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  • Secret Service: Crashers posed no danger to Obama

    AP – 1 hr 1 min ago  
    This screen image made from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows... AP

    WASHINGTON - The Secret Service maintains that President Barack Obama was never in danger at a state dinner after an uninvited Virginia couple got through security, but it wouldn't comment on whether anyone is screened for radiological or biological weapons. Full Story »

  • Off the mound, Pirates pitcher pursues farm policy

    AP – 1 hr 42 mins ago  
    Though better known for his 95mph sinking fastball, Pittsburgh... AP

    WASHINGTON - An e-mail requesting an internship arrived at the Agriculture Department this summer with an impressive resume: Princeton University degree in operations research and financial engineering, 3.8 college GPA, 1520 SATs. Full Story »

  • Obama telephones thanks to 10 US service members

    AP – Thu Nov 26, 5:27 pm ET  
    US President Barack Obama speaks during a joint press conference... AFP/File

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama enjoyed a quiet first Thanksgiving at the White House, telephoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and spending time in the company of his family and friends. Full Story »

  • INSIDE WASHINGTON: Stream of WH health care visits

    AP – Thu Nov 26, 4:11 pm ET  
    FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama,... AP

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained by The Associated Press. Full Story »

  • Great moments in Thanksgiving politics

    Politico – Thu Nov 26, 5:57 am ET  
    ** FILE ** The Nov. 27, 2003 file photo shows President George... AP

    For a national holiday when the whole of American government shuts down, Thanksgiving nevertheless seems to have produced some memorable political moments, some of which continue to echo across the country’s consciousness. Full Story »

  • Lawyers: government misconduct in Blackwater case

    AP – Thu Nov 26, 10:09 am ET  
    Britain soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of... AP

    WASHINGTON - Defense lawyers are alleging misconduct by Justice Department prosecutors in the case against one of five Blackwater security guards accused in the killings of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad. Full Story »

  • Car insurance scofflaws raise health mandate doubt

    AP – Thu Nov 26, 4:27 pm ET  

    DENVER - Thousands of drivers on the nation's roads don't carry auto insurance, despite laws in all but two states requiring it. Critics of President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan ask: What are the chances scofflaws will treat a requirement to carry health insurance any differently? Full Story »

  • New climate targets may not change daily life much

    AP – Fri Nov 27, 3:31 am ET  
    Greenpeace activists display a banner with messages in English,... AP

    WASHINGTON - Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say. Full Story »

  • Obama and GOP differ over recipe for jobs, economy

    AP – Thu Nov 26, 11:46 am ET  
    FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2009  file photo, President Obama speaks... AP

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and a top House Republican acknowledged in holiday messages Thursday the economic struggles facing Americans this Thanksgiving but offered starkly different recipes for relief. Full Story »

  • Immigration reform activists diversifying ranks

    AP – Thu Nov 26, 6:44 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health care debate is a less visible, but no less intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement. Full Story »

  • Philippine massacre suspect charged with murder: govt

    AFP – Fri Nov 27, 5:16 am ET  
    Philippine politician Andal Ampatuan Jnr was charged with mass... AFP/File

    MANILA (AFP) - A Philippine politician was charged Friday with mass murder over this week's election-linked massacre of 57 people, Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera told reporters. Full Story »

  • Philippine politician charged with murder

    AFP – 2 hrs 11 mins ago  

    MANILA (AFP) - A Philippine politician was charged with murder on Friday after authorities accused him of ordering soldiers, police and other gunmen to kill at least 57 defenceless people in an organised slaughter. Full Story »

  • Years of living dangerously for journalists in the Philippines

    Reuters – Fri Nov 27, 3:12 am ET  

    MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines was already considered among the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist even before 27 were killed on Monday in an election-related massacre. Full Story »

  • Namibia begins voting in general election

    AFP – Fri Nov 27, 1:09 am ET  
    People walk under an election poster for the ruling South West... AFP

    WINDHOEK (AFP) - Namibians began voting Friday in general elections expected to see the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) return to power, despite a tough challenge from a new breakaway party. Full Story »

  • Obama must sell base on unpopular war

    Politico – Thu Nov 26, 11:26 pm ET  
    US soldiers patrol in Kabul on November 13. US allies are expected... AFP/File

    In his speech to the nation on Tuesday, President Barack Obama must convince supporters who thought they’d voted for an anti-war president to back a plan expected to roughly double the number of troops in Afghanistan from when he took office. Full Story »

  • White House slams charges against Iranian-US scholar

    AFP – Thu Nov 26, 5:12 pm ET  
    A picture obtained from the Fars News Agency shows US-Iranian... AFP/Fars News/File

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House on Thursday slammed as "baseless" the new charges levied against Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh, jailed in Iran for his alleged role in post-election unrest. Full Story »

  • Kirk's low-key approach in Senate drawing notice

    AP – Thu Nov 26, 2:09 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - Paul Kirk never figured to upstage the legend whose death opened up a Senate seat. Even so, the stylish Massachusetts lawyer and former Democratic Party chairman has taken on such a low profile as Edward M. Kennedy's successor that some are questioning how great an impact he can have. Full Story »

  • Obama faces delicate balancing act on climate

    AFP – Thu Nov 26, 1:04 pm ET  
    Chart and maps showing the worst- and best-case scenarios for... AFP/Graphic

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Having vowed US climate action, President Barack Obama heads to Copenhagen needing to perform a delicate balancing act between huge expectations and the reality of a reluctant Congress. Full Story »

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