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Senate Dems move ahead on crucial health...

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With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democratic leaders pushed ahead Friday toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health...

Pelosi calls Karzai 'unworthy partner'

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S....

Ethics panel: No punishment for Sen. Burris...

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The Senate ethics committee admonished Roland Burris for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances...

TheGrio: Jackson's race-baiting no favor...

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Many political observers surmised that with Barack Obama's election, self-anointed and often polarizing black leader Rev. Jesse Jackson...

Obama at odds with bishops over abortion

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The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile...

Giuliani said to lean toward Senate race

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is leaning toward running for the U.S. Senate rather than making a bid for governor, two Republican...

Diplomatic Memo: Clinton Seen as Obama’...

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The role thrusts Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton into the thick of a critical international problem.

U.S. softens approach to Karzai

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Obama’s top diplomats and generals are abandoning for now their get-tough tactics with Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai and attempting...

State, local budget cuts a "time bomb" for...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Budget shortfalls pose a direct threat to millions of U.S. jobs, many in the private sector, as state and local...

Senate confirms long-stalled Obama judicial...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. Senate, having smashed through a Republican wall of opposition, confirmed on Thursday...

India PM heads to U.S. in test of ties with...

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's prime minister and U.S. President Barack Obama meet next week to strengthen ties, with the emerging Asian...

Senate nears first healthcare vote

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate geared up for a fierce battle over a new healthcare reform plan on Thursday as...

Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions...

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AP - The Obama administration is shifting the focus of its Iran policy from talk to sanctions, but the prospect...

White House at odds with bishops over abortion...

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AP - The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that...

Sources: Giuliani leaning toward run for...

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AP - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who many Republicans have been pushing to run for governor in 2010...

Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management...

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AP - The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks...

GOP Advisers Say Giuliani Is Leaning Toward...

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One adviser noted that no one is saying Giuliani has made a decision, but that it "certainly sounds" like he is less interested in...

Republicans Blast 'Bait and Switch' Health...

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Sen. Reid's health care legislation would expand Medicaid, but leave states with part of the additional cost. "We all know a sucker...

U.S. near end of Pakistan aid review, focus...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects to complete a review on how to spend $7.5 billion in proposed...

Reid: Finish line on health care 'is finally...

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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday unveiled a sweeping $849 billion plan...

Newspaper Deliverers Are Probed

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New York City officials are examining whether a newspaper-delivery union with a history of ties to organized crime...

Obama Says He Seeks to Break Pattern With...

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Bloomberg - Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he andSouth Korean President Lee Myung-Bak aim...

Obama salutes U.S. troops in S. Korea before...

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McClatchy Newspapers - OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — President Barack Obama told about 1,500 U.S. forces Thursday...

Senators seek probe into China's yuan peg...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senators who authored legislation aimed at pressuring China to lift the value of its...

Army to Allow Some Media Coverage During...

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The Army will allow the media some limited access to Sarah Palin during her appearance at Fort Bragg, after initially...

US Panel sets fees for big firms, aims to...

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AP - Taking aim at Wall Street and the U.S. central bank, an important House committee voted Thursday...

Sources: Giuliani leaning toward run for...

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AP - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who many Republicans have been pushing to run for...

Senate Says Health Plan Will Cover Another...

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Senator Harry Reid put forward his version of the health care overhaul, promising it would reduce the deficit...

Ex-Official to Reportedly Head Fort Hood...

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has reportedly tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon...

D.C. Schools Chief Targets Tenure

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The White House wants to remake public education around the principle that the best teachers should be rewarded...

Senate girds for historic debate on health...

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The Senate stands at the brink of a historic battle over health care with President Obama and his allies on one...

Ramsey named TechNet CEO (Politico)

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Politico - He will oversee TechNet’s operations, strategic planning and public policy, and political agenda...

Governor's blindness now fodder for jokes...

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New York Governor David Paterson, facing a tough battle to keep his job, has fallen so low in public opinion that...

Gov. Sanford reporting new trips

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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is reporting previously unrecorded flights he took on planes owned by friends...

Group Clarifies Mammography Advice

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The task force that loosened breast-cancer screening guidelines this week clarified its position, in response...

White House at odds with bishops over abortion...

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AP - The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over...

Bomb Suspect Can’t Keep His Military Lawyers...

NY Times :: Posted 1 day 16 hours ago

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Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a former Guantánamo detainee whose case was transferred to a federal court, had developed a close working...

Senator's Wife Arrested for DUI (CQPolitics...

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CQPolitics.com - Charlene Lugar, wife of Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Dick Lugar, was arrested Wednesday night for drunken...

FAA says flight computers working again (...

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AP - FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again.

Senate Says Health Plan Will Cover Another...

NY Times :: Posted 1 day 23 hours ago

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Senator Harry Reid put forward his version of the health care overhaul, promising it would reduce the deficit while covering most of...

The Hill: Jesse Jackson injects race into...

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The Hill reports that Rev. Jesse Jackson made waves last night for saying, “You can’t vote against health care and call yourself...

Lawmakers Call Ft. Hood Shootings ‘Terrorism...

NY Times :: Posted 1 day 3 hours ago

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At hearings on Thursday, some senators characterized the suspect as a homegrown extremist who slipped past law enforcement and military...

Thousands Turn Out for Palin's Book Tour...

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Thousands gathered outside a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Grand Rapids to get a signed copy of Sarah Palin's new book.

Jesse Jackson Reportedly Warns Black Lawmakers...

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Wednesday night that any black lawmaker who votes against President Obama's sweeping health care overhaul...

Jobless Benefits Will Expire Unless Congress...

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About one million laid-off workers will see their benefits end in January unless federally paid extensions are renewed.

Screening Policy Won’t Change, U.S. Officials...

NY Times :: Posted 1 day 17 hours ago

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The White House emphasized that new breast cancer screening standards were not binding on either physicians or insurers.

Academic Researchers’ Conflicts of Interest...

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A report found that universities often do not disclose faculty members’ conflicts of interest in government-financed studies.

Obama says US, allies discussing Iran sanctions...

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AP - Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies...

Senate girds for historic debate on health...

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The Senate stands at the brink of a historic battle over health care with President Obama and his allies on one side and Republicans...

U.S. Demands Clear Results From Afghan Reforms...

NY Times :: Posted 1 day 17 hours ago

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President Obama sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Afghanistan to press President Hamid Karzai to deliver “measurable...

Sen. Kerry's Daughter Arrested on Drunk...

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Thirty-six-year-old Alexandra Kerry was stopped by officers on a Hollywood street after midnight Thursday and allegedly failed a sobriety...

Senate girds for historic debate on health...

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AP - Congressional budget crunchers Thursday said the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal...

Obama says US, allies working on Iran nuclear...

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AP - President Barack Obama says the U.S. and its allies are working on ways to send a "clear message" to Iran on its nuclear program...

CBO: Senate Health Bill Costs $849 Billion...

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Sen. Harry Reid outlined a ten-year $849 billion bill that would overhaul the nation's health-care system and extend insurance to 31...

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