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Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Regulatory Commission chief’s departure tied to diminishing congressional support

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Embattled Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko announced Monday he’s stepping down after three rocky years at the helm of the nation’s nuclear safety agency.
As colleague Steve Mufson and I write Monday, his resignation “signals that he had lost the support of his former boss, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), a fierce opponent of efforts to store nuclear waste at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain, a key concern of the nuclear agency.”
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D.C. archdiocese, other Catholic groups file suit against birth control mandate

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Five of Washington’s key Catholic institutions filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the White House’s mandate requiring employers to provide contraception coverage, part of an expanding national campaign against what some Catholic leaders characterize as an attack on their faith.
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NATO leaders agree on framework to wind down Afghan mission

Monday, May 21st, 2012

CHICAGO — NATO leaders agreed at a critical meeting Monday on a framework for winding down their combat mission in Afghanistan between now and the end of 2014 and made commitments on the length and ambition of their role there long afterward.
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David Axelrod scolds Cory Booker on Bain Capital

Monday, May 21st, 2012

President Obama’s chief political strategist hammered comments made by Newark Mayor Cory Booker regarding former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s work at Bain Capital as “wrong”, the latest attempt by the White House to get out from under the burgeoning controversy.
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Backdoor sniffed in ZTE’s US Android smartphones

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Dial R for Root
Chinese handset manufacturer ZTE has confirmed the presence of a backdoor in one of its Android smartphones.…

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