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Health care: Senate vote Saturday
To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question.
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Health care rhetoric heats up before key vote
Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking on the eve of a key procedural vote.
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Senate panel clears Burris of legal wrongdoing
The Senate Ethics Committee issued a letter Friday clearing embattled Illinois Sen. Roland Burris of any legal wrongdoing.
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Poll: Public shifting blame for recession
Nearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll.
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2 Arkansas men reflect national health divide
Aisha's Fish and Chicken is named for Stanley Walker's 16-year-old daughter; it's a small family business known for its wings, catfish and signature sauce.
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Lawmaker calls for lifting of Cuba travel ban
The U.S. government has no right to restrict American tourists from traveling to Cuba, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Thursday.
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A push to simplify credit card 'gobbledygook'
Most cardholders never read the long complicated legalese in a credit card agreement -- and that could spell trouble.
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U.S. and Cuba practice softball diplomacy
A metaphorical timeout has been in place between the U.S. and Cuba for nearly 50 years. But that could all be changing.
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Congress opens investigation into Fort Hood shootings
A key congressional committee on Thursday opened its investigation into the November 5 Fort Hood shootings with a pledge to find out whether authorities failed to "connect the dots" and could have prevented the attack.
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Judge frees ex-airport guard accused of Obama threats
A former security guard at a New Jersey airport who was accused of making threats against the president is expected to be released from jail Thursday after a judge determined that he is not a threat to himself or others, the prosecutor's office said. ...
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Clinton pleased with Karzai's promises
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is pleased by the Afghan President's pledge to have the country's security forces take the lead soon.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
House panel wants answers on faulty stimulus data
Members of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee will ask questions Thursday about faulty data on the Obama administration's Recovery.gov Web site.
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Palin's decision: Pivot or profit?
Sarah Palin's lightning rod approach is selling books, but observers say it's not sowing the seeds for a presidential run.
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Obama wraps up 4-nation tour of Asia
President Obama wrapped up an eight-day tour of Asia on Thursday, holding talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and speaking to American troops at Osan Air Base.
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Obama: U.S., allies discussing steps against Iran
The United States and its allies are working on steps to take against Iran after its apparent rejection of a nuclear deal, U.S. President Obama said Thursday.
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Senate unveils 2,074-page health reform bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reveals a sweeping health care bill that would expand health insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans at an estimated cost of $849 billion over 10 years.
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Pentagon review expected in wake of Fort Hood
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is expected to announce a sweeping review of military procedures and policies that could help avoid another Fort Hood-type incident, a senior Pentagon official has confirmed to CNN.
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Feds: False districts removed from stimulus site
The government Web site Recovery.gov is fixing errors that appeared to show hundreds of millions of stimulus dollars were spent in nonexistent congressional districts, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board said Wednesday.
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Budget office: Health care bill costs $849 billion
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the Senate health care bill would cost $849 billion, according to a senior Democratic source.
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Holder defends terrorism trial in New York
Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision Wednesday to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court.
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HHS chief says no to changing mammogram policy
A federal advisory board's recommendation that women in their 40s should avoid routine mammograms is not government policy and has caused "a great deal of confusion," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday.
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Obama brothers meet in China
President Obama's four-day visit to China was aimed at building deeper ties -- and also spending time, albeit briefly, on family relationships.
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Holder defends terrorism trial in New York
Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision Wednesday to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court.
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N. Korea, trade on agenda as Obama visits S. Korea
North Korea's nuclear program and a free trade agreement will be front and center on President Obama's agenda as he visits South Korea -- the last leg of his trip to Asia.
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Obama: 'We've restored America's standing'
A little more than a year after his election, President Obama said his administration has laid the groundwork for success on global and domestic matters.
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Poll: Majority favor abortion funding ban
Six in 10 Americans favor a ban on the use of federal funds for abortion, according to a new poll.
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Hillary Clinton makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton landed in Kabul Wednesday in a surprise visit on the eve of the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai.
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Americans paying attention to health care debate?
Will Americans be paying attention to the Senate's debate over health care reform as they carve the Thanksgiving turkey and shop?
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Sen. Byrd sets record in Congress
When Robert Byrd came to Congress from West Virginia, a postage stamp cost 3 cents and kids were clamoring for a new toy called Mr. Potato Head.
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Gov't: $98 billion in improper payments made
The federal government made $98 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2009, and President Obama will issue an executive order in coming days to combat the problem, his budget director announced Tuesday.
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Senate looks at 'shocking' online marketing
It could happen to anyone who shops online these days.
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Congressional inquiry into Fort Hood sought
Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee have sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling for an immediate Congressional investigation into circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shooting.
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Hoyer: Dems plan vote on jobs bill before Xmas
A top House Democrat told reporters Tuesday that Congressional Democrats are moving ahead with plans to vote before the Christmas holidays on legislation that would create more jobs.
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Steny Hoyer
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5 million 'pink slips' sent to Congress?
Voters disappointed over health care and other legislative efforts have now sent 5 million "pink slips" to members of Congress, the conservative Web site WorldNetDaily said Tuesday.
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Waiting game continues for Senate health care bill
The Senate's top Democrat declined Tuesday to say when he would introduce a hotly anticipated health care reform bill.
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Purple Hearts proposed for Fort Hood victims
Military victims of the Fort Hood massacre will be eligible to receive the Purple Heart if Congress passes a new bill slated to be introduced Tuesday.
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U.S., China vow action on climate change
China and the United States, the largest producers of greenhouse gases, will team up to fight climate change and create clean energy, their leaders said Tuesday.
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Obama, Hu envision cooperative future
Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. President Barack Obama talked in Beijing on Tuesday of a cooperative future of shared responsibilities and economic opportunities.
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Noteworthy Senate debates throughout U.S. history
The Senate is about to embark on what could be the showdown of the year. The legislative chamber, however, is no stranger to history-changing debate.
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China-U.S. relationship called 'most important'
The relationship between China and the United States is "the most important" bilateral relationship in the world, a former Chinese foreign ministry official said Monday.
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Sarah Palin tells Oprah about controversies, future
Sarah Palin dishes on some of the controversies that have followed her in the year since the presidential election.
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Oprah Winfrey
Religious abortion rights backers push for new language
The intersection of health care and abortion politics will be highlighted again Monday as religious abortion rights supporters demand changes to legislation recently passed by the House.
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Not an ordinary Obama town hall
It was the sounds of Springsteen in Shanghai that clinched it for me: This was not your ordinary town hall meeting with President Obama.
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Obama: U.S., China not 'predestined' adversaries
The United States and China do not have to be at odds, despite the challenges facing them, President told students at a town hall meeting today in Shanghai.
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Debate on 9/11 trial follows partisan divide
Democrats hail and Republicans bash a decision to try five 9/11 suspects in a civilian courtroom.
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Clinton: U.S. doesn't want long-term presence in Afghanistan
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the primary U.S. mission in Afghanistan is defeating al Qaeda, rather than making a long-term commitment to rebuild the country.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Pentagon wants detainee photo ruling dismissed
The Pentagon is blocking public release of photos apparently depicting abuse of suspected terrorists and foreign troops in U.S. custody, and urging the Supreme Court to dismiss a lower court ruling ordering the photos to be publicly disclosed, ...
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Obama, Medvedev say nuclear arms deal near
Russia and the United States are well on their way to reducing their nuclear stockpiles, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday.
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Hopes for global climate-change deal fade fast
President Obama and leaders from the rest of the world's top economic powers acknowledged Sunday that there's no hope of a major breakthrough over climate change by year's end.
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Obama in Singapore for APEC summit, bilateral talks
President Obama, in Singapore to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, is expected to also meet separately with the leaders of Russia, Indonesia and Singapore.
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