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Kennedy remembered as an advocate for all
Saturday, 08.29.2009, 09:42am
One year before the day of his death, an ailing Sen. Ted Kennedy
electrified a crowd of thousands at the Democratic National Convention.
Sen. Ted Kennedy was an early supporter of Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
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Massachusetts has an open Senate seat
Thursday, 08.27.2009, 06:49am
As Americans paused Wednesday to remember the extraordinary life of
Sen. Edward Kennedy, political observers also took note of a rare
development caused by his passing.
For the first time in 25 years, the state of Massachusetts has an open
Senate seat. Nobody knows who will take it, but virtually everyone
agrees that the fight to replace the Bay State's liberal lion is
guaranteed to be fierce.
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Is Camelots future in Obamas hands
Wednesday, 08.26.2009, 02:46pm
The young senator inspired a new generation of voters with his
message of change and extended America's hand to the global community
in an effort to promote a different kind of diplomacy.
One
magazine characterized him as having a "quick charm, the patience to
listen, a sure social touch, an interest in knowledge and a greed for
facts."
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Obama still needs to fill top jobs
Wednesday, 08.26.2009, 08:01am
More than seven months into office, President Obama still has a
number of top posts to fill, which one expert said could be hurting the
nation's security.
An analysis by the White House Transition Project -- a nonprofit
organization tracking administrations -- showed that 210 days into his
administration, Obama had nominated candidates for 243 of the 385 jobs
requiring Senate confirmation.
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Ted Kennedy dies after cancer battle
Wednesday, 08.26.2009, 06:01am
"We've lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in
our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism and perseverance
will live on in our hearts forever," a family statement said. "We thank
everyone who gave him care and support over this last year, and
everyone who stood with him for so many years in his tireless march for
progress toward justice."
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Obama takes a break to make news
Tuesday, 08.25.2009, 02:58pm
Despite word from the White House that "nobody is looking to make
any news" this week, President Obama on Tuesday took a break from
vacationing to announce his plans to nominate Ben Bernanke to a second
term as head of the Federal Reserve.
The man next
to me, Ben Bernanke, has led the Fed through one of the worst financial
crises that this nation and the world has ever faced," Obama said from
Martha's Vineyard, a Massachusetts Island.
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More troops may be needed to bolster Afghanistan
Tuesday, 08.25.2009, 09:06am
Adm. Michael Mullen, the highest-ranking man in the U.S. military,
said the situation in Afghanistan is getting worse, as fresh
indications emerge that President Obama soon could be asked to commit
more American troops.
U.S. soldiers patrol an eastern Afghan village. President Obama has called Afghanistan a "war of necessity."
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Report to detail alleged abuse inside CIA secret prisons
Monday, 08.24.2009, 09:44am
CIA interrogators threatened an al Qaeda prisoner with a gun and an
electric drill to try to scare him into giving up information,
according to a long-concealed inspector-general's report due to be made
public on Monday, sources familiar with the report confirmed to CNN.
Attorney General Eric Holder is considering appointing a prosecutor to
investigate a CIA interrogation program.
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VA workers given millions in bonuses as vets await checks
Saturday, 08.22.2009, 08:01am
While hundreds of thousands of disability claims lay backlogged at
the Department of Veterans Affairs, thousands of technology employees
at the department received $24 million in bonuses, a new report says.
Lawmakers want to know why some IT workers in the VA Department have received millions in bonuses.
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Man takes assault rifle to Obama protest
Tuesday, 08.18.2009, 06:54am
A man toting an assault rifle was among a dozen protesters carrying
weapons while demonstrating outside President Obama's speech to
veterans on Monday, but no laws were broken. It was the second instance
in recent days in which weapons have been seen near presidential
events.
Video from the protest in Phoenix, Arizona, shows the man standing with
other protesters, with the rifle slung over his right shoulder.
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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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