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President's Agenda: Health Care, Afghanistan

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:45:07 +0000

President's Agenda: Health Care, Afghanistan - ABC News

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Dem Rep. Obey Proposes Tax to Fund War

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:52:39 +0000

Dem Rep. Obey Proposes Tax to Fund War - ABC News

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RNC's Communications Chief Resigns

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:32:27 +0000

ABC News' David Chalian Reports: Just as the Republican Party is expressing optimism about its chances in 2010 following two significant gubernatorial victories in 2009, RNC Chairman Michael Steele has lost his top message man. ABC News has learned RNC communications director Trevor ...

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Hampton dishes more allegations about Ensign

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:41:37 +0000

Husband of Nevada senator's ex-mistress makes more allegations on ABC's "Nightline."

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Adam Lambert Shocks American Music Awards With Racy “For Your Entertainment”

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:52:40 +0000

For his first televised performance since the Season Eight finale of American Idol, Adam Lambert aimed for the kind of controversy Britney Spears and Madonna are known for generating, completely stunning the audience at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre and the millions watching the American ...

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Farewell, Oprah: How About a Gift to Black America Before you Go?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

I have a history with Oprah Winfrey.

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Obey Tells Obama: Afghanistan War Tax or No Surge

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:22:23 +0000

In an interview with ABC News, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey stated that sending more troops would be a mistake that could "wipe out every initiative we have to rebuild our own economy." He continues, "If they ask for an increased troop commitment in Afghanistan, I am ...

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ABC News National Poll (washingtonpost.com)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:52:00 +0000

Washington Post-ABC News National Poll This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone Nov. 12-15, 2009, among a random national sample of 1,001 adults including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of ...

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Adam Lambert FALLS At AMAs, Simulates Sex, Kisses Band Member, Flips Bird (PHOTOS)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:59:43 +0000

He's not on "Idol" anymore! Adam Lambert, last season's runner up, performed a raunchy performance at the American Music Awards Sunday night, interrupted by a quick tumble on stage. Lambert alternately had a dancer on a leash, had a dancer's head grinding against his crotch simulating ...

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Obey wants 'war surtax' to fund Afghan effort

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:22:07 +0000

Any troop increase for Afghanistan should come with a "war surtax" on high income Americans, a top House chairman said Monday. Rep. David Obey (D-Wisc.), the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, warned that if President Barack Obama decides to send additional troops to Afghanistan, ...

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Sarah Palin 'very unpopular,' insists leftist media watchdog

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:34:38 +0000

"Contrary to media hype, Sarah Palin is very unpopular," reports Media Matters from the Magical World of Upside Down . Which would explain why she sold 300,000 copies of her book the first day , and why her publisher just added an extra million copies of Going Rogue: An American Life to the ...

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Rep. Joe Sestak trying to outrun Sen. Arlen Specter

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:13 +0000

The Democrat has arguably the hardest-working staff on Capitol Hill scrambling to meet requests from constituents, lobbyists and the media. Now he wants to beat Pennsylvania's longest-serving senator. > Rep. Joe Sestak needs a comb. His wavy, graying hair has been through a hectic morning, and the Pennsylvania Democrat is racing toward his third interview of the day, this time with ABC News.

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Sarah Palin Talks to Barbara Walters About Afghanistan Policy, Economy, Israeli Settlements

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:45:00 +0000

In an interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters , Sarah Palin , the former GOP vice presidential candidate, gave her policy recommendations, weighing in on issues in the Middle East , U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and more. Palin, whose book, " Going Rogue: An American Life ," hit bookshelves ...

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President Obama is not a jihadi

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:46:37 +0000

A local controversy here in Colorado involves an auto dealer who used the billboard on his property to ask the question ““PRESIDENT or JIHAD?” The rest of the billboard attempts (not very successfully in my view) to connect this question to the issue of Obama’s birth certificate. Last night I ...

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Did Rumsfeld Tour KGB Torture Museum to Pick Up Useful Tips?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Where has the CIA tortured people? ABC has just reported that one place was Lithuania : The CIA built one of its secret European prisons inside an exclusive riding academy outside Vilnius, Lithuania, a current Lithuanian government official and a former U.S. intelligence official told ABC ...

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Polls show that polls are mostly bunk

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:16:07 +0000

“Contrary to media hype, Sarah Palin is very unpopular,” reports Media Matters from the Magical World of Upside Down this morning. Which would explain why she sold 300,000 copies of her book the first day, and why her publisher just added an extra million copies to the already huge ...

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J Street responds to Sarah Palin’s comments on settlements

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:13 +0000

J Street rejects Sarah Palin's comments attacking President Obama's sensible policy on Israeli settlements in the West Bank yesterday during an ABC News interview with Barbara Walters.

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Major Hasan's E-Mail: 'I Can't Wait to Join You' in Afterlife

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:43:40 +0000

Nidal Malik Hasan, left, is seen in 2007 when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship and an Oct. 2008 photo shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. A senior government official tells ABC News that investigators have found that alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal ...

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Menendez: Illegal immigrants should be able to buy health insurance from exchanges

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:05:00 +0000

Undocumented immigrants should be able to purchase insurance from health insurance exchanges with their own money, not federal dollars, Sen. Robert Menendez (D.N.J.) said Thursday. Menendez said that allowing illegal immigrants to buy insurance from the exchanges would help reduce insurance ...

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Doug Hampton: Ensign Knowingly Broke Ethics Rules on Lobbying

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:06 +0000

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: Doug Hampton’s interview with ABC’s Cynthia McFadden seems likely to spark a new round of questions regarding Sen. John Ensign’s efforts to set his former mistress’ husband up in business. In one part of the interview, set to air Monday on “Nightline,” ...

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