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Analysis: Miss. budgeting no fun when money's low
AP – Mon Dec 14, 11:03 am ET

Break out the guitar and the harmonica because Mississippi budget writers are singing the blues: Everybody loves you when the money's flowing. But when cash disappears, your friends got to be going. Full Story »
Analysis: A year on, Iran, NKorea threats worsen
AP – Sun Dec 13, 12:30 pm ET

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VIENNA - Another year has passed in the world's standoff with Iran and North Korea over nuclear weapons, and the situation has only gotten worse. Full Story »
Analysis: Guinea leader's wound may end junta rule
AP – Sat Dec 12, 12:53 pm ET

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CONAKRY, Guinea - Even before Guinea's military strongman was wounded in an assassination attempt and airlifted to Morocco for emergency surgery, top diplomats were discussing how to force him out. Full Story »
Analysis: Biz has role in Va. gov-elect transition
AP – Fri Dec 11, 3:39 pm ET

RICHMOND, Va. - Corporate titans, well-connected lobbyists and staunch conservatives share Virginia Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell's transition team with some Democrats. Full Story »
Analysis: Obama's case for war in support of peace
AP – Fri Dec 11, 11:11 am ET

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WASHINGTON - Barack Obama split the difference in his Nobel speech, laying down a doctrine that will likely define his presidency: a steadfast defense of warfare against evil mixed with praise of nonviolence and exhortations for mankind to affirm the "spark of the divine" in everyone. Full Story »
Analysis: Congress a reluctant banker for surge
AP – Thu Dec 10, 4:42 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - When Congress finally got its chance to weigh in on the war in Afghanistan, lawmakers grudgingly accepted what they didn't like about the Obama administration's planned escalation and moved on. Full Story »
Analysis: With election near, Gov. Crist changes
AP – Mon Dec 7, 4:22 pm ET

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A sure sign that it's election season: Gov. Charlie Crist is changing again. Full Story »
Analysis: Military means big bucks to Kansas
AP – Mon Dec 7, 11:46 am ET

TOPEKA, Kan. - Before there was a modern-day Kansas, the military was leaving its imprint on the economy of the region. Full Story »
Analysis: La. gov silent on Medicaid fix he sought
AP – Mon Dec 7, 10:55 am ET

BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Bobby Jindal asked the state's congressional delegation for months to help Louisiana shrink a massive and looming Medicaid deficit. U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu picked a measure that the Republican Jindal fervently opposes to attach the partial Medicaid fix, linking it to the Democrats' health overhaul bill. Full Story »
Analysis: Obama, Dem efforts on climate cooled off
AP – Mon Dec 7, 8:03 am ET

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama strode into office backed by a Democratic majority in Congress and pledged to do something his predecessor had not: set mandatory limits on global warming gases and show that the U.S. was ready to tackle a problem it played a lead role in creating. Full Story »