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Republican National Chairman Michael Steele said Monday that if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) does not apologize for comparing opponents of health care reform to those who resisted emancipation, Democrats should oust him as their leader. Full Story »

Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Monday that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would have “some explaining” to do if she seeks the White House. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN — President Barack Obama’s decision to participate in the end — rather than beginning — of the international climate change conference here stems from some newfound hope that negotiators can reach a deal by the time the conference wraps up at the end of next week. Full Story »

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, goes before Congress this week, and with him comes this question: Who’s really in charge here, the generals or President Barack Obama? Full Story »

A week after President Barack Obama issued new orders for the war in Afghanistan, the White House is retroactively pulling away the curtain in front of his decision-making process, dispatching top officials to the Sunday shows to discuss it and offering top newspaper reports details for tick-tocks. Here’s what we know about his administration and war plan that we didn't know seven days ago: Full Story »

Senate Democrats in search of a health reform compromise Sunday zeroed in on a new alternative to a government-run insurance plan — signaling that the chances a final bill will include a pure public option are diminishing. Full Story »

A long reconstruction of President Barack Obama’s Afghanistan “surge” deliberations, splashed on the front page of Friday’s Los Angeles Times, featured the sort of journalistic candy that is the rarest treat on the White House beat: a behind-the-scenes anecdote (from the Situation Room, no less) – with an actual quote from the president. Full Story »

No one doubts that George Stephanopoulos can rise before dawn, read all the major papers, and grill Robert Gibbs at the top of the 7 a.m. hour. Full Story »

A series of embarrassing e-mails stolen from a British climate research center last month has wreaked havoc in the obscure academic circles of climate science. Full Story »