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Democrats Leave Health Care Behind for Jobs, Toyota, Gays in Military
Murtha Turned Against War, but Not Grab-While-You-Can Politics
Rep. John Murtha, Advocate for Pa. District, Pentagon, Dies at 77
Liz Christman, Enemy of the Passive Voice, Who Rocked Some Jaunty Hats
Is Obama's Search for 'Common Ground' Real?- Tim Tebow's Brilliant Fake Leads to Pro-Life Score
'Snowmageddon' in D.C. -- The Politics, Talk Shows and Snowball Fights Go On
Sarah Palin Serves Tea Party Delegates Red Meat and Certainty
My Left Breast Put Fancy TSA Scanner to the Test
From a Grass Roots Tea Party, a PAC Blooms
At Nashville Tea Party: Saving the Country, Waiting for Palin
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Rep. John Murtha, Advocate for Pa. District, Pentagon, Dies at 77
By Patricia Murphy
U.S. Rep. John Murtha died Monday after a lengthy and sometimes tumultuous career in Congress. The Pennsylvania Democrat was first elected to represent his Johnstown Congressional district in 1974 after returning home from fighting as a Marine in Vietnam. Once elected, he rose through the ranks of ...
Obama's Approval Rating for Handling the Economy Reaches a Low
By Bruce DrakePresident Obama's job approval rating for his handling of the economy has fallen to its lowest point since he took office with only 36 percent giving him positive marks on the issue, according to a Gallup poll conducted Feb. 1-3. Sixty-one percent disapprove of his performance. In March, 59 percent ...
Hillary Clinton Says al-Qaeda Groups Pose Bigger Threat Than Iran or North Korea
By Bruce DrakeSecretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that while North Korea and Iran are the nations that pose the biggest security threat to the U.S. because of their pursuit of nuclear weapons, the greater danger is from the "transnational, non-state networks" of al-Qaeda branches around the ...
President Obama to Meet With Dalai Lama This Month
By Christopher Weber
President Obama will meet with the Dalai Lama later this month, the White House announced Thursday. Spokesman Robert Gibbs did not specify a date but did confirm the meeting will take place in February at the White House. The Dalai Lama's secretary has said he will be in Washington Feb. 17-18, The ...
Obama Administration Vision: War Without End
By David Wood
Suicide bombers inside the United States. Nuclear-armed nations collapsing and losing control of nuclear weapons. Bloody new conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan. American troops under attack at bases around the world. Terrorist attacks using unknown new diseases. Chinese missile attacks on Taiwan. ...
Hillary vs. Hu: U.S. Climbs in the Ring With China
By Alex Wagner
The uncomfortable reality that the Chinese are sitting on nearly $1.6 trillion in U.S. securities has -- up until very recently -- made the Obama Administration somewhat lily-livered about going head to head with our biggest financier on anything too touchy, such as nuclear-weapons proliferation, ...
Obama to Skip EU Summit, Scale Back Foreign Travel
By Christopher WeberAs he focuses more on domestic issues, such as the economy and health care, President Obama plans to make fewer overseas trips in 2010. As part of a scaled back travel schedule, the White House said the president would skip an annual summit with the European Union this summer, according to The ...
Obama to Democrats: Don't Run for the Hills
By Jill Lawrence
The country was maybe expecting a chastened president? A chief executive bowed and ready to change course amid 10 percent unemployment, the devastating loss of Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in Massachusetts, and the limbo status of his top priority -- health reform -- after a full year of ...
Key Points and Transcript of President Obama's State of the Union Address
By Bruce DrakeFollowing are highlights from President Obama's State of the Union address: - We all hated the bank bailout. . . . It was as popular as a root canal. . . . When I ran for president, I promised I wouldn't just do what was popular – I would do what was necessary. And if we had allowed the ...
The True State of the Union: A Politics Daily Sampler
By Politics Daily Staff
It has evolved into a national exercise, one that invites participation from all Americans and not just the president of the United States. What is the state of our nation? Barack Obama will provide his vision Wednesday night in a stylized exercise known as the State of the Union address. If he ...
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