 4, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Democrats Putting Up a Fight
(Newser) - Democrats may be on the ropes, but a Republican takeover of the House is hardly a done deal, according to a state-by-state analysis from the New York Times . By now, Republicans had expected to have a variety of races already settled, but Democratic incumbents are proving more tenacious than... More » Newser located this story for you on Monday, October 4, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Court Becomes More Diverse—and Partisan
(Newser) - The Supreme Court that begins its new term tomorrow will be very different than its predecessor. The most striking change may be the presence of three women on the bench, which Ruth Bader Ginsburg thinks will cause a "major" shift in public perception of the court. “When... More » Newser located this story for you on Monday, October 4, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Franklin Graham: Islam is 'Wicked'
(Newser) - ABC’s This Week waded into some controversial waters today with a town hall discussion on Islam, and no one was more controversial than Rev. Franklin Graham (son of Billy), who called the religion “evil” and “wicked.” Quoth Graham: “They want to build as many... More » Newser located this story for you on Monday, October 4, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Whitman to Brown: You're Behind Housekeeper Story
(Newser) - Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown took the gloves off yesterday and went mano a mano over illegal immigration in a televised, Spanish language debate. Brown blasted Whitman for having employed an illegal maid, Nicandra Diaz Santillan . Whitman, in turn, accused him of being behind her sudden surfacing: "You... More » Newser located this story for you on Monday, October 4, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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