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Obama’s Olympic pitch draws GOP complaint about lack of prioritiesNEW YORK — President Obama’s decision to travel to Copenhagen to boost Chicago’s chances of winning the 2016 Olympics has drawn criticism from some Republicans, who call it a boondoggle for Obama’s hometown allies and evidence the president has blurred his priorities. Competitors cry foul as Hartford Courant ‘aggregates’ surrounding newspapers’ contentHARTFORD, Conn. — After cutting its newsroom by half because of the recession and sagging advertising revenue, The Hartford Courant found a new source for news — its competition — and found itself in a plagiarism scandal. White House uses Web against Drudge on health care, calls posting a campaign of falsehoodsWASHINGTON — The White House is turning to the Internet to hit back at a Web posting that claims to show President Barack Obama explaining how his health care reform plans eventually would eliminate private insurance. Treasury cancels plans to hire cartoonist to lighten the mood for employees who manage deficitWASHINGTON — The Treasury Department is scrapping plans to hire a cartoonist to lighten the mood of its employees who manage the nation’s $1.2 trillion debt, after a senator questioned its merits. |