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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.
- 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."
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rep. Patrick Kennedy again receiving treatment
Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who has struggled with addiction and depression for much of his life, has checked into an undisclosed medical facility for treatment.
- Palin accused of lifting from Gingrich article
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is being accused of paraphrasing at length from an article co-written by Newt Gingrich when she gave a speech.
- Kerry says $819,848 tax lien is clerical error
The Internal Revenue Service has filed a $819,848 tax lien against Sen. John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.
- Gov. Mitch Daniels: Empathy can revive conservatism
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says Republicans need to work harder to show "empathy" with every-day people.
- Mideast trip next step in Obama's Muslim outreach
President Barack Obama says efforts to achieve Mideast peace will require concessions from everyone involved.
- Congress has a busy summer ahead
The Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor makes a busy summer even busier for Congress.
- GOP attacks Democrats for climate proposal
Republicans are attacking the Democrats' climate change plan as doing little to reduce global warming while saddling Americans with high energy costs.
- Obama presses anew for Sotomayor confirmation
President Barack Obama is issuing another call to the Senate for quick approval of his Supreme Court nominee.
- Abbas to meet today with Obama
President Barack Obama meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday as he continues talks with Mideast leaders.
- Debate over future of GOP continues
There are more warnings today that the Republican Party is being steered too far to the right.
- Senators raise possibility of filibuster over court nominee
With President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nomination expected to be announced as soon as Tuesday, there are indications that the nominee may not have clear sailing in the Senate.
- Cops: NY man said he'd hit Rudy Giuliani, arrested
A harassment charge has been filed against a Long Island man who police say approached former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and threatened to hit him.
- GOP: Alternative energy alone won't meet US needs
Republicans say focusing only on alternative energy will just make things worse.
- Obama to outline plans for Gitmo closing
President Barack Obama is set to deliver a major security speech Thursday. In it, he'll outline his plans for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
- Vatican: Obama seeks "common ground" on abortion
The Vatican says President Barack Obama was clearly looking for some common ground on abortion with his speech at Notre Dame.
- Boustany warns against "government takeover"
Republicans are using their weekly radio and Internet message to say they agree with President Barack Obama about the need to overhaul health-care.
- AP source: Obama to name Gov. Hunstman to China post
There's word that President Barack Obama is planning to name a Republican governor as ambassador to China.
- Obama to attend dinner with White House reporters
It'll be another night on the town for the president and first lady.
- GOP group launches listening tour to rebrand image
Three prominent members of the GOP have launched a listening tour at a Washington, D.C.-area pizza parlor.
- Source: Supreme Court Justice David Souter retiring
Justice David Souter has told the White House that he will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the court's term in June.
- Security problems uncovered at US bases in Iraq
A commission investigating waste and fraud in wartime spending has found serious deficiencies in training and equipment for hundreds of Ugandan guards hired to protect U.S. military bases in Iraq.
- Biden worries about son in Iraq
Vice President Joe Biden says he worries about his son who is serving in Iraq.
- Republicans push nuclear energy to lower costs
Republicans say the real answer to greener, cheaper electricity is to build 100 more nuclear plants rather than spend "billions in subsidies" for renewable energy.
- As Bush adviser, Rice delivered OK to waterboard
According to a narrative released by the Senate Intelligence Committee, then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice verbally OK'd the CIA's request to subject alleged al-Qaida terrorist Abu Zubaydah to waterboarding in July 2002.
- Obama wraps up Summit of the Americas in Trinidad
The president says this weekend's talks have warmed the relationship with Cuba, and another of the United State's harshest critics, Venezuela.
- Former Utah congressman Orton dead of ATV accident
Former Utah congressman Bill Orton died in an ATV accident when his machine flipped over on a sand dune at Little Sahara Recreation Area. He was 60.
- US to boycott UN racism meeting
The State Department says the Obama administration will boycott a U.N. racism conference next week over objectionable language in the meeting's final document.
- GOP continues criticism of administration spending
Republicans are repeating their mantra of criticism of the Obama administration, saying Democrats are spending, taxing and borrowing too much. - Obama family visits church on Easter
President Barack Obama and his family are heading to church this Easter.
- Obama returns to US after European trip
President Barack Obama has returned to the United States.
- Democrat wins Rahm Emanuel's Ill. Congress seat
As expected, a Democrat has claimed the Illinois congressional seat that Rahm Emanuel gave up to be President Barack Obama's chief of staff.
- Obama believes his election gave new hope to many
President Barack Obama says he believes his election gave Americans a greater sense of confidence that change was possible at home and a fresh opportunity to burnish the U.S. image around the world.
- Blagojevich indicted on federal corruption charges
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been indicted on charges he engaged in a "wide-ranging scheme to deprive the people of Illinois of honest government."
- Obama says quick action needed on big problems
President Barack Obama says if he had his preference, he would like to tackle the nation's many big problems one at a time. But he told CBS' "Face the Nation" he does not have that luxury.
- Obama prepares for first European trip
President Barack Obama's first European trip will bring him face to face with international reticence about some of the toughest U.S. priorities.
- Clinton: Diplomacy plays key role in Afghanistan
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan relies heavily on civilian efforts and she's calling on all American diplomats to contribute.
- Republicans: Less spending is path to prosperity
Republicans say the path to prosperity lies in limited spending that holds down the growth of government, taxes and debt -- and not in what they call the excessive spending proposed by President Barack Obama.
- Obama limits stimulus lobbying
President Barack Obama says lobbyists pushing for projects in the stimulus package can't utter a word about them to administration officials.
- Obama confident country headed in right direction
President Barack Obama says after some 60 days in office, he is confident the country is headed in the right direction.
- Obama defends decision on stem cells
President Barack Obama says lifting a federal ban on embryonic stem cell research with the "right thing to do and the ethical thing to do."
- Obama's Day: Off to Camp David
After getting his usual White House briefing on the world's problems, President Barack Obama heads to Camp David for a long weekend with his family.
- Democrats pile on Palin over stimulus money
Alaska Democrats are criticizing Gov. Sarah Palin for saying she would not accept nearly one-third of the federal stimulus money offered to the state.
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