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After the Health Care Vote, Republicans Plot Their Attack Strategy
The Senate's first day of debate on health reform gave a clear picture of the Republican attack strategy as the legislation moves forward
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Dems Have 60 for Health Care; Lincoln a 'Yes'
Democrats have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislation.
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Senate Dems Moving With Test Health Vote
A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill
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Health Care: How Obama is Shoring Up Senate Support
With health reform's first test vote on the Senate floor less than 72 hoursaway, the White House dispatched a platoon of top strategists
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Obama's Asia Trip: Too Focused on Common Ground?
In foreign policy, does making nice lead to making progress?
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The Fall of Greg Craig
How Obama's lawyer sparked a battle royal when he tried to keep some of the President's campaign promises in the war on terrorism
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Reid Waiting to Unveil Health Care Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid briefed crucial moderate Democrats before unveiling long-awaited legislation Wednesday to remake the nation's health care system
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Supreme Court Rejects Redskins Name Case
The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive
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Sarah Palin's Going Rogue: The Early Reviews Are In
Sarah Palin's blockbuster memoir, Going Rogue, gets a mixed reception in the press as it hits bookstores
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Carter Defends Handling of 1979 Iran Crisis
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday he had no regrets about his handling of the Iran hostage crisis more than 30 years ago
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Can the Dems Overcome Their Abortion Split on Health Care?
In the end, all of the tea party town halls, Glenn Beck rallies and "death panel" rumors may have less of a hand in bringing down health-care reform than an intra-party Democratic culture war
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Homeland Security Chief: Many Border Security Goals Met
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday said many of the border security benchmarks set by the Obama administration have been met
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RNC Health Insurance Plan Covers Abortion
The Republican National Committee's health insurance plan covers elective abortions for its employees, an option Republicans strongly oppose in health overhaul legislation
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Dan Pfeiffer: The Next White House Communications Boss
The 33-year-old will guide the Obama administration's public face amid a feud with the powerful Fox news operation
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Dan Boren
Democrats Worry Joe Lieberman Could Sink Health Care
The Democratic Party is trying to grin and bear the roguish independent Joe Lieberman in their caucus (they do need his vote on health care), but it is getting harder and harder
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Klein on the Iraq Surge: What Lessons for Afghanistan?
There's no guarantee that counterinsurgency tactics will succeed in Afghanistan
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Will Senate Close Health Care Deal? Dems Feel Urgency
Now that the House has passed its health care bill with a vote of 220 to 215, Democrats on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue feel an even greater sense of urgency
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Sarah Palin 'Going Rogue' Book Tour Hits Key States
GOP heartthrob Sarah Palin is back in the spotlight, this time as an author. Is she running for office -- or just the best-seller list?
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Health Care Passes the House; Dems Forced to Go It Alone
Democrats on Capitol Hill are congratulating themselves on their historic achievement of passing a health care-reform bill, but they know as well as anyone that it is too early to really celebrate
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Sotomayor Graces Cover of Latina
Sonia Sotomayor heeded White House advice to paint her fingernails a neutral shade during her Supreme Court confirmation process up to a point
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Hillary Clinton After Mideast Trip: Diplomacy Success?
She is the star of the Obama Cabinet and an international celebrity -- and after nine months of staying out of the limelight, Hillary Clinton has arrived on the global stage. An intimate portrait of the diplomat and her world
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Sources: Obama Near Decision on Afghanistan Troops
President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there
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Supreme Ct. to View Juvenile Life Terms
The Supreme Court is considering whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison with no chance of parole is cruel and unusual punishment
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Prosecutors Seek 27 Years for Ex-Lawmaker
Federal prosecutors want a prison term of at least 27 years for a former Louisiana congressman convicted of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes
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Will Congress Pass Radical Bank Reform by Year-End?
What reform could dramatically remake America and become law by Christmas? Not health care
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Republican Revival: Moderates on Rise After Election
Conservatives get the most attention as the GOP revives. But moderates in the Republican Party are rising too
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Health Bill Unacceptable to Many Senators
A government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate
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Christie, GOP Wins Separate Dems from Obama Popularity
The GOP gubernatorial victories in New Jersey and Virginia may not have been a referendum on Obama, but they did show that the President's popularity cannot so easily be transferred
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After Maine Gay-Marriage Defeat, Activists Look Ahead
Maine's vote against gay marriage, much like all of the states before it, including California's Prop 8 a year ago, will do little to slow the fight over it
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Obama Signs Homebuyer, Jobless Aid Bill
President Barack Obama signed into law a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless
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Can Openly Gay Politician Charles Pugh Save Detroit?
Charles Pugh has a great personal story and lots of charm, but some wonder whether the former TV news reporter has enough substance to match his style
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Charles Schumer
Bloomberg Wins Third Term as NYC Mayor
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has narrowly won a third term as New York mayor in a race that was startlingly close
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Reid Signals Delay in Passing Health Bill This Year
Senate majority leader Harry Reid says he "won't be bound by timelines" on health care reform despite pressure to complete a bill this year
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House Dems in Final Push on Health Care
The House is steaming toward a historic vote on President Barack Obama's remake of the U.S. health care system, with Democratic leaders increasingly confident and the powerful seniors' lobby AARP about to get on board
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House GOP Pens 230-Page Health Bill Draft
After months spent criticizing Democrats' health overhaul plans, House Republicans have produced a draft proposal of their own. It's much shorter and focuses on bringing down costs rather than extending coverage
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Health Reform: Can Schumer Push a Public Option Through?
A week after the Senate Finance Committee rejected two versions of a public plan -- including one authored by Chuck Schumer -- the New York Democrat was still "very optimistic" about the chances of one ending up in the final legislation
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'Audacity to Win': Excerpt by Plouffe on Obama Campaign
In a new memoir, The Audacity to Win, David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama's 2008 race for the White House, provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the campaign
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Mike Huckabee on 'A Simple Christmas' Book Tour, Politics
Former Arkansas governor and 2008 presidential contender Mike Huckabee is stumping again, this time for his new book, A Simple Christmas
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Why Taxes Are Necessary to Pay for Heatlh Care Reform
To pay for health-care reform, both parties need to get serious about a topic neither one mentions: taxes
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Treasury Chief Geithner Leads Financial-Reform Charge
In meetings with top bankers, key Capitol Hill players and others, the Treasury Secretary is upping the intensity to push through reform
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House Republicans Look to Reverse 'Party of No' Label
To overcome criticism that the Republican Party doesn't stand for anything, Eric Cantor has a plan
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Republican Bob McDonnell Wins Va. Gov Race
Republican Bob McDonnell tapped Virginia's independent voters Tuesday to win a landslide election for governor just a year after the state bucked tradition and voted for Barack Obama
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Election Races to Watch: New Jersey, Virginia, New York
Welcome to America's 2009 off-off year elections, in which partisans and analysts hope to turn the usual dictum on its head: today, they'll try to convince you, all politics is national
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Maine Voters Reject Gay-Marriage Law
Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in New England, the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage
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Virginia: Bob McDonnell Campaign a GOP Model for Success
For all the talk of Republican chaos and infighting in this off-year election, the GOP in Virginia seems to have found the formula for unifying its party and delivering a winning message
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Democrats Worry Joe Lieberman Could Sink Health Care
The party is trying to grin and bear the roguish Independent in their caucus (they do need his vote) but it is getting harder and harder
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Why Did the Iraq Surge Work?
There's no guarantee that counterinsurgency tactics will succeed in Afghanistan
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The Senate's Turn: Can the Democrats Close the Health Care Deal?
Now that the House has passed its health care bill with a vote of 220 to 215, Democrats on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue feel an even greater sense of urgency
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Sarah Palin 'Going Rogue' Book Tour Hits Key States
GOP heartthrob Sarah Palin is back in the spotlight, this time as an author. Is she running for office -- or just the best-seller list?
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