MSN politics
House, Senate convene for 111th Congress
The House and Senate have convened for a new Congress that will immediately confront the country's struggling economy.
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Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:46:55 GMT
Biden's right at home, Burris gets denied
Sen. Joe Biden is still a member of the Senate club, but Roland Burris isn’t — not yet anyway. But the legislative hopeful still attracted the largest press scrum Tuesday at the opening of the 111th Congress.
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Tue, 6 Jan 2009 23:18:44 GMT
Obama bans earmarks from economic package
President-elect Barack Obama says he will bar pork-barrel projects from the massive economic stimulus bill he wants Congress to pass.
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Tue, 6 Jan 2009 20:18:27 GMT
Analysis: Obama's challenges in Mideast
One of President-elect Barack Obama's biggest challenges in Middle East policymaking will be to craft diplomatic solutions that do not have unintended consequences.
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Wed, 7 Jan 2009 07:43:38 GMT
Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount
Republican Norm Coleman is suing to challenge Democrat Al Franken's apparent recount victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, he said during a news conference on Tuesday.
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Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:30:35 GMT
Yahoo! politics
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint
(AP)
AP - To a public wary of government spending, President-elect Barack Obama is offering a salve with his massive economic stimulus package: the promise of long-term fiscal discipline.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:02:24 GMT
Democratic opposition to seating Burris cracks
(AP)
AP - Senate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama of Illinois, but maybe not much longer.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:56:40 GMT
Detainees in Afghanistan seeking right for release
(AP)
AP - Four men being held as terror suspects at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan are asking a federal judge for the right to sue for their release — a right already given to detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:48:19 GMT
CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
(AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:15:37 GMT
It's the economic rollout, stupid
(Politico)
Politico - Barack Obama’s elaborate rollout of his economic recovery plan could provide an impressive early victory for his incoming administration.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:45:00 GMT
Reuters politics
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:02:24 GMT
Democratic opposition to seating Burris cracks
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:56:40 GMT
Detainees in Afghanistan seeking right for release
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:48:19 GMT
CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:15:37 GMT
It's the economic rollout, stupid
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:45:00 GMT
CNN politics
Israel mulls expelling Venezuelan diplomat
As fighting rages in Gaza, a question about the region has shot to the forefront of international politics: More than three years after Israel pulled out from the small strip of land, is it still occupied territory?
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:59:00 EST
Gas row flares as supplies to Europe cut
As fighting rages in Gaza, a question about the region has shot to the forefront of international politics: More than three years after Israel pulled out from the small strip of land, is it still occupied territory?
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:40:00 EST
Asian markets up after Wall Street rally
As fighting rages in Gaza, a question about the region has shot to the forefront of international politics: More than three years after Israel pulled out from the small strip of land, is it still occupied territory?
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:13:00 EST
Venezuela expels Israeli ambassador
As fighting rages in Gaza, a question about the region has shot to the forefront of international politics: More than three years after Israel pulled out from the small strip of land, is it still occupied territory?
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:04:00 EST
Commentary: Both sides wrong in Gaza
As fighting rages in Gaza, a question about the region has shot to the forefront of international politics: More than three years after Israel pulled out from the small strip of land, is it still occupied territory?
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:24:00 EST
AOL politics
Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute Hits Europe
Opposition leader John Atta Mills was declared Ghana's next president Saturday in a peaceful ballot that secured the West African nation's place as a beacon of democracy on a volatile continent.
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US Inaugurates New Embassy in Iraq
Opposition leader John Atta Mills was declared Ghana's next president Saturday in a peaceful ballot that secured the West African nation's place as a beacon of democracy on a volatile continent.
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Reunited Siblings Lived 300 Yards Apart
Opposition leader John Atta Mills was declared Ghana's next president Saturday in a peaceful ballot that secured the West African nation's place as a beacon of democracy on a volatile continent.
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Female Bomber Kills Dozens in Baghdad
Opposition leader John Atta Mills was declared Ghana's next president Saturday in a peaceful ballot that secured the West African nation's place as a beacon of democracy on a volatile continent.
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Gaza Truce Proposed After School Shelling
Opposition leader John Atta Mills was declared Ghana's next president Saturday in a peaceful ballot that secured the West African nation's place as a beacon of democracy on a volatile continent.
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