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Massa admits tickling, denies sexual intent
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:12:04 GMT, 10:12 AMA day after former Rep. Eric Massa acknowledged tickling a colleague but denied the intent was sexual, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer accused "some...read more »
Obama pushing on health care end game
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:21 GMT, 10:00 AMPresident Barack Obama is making his closing arguments for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skitt...read more »
Biden says Palestinians deserve ‘viable’ state
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:06:25 GMT, 09:06 AMVice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a "viable" independent state with contiguous territory. United States - Jo...read more »
Roberts: Scene at State of Union ‘troubling’
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:45:19 GMT, 11:45 PMU.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the ...read more »
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HHS Sebelius exhorts insurers to get on board
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:42:33 GMT, 09:42 AMThe head of the Health and Human Services Department is sketching out a stark choice for the nation's insurers: oppose reform and eventually lose cust...read more »
Ex-Christian Coalition head won't run for Congress
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:12:36 GMT, 10:12 AMFormer Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed announced Wednesday that he has decided not to run for Congress in Georgia. Georgia - Ralph E. ...read more »
Fact-checking Stupak on abortion
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:08:25 GMT, 03:08 PMIf health care passes, will the federal government directly subsidize abortion coverage? First Read reads the fine print. Health care - Fede...read more »
Jobless aid measure clears Senate hurdle
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:37:33 GMT, 04:37 PMLegislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year cleared a key hurdle Tue...read more »
Mass. Sen. Scott Brown to release memoir in 2011
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:30:45 GMT, 08:30 PMSen. Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent years by winning the seat once held by Sen. Edward K...read more »
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Hearing Delayed for Obama Judicial Nominee Who Supported Serial Killer
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:18:43 GMT, 05:18 PMThe Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed the hearing for a controversial Court of Appeals nominee after the panel received a letter from a home-st...read more »
Tea Partiers Scramble to Keep Up With Obama Health Care Blitz
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:19 GMT, 01:56 PMPresident Obama has set an aggressive schedule for completing work on the bulk of the year-in-the-making health care package and may be getting the ju...read more »
Sen. Inhofe Says No Evidence of Virus on Drudge, Suggests Warning Was Political
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:44:37 GMT, 12:44 PMThe top Republican on the Senate committee that received an e-mail warning staffers not to visit the Drudge Report said there is no evidence "whatsoev...read more »
Sebelius to Insurers: Join Us on Health Care Bill or Lose Customers
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:46:18 GMT, 09:46 AMThe head of the Health and Human Services Department is sketching out a stark choice for the nation's insurers: oppose reform and eventually lose cust...read more »
Massa: Yeah, I Groped Male Staff But Not Sexually
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:11:22 GMT, 07:11 AMFormer New York Rep. Eric Massa said sure he groped his male staff, but never sexually misbehaved and doesn't think that rough-play with other men is ...read more »
Hoffman to Run Again for Upstate New York Congressional Seat
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:03:46 GMT, 07:03 AMConservative Republican Doug Hoffman says he plans to run again for upstate New York's 23rd Congressional District seat. ...read more »
Obama to Make Closing Argument on Health Care
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:24:29 GMT, 02:24 AMThe president's speech comes as congressional Democrats stand on the brink of delivering the president a success with passage of his sweeping overhaul...read more »
No-Fly List Nearly Doubles Since Detroit Plot
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:19:51 GMT, 02:19 AMAn intelligence official says that in the two months since a Nigerian man tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airplane, the government's list of suspecte...read more »
Gates: Some Troops Could Leave Afghanistan Early
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:37:09 GMT, 01:37 AMWithout giving specifics, the defense secretary said the withdrawal, "would have to be conditions-based."...read more »
Obama Using 'Bounty Hunters' to Root Out Fraud
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:17:54 GMT, 12:17 AMGrabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system, the president says he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters ...read more »
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Questions surround Massa's resignation
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:25:30 EST, 08:25 AMEmbattled former Rep. Eric Massa sought Tuesday night to turn attention away from sexual harassment allegations swirling around him in the wake of his...read more »
Biden highlights U.S.-Israeli ties
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:21:42 EST, 03:21 PMU.S. Vice President Joe Biden emphasized the close relationship between the United States and Israel as he met with Israeli leaders Tuesday, a visit t...read more »
Out of the closet but stuck in his voting pattern
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:04:45 EST, 03:04 AMWhy would a gay politician vote against gay rights? ...read more »
Emanuel in the political cross hairs
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:34:15 EST, 07:34 PMWhite House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is accustomed to working in the shadows, but he now finds himself in newspaper stories. ...read more »
Unemployment benefit bill moves forward in Senate
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:14:44 EST, 03:14 AMA nearly $140 billion bill to extend unemployment benefits and a host of expiring tax cuts cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday in the Senate on a vote...read more »
Spokesman for US diplomacy apologizes for remark
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:52:50 EST, 09:52 PMThe State Department spokesman apologized Tuesday for a joking remark he made about Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi that threatened to turn into a diplo...read more »
Tea Party candidate a fake?
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:22:51 EST, 09:22 AMIt's a grass-roots protest movement composed of the newly politicized and people distrustful of hierarchy. So how is it possible to be an illegitimate...read more »
Anti-Whitman Web site turns to public for dirt
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:19:54 EST, 07:19 AMDemocrats opposed to Meg Whitman's gubernatorial campaign are hoping to get an assist from the public in their latest bid to push voters away from the...read more »
Women fliers honored 65 years after war efforts
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:30:39 EST, 06:30 AMSome 65 years after their service, a group of former civilian women pilots whose unheralded work was key to helping the U.S. effort in World War II ar...read more »
GOP health care 'no' backfire?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:06:57 EST, 09:06 AMJulian Zelizer says the GOP, by digging in its heels and opposing the health care bill, is taking a risk that could be costlier than the party thinks....read more »
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Obama Trounces Congress in Popularity
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:34:58 EST, 07:34 AMPoll: Just 22 Percent of Americans Approve of Congress' Job, but Obama's Rating Steady at 53 Percent ...read more »
"Granny D," Political Activist, Dies
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:13 EST, 08:00 AMNew Hampshire's Doris Haddock Ran for Senate, Walked Across U.S. for Campaign Finance Reform; She was 100 ...read more »
Reconciliation Puts Dems in Driver's Seat
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:10 EST, 07:00 AMOn Health Care, GOP Senators Face Tough Challenge to Derail Bill's Fast Track Process ...read more »
J. Roberts: State of the Union "Troubling"
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:30:11 EST, 09:30 PMChief Justice Criticizes President in Q&A With Alabama Law Students; Calls Obama's Speech a "Political Pep Rally" ...read more »
Video: WWII Pilot Gets Her Wings
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:11:41 EST, 07:11 PMThe Women Airforce Service Pilots that served during World War II are set to receive a Congressional Gold Medal. Former WASP, Bernice "Bee" Haydu talk...read more »
Video: Insurance Co.'s Anger Citizens
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:03:59 EST, 07:03 PMEmotions are running high in Washington as the push for a House vote for health care reform approaches. As Nancy Cordes reports, protesters directed t...read more »
Health Care Backers Sound Off at Insurers
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:30:01 EST, 07:30 PMSupporters of Reform Descend on Gathering of Nation's Largest Insurance Companies, Bringing Emotional Stories ...read more »
Former Edwards Aide Avoids Jail - for Now
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:30:01 EST, 07:30 PMJudge Said He Was Very Close to Sending Young to Jail for 75 Days for Lying, Withholding Copies of Sex Tape ...read more »
U.S. Condemns New Israeli Settlements
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:30:02 EST, 04:30 PMApproval for Construction of 1,600 New Homes in East Jerusalem Comes amid Visit by Vice President Joe Biden ...read more »
Video: The New Conservative Hero
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:40:44 EST, 01:40 PMBob Schieffer spoke with Jonathan Krohn, the 15 year-old wunderkind about his new book, "Defining Conservatism". Plus; Unplugged gives a health care p...read more »
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Obama Trounces Congress in Popularity
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Questions surround Massa's resignation
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Hearing Delayed for Obama Judicial Nominee Who Supported Serial Killer