A Pentagon study on gays in the military has determined that overturning the law known as "don't ask, don't tell" would not create any widespread or long-lasting problems.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Study: U.S. military can safely end ban on gays
Panel to debate revised deficit reduction plan
The co-chairmen of President Barack Obama's deficit commission are sticking with politically explosive proposals to raise the Social Security retirement age and benefit increases in a revised plan to wrestle the deficit under control.
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Report: DADT repeal won't hurt military
Allowing openly gay or lesbian troops serve in the military would have little lasting impact on the U.S. armed forces, according to a Pentagon report on the 'don't ask, don't tell' law.
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Murray to lead 2012 Dem Senate campaign efforts
Democratic sources confirm to First Read that Washington Sen. Patty Murray -- who narrowly won re-election earlier this month -- is expected to announce to colleagues today that she will be the next chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
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5 keys to filling Steele's job as RNC chairman
In less than two months, members of the Republican National Committee will convene at National Harbor, just outside Washington, and select a chairman to lead the organization over the next two years.
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McCain leads GOP skeptics of Pentagon 'Don't Ask' report
The fate of the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy towards gay and lesbian service members might lie in the contents of a Pentagon review of the issue set to be released Tuesday. Or, it might not.
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Source: 'Don't ask' repeal OK for most
A majority of U.S. service members surveyed do not care if the law banning openly gay and lesbian troops from serving is repealed, according to a source knowledgeable with the results of the Pentagon study. Members of Congress are to get an advance look at the study Tuesday.
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Watchdog says TARP will cost taxpayers $25B
The Troubled Asset Relief Program, which risked up to $700 billion of government funds to bail out troubled banks and automakers, will cost taxpayers a mere $25 billion.
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Bush: Wikileaks will hurt U.S. relations
Former President George W. Bush joined a chorus of U.S. officials calling leaks of sensitive government information "very damaging," telling a forum at Facebook headquarters that Wikileaks' recent release of 250,000 documents may significantly hurt Washington's image abroad.
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WikiLeaks builds case against Iran
Some say that the WikiLeaks document dump has embarrassed the United States government.
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First Thoughts: Damage control
For the better part of the past two years, “damage control” has been this administration’s middle name.
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Waters demands conclusion to ethics case
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, called on the House ethics committee Monday to either schedule her trial before Congress completes this year's lame duck session or explain why it won't go forward.
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WikiLeaks 'surprised' by scale of US espionage
WikiLeaks, the whistle-blower website sitting on a giant trove of U.S. diplomatic cables, didn't expect the papers to reveal as much espionage as they apparently do, a spokesman said Monday.
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Tax break for employer health plans a target
Job-based health care benefits could wind up on the chopping block if President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans get serious about cutting the deficit.
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News outlets publish Wikileaks documents
The whistleblower website WikiLeaks said Sunday that it was under cyber attack, preventing it from posting tens of thousands of classified U.S. diplomatic cables, it said via Twitter Sunday.
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Senators show politics holding up START treaty
The Republican senator who opposes ratification this year of a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia made clear Sunday that politics, not policy, is the main issue.
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WikiLeaks release could hurt relations
Diplomatic cables expected to be released soon by WikiLeaks could contain highly sensitive information that reveals U.S. negotiating positions, secret intelligence and other confidential matters, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia told CNN.
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
World events threaten Obama's economic message
Foreign policy challenges are intruding on President Barack Obama's promise to focus on the economy after the Democrats' election debacle and threatening to knock the White House off message altogether.
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Friday, November 26, 2010
Obama in stitches after basketball game
President Obama took it on the chin -- or rather, the lip -- Friday in a friends-and-family basketball game, and it required 12 stitches to patch up the cut.
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Take a sensible approach to air security
Most passengers want to get to their destination. A very small number, by my estimates about one in a few billion, desire immortality and believe they will achieve some greater objective by blowing themselves up and taking hundreds of their fellow passengers with them. The problem for the authorities is how to intercept this small number of individuals and frustrate their plans.
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Envoy concerned over WikiLeaks release
Officials are concerned that whistle-blower organization WikiLeaks could release more documents, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq told a group of journalists Friday.
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Judge has many options in sentencing DeLay
Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay argued throughout his trial that the deck was stacked against him by a politically motivated prosecutor and a jury from the most Democratic city in one of the most Republican states.
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Obama's Thanksgiving message cites need for bipartisan cooperation
President Obama wished the nation a happy Thanksgiving on Thursday and also used his weekly address to renew his call for bipartisan cooperation on addressing major issues facing the nation.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
DeLay convicted of money laundering
A Texas jury on Wednesday convicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on charges of illegally funneling corporate money to help elect GOP candidates to the Texas legislature.
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Jury convicts DeLay in money laundering trial
Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — once one of the most powerful and feared Republicans in Congress — was convicted Wednesday on charges he illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002.
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U.S., China could solve Korea standoff
The United States and China could play a crucial role in helping finally to resolve the conflict that plagues the Korean Peninsula, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
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Palin's Korea mixup
In a radio interview with Glenn Beck Wednesday , Palin briefly mixed up North and South Korea when discussing the boiling tensions in the region.
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Political Circus: Seinfeld's master of his White House domain
Politics is serious business -- but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail to the international stage, there's always something that gets a laugh or a second glance. Here are some of the things you might have missed:
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Obama spares turkeys 'shellacking' he got at polls
It's official: President Barack Obama has pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey.
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Turkeys ride looks, charm to WH; they won't be gobbled
Two White House-bound turkeys can thank good looks and personality for saving their lives.
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Officials: Scrap color-coded terror alert system
The Homeland Security Department is proposing to discontinue the color-coded terror alert system that became a symbol of the country's post-9/11 jitters.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Obama: U.S. must extend tax cuts for middle class
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday the United States must extend tax cuts for the middle class but could not afford to do so for the wealthy, laying out his position ahead of next week's meeting on the issue with Republicans.
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Congressional staff briefed on TSA screening
Hoping to quell growing concerns in Congress about enhanced security procedures for airline passengers, top administration officials who oversee airport security went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to explain the new methods and why they are needed.
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Palin's schedule hugs her base
For her upcoming book tour, the former Alaska governor will mostly be visiting areas where her fans are already plentiful — and where she's already enjoyed success with her name on the presidential ticket.
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Political Circus: Coach or first class for Pelosi?
Politics is serious business -- but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail to the international stage, there's always something that gets a laugh or a second glance. Here are some of the things you might have missed:
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Palin's new book lays out GOP battle plan
Sarah Palin hasn't declared she will run for president, but the book released Tuesday titled "America By Heart" is as clear a statement of intention as there could be.
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Monday, November 22, 2010
George H.W. Bush: Jeb won't run in 2012
Jeb Bush would make a good president, but the former Florida governor has no intention of running for the Oval Office in 2012, according to his father, former President George H.W. Bush.
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Palin won't 'waste time' on Couric
Sarah Palin is vowing -- in a FOX interview that will air later today -- to "clean up" journalism, and she says she will not "waste my time" with another interview with CBS's Katie Couric.
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Political Circus: TSA gets 'SNL' treatment
Politics is serious business -- but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail to the international stage, there's always something that gets a laugh or a second glance. Here are some of the things you might have missed:
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Pistole: TSA won't change policies
The backlash against passenger pat-downs appears to be gaining steam but the head of the agency responsible for airline security says it's standing pat.
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Enhanced pat-downs necessary for now, TSA chief says
Enhanced security pat-downs that have been vilified by travelers as legal groping are here to stay, at least for now, the federal official in charge of transportation security told CNN on Sunday.
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Sound of Sunday: Most intriguing quotes
From airport pat-downs to President Obama's political future, here's what you missed on the Sunday talk shows.
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Former Sen. Braun announces run for Chicago mayor
Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun kicked off her campaign Saturday for Chicago mayor, joining a crowded field that already includes former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Obama mulls Chamber of Commerce speech
After months of all-out political war with the nation's most powerful business lobby, President Obama appears to be on the verge of launching a dramatic peace offering to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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Rift looming on the right over need to cut defense budget
There is a looming rift on the right as many newly elected Republican congressional members want defense spending on the chopping block as they head to Capitol Hill, a position not shared by some of the old school Republicans in Congress.
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First Thoughts: What we learned at the RGA meeting
Even if 2012 doesn't go as planned for the GOP, Republicans deepened their bench in the 2010 elections for 2016 and beyond.
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Senate expected to pass black farmers settlement
The U.S. Senate is expected to approve roughly $4.5 billion Friday for a settlement between the Agriculture Department and minority farmers reached more than a decade ago, according to Senate sources.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
House ethics panel recommends censure for Rangel
The House ethics committee's chief counsel recommended Thursday that veteran Rep. Charles Rangel be censured for financial and fundraising misconduct as lawmakers neared closure on an embarrassing 2½-year-long scandal.
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House Republicans agree to continue ban on seeking earmarks
House Republicans agreed Thursday to continue their ban on requesting earmarks in the upcoming session of Congress.
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Texas governor named new RGA chairman
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is taking over as chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
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Political Circus: 'Mission Accomplished' finds a home
Politics is serious business -- but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail to the international stage, there's always something that gets a laugh or a second glance. Here are some of the things you might have missed.
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First Thoughts: Unity at last
Want to know why the Bowles-Simpson, Domenici-Rivlin, or Schakowsky plans to reduce the deficit are unlikely to go anywhere? Just look at our new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Obama pushes arms treaty approval
President Barack Obama urged the lame duck Senate to quickly ratify the new arms control treaty with Russia, arguing that United States cannot "afford to gamble" on the need to effectively monitor that country's nuclear stockpile.
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GOP newcomers must fix Washington
This is Orientation Week for the 100-plus new members of Congress. After the drama of a yearlong campaign and the excitement of victory, the coming days will be full of briefings, meetings, social events, picking new offices and staff and the realization that a new and challenging part of their lives is just beginning.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Ethics committee to determine Rangel sanctions
The House ethics committee is scheduled to meet Thursday morning to disuss sanctions against longtime Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel, who was found guilty of multiple violations of House rules.
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Murkowski declares victory in Alaska
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has declared victory in the state's bitter and prolonged Senate battle.
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Poll: Nation wants change, skeptical D.C. can deliver
According to the latest NBC/WSJ poll, almost seven in 10 registered voters say they voted in the midterm elections with the hope of seeing change. But they are doubtful of just how much change will actually take place.
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GOP governors meet in San Diego, some eyeing 2012
As the Republican governors gather in California on Wednesday for their annual meeting, some of them are staring directly at the 2012 presidential race.
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Pelosi wins Democratic leadership fight
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, was elected Democratic House leader for the next Congress Wednesday in a 150 to 43 vote.
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Dems discuss need to approve arms treaty with Russia
Top Democratic lawmakers will join Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday morning for a news conference to discuss the need for the Senate to approve a nuclear treaty with Russia before the end of the year.
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TSA chief heads to Hill to discuss airport security measures
The head of the Transportation Security Administration will likely get a pat-down on air-travel security measures as he testifies before Congress on Wednesday morning.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Earmarks get ax from GOP senators
The GOP caucus in the Senate agreed Tuesday night to ban earmarks, a policy House Republicans already have in place and are expected to keep in the new Congress.
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Another blow for RNC chair Michael Steele
Gentry Collins, one of RNC chair Michael Steele's top aides, has quit his post, skewering Steele in the process.
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Black Caucus withholds support for Pelosi
The Congressional Black Caucus has decided to withhold its approval for the House Democratic leadership team, denying Speaker Nancy Pelosi full support of the 42-member organization as she campaigns to remain leader.
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Medal of Honor goes to living recipient from Afghanistan
A 25-year-old Army staff sergeant from Iowa will be the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since three service members from the Vietnam War were honored in 1976.
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First Thoughts: Small ball
The drive to eliminate earmarks highlights what a small percentage of the federal budget they make up.
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Senate leadership unchanged for 112th Congress
The top Democratic and Republican Senate leadership will remain the same for the incoming 112th Congress.
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Earmarks could get ax from GOP senators
GOP senators face a tough vote Tuesday on whether to ban earmarks, a policy House Republicans already have in place and are expected to keep in the new Congress.
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Murkowski: Palin lacks leadership to be president
Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she doesn't think Sarah Palin has the leadership qualities to be president, nor the "intellectual curiosity" needed to make good policy.
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Will Congress settle differences or scores?
As newly elected members of Congress descended on Washington, the Democratic-led legislative body returns for a lame-duck session.
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Source: $4B more offered in START treaty effort
In a bid to ratify the new nuclear missile agreement with Russia during the lame-duck session of Congress, the Obama administration is offering to spend $4 billion more over five years for nuclear weapons modernization.
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The taxing debate begins
Tax cut extension dominates the agenda as Congress kicks off its lame duck session.
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Why Democrats have to go on offense
In professional football, teams need a good offense if they hope to win the Super Bowl.
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Will Congress settle differences or scores?
The Democratic-led Congress that was knocked on its heels by voters November 2 returns for a post-election, lame-duck session.
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Ethics trial opens for N.Y.'s Charles Rangel
A House ethics panel is set to judge whether Rep. Charles Rangel violated the congressional rule book in filing an amended tax return and belatedly paying taxes as well as other dubious financial and fundraising practices.
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Official: Talks under way to modernize nuclear arsenal
"Negotiations are under way" to spend as much as $4 billion more to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal, a senior Obama administration official said Saturday, part of an effort to push through the New START treaty by year's end.
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
White House press corps sleepwalks through Asia
Traveling with the president is always a plum assignment that becomes even sweeter during long trips to wonderful cities around the world.
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Obama tells Medvedev START vote is 'top priority'
President Barack Obama, capping a far-flung Asian trip of mixed results, assured Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday that getting the Senate to ratify the START nuclear weapons treaty is a "top priority" of his administration.
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Deal ends Democratic leadership battle
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has struck a deal that ends the leadership fight for the No. 2 slot in the new House minority.
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Freshmen arrive for crash-course on Congress
Where to live? Whom to hire? What's a voting card — and where are the bathrooms?
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Emanuel announces run for Chicago mayor
Rahm Emanuel officially announced Saturday what everyone has known since he quit his job as White House chief of staff, hugged President Barack Obama and returned to Chicago: He's in.
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Obama offers extra $4 billion for nuke arsenal
In a bid to win approval of a nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, the Obama administration is offering to add billions of dollars in funding for the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
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Obama, GOP agree: Reform earmarks
Less than a month after midterm elections brought a change in power in Congress, the White House and Republican leaders agree on one thing: changing the culture of earmarks.
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No need for iPad: Obama has human apps
Apparently President Obama doesn't need an iPad; he's got an aide for that: iReggie.
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FBI: Top county official, wife tried to hide cash
A married pair of top officials in a Maryland county is accused of tampering with evidence after FBI agents said they recorded the husband telling his wife to flush a $100,000 check from a real estate developer down the toilet and to stuff almost $80,000 in cash in her underwear.
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Report: Bush lifted quotes for his memoir
Former President George W. Bush lifted passages from other writings and passed them off as his own thoughts in his new memoir, "Decision Points," an article published Friday on the Huffington Post website alleges.
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A full stop likely for New START?
With the Senate set to begin its lame-duck session Monday, the Obama administration is telling members it's time for them to vote on the New START nuclear arms control treaty with Russia.
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Palin e-mail hacker sentenced to 1 year, 1 day
A former University of Tennessee college student who hacked into Sarah Palin's e-mail during the 2008 presidential campaign was sentenced Friday to a year and a day with the judge recommending the term be served in a halfway house, not prison.
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Is Kristi Noem South Dakota's Sarah Palin?
South Dakota's Republican congresswoman-elect Kristi Noem is not exactly a household name, but that could soon change.
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Sarah Palin e-mail hacker seeks probation
The man convicted of hacking former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail account is asking a federal judge to sentence him to probation. But federal prosecutors are pushing for him to get at least 18 months in prison.
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Obama opposes permanent extension of tax cuts for rich
The president said Friday he does not want to permanently extend tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, but is willing to compromise with the GOP.
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Tax man (compromise) cometh
The bottom line on the Bush-era tax cuts for the rich is that President Obama has not caved in on extending them -- yet. But check back next week when Congress returns.
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Obama says he's not caving on tax cuts
President Barack Obama declared Friday that his "number one priority" is preserving tax cuts for the middle class, and sharply denied that comments by his senior adviser David Axelrod suggest that his administration is about to cave in to Republicans who also want to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Bush opens up about mistakes, defends decisions
Former President George W. Bush tells NBC News' Matt Lauer that his 2003 “Mission Accomplished” speech, his demeanor after Hurricane Katrina and his young, drunken escapades were some of his mistakes.
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