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Congressman: Murtha Died After Intestine Was Damaged in Surgery
The congressman’s large intestine was damaged during gallbladder surgery and the complications led him to be hospitalized, a Pennsylvania congressman and longtime friend said.
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Feds Commit $78.5 Million to Fight Asian Carp in Midwest Waterways
Obama administration launches plan to limit Chicago-area locks and gates from opening to prevent the giant carp from dominating the Great Lakes.
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Lincoln Faces Pack of GOP Challengers for Arkansas Senate Seat
U.S. Rep. John Boozman is the ninth Republican to say he’s going to make a go for two-term Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s seat, but a ...
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Administration, GOP Start Listing Demands Ahead of Health Care Talks
The Obama administration argued premiums Monday while House Republicans argued process as both sides girded for what looks like three weeks of posturing before televised ...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell to Set Election Date to Replace Murtha
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has 10 days by law to schedule an election to replace the 35-year lawmaker.
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GOP to Obama: Start Over, Then We'll Talk
GOP leaders pose questions Republicans want answered before a special White House health care summit this month. ...
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President Obama Grilled on Super Bowl Sunday
The Indianapolis Colts and New Orlean Saints weren’t the only ones under pressure on Superbowl Sunday. President Obama, wearing a casual blue button-down shirt and ...
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Obama vs. Palin? Former Alaska Gov. Takes Aim at President
President Obama is hoping to resurrect the momentum on health care, just as Republicans grow increasingly confident. ...
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Rep. John Murtha Dies at Age 77
The congressman from Pennsylvania was the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress.
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A Crippled Capital: D.C. Braces for 2nd Storm
Two days after a “historic” storm swept across the mid-Atlantic dumping up to three feet of snow in some areas, the nation’s capital remains paralyzed ...
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No high hopes for health care summit
GOP says they’re open to compromise — as long as Obama tears up the bills. Dems say, not a chance.
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Shelby lifts hold on nominees
Alabama Republican had placed procedural roadblock on more than 70 executive nominees.
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NHTSA knew of Toyota problems
Problems with several Toyota models were reported as early as 2008, but regulators did not act.
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Nelson will back GOP filibuster
Dem says he’ll support filibuster over Obama’s nominee for the National Labor Relations Board.
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House cancels Tuesday votes
Another winter storm bears down on Washington.
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Palin remains open to White House run
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Questions swirl around N.Y. governor’s future
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Dem. lieutenant governor candidate exits Ill. race
The Democratic nominee for Illinois’ lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political ...
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Palin e-mails reveal a powerful ‘first dude’
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Analysis: ‘Tea party’ is democracy at work
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Jenny Sanford: 'It's too late for the marriage'
South Carolina’s first lady, Jenny Sanford, said on “Larry King Live” that writing her much-anticipated memoir of her husband’s affair was a “cathartic” and “cleansing” ...
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World War II-era navigation system shutting down
Good night, Loran.
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Upcoming health care talks to be televised
President Obama’s bipartisan meeting on health care reform planned for February 25 will be broadcast live, a senior administration official said Monday. ...
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Rep. John Murtha dead at 77
Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a longtime fixture on the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending, has died. ...
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Analysis: Where does the Tea Party go from here?
The Tea Partiers are propelled by competing claims — a principled commitment to fiscal conservatism and a serious case of Obama Derangement Syndrome, John Avlon ...
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Feds Wrongly Tracked Abortion Groups
Report: Homeland Security Assessed Wisconsin Pro- and Anti-Abortion Rights Activists Even Though No Threat ...
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Senator to Allow Most Obama Appointees
Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby Says He Will Release Several “Holds” Used to Get Money for Home-State Projects
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Do Americans Know Where Obama Stands?
In Interview with Katie Couric, President Says Poll Numbers behind Criticism, Says “People Understand What Motivates Me”
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Video: Palin Readying for 2012?
The election is still a long way off but Republican Sarah Palin was sounding very much like a candidate at a Tea Party convention in ...
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Video: Obama on Where He Stands
In just over a year in office, President Obama has given more than 160 interviews. Despite all the exposure, critics say Americans still don’t know ...
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Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push ...
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U.S., Mexico closer to resolving trucking dispute
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Congress could be moving closer to allowing Mexican trucks to haul cargo through the United States, helping to end a trade ...
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Under fire, NY governor Paterson says he's not resigning
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over ...
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John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on ...
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New sanctions on Iran are only path left: Gates
PARIS (Reuters) – Iran has rejected Western overtures and the international community has no choice but to move toward imposing new sanctions over its nuclear ...
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Rep. John Murtha, voice for veterans, dies at 77
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on ...
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Congressman: Murtha's intestine damaged in surgery
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania congressman and longtime friend of the late Rep. John Murtha says the congressman’s large intestine was ...
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Neb. Democrat joins GOP to oppose labor nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nebraska’s Democratic senator says he will join Republicans in opposing a union lawyer’s nomination to serve on the ...
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Obama's health care summit: Just for show?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama’s televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on ...
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Quinn: Ill. lt. governor hopefuls should speak up
CHICAGO (AP) — Democrats in Illinois are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves ...
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Bipartisan Support Expressed for the Strategic Materials Research of the Defense Metals Technology Center
CLEVELAND, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ — In an expression of bipartisanship, 16th District Ohio Congressman John Boccieri, a Democrat, and his predecessor, Ralph Regula, a Republican, ...
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Justice Department to Monitor Election in Louisiana
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Justice Department today announced that it will monitor the Feb. 6, 2010, municipal primary election in the city of ...
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DNC Chairman Tim Kaine Calls Out Republicans for Shaking Down Wall Street in Exchange for Political Favors
Kaine Says Americans Should Be Disgusted At GOP’s Vow To Protect Wall Street In Exchange For Campaign Cash WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Following news ...
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Association of Deputy District Attorneys (Los Angeles) Endorse John Eastman for Attorney General
Cooley’s Own Working Prosecutors Pointedly Endorse Eastman LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Delivering a stinging rebuke to L.A. County District Attorney Steve Cooley, the ...
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Gregory Congressional Reform Plan
STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Despite recent lip-service to fiscal restraint, President Obama on Monday unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget that will raise ...