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Durbin: Burris Testimony Will Get 'Careful Review'

Associated Press   |   January 9, 2009 10:21 AM

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SPRINGFIELD -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he and his colleagues will "carefully review" Roland Burris' testimony before an Illinois House panel that he didn't...
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Conyers On Prosecuting Bush Team: "Stay Tuned"

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein   |   January 9, 2009 10:08 AM

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Rep. John Conyers, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is still invested in prosecuting members of the Bush administration once they leave office. In...

236: Please Take Away Obama's Blackberry

236.Com   |   January 9, 2009 09:59 AM

Barack Obama continues his valiant fight to keep his Blackberry after he is sworn into the presidency, and we don't give a crap. Obama says...

U.S.: Iraqi Prisoners May Still Be Held Without Charge

Reuters   |   January 9, 2009 09:49 AM

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Some prisoners held indefinitely without charge by U.S. forces in Iraq may not be freed or given trials, even though U.S. forces...
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Paterson: No Cuomo Talk, I Need More Time

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein   |   January 9, 2009 09:48 AM

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Governor David Paterson said on Friday that he was refraining from making a decision on who should fill New York's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat, in part...

Afghanistan To Receive 20,000 More US Troops By August, Says US Envoy

Quqnoos.com   |   January 9, 2009 09:26 AM

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Afghanistan's foreign minister, Rangin Dadfar Spanta, met the United States' deputy of foreign affairs, Richard Boucher in Kabul today....

Krugman: Obama's Stimulus Doesn't Go Far Enough

The Huffington Post   |  Rachel Weiner   |   January 9, 2009 09:24 AM

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Paul Krugman has already criticized President-elect Barack Obama for appearing to rely too much on tax cuts in his economic plan. Now he's adding a...

Obama Picks Defense Lobbyist For Pentagon #2

AP   |  RITA BEAMISH   |   January 9, 2009

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President-elect Barack Obama, trying to enforce strict rules on special-interest influence in his administration, butted up against what some said was inevitable: The perfect person...

Al Franken Stole The Election? Prove It Or Shut Up

Salon   |   January 9, 2009 09:00 AM

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If Al Franken were not a longtime public figure -- and thus severely handicapped by American jurisprudence -- he could file a powerful complaint for...

Dean Allies: Obama Snubbed Him

Politico   |   January 9, 2009 08:52 AM

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The conspicuous absence of Howard Dean from Thursday's press conference announcing Tim Kaine's appointment as Democratic National Committee chair was no accident, according to Dean...

Levi Johnston's Mother Speaks Out About Drug Arrest

people.com   |  Lorenzo Benet   |   January 9, 2009 08:52 AM

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Speaking for the first time since her Dec. 18 arrest on charges of selling OxyContin, Sherry Johnston -- whose son, Levi fathered a son with...

BLAGOJEVICH IMPEACHMENT: House Voting Today

AP   |  CHRISTOPHER WILLS   |   January 9, 2009

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House has convened and is debating whether to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie says Blagojevich should...

Biden Arrives In Pakistan As Nation's Leaders Deny Rift

AP   |  CHRIS BRUMMITT   |   January 9, 2009

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's main spy agency has given India information about the Mumbai terror attacks, the prime minister said Friday, while denying media speculation...

Palin: Katie Couric, Tina Fey Have Been "Exploiting" Me

AP   |   January 9, 2009

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WASHINGTON — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is questioning whether Caroline Kennedy is getting better treatment from the press in her bid for a Senate seat...

Geithner Overhauling Bailout To Aid Cities, Homeowners, Small Businesses

washingtonpost.com   |  David Cho   |   January 9, 2009 12:45 AM

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Confronted with intense skepticism on Capitol Hill over the $700 billion financial rescue program, Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy F. Geithner and President-elect Barack Obama's economic...