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  1. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec.  2, 2009.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    Tense White House exchange The Newsroom - Fri Dec 4, 1:57 PM ETSent 2,077 times

    Contentious exchanges between White House press secretaries and members of the media have been fairly commonplace during the past few presidential administrations.

  2. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., right, accompanied by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, foreground, and Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., speaks during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
    Senate preserves long-term care program AP - 1 hour, 43 minutes agoSent 477 times

    WASHINGTON - The Senate on Friday turned back a Republican effort to eliminate a long-term care insurance program to help seniors and the disabled, saving the plan once championed by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in its health overhaul bill.

  3. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a copy of 'Going Rogue' during a book signing event at a Sam's Club on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Beth Hall)
    Palin, anti-abortion star Politico - Fri Dec 4, 4:53 AM ETSent 443 times

    In the months since she returned to the public spotlight, Sarah Palin’s continually evolving political identity has undergone a subtle change as her public persona centers increasingly on her disabled son, Trig.

  4. White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers arrives for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, in this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. The White House says Rogers will not testify at a congressional hearing into the security lapse that mistakenly allowed a couple into last week's state dinner. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Lawmakers demand testimony by WH social secretary AP - Fri Dec 4, 7:41 AM ETSent 194 times

    WASHINGTON - A House Democrat says someone from the White House social secretary's office should have helped the Secret Service clear people into last week's state dinner, saying "even Walmart has a greeter."

  5. President Obama greets worker during a shift change at the Nestle Purina Pet Food plant in Allentown, Pa., Friday, Dec.  4, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    Jobs plan will 'jump-start' hiring, Obama says AP - 1 hour, 11 minutes agoSent 98 times

    ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Even as he heralded the first unemployment drop in months, President Barack Obama began putting the finishing touches Friday on a fresh job creation proposal he's planning to send to Congress next week.

  6. US Marines return to base in Helmand Province. Senior officials in President Barack Obama's administration have told US legislators that a July 2011 target date to begin withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan was not set in stone.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)
    Congress worries about Obama's plan for Pakistan AP - Thu Dec 3, 8:43 PM ETSent 69 times

    WASHINGTON - Facing the prospect of more American deaths in Afghanistan as the war escalates, lawmakers lashed out at neighboring Pakistan on Thursday as an unreliable ally that could spare the U.S. its bruising fight with al-Qaida if it wanted.

  7. Lawmakers rally to sailors' aid in court martial AP - Fri Dec 4, 4:17 PM ETSent 49 times

    WASHINGTON - Lawmakers are seeking a reprieve for three Navy SEALs facing court-martial because one allegedly punched a suspect in an ambush killing of U.S. contractors in Iraq.

  8. The White House is seen in the background after the lighting of the National Christmas Tree, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
    Obama family lights National Christmas Tree AP - Thu Dec 3, 8:55 PM ETSent 49 times

    WASHINGTON - Surrounded by celebrity performers and characters from the North Pole, the Obama family on Thursday led a countdown and lighted the National Christmas Tree.

  9. FILE - This 2004 file photo provided by the Royal Canadian Mint, shows a 2004 silver-colored 25-cent piece, known as the poppy quarter. The unusual Canadian coin features the red image of a poppy, Canada's flower of remembrance, inlaid over a maple leaf. Espionage warnings from the Defense Department caused an international sensation a few years ago over reports of  mysterious coins with radio frequency transmitters, until they were debunked. The culprit turned out to be a commemorative quarter in Canada. But at the height of the mystery, senior Pentagon officials speculated whether Canadians were involved in the spy caper. (AP Photo/Royal Canadian Mint)
    Secret Pentagon e-mails: Trust Canada? 'Who knows' AP - Thu Dec 3, 2:48 PM ETSent 48 times

    WASHINGTON - Can Canada be trusted?

  10. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is pictured at his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination to continue as Chairman of the Board of Governors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
    Bernanke defends record in bid for second term Reuters - Thu Dec 3, 8:51 PM ETSent 33 times

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, making his case for a second term, defended his record on Thursday before a skeptical Senate that criticized the central bank for failing to prevent the financial crisis.

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  1. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (C)(D-NV) speaks as Tom Harkin (L)(D-IA) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT) listen after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul on Capitol Hill in Washington November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
    Senate preserves long-term care program AP - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - The Senate on Friday turned back a Republican effort to eliminate a long-term care insurance program to help seniors and the disabled, saving the plan once championed by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in its health overhaul bill.

  2. Palin, anti-abortion star Politico - Fri Dec 4, 4:53 AM ET

    In the months since she returned to the public spotlight, Sarah Palin’s continually evolving political identity has undergone a subtle change as her public persona centers increasingly on her disabled son, Trig.

  3. This White House offical photo released on November 27 shows President Barack Obama greeting Michaele and Tareq Salahi before the State Dinner at the White House on November 24. US lawmakers grilled Obama's security chief on Capitol Hill over lapses that allowed an uninvited couple to sneak into an exclusive state dinner.(AFP/HO/File/Samantha Appleton)
    Lawmakers demand testimony by WH social secretary AP - Fri Dec 4, 7:41 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - A House Democrat says someone from the White House social secretary's office should have helped the Secret Service clear people into last week's state dinner, saying "even Walmart has a greeter."

  4. Have the greens failed? Politico - Thu Dec 3, 11:55 PM ET

    On May 3, 2007, League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski realized that the plan was working.

  5. Senate roll call on Medicare cuts amendment AP - Thu Dec 3, 6:00 PM ET

    The 58-42 roll call Thursday by which the Senate rejected an amendment that would have stripped more than $400 billion in Medicare cuts from the health care bill.

  6. The Senate and Capitol Dome on Capitol Hill in Washington. The US Senate is to begin debate on a massive health care reform bill that is a key priority for President Barack Obama but faces stiff Republican opposition and is plagued by divisions in Democratic ranks.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)
    Senate roll call: Vote on women's health AP - Thu Dec 3, 1:33 PM ET

    The 61-39 roll call Thursday by which the Senate adopted an amendment to safeguard coverage of mammograms and preventive screening tests for women under a revamped health care system.

  7. The battle for Teddy's seat Politico - Fri Dec 4, 4:50 AM ET

    NEWTON, Mass. — For years, the anticipation loomed.

  8. US lawmakers have rolled out business leaders who back action on climate change, hoping to counter criticism that a deal at this month's Copenhagen summit would hit the wobbly US economy.(AFP/File)
    US business leaders counter critics on climate AFP - Thu Dec 3, 9:16 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US lawmakers have rolled out business leaders who back action on climate change, hoping to counter criticism that a deal at this month's Copenhagen summit would hit the wobbly US economy.

  9. A poster of the FBI's most wanted terrorist is seen at a press conference. The FBI on Thursday updated its "Most Wanted Terrorist List" with the names of four Palestinians suspected of taking part in a 1989 hijacking of a Pan Am airliner that left 20 dead in Pakistan.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)
    Four added to FBI most wanted list for 1989 hijacking AFP - Thu Dec 3, 4:48 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The FBI on Thursday updated its "Most Wanted Terrorist List" with the names of four Palestinians suspected of taking part in a 1989 hijacking of a Pan Am airliner that left 20 dead in Pakistan.

  10. A US Army guard opens the gate at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba, in 2004. US authorities are ready to transfer 116 of the 211 detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to other countries, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a Senate hearing on Thursday.(AFP/Pool/File/Mark Wilson)
    More than half Guantanamo inmates can be transferred: US AFP - Thu Dec 3, 12:54 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US authorities are ready to transfer 116 of the 211 detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to other countries, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a Senate hearing on Thursday.

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  1. This November 24 photo shows Tareq Salahi (right) and Michaele Salahi arriving for the State Dinner in honour of India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, DC. US lawmakers have grilled President Barack Obama's security chief on Capitol Hill over lapses that allowed the uninvited couple to sneak into an exclusive state dinner.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)
    Lawmakers demand testimony by WH social secretary AP - Fri Dec 4, 7:41 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - A House Democrat says someone from the White House social secretary's office should have helped the Secret Service clear people into last week's state dinner, saying "even Walmart has a greeter."

  2. Palin, anti-abortion star Politico - Fri Dec 4, 4:53 AM ET

    In the months since she returned to the public spotlight, Sarah Palin’s continually evolving political identity has undergone a subtle change as her public persona centers increasingly on her disabled son, Trig.

  3. Lawmakers rally to sailors' aid in court martial AP - Fri Dec 4, 4:17 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Lawmakers are seeking a reprieve for three Navy SEALs facing court-martial because one allegedly punched a suspect in an ambush killing of U.S. contractors in Iraq.

  4. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) speaks with US general Stanley McChrystal, the top US commander in Afghanistan before a NATO Foreign ministers meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels.(AFP/John Thys)
    Congress worries about Obama's plan for Pakistan AP - Thu Dec 3, 8:43 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Facing the prospect of more American deaths in Afghanistan as the war escalates, lawmakers lashed out at neighboring Pakistan on Thursday as an unreliable ally that could spare the U.S. its bruising fight with al-Qaida if it wanted.

  5. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is welcomed by Belgium's Prime Minister Yves Leterme upon her arrival at Val Duchesse in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
    AP sources: US eyes January for new Iran sanctions AP - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is looking to press in early January for a new round of United Nations sanctions against Iran for its continued defiance of demands to come clean about its nuclear program, U.S. officials said Friday.

  6. US first lady Michelle Obama (3rd R) reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' to children during an event to light the White House Christmas tree in Washington, December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst    (UNITED STATES POLITICS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)
    Obama family lights National Christmas Tree AP - Thu Dec 3, 8:55 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Surrounded by celebrity performers and characters from the North Pole, the Obama family on Thursday led a countdown and lighted the National Christmas Tree.

  7. Obama delays moving US Embassy to Jerusalem AP - Thu Dec 3, 8:55 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is delaying moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

  8. A Pakistan's Army soldier keeps position near the site of a suicide attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. At least two militants stormed a mosque close to Pakistan's army headquarters during Friday prayers, firing and throwing grenades before blowing themselves up in an attack that killed tens of people, officials said. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
    AP sources: US may widen drone strikes in Pakistan AP - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is considering widening missile strikes on al-Qaida and the Taliban inside Pakistan and is planning to bolster the training of Pakistan's forces in a key border battleground where militants fuel the escalating Afghan insurgency, according to U.S. officials.

  9. 37% Support President’s Plan for Afghanistan, 38% Oppose Rasmussen Reports - Fri Dec 4, 10:50 AM ET

    The good news for President Obama is that 53% of voters nationwide support his plan to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. Nearly as many (47%) support his plan to begin withdrawing troops from that war-torn country in 18 months.

  10. Obama's Success Depends On Who's Working CQPolitics.com - Fri Dec 4, 12:01 AM ET

    The country received a temporary respite from the health care reform debate while political leaders of both parties paused to criticize President Obama for his dual decision to send more than 30,000 new troops to Afghanistan while at the same time announcing a withdrawal date of 2011.

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