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June 24th, 2011
06:50 PM ET

Terror plots against military on rise

CNN's Jeanne Meserve reports on two new suspected homegrown terror plots that both targeted U.S. military installations.

RELATED: Two men charged with plan to attack military recruiting station


Filed under: Jeanne Meserve • Military • Terror
June 24th, 2011
06:49 PM ET

Thousands flee North Dakota floods

Many families in Minot fear flooding will wash away their homes and neighborhoods. CNN'S Ted Rowlands reports.

RELATED: North Dakota flooding hits record level


Filed under: Flooding • North Dakora • Ted Rowlands
June 24th, 2011
06:45 PM ET

GOP vote fails, another succeeds

The GOP House rejects a bill to cut off funding to Libya, but are they sending mixed messages? Dana Bash reports

RELATED: House rebuffs Obama over Libya


Filed under: Dana Bash • Libya
BLITZER'S BLOG: When is a tax increase not a tax increase?
June 24th, 2011
03:55 PM ET

BLITZER'S BLOG: When is a tax increase not a tax increase?

WASHINGTON (CNN) – I guess we shouldn’t be too surprised that Vice President Joe Biden’s efforts to work out a deficit reduction deal with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl collapsed over the issue of raising taxes on the wealthy.

Republicans are firmly opposed to raising taxes on anyone. Democrats want to see those families making more than $250,000 a year pay more income tax.
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Filed under: Deficit • Taxes • Wolf Blitzer
June 24th, 2011
09:20 AM ET

Obama to tap oil reserves

CNN's Lisa Sylvester looks into why President Obama is tapping into the country's oil reserves now.

RELATED: U.S. to release oil from strategic reserve

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Filed under: Gas prices • Lisa Sylvester • Oil