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3 hrs ago | WHDH

Stem-cell debate unlikely to fade after Neb. vote

The University of Nebraska's governing board was expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would limit stem-cell research at the university system's facilities to rules approved under former President George W. Bush.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Nebraska Government, Nebraska, George Bush, W., Barack Obama

8 hrs ago | Manawatu Evening Standard

Oprah to exit TV show in 2011

Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on television, will announce on Friday she is ending her popular daytime talk show in 2011.

1 comment

Related Topix: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey, Media, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama

12 hrs ago | Newsday

US Panel sets fees for big firms, aims to slow Fed

The votes were the final brush strokes to the House Financial Services Committee 's response to last year's banking meltdown.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Melvin Watt, Luis Gutierrez

Thu Nov 19, 2009

WQOW

Gates says Afghan surge could happen swiftly

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Prison, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai

Kansas City Star

GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is leaning toward running for the U.S. Senate rather than making a bid for governor, two Republican advisers said Thursday."From staff, we have been hearing that he has been indicating quietly and privately recently that governor might not be the best fit for him now," one adviser said, "but the U.S. Senate ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Rudy Giuliani, Don Sherwood, Republican, US House of Representatives, Publishing, New York Times, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

MSNBC

Decade's top 10 Internet moments

AP updated NEW YORK - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, iPhone, Barack Obama

Las Vegas Sun

Sarah Palin book tour in Reno next month

Sarah Palin is bringing her book tour to Reno next month. The former Republican vice presidential candidate and governor of Alaska is scheduled to sign copies of her new book "Going Rogue" on Dec.

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Related Topix: Reno, NV, US Governors, Sarah Palin, US Politics, US News

The State

No rebuke for 'admonish,' 2009 Word of the Year

When the U.S. House admonished Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a health care speech to Congress, it not only lit up talk show lines, but also sent many people scurrying to the Internet in search of a definition.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Wilson, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, US Governors, Sarah Palin

Wed Nov 18, 2009

KBCI CBS 2

Feud not mentioned in Obama's Fox interview

Fox News Channel correspondent Major Garrett called himself a "conscientious objector" in his network's fight with the White House after a brief interview with President Barack Obama Wednesday during which the topic never came up.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Entertainment

Boston Globe

Byrd now longest-serving Congress member

Sen. Robert C. Byrd became history's longest-serving member of Congress on Wednesday, earning a formal salute from the Senate and President Barack Obama for his nearly 57 years of service.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Robert Byrd, Orrin Hatch, Republican

WUSA9.com Washington, DC

Virginia Benefits From Military Spending Bill

A $134 billion spending bill approved by the U.S. Senate includes $476.1 million for military construction projects in Virginia.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Jim Webb, US Politics, Democrat, US News

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Iraq's Sunni VP vetoes parts of election law

Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president on Wednesday vetoed part of a key election law, throwing national polls slated for January and a planned U.S. troop drawdown into question.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News

Lubbock Avalanche

Afghans on hold, awaiting Karzai, Obama decisions

Its protracted presidential election has finally been decided, but Afghanistan is on hold.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai,

ClipSyndicate

Obama Campaign Head Works To Get Patrick Re-Elected

President Barack Obama's election to the presidency was a historic moment in this country.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Video

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Las Vegas Sun

NYC political anchor takes bizarre fall from grace

Big political names abound in New York: Mario Cuomo. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Rudy Giuliani.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Hillary Clinton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Rudy Giuliani, Face the Nation, Entertainment, Television, New York, NY, Offbeat

Gouverneur Times

Democrats poised to end GOP court filibuster

Democrats, with a bit of Republican help, are expected to exceed the 60 votes needed to limit debate on U.S. District Judge David Hamilton, assuring his confirmation to the Chicago-based appeals court by a simple majority of the 100-member Senate.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, George Bush

CBC

Climate conference needs targets: Danish PM

'We need numbers on the table in Copenhagen,' Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen of Denmark says in calling for specific pledges to cut greenhouse gases.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

KRQE Albuquerque, New Mexico

Czechs celebrate fall of communism

With their country in deep political crisis, Czechs took to the streets throughout the country Tuesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the end of decades of repressive communist rule.

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Related Topix: Travel, Czech Republic Travel, Prague, Czech Republic Travel, Vaclav Klaus, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Czech Republic, Europe, World News

KWCH

Bishops' assert moral duty in health care debate

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops defended their involvement in the health care debate, saying Monday that church leaders have a duty to the nation and God to raise moral concerns on any issue, including on abortion rights and coverage for the poor.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Wedding, Pope Benedict XVI

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Charlotte Channel 9

Study: Injured Uninsured More Likely To Die In ER

Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Harvard University, Medicine, Surgery, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Healthcare Law, Law

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