Elections

Obama, Palin trade telling jibes over crib sheets
AP – 2 hrs 5 mins ago

AP

WASHINGTON - The jokes about Barack Obama's close relationship with his teleprompter have been constant since he became president. Full Story »
Obama would OK health bill minus items he pursued
AP – Tue Feb 9, 11:48 pm ET

AP

WASHINGTON - Signaling he'd meet critics part way on health care, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he's willing to sign a bill even if it doesn't deliver everything he pursued through a year of grinding effort at risk of going down as a dismal failure. Full Story »
PROMISES, PROMISES: War widows' futile fight
AP – Wed Feb 10, 3:09 am ET

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WASHINGTON - For a decade, war widows in matching yellow suit jackets and hats quietly and persistently have knocked on Capitol Hill doors seeking an end to the "widows' tax," a government policy that deprives them of benefits from their husbands' military service. Full Story »
Gov't fitness efforts haven't stemmed kid obesity
AP – Wed Feb 10, 3:10 am ET

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WASHINGTON - First lady Michelle Obama isn't the first national leader to try to get America's kids off the couch. President Dwight D. Eisenhower tried more than 50 years ago, and it's been a losing battle since. Full Story »
A 'giant' of the house dies at 77
Politico – Mon Feb 8, 2:50 pm ET

Rep. John Murtha, a Pennsylvania powerhouse in Congress for 36 years and an early ally for Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her rise to the top of the House, died Monday afternoon as a result of complications from recent surgery. Full Story »
AP sources: FAA eyes hefty fines for American
AP – 2 hrs 26 mins ago

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration is close to wrapping up a two-year investigation of safety violations at American Airlines that could result in one of the largest fines in the agency's history, according to government and industry officials familiar with the investigation. Full Story »
Despite all the nice talk, partisanship reigns
AP – Tue Feb 9, 7:09 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - Partisanship is reaching new heights in Washington, even as President Barack Obama makes almost daily pleas to get along. He's scheduled a bipartisan health care summit, and just Tuesday he hosted GOP leaders at the White House for the first time in two months. Full Story »
Lawmaker's death a reminder of surgery risks
AP – Tue Feb 9, 6:48 pm ET

AP

WASHINGTON - Gallbladder surgery is usually a very safe operation, but a powerful congressman's death is a reminder of the known risks. Full Story »
Former Va. governor urges DNC chairman's firing
AP – Tue Feb 9, 8:30 pm ET

AP

RICHMOND, Va. - Democratic former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is urging President Barack Obama to fire Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine, another former Virginia governor. Full Story »
Senate Democrats unveil jobs package
AP – Tue Feb 9, 7:21 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill Tuesday that's light on new initiatives on boosting hiring and heavy with provisions sought by lobbyists for business groups, doctors and the satellite broadcasting industry. Full Story »
Ukraine PM 'must resign to avert crisis': Yanukovych
AFP – 1 hr 30 mins ago

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KIEV (AFP) - Ukraine's triumphant presidential election candidate Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday called on his defeated rival Yulia Tymoshenko to resign as prime minister to avert a new political crisis. Full Story »
Obama to meet with black leaders on the economy
AP – Wed Feb 10, 5:36 am ET

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WASHINGTON - It's a light public day for President Barack Obama as Washington deals with its second snowstorm in less than a week. Full Story »
Yanukovych wins Ukraine vote by 3.5%: results
AFP – Wed Feb 10, 5:12 am ET

Reuters

KIEV (AFP) - The pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovych has won Ukraine's presidential election by a margin of 3.48 percent, preliminary results from all the polling stations said Wednesday. Full Story »
Iran court cuts jail term for U.S.-Iranian scholar
Reuters – Wed Feb 10, 4:38 am ET

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian appeal court has reduced to five years the jail sentence for an Iranian-American scholar detained after last year's disputed election and accused of espionage, an Iranian news agency reported on Wednesday. Full Story »
Ex-Ill. gov. to answer revised corruption charges
AP – Wed Feb 10, 4:04 am ET

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CHICAGO - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich heads to court Wednesday to answer a revised batch of charges that he schemed to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old Senate seat and swap official favors for campaign money. Full Story »
The nuking of Dan Coats
Politico – Wed Feb 10, 12:23 am ET

In the week since Dan Coats announced he was preparing to challenge Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh, Democrats have launched a withering, no-holds-barred assault on the former Republican senator, throwing him off-balance and raising questions about whether his prospective candidacy has suffered lasting damage. Full Story »
Special to Replace Murtha Highly Competitive
CQPolitics.com – Wed Feb 10, 12:01 am ET

Rep. John P. Murtha's death Monday has undoubtedly left a huge void in the Pennsylvania delegation and the Democratic Caucus, but it also sets up a competitive special election contest that both parties will heavily target. Full Story »
NY governor says he'll step aside only 'in a box'
AP – Tue Feb 9, 11:12 pm ET

AP

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. David Paterson, defying calls from even fellow Democrats to drop out of the race for a full term, said Tuesday that he would leave only if the voters turned him out through the ballot box, or he's carried out "in a box." Full Story »