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Liberal lawmakers defy Obama on Patriot Act
The House Judiciary Committee has voted to remove an anti-terrorism tool from the USA Patriot Act.
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Democrats scratch heads, Republicans celebrate
Exit polls in Virginia showed many independents who voted for Barack Obama last year voted for Republicans in yesterday's election.
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Notre Dame alum elected Virginia governor
A Notre Dame alum won the governor's race in Virginia.
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US diplomat resigns to protest Afghan war
The State Department is reacting to the resignation of a U.S. diplomat who disagrees with American policy in Afghanistan.
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White House opens Web site programming to public
The White House has relaunched its Web site with programming code written by the public.
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Republicans question health care improvements
Republicans want Americans to consider whether Democratic proposals to overhaul the nation's health care system will improve their lives.
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Judge says Va. violated absentee voters' rights
A federal judge has ruled that Virginia violated the voting rights of military service members and other Americans overseas.
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Illinois voters get to decide on recall of governors
With one ex-Illinois governor in prison and another accused of corruption, the state Senate has decided to let voters chose whether they want the power to recall crooked governors in the future.
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Obama transit chief visits Detroit port project
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says Detroit's planned $22 million ferry and cruise-ship terminal is a key part of revitalizing the area's economy.
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Calif voters sour on Schwarzenegger performance
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is having trouble selling his latest act to California voters.
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Congressman Joe Donnelly addresses health care, educational benefits for veterans
Congressman Joe Donnelly says Congress is aiming for at least 95% of Americans being able to get health insurance coverage when the bill is completed.
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Upton calling on Congress to keep the public informed
Michigan Congressman Fred Upton has joined a bipartisan effort to make sure proposed bills become available to the public at least three days before a vote.
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Michigan lawmakers trying to beat Oct. 1st budget deadline
The clock is ticking for Michigan lawmakers to pass a budget that eases a $2.8-billion shortfall.
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Clinton says 2010 elections won't be as bad as '94
Former President Bill Clinton predicts that Democrats won't suffer the kind of political meltdown that hobbled his administration after the 1994 elections.
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Vote supports removal of LaPorte Assessor
There’s a first time for everything and LaPorte County is poised to become the first county in Indiana to try and remove its elected assessor from office.
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Communications professor weighs in on successes and failures of President's speech
The President urged both the house and senate, Republicans and Democrats, to hear his plan for universal health care.
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Obama: Dingell, dad long fought for health reform
President Barack Obama says veteran Michigan Congressman John Dingell and his late father are examples of the long fight to implement comprehensive health care reform.
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Former Vanderburgh official opts out of state run
Democrat Catherine Fanello has decided against making a bid for statewide office in 2010.
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President Obama expands workers' retirement savings options
President Barack Obama says the government is trying to make it easier for Americans to save for retirement.
GOP: Drop health plan, restart talks
A senior Republican lawmaker is calling for congress to hit the reset button on healthcare and start over on the talks.
President Obama aims to take control of health care debate
Aside from State of the Union speeches, presidents rarely use joint sessions of Congress as backdrops for their remarks to the nation.
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Former NC congressman Hefner dead at 79
Bill Hefner, a former 12-term Democratic congressman from North Carolina, Southern Baptist gospel singer and radio station owner, died of a brain aneurysm Wednesday. He was 79.
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Senator Ted Kennedy passes away at age 77
Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy died Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod after a year-long struggle with brain cancer.
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Senate poised to make history with Sotomayor vote
Sonia Sotomayor is poised to make history as the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice.
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SC Governor Mark Sanford returns from family vacation
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is heading back to work after a European vacation with his family as he tries to patch things up after admitting an affair with an Argentine woman.
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Obama promises health overhaul with or without GOP
President Barack Obama meets Thursday with a bipartisan group of senators who have been negotiating health care reform legislation.
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McCain to oppose Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Republican Sen. John McCain says he'll oppose Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor when the Senate votes on her confirmation this week.
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AP source: Bipartisan group eyes Medicare savings
Congressional officials say a bipartisan group of senators has tentatively agreed on a plan to squeeze an additional $35 billion out of Medicare over a decade and larger sums in the years beyond.
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Ex-Indianapolis councilman sworn into Indiana senate
A former member of the Indianapolis City-County Council has been sworn into office as a new Indiana state senator.
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Palin officially a private citizen
A year ago, she was the little-known governor of Alaska, and today, she's once again a private citizen.
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Protest to be held against government health care
Monday will be another chance to have your voices heard when it comes to protesting opposition to government run heath care.
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Agreement to limit Medicare growth
Democrats say they've reached agreement on a key element of a bill overhauling the health care system -- limiting the growth of Medicare.
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Reid: No health care vote in Senate until fall
The top Democrat in the Senate says lawmakers won't vote until after August on health care, a blow to President Barack Obama's ambitious timetable.
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Obama turns health care focus to families, voters
President Barack Obama, who has spent weeks urging lawmakers to embrace his health care agenda at White House meetings, is focusing now on a broader and more distant audience: the American people, whose qualms about his plan seem to be growing.
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Obama tries to rally support for health care overhaul
Seeking to rally support for sweeping health care legislation, President Barack Obama is vowing to reject any measure that's "primarily funded through taxing middle class families."
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Obama's seat race could cost Senate some diversity
When Illinois chooses a new senator next year, voters will decide not only who wins an election but whether the overwhelmingly white U.S. Senate loses some of its diversity.
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Georgia to ask Biden for weapons, observers
Georgia's president was expected to ask U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday for advanced weaponry and U.S. observers to monitor a cease-fire along the boundaries of two Moscow-backed breakaway regions.
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Indiana Toll Road operators "on the verge of bankruptcy"?
The foreign operators of the Indiana Toll Road are said to be “on the verge of bankruptcy.” The quote comes from the Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, B. Patrick Bauer, (D) South Bend.
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Obama warns against losing an opportunity to fix health care
President Barack Obama says Congress can seize the opportunity to fix health care now, or risk not having another chance for a long time.
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Sotomayor and lawmakers square for day one of hearings
Sotomayor told the senate judiciary committee that the law, not her personal and professional experiences, has driven her rulings as a judge.
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House health overhaul bill debuts Tuesday
The House is due to release a massive health care overhaul bill Tuesday, amid grumblings about costs and an ultimatum from President Barack Obama.
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Levi Johnston talks about Gov. Palin's resignation
The former fiance of Gov. Sarah Palin's 18-year-old daughter says he believes he knows why the Alaska governor is resigning -- concerns over money.
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Former Bush aide Karl Rove testifies on prosecutor firings
Karl Rove has been questioned by House Judiciary Committee lawyers on the role he may have played in politically motivated firings of U.S. attorneys.
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Obama: US, Russia not destined to be adversaries
President Barack Obama, working to drastically reshape U.S. relations with a skeptical Russia, said Tuesday the two countries are not "destined to be antagonists."
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Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret
Not only has Sarah Palin decided not to run for re-election as Alaska governor -- she's decided to leave office at the end of this month.
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GOP's Coleman concedes, sending Franken to Senate
Republican Norm Coleman has conceded to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota's contested Senate race, ending a nearly eight-month recount and court fight.
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CBO says climate bill won't be costly
The Congressional Budget Office says the cost of a Democratic proposal to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases would be far lower than Republicans claim.
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Former President Clinton says President Obama on right track
Former President Bill Clinton gave a vigorous defense of President Barack Obama, telling Indiana Democrats that Obama has done what was needed to spark the economy.
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Obama positive on Netanyahu's willingness to accept Palestinian state
President Barack Obama is welcoming the conditional acceptance by Israel's prime minister of a Palestinian state.
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Co-op compromise gives White House a health option
With Republicans fighting the idea of a government-run health insurance plan, Obama administration officials said Sunday that they are open to a compromise: a cooperative program that would expand coverage with taxpayer money but without direct governmental control.
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Protest to be held against government health care
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Indiana Toll Road operators "on the verge of bankruptcy"?
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Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret
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Senator Ted Kennedy passes away at age 77
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Obama promises health overhaul with or without GOP
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Communications professor weighs in on successes and failures of President's speech
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