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Does Sarah Palin really have a chance?
Time.com – 2 hrs 49 mins agoShe is raising money, backing candidates and touting a Web video designed to make her a force in the 2010 midterms and beyond Full Story »
Angle says campaign to defeat Reid God's 'calling'
AP – Wed Jul 14, 9:32 pm ET- After fits and starts, bank bill ready for passage AP – 1 hr 57 mins ago
- Simmons hints he’ll resume his CT Senate bid The Upshot – 1 hr 1 min ago
- Researcher: CO gov. campaign trying to pass blame AP – Thu Jul 15, 3:00 am ET
- New WH report claims more jobs from stimulus bill AP – Wed Jul 14, 9:33 pm ET
- Cheney recuperating after heart surgery last week AP – Wed Jul 14, 9:33 pm ET
- Gay bill adds to immigration fight at Politico – 46 mins ago
- Why Obama loses by winning at Politico – Thu Jul 15, 6:13 am ET
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Specter, Yes; Wicker, No, as Kagan vote draws near
AP – 12 mins ago
AP WASHINGTON - Sen. Arlen Specter says he will support the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court despite the "non-answers" she gave to senators during her congressional hearings. Full Story »
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FBI: Uganda attacks signal terror group potential
AP – Tue Jul 13, 9:27 pm ET
AFP WASHINGTON - If the Somali terror group al-Shabab is responsible for the deadly attacks in Uganda, it could mean the group is capable of carrying out successful attacks in Africa and beyond, according to an intelligence assessment by the FBI and Homeland Security Department. Full Story »
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Court rules torture lawsuits against UK continue
AP – Wed Jul 14, 5:49 pm ETLONDON - Former Guantanamo detainees can proceed with lawsuits accusing Britain of complicity in torture overseas, a High Court judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting a government request to suspend the action. Full Story »
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Obama's Maine island long visited by rich, famous
AP – 30 mins ago
AP BAR HARBOR, Maine - Serving as a summer retreat for Rockefellers, Vanderbilts and Morgans, this town and the surrounding area have long been known as a place where well-heeled and well-known visitors could beat the heat — and have their privacy respected. Full Story »
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Businessman Not Afraid of Taking on Capito
CQPolitics.com – Wed Jul 14, 10:56 pm ETJohn Raese, a wealthy Republican businessman who has taken on, and been defeated by, two of West Virginia's most powerful Democrats in the past quarter-century, believes the third time might be the charm. Full Story »
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After a much caution, BP gets okay to begin tests on stopping spill
McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Jul 14, 8:06 pm ETWASHINGTON — Following a day-long delay marked by intense double-checking and a briefing for President Barack Obama, the government's spill team decided to let BP begin testing the seal on a massive 75-ton pipe fitting that could finally stop the three-month gush of oil and gas from the company's failed well in the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story »
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Stephene Moore Faces Difficult Path to History
CQPolitics.com – Wed Jul 14, 10:55 pm ETOVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Depending on which party you ask, Stephene Moore is either the best or the worst possible Democratic candidate to run for her husband's House seat here in the Kansas City suburbs. Full Story »
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Dems, GOP showing rising frustration with Afghan war
McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Jul 14, 7:47 pm ET
AP WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican senators voiced deep concern Wednesday over the direction of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, questioning whether the Obama administration can begin withdrawing U.S. troops next summer and worrying that it lacks a plan for forging a political settlement. Full Story »
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Colorado Dems arm-wrestle over who's the outsider
AP – Thu Jul 15, 3:03 am ETWill the real political outsider please stand up? Full Story »
Report: CIA paid Iranian scientist $5 million
AP – 45 mins agoThe CIA paid an Iranian nuclear scientist $5 million to provide intelligence on Iran's nuclear program, a newspaper reported Thursday. Full Story »
Abused staffers net nearly $1M a year
Politico – Tue Jul 13, 5:41 am ETTaxpayers have paid out nearly $1 million per year in settlements to congressional employees who have been harassed or otherwise treated badly by their political bosses over the past 14 years, according to records from the Office of Compliance. Full Story »
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