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Obama: Allies Will Soon Take Control of Libyan Campaign
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Democrats Could Lose Senate, Biden Warns Party
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South Dakota Governor Signs Tough Abortion Bill Into Law
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Obama Getting Heat From Left and Right for U.S. Role in Libyan Attacks
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Opposition Rises to Increased Nuclear Power Use; Offshore Drilling Support Rebounds
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French Warplanes Enforcing Ceasefire in Libya After Gadhafi Keeps Up Attacks
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Economic Issues Underpin Obama's Trip to Brazil, Chile, El Salvador
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Obama to Gadhafi: Stop the Attacks or Face Military Action
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House to Consider Bill to Defund National Public Radio
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New Fire Breaks Out at Damaged Japanese Nuclear Plant
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Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Rocked by Second Explosion in Quake's Aftermath
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Published: 09/22/10

Republicans Unveil 'Pledge to America'

By Patricia Murphy

STERLING, Va.-- Far from the steps of the U.S. Capitol, 13 Republican members of Congress gathered Thursday at Tart Lumber Co. to unveil "Pledge to America," a 45-page booklet they promise will guide their efforts to reform the government Americans say they no longer trust. House Minority Leader ...

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Published: 09/1/10

Tony Blair Memoir: Calls Bush a 'True Idealist'; Clinton a 'Political Soulmate'

By Tom Diemer

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says in a new memoir that George W. Bush was a "true idealist" and a man of "genuine integrity and political courage." But Blair, who was Bush's staunchest ally in the Iraq war, reserves his warmest praise for Bill Clinton, calling the former Democratic ...

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Published: 06/18/10

G-20 Summit: Obama Urges Partners to 'Safeguard and Strengthen' Recovery

By Tom Diemer

In advance of the economic summit in Toronto, President Obama on Friday urged America's economic partners to "safeguard and strengthen" a recovery from recession in the face of continuing challenges, including the European Union debt crisis. "We must maintain the momentum," Obama said in a lengthy ...

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Published: 06/17/10

Obama, Struggling on Homefront, Still a Global Pop Star, Poll Finds

By Tom Diemer

At home it's all about oil spill, a staggering deficit, high unemployment and the blood and treasure pouring into two wars. But in most parts of the world, American President Barack Obama remains highly popular, an international pop star leading a country that is more warmly received in most ...

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Published: 06/12/10

Obama and British PM Cameron in Friendly Chat on Oil Spill and BP Role

By Tom Diemer

In the wake of his withering criticism of BP for its handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, President Barack Obama spoke with British Prime Minister David Cameron for a half-hour Saturday and apparently assured him that his widely reported comments were not meant as a slap at Great Britain. At ...

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Published: 05/24/10

Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi Will Likely Muscle His Way to Re-Election

By Lauren E. Bohn

As the ballot counting continues in Ethiopia, tensions remain high. Sunday's election is likely to give the incumbent Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's U.S.-allied party, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, a majority in parliament and another five-year term. It was the first nationwide ...

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Published: 05/22/10

Obama Phones Germany's Angela Merkel on Greek Bailout Package

By Tom Diemer

Aboard Air Force 1 on Saturday, President Obama telephoned German Chancellor Angela Merkel to congratulate her on the German Parliament's approval of a $28.4 billion contribution to a European Union rescue fund for Greece, a country in severe financial crisis. The chancellor, in turn, acknowledged ...

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Published: 05/22/10

Obama at West Point: 'Long Hard Road Awaits You' But U.S. Won't Go It Alone

By Tom Diemer

President Barack Obama told graduating cadets at West Point Saturday the U.S. would fight on in its campaign to "disrupt, dismantle and to defeat" the terrorist network, but he said the country would go forward as "part of an international effort that is necessary and just." The president's ...

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Published: 05/17/10

European Debt Crisis Could Shake Global Economy, Markets Suggest

By David Sessions

Just a week after financial leaders approved a nearly $1 trillion bailout package for Europe, fears are again mounting that the debt crisis in countries like Greece and Italy could place such a strain on major banks that it would send shock waves through the world economy, the New York Times ...

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Published: 05/12/10

U.K.'s Coalition Government: A Happy Marriage? (And Can It Last?)

By Delia Lloyd

The United Kingdom has a coalition government for the first time in 70 years. But will this marriage of convenience last? The historic British elections, which -- after five days of intense wrangling -- finally yielded a new coalition government under the leadership of David Cameron on Tuesday ...

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