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July 18, 2010

Alvin Greene makes his first campaign appearance

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Greene hasn't spoken publicly except for a series of meandering, awkward media interviews since his unexpected…
July 16, 2010

Alvin Greene’s embarrassing cash haul: only $1,000

Greene still hasn't raised much money in his bid to unseat Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina...
July 15, 2010

Senate close to restoring jobless benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 2 million workers who have been laid off for long stretches could get their unemployment…
July 15, 2010

Senate passes sweeping financial reform bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Obama likely would sign the bill next week...
July 13, 2010

GOP senator says he backs birther lawsuits

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana says he supports conservative organizations challenging President Barack Obama's citizenship in…
July 13, 2010

Major bank reform bill faces final vote this week

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama on Tuesday secured the 60 votes he needs in the Senate to pass a sweeping…
July 12, 2010

Greene making first public speech before local NAACP

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - 'Jobs, education and justice, the campaign for the general election,' Greene said, when asked what he…
July 12, 2010

Finish line in sight for US financial overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) - While Obama would have preferred an earlier conclusion for the bill, its passage less than four months…
July 10, 2010

Alvin Greene to face no state charge for filing fee

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The unemployed military veteran will face no state charges over the $10,440 filing fee for his…
July 5, 2010

Democrats resist GOP bid to nationalize election

WASHINGTON (AP) - The outcome will help determine whether Republicans take control of the House, the Senate or both. It…
July 4, 2010

GOP senators say Steele's future at RNC in doubt

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sens. McCain and Graham spoke from the war zone to condemn Michael Steele's claim that Afghanistan…
July 2, 2010

Presidents Obama, Clinton honor Byrd at memorial

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Obama recalled an early discussion with Byrd, who as a young man joined the Ku Klux…
June 30, 2010

Bank bill faces House passage, Senate delays vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate, its votes still in flux, planned to take up the bill in mid-July, denying President…
June 30, 2010

Confirmation all but sure, Kagan ending hearings

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barring an unexpected turn, Kagan will succeed retiring Justice John Paul Stevens and become the fourth woman…
June 30, 2010

Bank bill gets patched up, moves closer to passage

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats are inching closer to passage of a major rewrite of financial industry regulations, making fixes…
June 29, 2010

GOP puts Thurgood Marshall on trial at Kagan hearings

OPINION - Their goal remains to bully, cow, and badger her to insure that she toes the line not solely…
June 28, 2010

Senator Oprah? Blagojevich considered Winfrey for seat

CHICAGO (AP) - "She made Obama, she's up there so high nobody could assail this pick," Blagojevich is heard telling…
June 28, 2010

Senate opens Kagan Supreme Court hearings

WASHINGTON (AP) - She is expected to be a liberal stalwart on a court that has become more conservative with…
June 28, 2010

West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92

WASHINGTON (AP) - Byrd's accomplishments followed a childhood of poverty in West Virginia, and his success came despite a complicated…
June 25, 2010

GOP blocks jobless benefits, Dems at a loss

WASHINGTON (AP) - The demise of their jobs-agenda legislation Thursday means that unemployment benefits will phase out for more than…