NATO took sole command of air operations in Libya today as CIA operatives worked the field to connect with rebel fighters.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wis. judge halts governor's union law plans
A Wisconsin judge did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn't: He halted a plan to cut most public workers' pay and strip them of most of their union rights.
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Gates, Mullen grilled on Libya
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday defended the decision to intervene in Libya, arguing that action was necessary to prevent a humanitarian disaster and refugee crisis.
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Family and friends bid farewell to Ferraro
Funeral services for former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro will be held Thursday Morning in New York City.
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Ohio gov. to sign bill limiting union bargaining
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) plans to sign a bill to limit the collective bargaining rights of 350,000 public workers.
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Gates, Mullen defend Libya military action
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday defended the decision to intervene in Libya, arguing that action was necessary to prevent a humanitarian disaster and refugee crisis.
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New York legislature passes belt-tightening budget
New York's legislature approved a budget early Thursday that significantly reduces state spending without raising taxes.
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NY legislature passes $132 billion budget, no new taxes
The New York state legislature on Thursday passed a $132.5 billion spending plan, closing a $10 billion deficit with no new taxes or debt and instead relying on harsh cuts to education and healthcare.
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New Hampshire workers to rally against collective bargaining limits
State workers and others planned to rally at the New Hampshire capitol Thursday after the state House approved a package that would make changes to collective bargaining laws.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Ohio Legislature OKs collective bargaining limits
Labor stronghold Ohio assumed center stage Wednesday in the fight over collective bargaining rights for public workers as the state Legislature passed a bill that was in some ways tougher than that seen in Wisconsin and sent it to the governor.
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Carter to visit jailed American contractor
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will visit Alan Gross, an American contractor jailed in Cuba, on Wednesday, the last day of his visit to the island, according to a human rights activist.
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Ohio House OKs collective bargaining limits
The Republican-led House in the state of Ohio has voted to severely limit the collective bargaining rights of 350,000 public workers, sending a bill that's sparked weeks of pro-labor protests back to the state Senate.
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Lawmakers grill administration officials on Libya
Angry members of Congress questioned top administration officials Wednesday on why they weren't asked to authorize President Barack Obama's decision to commit U.S. forces to the Libya military mission.
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Poll: Americans souring more on economy
For all the talk of recovery, Americans are growing increasingly pessimistic about the economy as soaring gas costs strain already-tight budgets. So far, people aren't taking it out on President Barack Obama, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows.
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Obama energy plan would cut oil imports by a third over a decade
President Obama outlined a plan Wednesday to cut foreign oil imports by a third in a little over a decade -- a response to growing energy demands and instability overseas.
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Western leaders consider arming Libyan rebels
European and American leaders weighed the pros and cons of arming Libya's rebels Wednesday -- a possibility made more urgent by a series of new military setbacks for forces seeking to topple strongman Moammar Gadhafi.
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What readers say on Obama, Libya
Tuesday morning, thanks to CNN.com, I had a chance to write a column asking what you thought about President Barack Obama's speech Monday night on Libya and the future use of military force. Thousands of you responded, showing that many Americans long for a robust debate.
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Justice Scalia ticketed after fender-bender
U.S. Park Police ticketed Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia after a four-car fender-bender Tuesday along the George Washington Parkway. No one was injured in the accident, police said.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Scalia ticketed after fender-bender on way to work
U.S. Park Police ticketed Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia after a four-car fender-bender Tuesday along the George Washington Parkway. No one was injured in the accident, police said.
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Wis. judge to state: Anti-union law isn't in effect
A Wisconsin judge for the second time directed the state to put on hold an explosive law that strips most public workers of nearly all their union bargaining rights.
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The Obama doctrine: How does it compare to past presidents?
U.S. presidents throughout modern history have developed their own foreign policy doctrines as conflicts around the world tested their leadership.
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Clinton meets with Libyan opposition envoy
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with a leader of the Libyan opposition Tuesday as the United States looked to expand ties with rebel leaders fighting to oust Moammar Gadhafi.
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Last-ditch hearing looms over Wis. union law
A Tuesday court hearing in Wisconsin could determine if a new law eliminating state workers' collective bargaining rights had gone into effect.
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Indiana Dems return after 'softening' GOP agenda
Indiana House Democrats are back at work after a five-week boycott to protest a Republican agenda they consider an assault on labor unions and public education, but whether their efforts will ultimately change the outcome of the legislation they opposed is unclear.
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Obama focuses on Latino students
Carrie Cofer, an English teacher at Lincoln-West High School in Cleveland, faces a challenge with some of the Hispanic students she teaches, simply because they haven't been in the United States long enough to become proficient in English.
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Obama doctrine: 'I refuse to wait for images of mass slaughter before taking action'
President Obama said that he ordered U.S. forces into action against Moammar Gadhafi's "brutal repression" of his people and that NATO would take control of the operation on Wednesday. FULL STORY | REACTION | TRANSCRIPT
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U.S. intel sees doubts among Gadhafi advisers
U.S. intelligence sees signs that some of those who are "relatively close to the Libyan leader are questioning whether he has staying power," a U.S. official says.
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Obama to deliver Libya speech
President Obama plans to address the nation at 7:30 p.m. ET following calls from all quarters for the U.S. leader to clarify why he sent troops to enforce the U.N.-authorized military mission.
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Report: Facebook eyes former Obama aide
Facebook, the social networking giant, is seeking to hire former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs for a senior post, The New York Times reported.
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Frum: What Obama should say on Libya
President Obama should use his speech on Libya to not only address the humanitarian problems facing the northern African nation -- but also how it affects the global community.
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All eyes on Obama as he defends U.S. action in Libya: Will it work?
President Obama plans to address the nation at 7:30 p.m. ET following calls from all quarters for the U.S. leader to clarify why he sent troops to enforce the U.N.-authorized military mission.
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Report: Facebook eyes former Obama aide
Facebook, the social networking giant, is seeking to hire former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs for a senior post, The New York Times reported.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Obama's Libya decision debated before speech to nation
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is placing bodies of people his regime has killed at the sites of some missile strikes by the U.S.-led coalition, according to intelligence reports cited by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
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Medicare rise could mean no Social Security COLA
Millions of retired and disabled people in the United States had better brace for another year with no increase in Social Security payments.
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Geraldine Ferraro dies at 75
Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket, only to lose in a landslide, died Saturday. She was 75.
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'84 VP candidate Geraldine Ferraro dies
Geraldine Ferraro, the 1984 Democratic vice presidental candidate, has died at 75, her family says. She was the first female vice presidential candidate from a major U.S. political party.
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Wis. union law published despite court order
Wisconsin officials couldn't agree Friday about whether an explosive law taking away nearly all public worker collective bargaining rights was about to take effect after a nonpartisan legislative bureau published it.
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Obama juggles Libya promises, realities
The domestic political stakes of America's military intervention in Libya were raised Friday as the Obama administration worked to balance promises of a rapid U.S. transition to a supporting role with an apparent unwillingness among coalition partners to have NATO assume full control of the mission.
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Defense Dept. halts work on second engine for new jet
With Congress still battling over this fiscal year's budget, the Defense Department on Thursday issued a stop-work order on the controversial Joint Strike Fighter second engine.
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Thousands protest Ga. anti-immigration bills
Thousands of people gathered at the Georgia Capitol Thursday, waving signs and chanting to protest legislation that targets illegal immigrants.
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Latino population boom will have 2012 election echoes
New Census data reveals that significant growth in the adult Latino population could give President Barack Obama and Democrats an edge in some key battleground states in 2012.
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Hispanic population reaches new milestone
U.S. Census Bureau demographic data released Thursday shows that the Hispanic population of the U.S. has reached a new milestone, topping 50 million people.
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For local Muslim politicians, running for office is the American way
Across the country, dozens of Muslims have actively engaged in the American political process, running for -- and winning -- elected offices.
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Arm the Libyan rebels to fight Gadhafi
The no-fly zone and air strikes on military targets of the Gadhafi regime bear close parallels to events in Bosnia in autumn, 1995, when NATO air strikes and the threat of further attacks halted the Bosnian Serb military onslaught against Bosnian Muslim targets.
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New milestone: 1 in 6 Americans are Hispanic
In a surprising show of growth, Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade, exceeding estimates in most states.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Boehner challenges Obama on Libya military mission
House Speaker John Boehner complained Wednesday of "limited, sometimes contradictory" information so far from the Obama administration on the U.S.-led military mission in Libya and asked for the president to provide "a clear and robust assessment."
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Health care — one year later
On the one-year anniversary of Obama signing the health-care overhaul into law, the needle hasn't moved all that much on the bill's popularity. Americans are still divided, and many are still confused.
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Left's view on Obama's Libya response: Is this Bush's third term?
For all the overheated anger at President Obama from the far right, where people have called him a socialist and worse, the fact is that Obama isn't considered a ideological soul mate by the far left. Far from it.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
The End Game? Obama hopes resurgent Libyan opposition can topple Gadhafi
President Obama expressed hope that Libya's opposition movement, given new protection by a U.S.-led military mission, can spark political change and oust Moammar Gadhafi.
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Syria arrests opposition leader as protests continue
Syrian authorities arrested a prominent rights leader Tuesday as hundreds of anti-government demonstrators marched in southern parts of the country.
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Why didn't Obama consult Congress on Libya?
There is concern from both sides of the aisle that the president committed America's military to operations in the region without true consultation from Congress.
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CNN correspondent rejects Fox report on human shields
A CNN correspondent on Monday angrily rejected a report by the Fox network that he and other journalists were used as human shields by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to prevent a missile attack on his compound.
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Obama and Libya: Tell us how this ends
The story of the Libyan intervention may pain some of the most ardent believers in the proposition that it is America's role to take the lead, all of the time, everywhere.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
US demanding gay rights support at UN body
The Obama administration will introduce its first statement calling for the United Nations' top human rights body to combat discrimination against gays and lesbians around the world, completing a U.S. reversal from years of ambiguity on the subject during the presidency of George W. Bush.
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Obama walks fine line on Gadhafi's future
President Barack Obama repeated Monday that Moammar Gadhafi "needs to go," but he acknowledged the Libyan dictator may remain in power for some time because the allied military mission in North Africa has a more narrow mandate of just protecting innocent civilians.
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Palin visits Israel
Following in the footsteps of several other Republicans considering a presidential bid, Sarah Palin was in Jerusalem on Monday to meet with Israeli leaders.
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First Thoughts: At war ... again
Three months ago, ask yourself how you would have answered the following question: "Guess which Arab nation President Barack Obama would be newly launching cruise missiles at before the end of March?"
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Hundreds protest miltary's treatment of WikiLeaks whistleblower
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the gates of Quantico Marine Base in Virginia Sunday to protest the treatment of Bradley Manning, who is being held at the base prison on charges that he released classified government documents to the whistle-blower site WikiLeaks.
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Republicans denounce Schwarzenegger clemency
California Republican Party delegates on Sunday denounced the decision by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to commute the manslaughter sentence of the son of a political ally, saying the action undermined the party's message of being tough on crime while advocating for the rights of victims.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Behind the scenes: How Obama is getting Arab support for Libyan airstrikes
President Obama is trying to shore up support within the Arab world for the military mission in Libya, insisting the bombing does not exceed the U.N. mandate, CNN has learned.
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Sarah Palin visits Israel, will see Netanyahu
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin visited a Jewish holy site in Jerusalem soon after arriving in Israel Sunday on a trip that has raised speculation she is honing her foreign policy credentials before a run for the U.S. presidency next year.
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Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher dies
Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher died Friday from complications of kidney and bladder cancer, his family said.
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Palin in India talk warns of China's rise
Ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in a Saturday speech in New Delhi stresses the importance of America's ties with India while sounding a warning note on China's rise.
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Obama family arrives in Brazil
Shortly after declaring he's helped put together a coalition to launch military action against Gadhafi if necessary, Obama arrived in a country that abstained from voting on the resolution authorizing force.
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Cut Planned Parenthood's funding
Sometime the Planned Parenthood Federation of America will have to accept a cut in federal funding. The cut is overdue, and it will benefit American women and their children.
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Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher dies at 85
Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who helped bring peace to Bosnia and negotiated the release of U.S. hostages in Iran, died in California at age 85, news media report.
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Judge temporarily blocks Wis. anti-union law
A judge on Friday temporarily blocked a controversial new law in Wisconsin that strips public employee unions of key collective bargaining rights.
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GOP drives home budget plan to GOP
House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan is trying to sell to fellow House members the need to rein in entitlements.
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CBO: Obama understates deficits by $2.3 trillion
A new assessment of President Barack Obama's budget released Friday says the White House underestimates future budget deficits by more than $2 trillion over the upcoming decade.
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Gates travels to Russia
The Pentagon announced Friday that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will travel to Russia this weekend.
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Report: Obama donors asked to raise $350,000 this year
President Barack Obama's campaign manager on Thursday urged deep-pocketed and well-connected donors to each pledge to raise $350,000 this year, a sign that the president could raise upward of $1 billion for his re-election.
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GOP drives home budget plan to members
House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan is trying to sell to fellow House members the need to rein in entitlements.
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Cut off: House votes to defund NPR
The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would bar federal funding for National Public Radio. The bill now goes to the Senate.
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No move yet in Congress to curb nuclear incentives
Despite the concerns voiced by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D- Calif., and others, it’s premature to forecast that that Congress will take steps to curtail the incentives and tax breaks the nuclear power industry in the United States has enjoyed for several decades.
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Petraeus: Combat troops will likely be part of July drawdown
Initial troop drawdowns in Afghanistan this July will probably include the withdrawal of combat troops, the commander of international and US forces in Afghanistan told house lawmakers on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Alarmed US urges calm as Mideast uprisings grow
The Obama administration on Wednesday sharply warned Bahrain against violent crackdowns on anti-government demonstrators as unrest worsened around the Middle East.
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Chu: Japan crisis may be more serious than Three Mile Island
Energy Secretary Steven Chu told members of Congress Wednesday that the rapidly unfolding nuclear crisis in Japan may be more serious than the situation faced by U.S. officials during the Three Mile Island meltdown in 1979.
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America needs a budget breakthrough
Almost everyone in Washington knows that our national budget deficits and national debt are out of control. President Obama has said, "[W]e have to confront the fact that our government spends more than it takes in. That is not sustainable."
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Petraeus: First US cuts will include combat forces
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan insists the military can boost Afghan security forces to fight the Taliban, begin a troop drawdown this summer and fulfill President Barack Obama's goal of a long-term partnership with the Kabul government.
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Cruel and unusual treatment of WikiLeaks suspect
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning has been imprisoned in the Quantico Marine Corps Brig for nine months, suspected of giving highly classified State Department cables to the website WikiLeaks. He has not been tried, yet is kept in solitary confinement in a windowless room 23 hours a day and forced to sleep naked without pillows or blankets.
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Clinton tours Tahrir Square in push for reform
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday toured Cairo's Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the popular uprising that toppled Egypt's longtime autocratic leader last month.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
RNC considers selling TV rights of debates
The Republican National Committee is considering sanctioning and selling the broadcast rights to the GOP presidential primary debates, two sources tell CNN.
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US energy chief: don't delay new nuclear plants
Regulators should press ahead with approving construction licenses for new nuclear power plants despite Japan's nuclear crisis, President Barack Obama's top energy official said Tuesday.
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In wake of Wisconsin law, can labor keep its political clout?
The law Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed Friday which curtails unions’ power to bargain and to collect union dues may be a turning point in labor’s political role. Here are questions that unions face in the wake of the law.
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Petraeus still backing July drawdown in Afghanistan
The commander of international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan continues to support the July 2011 drawdown date for troops in Afghanistan, but has not decided on the level of reductions yet, he told senators on Tuesday.
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U.S. needs a path to safe, clean electricity
In Japan's earthquake-triggered nuclear emergency, at least 200,000 people who live within 21 kilometers of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station outside Tokyo have been removed from their homes -- residents who are already victims of the worst earthquake to hit Japan since records were kept.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
Petraeus to give upbeat view of Afghan war
Gen. David Petraeus, in his first appearance in Washington since taking over as the top war commander in Afghanistan, is laying out a mostly upbeat assessment of military progress.
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U.S. nuclear plants lacking safeguards?
Any plans to build a nuclear power plant in an area of the U.S. prone to earthquakes should be reconsidered in light of the damage to Japanese reactors, Democratic Rep. Ed Markey told CNN.
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Wisconsin unions rush to get deals in place
School boards and local governments across Wisconsin are rushing to reach agreements with unions before a new law takes effect that will remove their ability to collectively bargain over nearly all issues other than minimal salary increases.
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Senior Democrat Conyers criticizes Obama
Senior Democrat John Conyers of Michigan criticized Barack Obama Monday, hoping, Conyers said, to "make him a better president."
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Obama pushes for No Child Left Behind
By the time that students return to school next fall, President Obama wants Congress to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act. But will a divided Congress do so?
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Obama really want Gadhafi to go?
Has the Obama administration decided it wants the Gadhafi regime to survive?
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Lawmakers try to carve out spending plan
With another three-week extension in government funding expected to be passed this week, Democratic and Republican legislators hammered home core messages on how to proceed.
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Clinton spokesman resigns after WikiLeaks flap
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley quit on Sunday after causing a stir by describing the military's treatment of the suspected WikiLeaks leaker as "ridiculous" and "stupid."
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Activist releases another NPR tape
Undercover recording shows a man posing as a member of a Muslim group asking a National Public Radio fundraising executive about a possible anonymous $5 million donation.
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Wisc. Democrats return home to cheers
Democratic state senators who fled Wisconsin to protest the governor's bid to curb the bargaining rights of public workers were greeted Saturday by cheering crowds.
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Wisconsin labor protesters refuse to quit
Tens of thousands of people had already gathered at the Wisconsin state Capitol on Saturday morning to protest on the first weekend since Governor Scott Walker signed into law a proposal that has sparked a major national confrontation with organized labor.
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TSA orders 're-tests' of radiation levels on body scanners
The Transportation Security Administration on Friday ordered re-testing of all radiation-emitting full-body scanners after an internal review showed calculation errors, missing data and other discrepancies on paperwork by contractors who routinely check the machines' radiation levels.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Wis. governor signs bill to curb union rights
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill on Friday that strips public workers of most collective bargaining rights.
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Iowa House passes collective bargaining bill
The Republican-controlled House voted Friday to overhaul Iowa's collective bargaining law and cut back the negotiating rights of public workers.
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Wisconsin governor signs bargaining bill into law
A contentious political battle that brought thousands to the state Capitol drew to a close Friday as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed into law a bill that curbs the bargaining rights of most state workers.
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Ryan: GOP ready to take on health programs
Republicans in charge of the House are facing two unappealing options on the budget.
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Obama is facing reality on Gitmo
One of Barack Obama's first acts as president of the United States was to sign an executive order "promptly to close detention facilities at Guantánamo, consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice."
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Obama declares bond with Japan 'unshakeable'
President Obama sent his condolences to the people of Japan over the devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake, and declared that the United States stands ready to offer aid because of the "unshakeable" bond between the two nations.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Graham: 'The final straw' for DNI Clapper
Testimony by the director of national intelligence has prompted a leading Senate Republican to call for his resignation even as other senators expressed support.
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Emotions fly at Muslim hearing
A congressional panel looking into the radicalization of Muslim Americans heard testimony, some emotional, from proponents of stronger action and critics of sweeping stereotypes.
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Walker: I'll sign collective bargaining bill fast
The standoff over union rights that rocked Wisconsin and the nation for weeks headed for a quick end Thursday, as Republican lawmakers were set to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public workers.
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WI Assembly takes up union bill
Pro-union forces plan to rally outside the Wisconsin capitol Thursday, a day after the state's Republican-led Senate passed a bill to cut some collective bargaining for public employees.
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King hearing looks for threat from U.S. Muslims
The House Homeland Security Committee was set Thursday to hold the first in a series of hearings looking into the alleged radicalization in the Muslim community.
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Doctors to provide update on Rep. Giffords condition
Doctors treating Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has scheduled a Friday morning news conference to provide an update on her progress.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
GOP rams anti-union bill through Wis. Senate
Republicans push a provision stripping public employees of their collective bargaining rights through the state Senate by separating it from Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill.
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Analysis: King risks alienating ally
Last month, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said the threat of terrorism to the United States is at its "most heightened" since the September 11, 2001, attacks -- a threat that she asserted has taken on a new and disquieting form because of the growing emphasis by Islamist terrorist groups on recruiting Americans.
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U.S. sends mixed signals on Libya no-fly zone
The Obama administration sent mixed signals Wednesday on its stance on a no-fly zone in Libya, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying U.N. backing was essential while White House spokesman Jay Carney left the door open to the United States acting unilaterally or in concert with NATO allies.
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Political columnist David S. Broder dies
David S. Broder, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post and a political writer for four decades, died Wednesday in Arlington, Va.
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Poll: Public prefers cutting defense spending
A majority of Americans prefer cutting defense spending to reduce the federal deficit rather than taking money from public retirement and health programs, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday showed.
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Islam emerges as key issue for GOP
Mainstream Republicans say painting the U.S. Muslim community with a broad brush comes from the fringes of their party in the uptick of GOP rhetoric about Islam and Muslims.
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NPR chief ousted after exec's racism remarks
NPR's CEO and president, Vivian Schiller, has been forced to resign, the radio broadcaster's media correspondent said Wednesday.
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