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A senior Republican senator is urging the Obama administration and European allies to consider rearming Georgia, an action that would inevitably upset Russia.The recommendation comes from Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a lawmaker who has long cultivated cooperation with Russia. Lugar has been a key ally for President Barack Obama on his pursuit of an arms control deal with Russia that has been the centerpiece of the administration's efforts to improve relations with the Kremlin. He also is leading efforts to win essential Republican votes to ratify the treaty once it has been completed.
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Brilliant at the beginning and end, and basically silent in between, Gilbert Arenas scored 31 points Tuesday night to lead the Washington Wizards to a 105-98 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, ending a three-game home losing streak.Arenas scored the game's first seven points and finished the opening quarter with 15. After adding only two points in each of the next two periods, he came back out of his shell in the fourth, scoring 12. He finished with eight rebounds but only two assists.
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From the White House to Capitol Hill, Democrats on Tuesday confidently predicted Senate passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul after the bill cleared its second 60-vote test and the time was set for a final tally.Coming to the Senate floor in the middle of the afternoon, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced an agreement to vote on final passage at 8 a.m. Thursday, Christmas Eve. It would mark the 25th consecutive day of Senate debate on health care.
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President Barack Obama is getting "sports stuff" for Christmas.But the president, an avid golfer and basketball player, will have to wait until Dec. 25 to find out exactly what it is.
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Drugmaker MedImmune is recalling nearly 5 million doses of swine flu vaccine because the nasal spray appears to lose strength over time, federal health officials announced Tuesday.The vaccine recall is the second this month caused by declining potency and comes as public health officials urge millions of Americans to get vaccinated against swine flu.
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The Defense Department said Tuesday the ceiling on a Navy contract with Harris Corp.'s RF Communications Division has been increased by $311.4 million to $897.9 million.The contract is for radios for soldiers, as well as support systems. The ordering period still ends Feb. 10.
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The Defense Department said Tuesday that General Electric has been awarded a contract worth up to $160.4 million to repair and replace T700 engines on some Navy helicopters.The engines are on the Navy's H-60 helicopter and AH-1W attack helicopter. The contract includes a 33-month base period worth $85.7 million and two one-year options. The total value including the options would be $160.4 million.
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The Defense Department announced Tuesday that it is awarding a $171.2 million Air Force contract to Raytheon Missile Systems Co. for 500 AGM-65 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles.The order includes 200 AGM-65D Maverick missiles, 300 AGM-65G missiles, four AGM-65D guidance and control sections and eight AGM-65G guidance and control sections.
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday the Obama administration is confident it will prevent a repeat of last year's financial crisis, the worst to hit the country in seven decades."We are not going to have a second wave of financial crisis," Geithner said in an interview with National Public Radio. "We cannot afford to let the country live again with a risk that we are going to have another series of events like we had last year. That is not something that is acceptable."
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The Defense Department said Tuesday that it has awarded Boeing Co. a $263.6 million contract to support the Air Force's C-17 cargo planes.President Barack Obama signed a defense bill on Saturday that included $2.5 billion for 10 C-17s, which are assembled in Long Beach, Calif.
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