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April 13, 2010

Obama's nuclear summit yields early dividends

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama has secured China's agreement to work with the U.S. on sanctions against Iran and the Ukraine…
April 12, 2010

Extension of jobless benefits clears GOP roadblock

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats in the Senate won an initial skirmish Monday to restore unemployment benefits to hundreds of thousands…
April 12, 2010

Adam Clayton Powell IV will be Rangel rival for father's old seat

NEW YORK (AP) - The son of a legendary New York congressman has announced he will challenge Rep. Charles Rangel...
April 12, 2010

Obama election-year jobs agenda stalls in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - The election-year jobs agenda promised by President Barack Obama and Democrats has stalled seven months before voters…
April 12, 2010

Steele on RNC scandal: 'I've made mistakes'

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In damage control mode, Michael Steele on Saturday sought to quell the furor over his management…
April 12, 2010

Miss. gov says Confederacy flap not worth 'diddly'

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi said he doesn't think the Virginia governor's 'Confederate History Month' proclamation…
April 12, 2010

Obama, world leaders work to stop nuclear spread

WASHINGTON (AP) - Presidents, prime ministers and other leaders from 47 countries start work Monday on a battle plan to…
April 9, 2010

Obama promises quick court replacement for Stevens

WASHINGTON (AP) - The retirement of John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court's leading liberal, will set off an election-year political…
April 9, 2010

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens retiring

WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Stevens, the court's oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, is retiring. Obama now has…
April 9, 2010

Obama's top 10 Supreme Court prospects

SLIDESHOW - These individuals represent a range of intellectual and judicial heavyweights reflecting a range of personal perspectives very much…
April 9, 2010

Tea Party target Stupak won't seek re-election

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - "The Tea Party did not run me out," he said in a telephone interview. "If…
April 9, 2010

Is the 'Race to the Top' rigged?

OPINION - True accountability can only emerge when states receive the funds they need to educate young people and not…
April 9, 2010

Republicans expected to get behind Obama's new START

WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite near gridlock in the U.S. Senate, Republicans were expected to swing behind a new arms control…
April 9, 2010

Obama on Palin's nuke rebuke: 'She's not much of an expert'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama snapped back at Sarah Palin and her criticisms about his nuclear defense policy, calling the…
April 9, 2010

Head of NC GOP calls for Steele's resignation

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A day earlier, national party leaders had a conference call with Steele but didn't bring up…