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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!The powerful storm system that swept through the Plains on Sunday and to the East Coast today, killing at least seven people in the Deep South, spawned over 1,500 reports of severe weather since Sunday, including a record-breaking 1,200-plus reports during one 24-hour period. The hardest hit regions were the Tennessee Valley, Mississippi Valley and the Southeast, where the majority of the reports piled up from early Monday through early Tuesday. During the 24 hours, more preliminary severe weather reports -- large hail, wind damage and tornadoes -- were tallied than in any other 24-hour ...
A preliminary report from the General Accounting Office has cleared ACORN of allegations that it misused millions of federal dollars over a four-year span. According to the report, nine federal agencies gave the community group more than $40 million in eight housing-related grants from 2005 to 2009. There were no problems with seven of the eight grants, and ACORN supplied correct documentation for the eighth after it was notified the paperwork was missing. The GAO said it found no evidence of fraud or misuse of federal dollars. ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis said the report "does nothing more than ...
The top American commander in Afghanistan has completed his long-awaited review of U.S. war strategy in the country, sources tell the BBC. Gen. Stanley McChrystal's assessment is on its way to the White House but, as expected, does not contain a direct call for more troops. McChrystal concluded that the situation is "serious," however, and "demands a revised implementation strategy." ...
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