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BRUSSELS - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined a NATO foreign ministers meeting Friday to sell the new U.S. war plan for Afghanistan to wary allies, and the top NATO official predicted a "new momentum" in the war effort in 2010. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - On the Senate floor, Democrats are debating Republicans on health care. Behind the scenes, they're debating each other. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's options for spurring job growth may be limited by out-of-control budget deficits, but he is warming to moves by his congressional allies for a jobs-boosting bill. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - A Cold War-era nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia expires Friday, but its key provisions are likely to remain in effect while negotiators work out the final details of a replacement treaty. Full Story »
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Lynn Giese calls Sarah Palin the best thing that's happened to the U.S. in a long time, and the 57-year-old housewife says she'd work tirelessly for the former Alaska governor were she to run for president in 2012. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Three Secret Service officers have been put on administrative leave after the security breach at last week's White House dinner, an episode President Barack Obama said hasn't shaken his confidence in his protectors. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - The House voted Thursday to indefinitely extend a 45 percent inheritance tax on estates larger than $3.5 million, canceling a one-year repeal of the tax set to begin next month. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Facing the prospect of more American deaths in Afghanistan as the war escalates, lawmakers lashed out at neighboring Pakistan on Thursday as an unreliable ally that could spare the U.S. its bruising fight with al-Qaida if it wanted. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Surrounded by celebrity performers and characters from the North Pole, the Obama family on Thursday led a countdown and lighted the National Christmas Tree. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Democrats are looking to tap as much as $70 billion in unused funds from the Wall Street bailout to pay for new spending on roads and bridges and to save the jobs of firefighters, teachers and other public employees, officials said Thursday. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration will spend at least $3.5 billion to push local officials around the country to close failing schools and reopen them with new teachers and principals. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Oprah and Obama, teamed up again. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - America's eight-year effort to build a functional Afghan security force has been a study in slow motion, raising doubts about President Barack Obama's new plan to quickly get the nation's army and police in shape so U.S. forces can begin to leave in 18 months. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said he'd send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. But the actual number could be higher. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Think your kid is not "sexting"? Think again. Sexting — sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online — is fairly commonplace among young people, despite sometimes grim consequences for those who do it. Full Story »
In the months since she returned to the public spotlight, Sarah Palin’s continually evolving political identity has undergone a subtle change as her public persona centers increasingly on her disabled son Trig. Full Story »
NEWTON, Mass. — For years, the anticipation loomed. Full Story »
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SHARIFF AGUAK, Philippines (AFP) - Philippine troops stormed the homes on Friday of the powerful clan suspected of involvement in an election-linked massacre that left 57 people dead, a military spokesman said. Full Story »
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