AP - The knives at the slaughterhouse weren't properly sanitized, a government investigator said, and employees at the meatpacking plant didn't know how to test the carcasses of days-old veal calves for a dangerous pathogen. Food safety conditions were so poor at the Vermont processing facility that it should close before someone got sick, officials warned.
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Lawmakers probe lax enforcement of animal rules (AP)
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Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO (AP)
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 3:37am EST
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AP - A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity.
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Need for results drives Obama's domestic juggle (AP)
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 3:34am EST
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AP - President Barack Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say in the fall congressional elections.
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Utah House GOP leader says he paid off woman (AP)
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 3:17am EST
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AP - Utah's House majority leader said Thursday he paid a woman $150,000 to keep silent about going "hot-tubbing" with her when she was minor a quarter century ago. -
Leave yuan to us, China tells Obama (Reuters)
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 3:12am EST
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Reuters - The United States should not make a political issue out of the yuan, a Chinese central banker said on Friday, as the two countries lurched toward a potential bust-up over Beijing's currency regime. -
Democrats pare differences over health overhaul (AP)
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 3:06am EST
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AP - Top Democrats say they are resolving disputes over President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan, but they face decisions on subsidizing coverage and are still hunting votes to push the vast package through Congress.
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Given Obamacare, How Will Democrats Fare? (CQPolitics.com)
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 1:06am EST
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CQPolitics.com - President Barack Obama has taken to nonstop demonizing of the insurance industry -- a sign of desperation over the prospects of passing health care reform.
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Republicans are urging new investigation of former congressman Massa
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Carol D. Leonnig and Ben Pershing
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Republicans on Thursday pushed the House ethics committee to look into whether Democratic leaders responded appropriately to complaints of misconduct by then-Rep. Eric Massa, an inquiry that could become an election-year embarrassment for Democrats.
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Republicans are urging new investigation of former congressman Massa
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Carol D. Leonnig and Ben Pershing
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Republicans on Thursday pushed the House ethics committee to look into whether Democratic leaders responded appropriately to complaints of misconduct by then-Rep. Eric Massa, an inquiry that could become an election-year embarrassment for Democrats.
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Obama's ambitious export plan may rekindle free-trade battle
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Howard Schneider
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President Obama unveiled plans Thursday to double U.S. exports over the next five years in hopes of spurring job growth, an ambitious goal that may rekindle the battle over free-trade policy.
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Obama's ambitious export plan may rekindle free-trade battle
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Howard Schneider
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President Obama unveiled plans Thursday to double U.S. exports over the next five years in hopes of spurring job growth, an ambitious goal that may rekindle the battle over free-trade policy.
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A frustrated caucus keeps complaints quiet
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Michael Leahy
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A year ago, members of the Congressional Black Caucus openly wept at Barack Obama's inauguration. Slowly, that euphoria has given way to frustration that his administration has not done more for black America. Questions about how to elect him have been replaced by questions about how to prod him.
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A frustrated caucus keeps complaints quiet
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Michael Leahy
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A year ago, members of the Congressional Black Caucus openly wept at Barack Obama's inauguration. Slowly, that euphoria has given way to frustration that his administration has not done more for black America. Questions about how to elect him have been replaced by questions about how to prod him.
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Justice Department picks ex-Brooklyn prosecutor to lead public integrity unit
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Carrie Johnson
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Justice Department officials have selected a veteran federal prosecutor with experience in death penalty and corruption cases to lead the public integrity section, which has struggled under intense scrutiny after a series of missteps last year.
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Justice Department picks ex-Brooklyn prosecutor to lead public integrity unit
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Carrie Johnson
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Justice Department officials have selected a veteran federal prosecutor with experience in death penalty and corruption cases to lead the public integrity section, which has struggled under intense scrutiny after a series of missteps last year.
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Private companies, lobbyists seek to differentiate worthy projects from earmark requests
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Paul Kane and V. Dion Haynes
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As lawmakers imposed another restriction Thursday on congressional earmarks, private companies and lobbyists defended their work in securing federal money for what they deemed worthy projects.
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Private companies, lobbyists seek to differentiate worthy projects from earmark requests
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Paul Kane and V. Dion Haynes
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As lawmakers imposed another restriction Thursday on congressional earmarks, private companies and lobbyists defended their work in securing federal money for what they deemed worthy projects.
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Democrats move toward grouping health reform with student-aid bill
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery
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Democratic leaders said Thursday that they were increasingly inclined to release a final health-care bill that could accomplish two of President Obama's top domestic priorities: guaranteeing coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans and vastly expanding federal aid for college students.
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Democrats move toward grouping health reform with student-aid bill
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery
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Democratic leaders said Thursday that they were increasingly inclined to release a final health-care bill that could accomplish two of President Obama's top domestic priorities: guaranteeing coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans and vastly expanding federal aid for college students.
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Financial system reforms won't wait
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by David Cho and Brady Dennis
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Senate banking committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) said Thursday he will move forward next week with sweeping legislation to revamp the nation's financial regulatory system, despite failing to resolve key differences with Republicans.
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Financial system reforms won't wait
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by David Cho and Brady Dennis
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Senate banking committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) said Thursday he will move forward next week with sweeping legislation to revamp the nation's financial regulatory system, despite failing to resolve key differences with Republicans.
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GAO analyst says cost overruns, delays continue to plague F-35 program
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Dana Hedgpeth
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A congressional auditor said Thursday that the Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program, "continues to struggle with increased costs and slowed progress," leading to "substantial risk" that the defense contractor will not be able to build the jet on time or deliver as many aircraft as expected.
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GAO analyst says cost overruns, delays continue to plague F-35 program
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Dana Hedgpeth
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A congressional auditor said Thursday that the Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program, "continues to struggle with increased costs and slowed progress," leading to "substantial risk" that the defense contractor will not be able to build the jet on time or deliver as many aircraft as expected.
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Justices and politicians should boycott the State of the Union
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by George F. Will
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The increasingly puerile spectacle of presidential State of the Union addresses is indicative of the state of the union and is unnecessary: The Constitution requires only that the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union." But a reaction may be brewing against these embarrassing events. Speaking in Alabama, Chief Justice John Roberts said "to the extent that" this occasion "has degenerated into a political pep rally," he is "not sure why we're there." He was referring to Supreme Court justices. But why is anyone there?
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Justices and politicians should boycott the State of the Union
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by George F. Will
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The increasingly puerile spectacle of presidential State of the Union addresses is indicative of the state of the union and is unnecessary: The Constitution requires only that the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union." But a reaction may be brewing against these embarrassing events. Speaking in Alabama, Chief Justice John Roberts said "to the extent that" this occasion "has degenerated into a political pep rally," he is "not sure why we're there." He was referring to Supreme Court justices. But why is anyone there?
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If Democrats ignore health-care polls, midterms will be costly
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Patrick H. Caddell and Douglas E. Schoen
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In "The March of Folly," Barbara Tuchman asked, "Why do holders of high office so often act contrary to the way reason points and enlightened self-interest suggests?" Her assessment of self-deception -- "acting according to wish while not allowing oneself to be deflected by the facts" -- captures the conditions that are gripping President Obama and the Democratic Party leadership as they renew their efforts to enact health-care reform.
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If Democrats ignore health-care polls, midterms will be costly
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Patrick H. Caddell and Douglas E. Schoen
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In "The March of Folly," Barbara Tuchman asked, "Why do holders of high office so often act contrary to the way reason points and enlightened self-interest suggests?" Her assessment of self-deception -- "acting according to wish while not allowing oneself to be deflected by the facts" -- captures the conditions that are gripping President Obama and the Democratic Party leadership as they renew their efforts to enact health-care reform.
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Patrick Kennedy discusses leaving Congress after 16 years
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Philip Rucker
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Patrick Kennedy wants to talk.
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Patrick Kennedy discusses leaving Congress after 16 years
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Philip Rucker
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Patrick Kennedy wants to talk.
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Reid's wife, daughter injured in highway accident (AP)
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:23pm EST
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AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife was hospitalized with a broken back and neck Thursday after a tractor-trailer truck slammed into the back of the minivan in which she and their daughter were riding on an interstate highway in suburban Virginia, officials said.
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Dodd tries to beat the clock with bank reform (Politico)
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Loan bill could give Obama twin win (Politico)
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Ginsburg endorses end to local judicial elections (AP)
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Financial regulation bill to be introduced without GOP backing (McClatchy Newspapers)
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:08pm EST
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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Long-awaited Senate legislation that would direct the broadest overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression will be introduced on Monday without any Republican support, despite weeks of bipartisan negotiations.
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GOP takes issue with Holder's signing of terrorism-related legal brief in '04
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:29pm EST by Carrie Johnson
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Senate Republicans attacked the attorney general Thursday for failing to disclose during his confirmation process last year that he had signed a 2004 legal brief in an important terrorism case.
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GOP takes issue with Holder's signing of terrorism-related legal brief in '04
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:29pm EST by Carrie Johnson
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Senate Republicans attacked the attorney general Thursday for failing to disclose during his confirmation process last year that he had signed a 2004 legal brief in an important terrorism case.
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4 UK lawmakers in court over expenses scandal (AP)
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 2:57pm EST
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AP - Four legislators being prosecuted in a political scandal involving fraudulent expenses claims by hundreds of British lawmakers pleaded not guilty on Thursday.
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EU condemns Cuba for rights violations (AP)
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 2:50pm EST
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AP - The European Parliament voted Thursday to condemn Cuba for the "avoidable and cruel" death of a dissident hunger striker, earning a stinging response from Havana, which said it did not appreciate the lecture and would not respond to international pressure. -
Author assumes guise of 10-year-old to punk famous (AP)
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 2:07pm EST
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AP - Over the years, "Little Billy" learned much from the country's top minds.
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Critics of Justice Dept. lawyers under fire (AP)
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:10am EST
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AP - A conservative group's bashing of several Obama administration lawyers as the "al-Qaida Seven" has struck a nerve in the U.S. legal community, prompting even some fellow Republicans to denounce the group's attack.
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It's Obama vs. the Supreme Court, Round 2, over campaign finance ruling
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Robert Barnes and Anne E. Kornblut
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President Obama and the Supreme Court have waded again into unfamiliar and strikingly personal territory.
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It's Obama vs. the Supreme Court, Round 2, over campaign finance ruling
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Robert Barnes and Anne E. Kornblut
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President Obama and the Supreme Court have waded again into unfamiliar and strikingly personal territory.
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House bans earmarks to for-profit companies
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Paul Kane
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Facing an election-year backlash over runaway spending and ethics scandals, House Democrats moved Wednesday to ban earmarks for private companies, sparking a war between the parties over which would embrace the most dramatic steps to change the way business is done in Washington.
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House bans earmarks to for-profit companies
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Paul Kane
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Facing an election-year backlash over runaway spending and ethics scandals, House Democrats moved Wednesday to ban earmarks for private companies, sparking a war between the parties over which would embrace the most dramatic steps to change the way business is done in Washington.
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Politics, shaky economy create no rush to restructure Fannie and Freddie
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Zachary A. Goldfarb
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The federal government has spent the past half year seeking to roll back its emergency efforts at propping up the financial markets -- with the notable exception of its involvement in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Politics, shaky economy create no rush to restructure Fannie and Freddie
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Zachary A. Goldfarb
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The federal government has spent the past half year seeking to roll back its emergency efforts at propping up the financial markets -- with the notable exception of its involvement in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Lawmakers put the 'dead' in health-care reform deadline
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Dana Milbank
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Members of Congress do not like to be rushed.
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Lawmakers put the 'dead' in health-care reform deadline
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Dana Milbank
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Members of Congress do not like to be rushed.
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Nancy Pelosi's office was told of concerns about Eric Massa
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Carol D. Leonnig
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office was notified in October by then-Rep. Eric Massa's top aide of concerns about the New York Democrat's behavior, two congressional sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday night.
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Nancy Pelosi's office was told of concerns about Eric Massa
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Carol D. Leonnig
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office was notified in October by then-Rep. Eric Massa's top aide of concerns about the New York Democrat's behavior, two congressional sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday night.
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In St. Louis area, Obama pounds drum for health-care initiative
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Scott Wilson
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ST. CHARLES, MO. -- President Obama made an impassioned case Wednesday for his health-care proposal, delivering a folksy, partisan argument for reform as industry groups prepare a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign to defeat it.
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In St. Louis area, Obama pounds drum for health-care initiative
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Scott Wilson
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ST. CHARLES, MO. -- President Obama made an impassioned case Wednesday for his health-care proposal, delivering a folksy, partisan argument for reform as industry groups prepare a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign to defeat it.
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Haitian president renews call for direct aid from U.S.
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Mary Beth Sheridan
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Haitian President René Préval pleaded Wednesday for U.S. help plugging a multimillion-dollar budget gap caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake but said he got a cool reception from congressional leaders wary of handing over cash.
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Haitian president renews call for direct aid from U.S.
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Mary Beth Sheridan
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Haitian President René Préval pleaded Wednesday for U.S. help plugging a multimillion-dollar budget gap caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake but said he got a cool reception from congressional leaders wary of handing over cash.
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Key senators balk at adding student loan overhaul to health-care legislation
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray
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As they push to finish health-care legislation by the end of the month, Democratic leaders in Congress are weighing whether to add another of President Obama's priorities to the package: a popular proposal to overhaul the federal student loan program.
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Key senators balk at adding student loan overhaul to health-care legislation
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray
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As they push to finish health-care legislation by the end of the month, Democratic leaders in Congress are weighing whether to add another of President Obama's priorities to the package: a popular proposal to overhaul the federal student loan program.
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Senate passes $140 billion in tax breaks, aid to unemployed
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Ben Pershing
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The Senate approved a $140 billion package of tax breaks and aid to the unemployed Wednesday, the most substantial effort by the chamber to boost the nation's economy since it passed the stimulus bill last year.
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Senate passes $140 billion in tax breaks, aid to unemployed
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Ben Pershing
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The Senate approved a $140 billion package of tax breaks and aid to the unemployed Wednesday, the most substantial effort by the chamber to boost the nation's economy since it passed the stimulus bill last year.
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Senate to take up unemployment insurance extension (AP)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:17am EST
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AP - Legislation extending unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless faces a key test vote in the Senate, its momentum helped by about 60 popular tax breaks for individuals and businesses that expired at the end of last year. -
Brown team takes campaign template on the road (AP)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:08am EST
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AP - The political team that helped Scott Brown stage his improbable victory in the Massachusetts Senate race wants to apply its winning strategy elsewhere this election year. First stop: Rhode Island.
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A policy change on abortion, but how radical? (AP)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:06am EST
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AP - President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars that some abortion opponents fear.
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Petraeus for president? 'No' is his handy answer (AP)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:05am EST
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AP - For a guy who professes to have no interest in running for president, Gen. David Petraeus can come off as surprisingly eager to talk about it — sometimes without even being asked.
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Gates praises troops in southern Afghanistan (AP)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:02am EST
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AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
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When the Staff Tweets, Who's Talking? (CQPolitics.com)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:01am EST
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CQPolitics.com - Among the many innovations that social media tools have brought to the world of campaign politics are new ways to conduct opposition research. -
Insurgents Give Term Limits New Life (CQPolitics.com)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST
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CQPolitics.com - In what is shaping up to be a turbulent election year, with voters disgusted with Congress and disenchanted with both major political parties, could term limits re-emerge as a salient issue?
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Analysis finds uneasy mix in auto industry and regulation
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Kimberly Kindy
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Dozens of former federal officials are playing leading roles in helping carmakers handle federal investigations of auto defects, including those for Toyota's runaway-acceleration problems.
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Are unemployment benefits no longer temporary?
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Michael A. Fletcher and Dana Hedgpeth
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Millions of Americans have been forced to rely on unemployment payments for extended periods as the nation struggles through its longest period of high joblessness in a generation, and critics are taking aim, saying that the Depression-era program created as a temporary bridge for laid-off workers is turning into an expensive entitlement.
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Former congressman Massa says Democrats set him up over health care
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Paul Kane
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Conservative activists rallied Monday to the side of a liberal New York Democrat who had resigned from the House, after he charged that his party's leaders had conspired to oust him over his opposition to President Obama's health-care legislation.
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Greece seeks U.S. help regulating speculators
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Anthony Faiola and Steven Mufson
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will seek President Obama's support at the White House on Tuesday for a European campaign to crack down on global financial speculation that critics say has exacerbated Europe's worst debt crisis in decades.
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House liberals force vote on pullout from Afghanistan
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Perry Bacon Jr.
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Liberals in the House, who have spent much of the past year complaining that other congressional Democrats and the White House are insufficiently progressive, will get a chance this week to vent about one of their biggest concerns: the war in Afghanistan.
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Obama nominates Robert A. Harding to lead TSA
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Ed O'Keefe
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President Obama nominated retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert A. Harding on Monday to lead the Transportation Security Administration, selecting someone unknown to the aviation industry and federal unions to lead one of the government's most visible agencies.
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Obama, Greek PM set to discuss financial reforms (AFP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:55pm EST
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AFP - US President Barack Obama and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou are set to hold talks on economic issues amid concerns that speculators are undermining Greece's efforts to overcome a severe debt crisis.
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Anti-gay protestors under Supreme Court scrutiny (AFP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 10:03pm EST
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AFP - The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether vitriolic anti-gay protestors who picket the funerals of US soldiers are protected by free speech laws.
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Critz wins Dem nomination for Murtha seat (Politico)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:08pm EST
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Politico - Mark Critz, the district director for the late Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), won the Democratic nomination in the special election to fill his former boss’ vacant seat through the end of this year. -
Obama tells voters to push Congress for health care (McClatchy Newspapers)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:42pm EST
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McClatchy Newspapers - GLENSIDE, Pa. — President Barack Obama took his pitch for health care legislation on the road Monday, urging voters in suburban Philadelphia to make their voices heard above the political echo chamber in Washington and demand an up-or-down vote now in Congress.
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After setbacks, Obama looks to deal on Gitmo (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:15pm EST
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AP - A senior administration official says the U.S. still hopes to put some Guantanamo Bay detainees on trial in U.S. civilian courts. -
Packard: Fiorina almost destroyed HP (Politico)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:16pm EST
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U.N. chief told Myanmar supremo of worries about vote (Reuters)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:43pm EST
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Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he sent a letter to Myanmar's junta chief to voice concern about the credibility of this year's nationwide election, the country's first in 20 years.
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Seal meat to be on menu at Canadian Parliament (Reuters)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:26pm EST
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Reuters - Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving seal meat on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports of seal products.
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Obama takes health care message to Philadelphia
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:01pm EST by Scott Wilson
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The White House is mounting a stinging, sustained broadside against health insurance rate increases as President Obama and his aides enter what they hope will be the final stretch of a year-long political war over health-care reform.
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Obama takes health care message to Philadelphia
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:01pm EST by Scott Wilson
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President Obama began a pivotal week for his health-care legislation with a Monday morning speech in which he strongly criticized the insurance industry, holding up rising premiums and lost coverage as the imperatives driving his reform efforts.
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Ethics clouds over Rangel and Paterson are the talk of political Harlem
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Wil Haygood
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NEW YORK -- Few will deny that the political landscape here in Harlem has yielded rich and galvanizing story lines. The arcs of those narratives have been taught and shared in classrooms across America.
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Ethics clouds over Rangel and Paterson are the talk of political Harlem
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Wil Haygood
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NEW YORK -- Few will deny that the political landscape here in Harlem has yielded rich and galvanizing story lines. The arcs of those narratives have been taught and shared in classrooms across America.
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Filing deadlines loom for House incumbents
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Chris Cillizza
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Sometimes doing what you say in politics comes as a surprise.
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Filing deadlines loom for House incumbents
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Chris Cillizza
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Sometimes doing what you say in politics comes as a surprise.
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Iowa governor faces tough reelection as another state sours on incumbents
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Peter Slevin
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MASON CITY, IOWA -- Republican Terry Branstad's lines have a familiar ring as he campaigns to return to the governor's office after 11 years away. He blasts the incumbent Democrat for "mismanagement," promising an "economic comeback" and the end of "more government than we can afford."
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Iowa governor faces tough reelection as another state sours on incumbents
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Peter Slevin
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MASON CITY, IOWA -- Republican Terry Branstad's lines have a familiar ring as he campaigns to return to the governor's office after 11 years away. He blasts the incumbent Democrat for "mismanagement," promising an "economic comeback" and the end of "more government than we can afford."
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Bo Xilai's charm offensive is paying off politically in China
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Ariana Eunjung Cha
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BEIJING -- Of the nearly 3,000 members of China's ruling elite in the country's capital this weekend to kick off the biggest political gathering of the year, only one has the state media and online commentators abuzz: Bo Xilai.
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Bo Xilai's charm offensive is paying off politically in China
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Ariana Eunjung Cha
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BEIJING -- Of the nearly 3,000 members of China's ruling elite in the country's capital this weekend to kick off the biggest political gathering of the year, only one has the state media and online commentators abuzz: Bo Xilai.
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Key vacancies give Obama a chance to steer financial reform
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Binyamin Appelbaum
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President Obama has the chance during his first term to appoint leaders for each of the federal agencies that oversee banks, an important opportunity to reshape the government's approach to regulation even as the White House struggles to push structural reforms through the Senate.
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Key vacancies give Obama a chance to steer financial reform
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Binyamin Appelbaum
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President Obama has the chance during his first term to appoint leaders for each of the federal agencies that oversee banks, an important opportunity to reshape the government's approach to regulation even as the White House struggles to push structural reforms through the Senate.
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Obama calls Iraq vote an 'important milestone' (AP)
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 9:16pm EST
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AP - President Barack Obama praised the Iraqi people for passing "an important milestone" Sunday, when millions turned out for national elections despite insurgent attacks that killed more than 30 people.
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STIMULUS WATCH: Less stimulus for minority firms (AP)
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 6:56am EST
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AP - Hispanic and black businesses are receiving a disproportionately small number of federal stimulus contracts, creating a rising chorus of demands for the Obama administration to be more inclusive and more closely track who receives government-financed work.
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China says it's up to the US to improve relations (AP)
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 5:08am EST
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AP - China said Sunday that it is up to the United States to improve relations that soured over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama.