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Official: Obama going to Copenhagen climate summit
AP – 17 mins agoWASHINGTON – A White House official says President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen next month for a global climate conference. Full Story »
Obama expects support for more Afghanistan troops
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Indian donors among dinner guests
at Politico – Wed Nov 25, 5:45 am ETAs India grows in strategic importance to the U.S., so too does its political profile in Washington. Full Story »
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The White House's unprecedented use of 'unprecedented'
at Politico – Tue Nov 24, 11:54 pm ETIt became clear early in his administration that Barack Obama's White House is addicted to the “unprecedented.” Full Story »
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Impatience with Obama trade policy grows
AP – Wed Nov 25, 3:02 am ETWASHINGTON - The third anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-Colombia free trade pact came and went this month with the Obama administration still negotiating the fine print, Congress showing little interest and business groups frustrated by the lack of action on trade deals. Full Story »
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Studies: Fighting global warming reduces diseases
AP – 2 hrs 15 mins agoWASHINGTON - Cutting global warming pollution would not only make the planet healthier, it would make people healthier too, newly released studies say. Full Story »
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Lou Dobbs weighs Senate run in New Jersey
AP – 1 hr 5 mins agoTRENTON, N.J. - Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey as "an intermediary step" that could lead to a run for the White House. Full Story »
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Despite pact, few blacks at Coast Guard school
AP – Wed Nov 25, 12:11 am ETWASHINGTON - Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to work together to boost the number of African-Americans at its 1,000-cadet service academy, the annual enrollment and graduation figures for blacks remain in single digits. Full Story »
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Judge: White Conn. firefighters must be promoted
AP – 1 hr 1 min agoNEW HAVEN, Conn. - A federal judge has ordered Connecticut officials to promote 14 firefighters who won a reverse discrimination case that was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story »
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Clinton says Iraqi election might be delayed
AP – Mon Nov 23, 12:20 pm ETWASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding out the possibility that Iraq's national election could be delayed beyond January because of a dispute over the allocation of seats in parliament. Full Story »
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NIreland: 2 charged with attack on police
AP – Tue Nov 24, 6:43 pm ETBELFAST, Northern Ireland - Two suspected Irish Republican Army dissidents have been charged with attempting to kill an off-duty police officer near the province's border with the Republic of Ireland last week, police said Tuesday. Full Story »
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UN wants men to help end violence against women
AP – Tue Nov 24, 5:52 pm ETUNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a Network of Men Leaders on Tuesday to act as role models in the global campaign to end the "pandemic" of violence against women. Full Story »
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Google apologizes for offensive first lady image
AP – 19 mins agoSAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the first lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site. Full Story »
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Obama vows to 'get the job done' in Afghanistan
McClatchy Newspapers – Tue Nov 24, 7:50 pm ETWASHINGTON — In a preview of his speech next week announcing his plan to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama Tuesday vowed that he'll "finish the job" of stabilizing the country and destroying the al Qaida terror network. Full Story »
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Kiddie Lit: Setting a Partisan Tome
CQPolitics.com – Wed Nov 25, 12:13 am ETWhen President Obama announced plans to give a speech to the nation's schoolchildren in September, it set off a frenzy among conservative commentators who deemed it, in the words of Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer, an attempt to "indoctrinate America's children to his socialist agenda." Full Story »
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Politico – Tue Nov 24, 6:24 pm ETDavid Broder has never been a big fan of Harry Reid. Full Story »
Evening gowns, saris at Obama's first state dinner
AP – Wed Nov 25, 3:04 am ETTraditional evening gowns and vibrantly colored saris mixed with banded-collar dinner jackets and tuxedos at President Barack Obama's first state dinner. Full Story »
Stars, top Dem donors make state dinner guest list
AP – Wed Nov 25, 3:05 am ETCelebrities, major Democratic fundraisers and prominent Indian businessmen were among those scoring coveted invitations to President Barack Obama's first state dinner. Full Story »
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