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Kagan sworn in as fourth woman on Supreme Court
AP – Sat Aug 7, 8:24 pm ETElena Kagan was sworn in Saturday as the 112th justice and fourth woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court. Full Story »
Obama touts benefits to Medicare from health law
AP – Sat Aug 7, 6:23 pm ET- Why Is Obama's Top Economic Adviser Leaving? The Atlantic Wire – Fri Aug 6, 7:36 am ET
- Incoming czar of spill claims will drop BP’s contractor The Newsroom – Fri Aug 6, 1:31 pm ET
- Election-year politics has state budgets in limbo Reuters – Fri Aug 6, 2:15 pm ET
- Poll shows California governor's race still tight Reuters – Fri Aug 6, 2:49 pm ET
- Deep freeze ahead for carbon cap bills at Politico – Sat Aug 7, 5:53 pm ET
- Manchin's office confirms probe at Politico – Fri Aug 6, 7:32 pm ET
- Medicare's private eyes let fraud cases get cold AP – 34 mins ago
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Report: Al-Qaida in Pakistan gravest threat to US
AP – Thu Aug 5, 4:56 pm ETWASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Thursday that al-Qaida's core membership in Pakistan, along with affiliates in Africa and Yemen, poses the most dangerous terrorist threat to the United States and its interests abroad. Full Story »
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Somali pirates leave hijacked ship after 1 day
AP – Sat Aug 7, 8:16 am ETNAIROBI, Kenya - The European Union's anti-piracy task force says Somali pirates have left a cargo ship a day after they hijacked it. Full Story »
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Recovery from oil spill is Obama priority: Navy secretary
Reuters – 17 mins ago
Reuters BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration sees the restoration of the Gulf Coast after the BP oil spill as a national priority and the president should not be blamed for the disaster, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said on Saturday. Full Story »
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RETHINKING ELECTIONS
David Shribman – Sat Aug 7, 7:57 pm ETDon't look now, but suddenly the most interesting political struggles in the nation this summer have nothing to do with the midterm congressional elections. Full Story »
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Political Economy: Miracles Don't Happen
CQPolitics.com – Sat Aug 7, 12:57 pm ETThere's a line in "Casablanca" that seems appropriate for the current impasse over how to respond to the flat economy: "It would take a miracle to get you out of Casablanca," Signor Ferrari tells Victor Laszlo, "and the Germans have outlawed miracles." Full Story »
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Justice Kennedy's the one to watch on gay marriage test
McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Aug 6, 6:24 pm ET
AP WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy eventually will get his hands on California's gay marriage ban. Full Story »
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Michigan Officials Try to Speed Up Certification in Deadlocked Race
CQPolitics.com – Sat Aug 7, 12:13 pm ETThe canvassing process in Michigan's 1st district, where there is a recount needed to sort out the winner of Tuesday's Republican primary, may start moving faster. Full Story »
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Former madam is running for New York governor
McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Aug 6, 5:40 pm ETWASHINGTON — Many people from California have entered politics, but few with the erotic resume of former madam Kristin Davis. Full Story »
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3 women on high court: Historic but impact unclear
AP – Sun Aug 8, 1:34 am ETAt least once a term for 13 years, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recalled, some lawyer arguing before the Supreme Court would mistake her for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, or vice versa. Full Story »
Come and see Colorado's 3-ring political circus
AP – Sat Aug 7, 6:35 pm ETIn an election year already notable for anti-establishment fervor and spoiler candidates, nothing beats Colorado's political circus. Full Story »
Obama's home-field disadvantage
Politico – Fri Aug 6, 5:31 am ETCHICAGO — Replacing President Barack Obama in the Senate was always going to be a tall order for Illinois Democrats. But never has the scale of that challenge been so clear as it was this week, when Obama embraced the man nominated to fill his seat and pleaded with voters to make Alexi Giannoulias “the next senator of the great state of Illinois.” Full Story »
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