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WASHNGTON — Days after his boss said that there was no new intelligence on the whereabouts of al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan told Congress Tuesday that killing or capturing bin Laden is critical to defeating the terrorist organization. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Congressional negotiators sealed agreement Tuesday night on sweeping spending legislation that boosts housing and heating subsidies but curbs President Barack Obama's requests for aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Full Story »
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama was elected on a promise to fix the problems at home. Americans praise him instead for escalating the war in Afghanistan and disapprove of his handling of the economy and health care. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele is renewing his demand that Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid apologize for likening health care overhaul opponents to those who resisted putting an end to slavery. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a new national strategy to enforce safe drinking water laws in small, rural communities on Tuesday and pledged to redouble efforts to protect children from toxic water in schools. Full Story »
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COPENHAGEN – The 20,000 or so participants in the international climate change conference here begin Day 2 of their proceedings with clarity about just one thing. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. office overseeing Afghanistan's rebuilding has failed to hire enough staff and issued too few audits and investigative reports, three senators are telling President Barack Obama. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama faces a test of tone and political dexterity Thursday, when he accepts the Nobel peace prize days after escalating a war and with a resume lacking defining foreign policy wins. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday instructed every federal agency to publish before the end of January at least three collections of "high value" government data on the Internet that never have been previously disclosed, an ambitious order to make the administration as transparent as President Barack Obama had promised it would be. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States Tuesday noted an EU statement welcoming the idea of Jerusalem becoming the future capital of two states, saying the US view was that the parties should decide that in final status negotiations. Full Story »
Contentious exchanges between White House press secretaries and members of the media have been fairly commonplace during the past few presidential administrations. Full Story »
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CARACAS (AFP) - US President Barack Obama may be well-intentioned but he's still stuck in the past when it comes to supporting Honduras' recent, post-coup election, President Hugo Chavez charged. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called on Wednesday for bipartisan cooperation to boost jobs and help small businesses through a series of initiatives that he has proposed to tackle double-digit unemployment. Full Story »
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A comparison of the health care bills before Congress: Full Story »
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s plan to help homeowners pay for energy improvements, nicknamed “cash for caulkers,” would also aid companies such as insulation maker Dow Chemical Co. and retailers Home Depot Inc. and Lowe’s Cos. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a new program designed to ignite jobs growth and fight the "human tragedy" of high unemployment, while vowing to control the exploding deficit. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives Tuesday adopted a bill asking the US president to report to Congress on incitement to anti-American violence on television networks in the Middle East. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he will allocate nearly $600 million from the $787 billion economic stimulus plan to help create jobs at 85 community health centers. Full Story »
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