Palin to resign as Alaska governor
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 04:06:10 GMT
 Sarah Palin announced Friday she plans to resign as governor of Alaska in a few weeks, saying she will try to "affect positive change" from outside government.
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Analysis: Yet again, Palin plays by own rules
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:08:16 GMT
Sarah Palin demonstrated once again yesterday that she is one of America's most unconventional politicians, following an unpredictable path to an uncertain future.
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Fineman: Palin prepping for 2012 run?
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 22:56:29 GMT
Sarah Palin's announcement that she's stepping down as Alaska's governor could be a sign that she's gearing up for a run at the presidency in 2012, Howard Fineman writes.
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Palin's e-mails still elusive
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 21:35:21 GMT
 Even as Sarah Palin prepares to leave office, the wait for her official e-mails goes on. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.
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Obama talks Russia, Sotomayor, jobs, Jackson
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:02:44 GMT
 Before departing for the holiday weekend, President Barack Obama sat down with The Associated Press, talking Russia (Putin "still has a lot of sway"), joblessness (he's "deeply concerned"), and Michael Jackson (he's got the late singer's songs on his iPod).
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‘Mississippi Burning’ town gets black mayor
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 07:48:18 GMT
 Philadelphia, Miss., declares independence from an ugly past. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.
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Michelle Obama bringing glamour to Moscow
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:30:31 GMT
 The first lady, who has wowed publics in the U.S. and Europe with her easy elegance and charm, will perhaps face a bigger challenge in winning over a Russian public that has scant respect for women who grab the limelight from their powerful husbands.
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Cheney discussed inquiries into CIA leak
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:23:41 GMT
Vice President Dick Cheney talked with top White House officials about how to respond to reporters' inquiries into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative, according to a court filing.
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Newsweek: First lady reaches out to D.C.’s poor
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 06:12:07 GMT
Away from the cameras, Michelle Obama has made it a practice to almost every week visit some worthy non-profit.
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Documents reveal chaos of Gitmo’s early days
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:14:26 GMT
 Newly released documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional.
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Sitting duck? Palin wins dubious honor
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:40:05 GMT
 The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers.
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Obama delays release of CIA report
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:40:49 GMT
The Obama administration said Thursday that it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program before making it public.
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Key Senate Dems trim cost of health care bill
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:21:07 GMT
 Determined to advance President Barack Obama's health care agenda, key Senate Democrats are calling for a government-run insurance option to compete with private plans, as well as a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies that do not offer coverage to employees.
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Sen.: Sotomayor advised 'extreme' group
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:15:23 GMT
A top Republican senator said a Puerto Rican legal advocacy group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor took extreme positions on capital punishment, abortion and racial quotas.
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Ex-Nixon aide Herbert Klein dies at 91
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:30:25 GMT
Herbert G. Klein, Richard Nixon's former White House director of communications, has died. He was 91.
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S.C. first lady: I’m angry, can forgive him
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:38:21 GMT
 South Carolina's first lady said Gov. Mark Sanford's actions were "inexcusable" but she was willing to forgive him.
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Biden to meet with Iraq leaders
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:49:32 GMT
 Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Iraq to visit U.S. troops and meet with Iraqi leaders, including President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
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GOP's Coleman may eye Minn. governor run
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:58:50 GMT
 The man who lost the 1998 Minnesota governor's race to pro wrestler Jesse Ventura now holds the distinction of losing his U.S. Senate seat to former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken.
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Obama pitches health plan, hugs cancer patient
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:46:00 GMT
 President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia supporter did just that Wednesday.
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White House not appealing transgender ruling
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:33:02 GMT
The Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman.
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Health overhaul means big Medicare changes
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:07:10 GMT
If you're not a Medicare recipient, your parents probably are, or soon will be. And you yourself will be on Medicare eventually. That’s a reason to pay attention as Congress debates an overhaul of health insurance.
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