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White House considers military trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Friday, 03.05.2010, 11:32am
White House advisers are considering recommending alleged 9/11
mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed be tried in a military court instead
of a civilian one in New York City, a senior administration official
told CNN on Friday.
In November, Attorney General Eric Holder announced his intention to try Mohammed in a New York civilian court.
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Reconciliation showdown ahead on health care
Monday, 03.01.2010, 10:41am
With the health care summit showing no sign of getting either side
to budge, lawmakers are staking out positions in the battle many
believe is imminent: a presidential effort to push legislation through
without Republican support.
On the political talk shows Sunday,
Democratic and GOP leaders fought over budget reconciliation, the
parliamentary procedure that could allow a vote in the Senate and
circumvent a GOP filibuster.
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A chance for bipartisanship or election strategy?
Tuesday, 02.09.2010, 10:19am
As Senate Democrats look to pass a jobs bill before Presidents Day,
experts say the debate is an opportunity to see if calls for
bipartisanship will be answered.
With high unemployment -- now
at 9.7 percent -- and polls showing Americans desperate for economic
relief, the White House and the Democratic leadership are looking for
ways to quell fears and get legislation passed as the midterm elections
near.
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Where does the Tea Party go from here?
Monday, 02.08.2010, 11:50am
As the National Tea Party Convention concluded this weekend, it's
clear that the Tea Partiers are propelled by two competing claims -- a
principled commitment to fiscal conservatism and a serious case of
Obama Derangement Syndrome.
The first group remains true to the
roots of the movement as it emerged almost one year ago amid bailout
backlash.
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Edwards' mistress seeks return of alleged sex tape
Friday, 02.05.2010, 08:46am
The legal battle over a sex tape allegedly showing former Sen. John
Edwards and former mistress Rielle Hunter is expected to further unfold
in a North Carolina court Friday.
Former Edwards aide Andrew
Young and his wife, Cheri, are expected to appear in court to contest a
temporary restraining order forbidding them from disseminating the
videotape and seeking its return to Hunter.
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White House reveals secret cooperation with AbdulMutallab family
Wednesday, 02.03.2010, 08:54am
Senior Obama administration officials revealed late Tuesday they've
secretly gained the cooperation of family members of Umar Farouk
AbdulMutallab to help get the Christmas Day airline bomb suspect
talking.
The cooperation effort has led to actionable
intelligence that could help prevent terror attempts on U.S. soil, the
senior officials said.
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Obama budget includes money to house Guantanamo detainees in U.S.
Tuesday, 02.02.2010, 08:39am
President Obama is asking for more than $230 million in the 2011
budget to buy and prepare an idle Illinois prison to house terrorism
suspects now detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The Justice
Department budget for 2011 unveiled Monday calls for about $172 million
for the federal government to acquire and renovate the state-owned
prison in Thomson, Illinois, and another $66 million to eventually
staff and equip it.
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White House eyes moving site of 9/11 trial
Saturday, 01.30.2010, 12:18pm
The Justice Department remained tightlipped Friday as criticism
mounted over the decision to hold the the September 11 terrorist attack
trial in a civilian court in lower Manhattan.
Earlier, senior
Obama administration officials confirmed that the White House is
considering moving the site of the trial if the Justice Department sees
fit.
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State of the Union speech unlikely to ease worries
Tuesday, 01.26.2010, 06:43pm
President Obama's State of the Union speech Wednesday will be a
tough sell for millions of Americans struggling under the weight of an
economic recession, political analysts said.
"The president will
respond as he always does to emergencies: with a speech. In this case,
it's his State of the Union address," said David Frum, a CNN
contributor and former speechwriter to President George W. Bush. "The
Obama team always assumes the best remedy for any Obama difficulty is
more Obama."
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A look at the U.S. Senate's use of the filibuster
Wednesday, 01.20.2010, 08:32am
The victory by Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown in the U.S.
Senate special election to fill the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat,
observers have noted, will make or break the health care reform bill in
Congress.
Why? A Republican win in the heavily Democratic state means Democrats would lose their 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority.
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President Obama at a town hall meeting earlier this week pushing his health care reform plan
"The fact of the matter is there are not the votes in the United States Senate for a public option. There never have been," Conrad said on "Fox News Sunday."
His comment signaled a shift in the health care debate, with Obama and senior advisers softening their support for a public option by saying final form of the legislation is less important than the principle of affordable coverage available to all.
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