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February 25, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Rep. Steve Israel told The Associated Press that he called Paterson early Thursday, urging him to…
February 25, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - With tempers flaring, President Obama and congressional Republicans clashed in an extraordinary live-on-TV summit...
February 25, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y (AP) - Paterson's top criminal justice Cabinet member resigned Thursday over the burgeoning scandal...
February 25, 2010
OPINION - For the first time in a while, Obama is taking the lead and seizing the reins in the…
February 25, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. David Paterson has suspended a close aide and is asking for an investigation by the…
February 24, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 70-28 vote sends the bill back to the House, which passed a far more costly measure…
February 24, 2010
OPINION - While the battle between Tavis Smiley and Al Sharpton makes for good radio, it does not make for…
February 24, 2010
The Credit Card Act of 2009 includes several changes that will benefit U.S. consumers. But there's a catch: credit card…
February 24, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) -- Nearly half of the Arizona Legislature wants to force President Obama to show his birth certificate to…
February 23, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pressing to extend unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the…
February 23, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama urged Congress on Tuesday to strip health insurers of their decades-old exemption from federal…
February 23, 2010
OPINION - Think of what could be accomplished if Republicans accepted President Obama's hand more often than they give him…
February 23, 2010
OPINION - President Obama should embrace the legacy and wisdom of Rev. Jackson--and so should the rest of us...
February 22, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster on Monday with critical momentum provided by the Senate's…
February 22, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama made a last-ditch effort Monday to save his signature issue...