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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: 11/16/10

Sen. John Kyl Says He'll Block Vote on Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia

By Christopher Weber - Politics Daily

Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz.), the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, said Tuesday he would block a vote on a new arms-control agreement with Russia, at least until the next session of Congress begins in the new year, The New York Times reported. Kyl's decision is a setback for President Obama, who had hoped to sign the New Start treaty, one of his major foreign policy undertakings, before the end of the year. "When Majority Leader Harry Reid asked me if I thought the treaty could be considered in the lame-duck session, I replied I did not think so given the combination of other work Congress must do ...

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Published: 06/28/10

Elena Kagan Hearing, Day One: Why Americans Are Tuning Out

By Andrew Cohen - Politics Daily

Solicitor General Elena Kagan, all but certain to be the next justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was just a prop in a royal blue jacket Monday afternoon as her confirmation hearing began before the Senate Judiciary Committee. During opening statements from the senators, the nominee managed a few weak smiles when Democratic committee members praised her background and experience and bashed the recent work of her would-be conservative colleagues on the court. And she looked positively nauseous when Republican committee members praised the recent work of the Roberts court and bashed her ...

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Published: 04/16/10

HPV Vaccine: Why Boys -- Not Just Girls -- Need a Shot in the Arm

By Sarah Wildman - Politics Daily

Why is HPV still considered a girls' disease? Today, "girls" well past girlhood are seeking the vaccine to guard against human papillomavirus and cervical cancer -- and, according to new findings by Dartmouth researchers, women aged 18-25 are more likely to get the $360 shots if they think their mother would approve. It's great that girls and women are being proactive. But where are the male counterparts? Why are women bearing yet another burden of sexual activity while their partners and boyfriends and husbands ride on the coattails of girls' earned immunity? (STD prevention now, just like ...

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