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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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Allied Airstrikes Buoy Libyan Rebels; Obama Stresses Limited Military Goal
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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: 03/9/11

Sarah Palin: Could She Run as an Independent or Third Party Candidate?

By Suzi Parker

Sarah Palin talks a lot about the tea party. On Fox News last week, she said, "I find inspiration in tea party patriots [and] those with common sense who aren't playing a lot of games." She could be considered the tea party's godmother. With her Sarah PAC and support for 2010 tea party candidates, ...

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Published: 03/9/11

Obama's Education Trip: As Much About Campaigning as Classrooms

By Alex Wagner

Given President Obama's recent (and very public) focus on education, one might think that he was stepping above the partisan fray to tackle long-term "strategic investments in America's future," as the White House would put it. Having decided that March is, unofficially, Education Month, the ...

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Published: 03/7/11

Enough With Budget Brinksmanship: The Case for Waiting Until 2012

By Walter Shapiro

With the government living on a two-week financial reprieve that will expire on March 18, this is Rumpelstiltskin time in politics as everyone seems to be stamping his feet in rage over the $14-trillion national debt. Republican Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, is making the ...

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Published: 03/7/11

In Government Shutdown, President and Congress Would Still Get Paid

By Patricia Murphy

As government agencies prepare their lists of employees who would be furloughed during a possible government shutdown, one fortunate group of Washingtonians doesn't have to worry about such things. Under current law, the president, who earns $400,000 annually, and members of Congress, who draw ...

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Published: 03/5/11

ROTC Returns to Harvard After Four Decades in Wilderness

By Tom Diemer

ROTC is back at Harvard after a four-decade absence dating back to the Vietnam war. The White House welcomed the announcement bringing the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps back to the Cambridge campus, saying it sent a "message that Americans stand united." The decision "is an important step in ...

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Published: 03/4/11

Obama Woos GOP During Budget Talks, but So Far, Detente Is Still a Dream

By Alex Wagner

For Vice President Joe Biden, a man not known for his brevity, the statement on Thursday said it all. The veep had been in budgetary talks that afternoon with Republican heavyweights Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), and the public was eager to hear how his ...

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Published: 03/4/11

Jobless Rate Dips Below 9 Percent but White House Holds the Applause

By Tom Diemer

The Obama administration greeted news that unemployment finally fell below 9 percent with caution and restraint, calling the February downtick "encouraging" but warning against reading "too much into any one monthly report." "Though unemployment remains elevated, we are seeing signs that the ...

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Published: 03/4/11

Obama, Jeb Bush to Join in Education Reform Event at Florida School

By Tom Diemer

They aren't exactly school chums, but President Obama and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush plan to share a stage and also their goals for education reform Friday at an event in Miami. The White House said the president will talk about "how winning the future in education will require investments that ...

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Published: 03/3/11

What Would Jesus Cut? Deficit Debate Rallies Christians -- and Exposes Divisions

By David Gibson

"What would Jesus do?" That question has for years been a powerful slogan for conservative Christians who want to challenge Americans to conform to Gospel teachings. But now that some are applying the rallying cry to the nation's divisive budget battles, it is also exposing divisions among ...

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Published: 03/3/11

Obama Says U.S. Military Action Possible in Libya, Authorizes Planes for Airlift

By Alex Wagner

Using some of his sharpest language to date, President Obama on Thursday called for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to "step down from power and leave," and would not rule out U.S. military action in the region, including imposing a possible no-fly zone. Obama also said he had approved use of ...

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