Aides: Obama won't give credit to Bush

When President Obama steps into the Oval Office to deliver his prime-time address, he won't be taking a victory lap and he won't utter the words "mission accomplished," a top aide says. FULL STORY | THREE THINGS TO WATCH

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Some states sue over health care, but line up for subsidies

Some states suing to toss out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law are also lining up to claim a share of its subsidies for the medical costs of retired employees.
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U.S. combat mission in Iraq nears end

Almost seven and a half years ago, President George W. Bush launched a blistering "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq.

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Opinion: Glenn Beck cranks up the culture wars

Glenn Beck, consummate showman and talk hound, would have been more honest calling his rally to "Restore Honor" a rally to restore the culture wars.

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More Guard troops deployed to Arizona border

Additional National Guard troops assigned to the Mexican border under President Barack Obama's border security initiative have started reporting to their posts, according to a sergeant with the Arizona National Guard.

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Education secretary hits the road

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan opened the second leg of his "Courage in the Classroom" bus tour at the state Capitol in Albany, New York, on Monday.

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Biden travels to Iraq to mark end of U.S. combat mission

Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Monday to participate in a ceremony marking the end of the U.S. combat mission there, according to the White House.

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U.S. Muslims take to airwaves to fight 'fear-mongering'

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Obama: 'New Orleans is coming back'

Calling the federal response to Hurricane Katrina "a shameful breakdown in government," President Barack Obama said Sunday as rebuilding continues, officials are looking ahead to avoid a repeat when future disasters strike.

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Beck: Rally meant to reclaim civil rights

Conservative commentator Glenn Beck says his weekend revival-style rally was meant to reclaim the U.S. civil rights movement "from politics." FULL STORY | BECK TALKS FAITH | HOW BIG WAS THE CROWD?

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Vitter, Melancon win party nominations in Louisiana

Republican Sen. David Vitter and Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon easily coasted to victory Saturday in the Louisiana Senate primary, setting up a November race between the conservative senator and the Blue Dog Democrat congressman.

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W.Va. governor, businessman win Senate primaries

West Virginia Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin and Republican businessman John Raese ran to easy victories Saturday in a special West Virginia primary for the U.S. Senate.

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Dueling rallies mark King speech anniversary

From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck told a crowd of tens of thousands of people Saturday that the U.S. has too long "wandered in darkness."

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Beck talks faith at 'Honor' rally

Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck opened his controversial "Restoring Honor" rally Saturday by urging Americans to "turn back to God" and return the nation to the values on which it was founded.

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Obama marks formal end of US combat in Iraq

President Barack Obama said Saturday the end of combat operations in Iraq doesn't just reaffirm the country's sovereignty, but also makes good on one of his principle campaign pledges.

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Levi Johnston regrets apology to Sarah Palin

If Levi Johnston could take back anything, it would be ... posing for Playgirl? Nope. His on-off, on-off relationship and engagement to Bristol Palin? Nope.

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Sarah Palin sounds family themes in Pa. speech

By MARK SCOLFORO Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin stuck largely to family values themes Friday in a speech before a friendly crowd of social ...
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'Brownie:' Not addressing obstacles 'fatal mistake' during Katrina

The Bush administration made a "fatal mistake" by talking up facts and figures without painting a broader picture of the obstacles in its widely criticized Hurricane Katrina response effort, ex-FEMA chief Michael Brown said Thursday.

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GDP report: Economy grinds to near halt

The U.S. economy sputtered to a near stop in the second quarter, according to new estimates from the government released Friday, although the slowdown wasn't as bad as many had feared.

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Carter wins release of American from North Korea

Former President Jimmy Carter is leaving North Korea Friday with a U.S. citizen who was imprisoned in the communist country after entering it illegally in January, the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, said.

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Democrats in fight to hold onto House seats in November

Weighed down by a president with a sub-500 approval rating, Democratic Congressional Campaign Chairman Chris Van Hollen will lay out the party's plan of attack for November elections at a Friday news conference.

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Blagojevich to be retried in 2011; brother's charges dropped

Prosecutors have dismissed all four charges against Robert Blagojevich, brother of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, defense attorney Michael Ettinger said Thursday.

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U.S. civilians chart unprecedented course in Iraq

For the people of Iraq, the withdrawal of U.S. forces will be largely symbolic. The average Iraqi has not seen U.S. forces since June 2009, when they redeployed to the outskirts of Iraqi cities under the terms of the 2008 security agreement between the United States and Iraq. Since then, Iraqi forces have been in charge of urban areas: manning most checkpoints, conducting operations against extremists and maintaining law and order.

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Opinion: Glenn Beck rewrites civil rights history

"We are on the right side of history! We are on the side of individual freedoms and liberties and, dammit, we will reclaim the civil rights moment. We will take that movement -- because we were the people who did it in the first place." -- Glenn Beck, on his nationally syndicated radio program, May 26.

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Hearing to look at progress made 5 years after Katrina

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu will hold a late-morning hearing Thursday about the lessons learned and the progress made in the five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and large sections of the Gulf coast.

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Who is Florida's Rick Scott?

Rick Scott has the money and the drive, and he can't be challenged when he calls himself an outsider in a year when anti-establishment sentiment is high.

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Rollins: Political quake shakes GOP

Republican primary voters yesterday sent shock waves of earthquake proportions from Florida to Alaska.

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Six tough hombres helped McCain

Six tough, don't mess-with-me hombres stride onto the screen, three wearing cowboy hats, none looking like recent readers of "Eat, Pray, Love." One dude stares down the camera and growls, "We're sheriffs in Arizona."

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Murkowski's career on the line

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a scion of what was once one of Alaska's most famous political families, found her Senate career on the brink Wednesday morning.

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Tight race in Alaska; McCain prevails

On a night where most of the incumbents held serve in the political arena, Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski is trailing a political unknown. Meanwhile, Arizona Sen. John McCain won his state's GOP nomination in a bitterly fought primary.

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Meek defeats Greene in Florida

With primaries happening in five states Tuesday, a veteran politician has defeated a big-dollar challenger in Florida's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

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Government will appeal injunction against stem cell funding

The Obama administration will appeal a federal judge's decision to temporarily block federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, Justice Department spokesman Matthew Miller confirmed Tuesday.

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Greene's green fuels his campaign

Jeff Greene has deep pockets, and just hours before the polls closed Tuesday in Florida, this billionaire real estate investor, turned unlikely Democratic Senate contender, vowed to dig deep if he wins his party's nomination.

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Sherrod to Vilsack: Thanks, but no thanks

Shirley Sherrod, who received an apology after being forced to resign from the Agriculture Department, will meet Tuesday morning with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to discuss a job offer.

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10 things GOP must do in 10 weeks

Strategists and analysts say there are key things the GOP must do to win over the American people and have a chance of taking Congress back.

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Sherrod to meet with Agriculture Department to discuss job offer

Shirley Sherrod, who received an apology after being forced to resign from the Agriculture Department, will meet Tuesday morning with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to discuss a job offer.

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Judge stops federal funding of embryonic stem cell research

A U.S. district judge granted a preliminary injunction Monday to stop federal funding of embryonic stem cell research that he said destroys embryos, ruling it went against the will of Congress.

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Egg crisis may help food safety bill in Senate

Supporters of a long stalled bill to bolster the safety of the nation's food supply are hoping the widening egg salmonella crisis will give them momentum to pass their bill in the Senate as early as next month.

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Biden gives vets positive review on Iraq, Afghanistan

Vice President Joe Biden delivered an optimistic assessment of the political situation in Iraq on Monday, predicting a successful formation of a new unity government in Baghdad and declaring that attempts by al Qaeda to inflame sectarian tensions have "utterly failed."

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Opinion: Now U.S. should get out of Iraq's politics

Americans may worry that the end to the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will reignite violence and chaos there. But the fear is misplaced.

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Karzai confirms role in official's release

Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirmed Sunday that he engineered the release of a security official arrested on suspicion of corruption, bolstering the perception by many that he is unwilling to confront a major problem in his country.

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Political comeback for Blagojevich?

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's not ruling out a return to politics once the legal process against him winds down.

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Shirley Sherrod to meet with Vilsack about a job

Shirley Sherrod, who received an apology after being forced to resign from Agriculture Department, will meet Tuesday with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to discuss a job offer, a department official confirmed Saturday.

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U.S. invites Israel, Palestinians to resume talks

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to announce Friday that Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to return to direct talks to address core issues, diplomatic sources and a senior U.S. official said.

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Biden: Democrats will keep the House and Senate

Vice President Joe Biden had a strong message for fellow Democrats on Friday: After Election Day, expect to keep a majority in Congress.

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Clinton to announce direct Mideast talks to resume

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to announce Friday that Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to return to direct talks to address core issues, diplomatic sources and a senior U.S. official said.

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Clemens indicted on obstruction of Congress charges

Retired baseball star Roger Clemens says he's looking forward to fighting perjury and other charges brought against him Thursday and again denied he ever used performance-enhancing drugs.

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New Orleans mayor: BP is 'poised to cut and run'

New Orleans, Louisiana, Mayor Mitch Landrieu walked a political tight rope Thursday in Washington, D.C., as he assessed the progress of his city for a luncheon audience at the National Press Club.

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Taxpayers stuck with hefty state pensions bill

Even if the costly state pension system undergoes reform, taxpayers could get stuck with a hefty bill.

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Criticism to follow Obama on vacation

President Obama and his family head to Martha's Vineyard on Friday for a weeklong vacation, but don't expect it to be without controversy.

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Pentagon: WikiLeaks attorney was no show

The top lawyer for the Pentagon tried to talk to an attorney who said he represented the WikiLeaks website on Sunday, August 15, but the attorney never showed for the 10 a.m. telephone call, according to a Defense Department spokesman.

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Paterson proposes finding compromise site for Islamic center

New York Gov. David Paterson says he'd like to discuss plans for an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero in Manhattan with its developers to see whether a compromise site can be found.

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Obama administration preparing to loosen rules on Cuba travel

The Obama administration is preparing to announce new rules allowing some travel to Cuba, along with an expanded ability for Americans to send economic assistance, a senior U.S.official and congressional sources told CNN Wednesday.

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Pentagon: Not working with WikiLeaks, just want documents

A Pentagon spokesman denied a report out Wednesday that the Army is willing to consider working with WikiLeaks to review classified documents that were leaked and will soon be posted online by the website.

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Obama: No regrets over Islamic center comments

President Barack Obama said Wednesday he has "no regrets" about his comments last week supporting the rights of Muslims to build an Islamic center and mosque two blocks from the site of the September 11 terror attacks in New York.

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Blagojevich says there's more to come

The jury in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was one vote short of convicting him of attempting to sell a U.S. Senate seat, a juror said.

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Washington state, Wyoming set their November ballots

Voters in Washington state and Wyoming picked their candidates for the general election, setting the stage for some potential nail biters in November.

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Obama takes jobs push to Ohio

The White House takes its economics roadshow to Ohio Wednesday, after a West Coast stop a day earlier.

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Ted Stevens to be laid to rest Wednesday

A host of dignitaries, including Vice President Joe Biden, will pay their respects to former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens at his funeral in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday.

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Blagojevich found guilty of lying to feds

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was accused of trying to sell Obama's Senate seat, was convicted of one charge; jurors were hung on 23 other counts.

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Source: Found tapes show 9/11 suspect being questioned

Two videos and an audiotape of a terrorism interrogation that were found by the CIA in 2007 show September 11 suspect Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, a knowledgeable U.S. source told CNN on Tuesday.

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Obama to attend European Union summit in November

President Barack Obama will travel to Portugal in November for a summit with the leaders of the European Union, the White House announced Tuesday.

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Critics: Obama's message 'incoherent'

President Obama's comments on a plan to build a mosque in the shadow of ground zero reveal a messaging problem from the White House, a communications expert said.

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Primaries: Preview in Washington, 12 seek Wyoming governor's seat

Voters in Washington state and Wyoming hold primaries Tuesday, with the Senate contest in Washington and a battle for the open Wyoming governor's seat the most closely watched races of the day.

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Races in Washington, Wyoming top Tuesday's primaries

Voters in Washington state and Wyoming hold primaries Tuesday, with the Senate contest in Washington and a battle for the open Wyoming governor's seat the most closely watched races of the day.

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Obama mosque issue a gift for GOP

By wading into the ground zero mosque issue, President Barack Obama provided Republicans with an emotion-ridden attack vehicle while diverting attention from campaign themes of fellow Democrats.

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Obama gaffe is gift to GOP

By wading into the ground zero mosque issue, President Barack Obama provided Republicans with an emotion-ridden attack vehicle while diverting attention from campaign themes of fellow Democrats.

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Gates wants to retire in 2011

Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to retire sometime next year, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed Monday.

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