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July 2008 - Posts
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House Democrats voted down a public reprimand Thursday that Republicans sought against influential Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., over a questionable housing Read More...
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In a summer of nationwide anguish over fuel costs, Congress' attack on soaring gasoline prices has been full of high-octane rhetoric and low-energy results Read More...
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The House moved Thursday to make college costs more transparent, and possibly more affordable, in passing the first major overhaul of the federal higher Read More...
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Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI) represents parts of Detroit. The main issue facing her in the Aug. 5 primary is her son, embattled Detroit Mayor Read More...
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With a $15.2 billion shortfall, California's budget is a month late. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will sign an order Thursday to cut 200,000 state employees' Read More...
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Cell phone calls on airplanes in flight are not only unsafe, they're obnoxious and they should be permanently banned, according to some members of Congress Read More...
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Americans love their cars, and so apparently does Uncle Sam. He's got 642,233 of them. Read More...
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A new series of psychological tests aims to reveal whether people who explicitly say they are not prejudiced actually harbor subconscious biases. Guests Read More...
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Luke Russert, whose eloquent eulogy for his father, the late NBC News journalist Tim Russert, moved many Americans last month, will join the network as Read More...
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Barack Obama and John McCain traded old-school political jabs Thursday, with McCain contending that he had been wrongly accused of planning a racial attack Read More...
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Activists are invited to help craft the parties' national platforms via the Web. But will insiders listen? Read More...
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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied about accepting more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of gifts from a powerful Read More...
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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he lied about hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from an oil services contractor. Read More...
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A federal judge has sided with Congress in its fight with the Bush administration over whether top White House aides can be subpoenaed by Congress. Read More...
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John Geer, professor of political science at Vanderbilt University argues in his book, In Defense of Negativity , that campaign attack ads are often the Read More...
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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is due in federal court Thursday to answer charges that he lied about hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from an oil services Read More...
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President Bush confirmed Thursday that combat tour lengths for U.S. troops will be reduced to 12 months from 15 months. Read More...
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Democrat Barack Obama says John McCain and his Republican allies will try to scare them by saying Obama "doesn't look like all those other presidents on Read More...
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Most Republicans are rallying around Sen. Ted Stevens as both a senator and a candidate — even as he presents them with a giant political headache. Read More...
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Lawmakers on Wednesday pressed officials from the Pentagon and KBR Inc. to explain what has delayed the proper protection of U.S. forces in Iraq from deficient Read More...
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A White House proposal aimed at protecting health-care workers who object to abortion and some birth-control methods has escalated a debate over the balance Read More...
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After searching for an effective line of attack against Senator Barack Obama, Senator John McCain is beginning a newly aggressive campaign to define his Read More...
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An administration official says President Bush has approved an order revising the rules governing spying, both in the United States and abroad, and lays Read More...
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Congress appeared deadlocked Wednesday on responding to the nation's energy problems amid a bitterly partisan rift over whether to open long-restricted Read More...
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain opened up a new line of attack on Democratic rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, labeling him a celebrity without Read More...
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Republican White House hopeful John McCain's campaign called the indictment of fellow GOP Sen. Ted Stevens a "sad reminder" the next president will face Read More...
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Senator John McCain’s new advertisement attacking Senator Barack Obama for canceling a visit with wounded troops in Germany last week is getting wide play Read More...
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Details can bedevil any presidential candidate. Republican John McCain announced this week that he backs an anti-affirmative action referendum. Then he Read More...
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Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire is taking it as a compliment: She was turned away from a bar in the state capital because she couldn't prove she's of legal Read More...
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He's known as "Uncle Ted" in Alaska, the longest-serving Republican Senator in Congress and a dominant figure in Alaska politics for than half a century. Read More...
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The Democratic presidential candidate said he offers fundamental change from reckless Republican economic policies that he he says would continue under Read More...
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The troop surge in Iraq is now over. At its inception in January 2007, President Bush predicted that the increase in forces would end this July. The last Read More...
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Alaskans are in shock after Monday's announcement about the indictment of the longest-serving Republican in the Senate. Sen. Ted Stevens is charged with Read More...
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President Bush signs a housing bill that could help struggling homeowners stay in their homes and stabilize the nation's troubled housing market, while Read More...
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Bruce Marks, CEO of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), discusses the significance of the new housing bill and its expected impact Read More...
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The U.S. House of Representatives issued an unprecedented apology to black Americans on Tuesday for the institution of slavery and subsequent Jim Crows Read More...
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Across Capitol Hill, Democratic-led committees weighed punishments for past and present Bush administration officials for a range of alleged misdeeds. Read More...
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In this week's edition of the political junkie, Ken Rudin, NPR's political editor, talks about Barack Obama's trip overseas, Sen. Ted Stevens' recent indictment, Read More...
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The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority has announced that it will stop lending out private student loans. Paul Basken, a senior reporter for Read More...
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President Bush on Wednesday signed a massive housing bill intended to provide mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners and stabilize financial Read More...
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After upsetting some conservatives by signaling an openness to higher payroll taxes for Social Security, John McCain gave the simplest of answers when Read More...
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson has been accused of repeatedly overruling findings of EPA scientists at the request of White Read More...
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Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, courting leaders of his party in a closed door meeting. Read More...
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The nation's longest-serving Republican senator and a major figure in Alaska politics is facing seven felony counts. Ted Stevens is accused of concealing Read More...
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The indictment of Sen. Ted Stevens for not disclosing services he received from a private company is drawing reaction from his senate colleagues. Read More...
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is back in Colorado on Wednesday; it's his second visit to the state in less than a week. Colorado is expected Read More...
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Ted Stevens's indictment yesterday could not have occurred at a more politically inopportune time for the senator from Alaska or for his fellow Republicans Read More...
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As a young law professor, Barack Obama stood apart in too many ways to count. At a school where economic analysis was all the rage, he taught rights, race Read More...
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Doctors say a biopsy shows no evidence of cancer in the skin removed from Republican presidential candidate John McCain's face. Read More...
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Ted Stevens is a throwback to the Senate he joined almost 40 years ago and then worked so effectively for his home state of Alaska. Read More...
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The House on Tuesday issued an unprecedented apology to black Americans for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery Read More...
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United States security has long been a primary issue for the conservative movement. But is an aggressive foreign policy actually counterproductive? Author Read More...
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Both candidates have adjusted how they talk about the conflict. Read More...
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Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has been indicted on seven counts of falsely reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in services he received from Read More...
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Ted Stevens is the longest-serving Republican senator and has played a key role in Alaskan politics since before it became a state. Richard Mauer, a staff Read More...
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Federal lawmakers are moving toward a ban on using certain chemicals called phthalates in children's toys. Phthalates are chemicals that are used to make Read More...
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Before Ted Stevens' indictment on Tuesday, he was perhaps best known as a cantankerous constant in the Senate. The Alaska Republican is well known for Read More...
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After a two-year investigation, prosecutors say the longest-serving Republican in Senate history hid gifts from an Alaska oil company. Alex Chadwick talks Read More...
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Some signs indicate Obama has benefited from his trip abroad, while McCain's campaign has taken on an edgier, even mean-spirited tone. Read More...
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Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee are setting aside $20 million to target and mobilize Hispanic voters in the presidential election this Read More...
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U.S. officials say the Justice Department has indicted Alaska Senator Ted Stevens on charges related to a long-running investigation of business dealings Read More...
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The troop surge that began in early 2007 is supposed to end this week. The U.S. and Iraq are also due to reach a diplomatic agreement on bases. What are Read More...
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Congress is likely to impose stricter regulations on consumer products such as children's toys and clothing. It's the biggest overhaul of U.S. product Read More...
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They have school, family and historical connections. But will Virginia Governor Tim Kaine be Barack Obama's running mate? Howard Fineman weighs the pros Read More...
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Four U.S. citizens and one a legal immigrant have filed a lawsuit against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his department for what they claim is racial profiling Read More...
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According to several reports, power-sharing negotiations between Zimbabwe's rival parties have been called off, just four days after the talks got under Read More...
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