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  • Obama, Palin trade telling jibes over crib sheets

    AP – 2 hrs 5 mins ago  
    FILE - In this May 17, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama... 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  
    President Barack Obama gestures while conducting the daily press... 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  
    Kimberly Hazelgrove, with her children Katelyn Hazelgrove, 6,... AP

    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  
    First lady Michelle Obama announces a campaign to combat the... AP

    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  
    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, looks on... AP

    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  
    FILE - In this July 23, 2006 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-... 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  
    President Barack Obama is introduced by DNC Chairman Tim Kaine... 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  
    Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, accompanied by Rep. Chris... AP

    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  
    Ukraine's triumphant presidential election candidate Viktor... AFP/File

    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  
    U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Democratic National... Reuters

    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  
    Artists dance during a rally held by supporters of presidential... 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  
    FILE- This Jan. 14, 2009 file photo shows Gov. Rod Blagojevich... AP

    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  
    New York Gov. David Paterson arrives to a news conference at... 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 »

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