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1 hr ago | NBC Channel 4

Congress Looks At Md. Police Surveillance

Federal lawmakers are looking into Maryland State Police surveillance of protest groups.

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Related Topix: US News, Bennie Thompson, US Politics, Democrat

5 hrs ago | KansasCity.com

Obama urges Europeans, Americans to defeat terror

Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, John McCain, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat

10 hrs ago | Kansas City Star

GOP gubernatorial candidates' debate turns testy

U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof fought back in a debate Wednesday night against what he derided as a “relentless, constant barrage of attack” by Republican gubernatorial rival Sarah Steelman.He countered ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Kenny Hulshof, Republican, Springfield, MO

14 hrs ago | Buffalo News

Great Lakes Compact begins trip toward ratification by Congress

Parched states in other parts of the country someday might want to tap into the fresh water of the Great Lakes, but Congress stands ready to prevent that, lawmakers from both parties said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, James Oberstar, Democrat

19 hrs ago | Tampabays10.com

House hearing on "don't ask, don't tell"

A critic of letting gays serve openly in the military says the number of service members with HIV would probably increase.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, US Politics, US News, Democrat, Vic Snyder

Wed Jul 23, 2008

KSFY

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Announces Pregnancy

South Dakota Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is expecting her first child in late December.

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Related Topix: South Dakota Government, South Dakota, Stephanie Herseth, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Las Vegas Sun

Mukasey rapped on reporter shield bill

Wed, Jul 23, 2008 Lawmakers chided Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday for claiming national security concerns in opposing legislation that would allow reporters to protect the identities of ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, Mike Pence, John Conyers, Democrat

Bloomberg.com

Fannie-Freddie Rescue Plan to Get House Vote Today After Lawmakers' Deal

The House of Representatives is set to vote today on a rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after U.S. lawmakers reached a deal on legislation aimed at alleviating the worst housing recession in a quarter ...

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Related Topix: Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, Christopher Dodd, Barney Frank, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election

KSAW 51

McCain campaigns in Pennsylvania and Louisiana

While Democrat Barack Obama is in the Middle East continuing his overseas trip, Republican John McCain will be campaigning today in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Republican, John McCain, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Scranton Metro, Mitt Romney

2008 Democratic Convention Watch

It Looks like the Target Center is Getting a Convention After All

I know we normally only focus on the Democratic National Convention here at DemConWatch but this is just too good to pass up.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Ron Paul, Republican

Tue Jul 22, 2008

KKTX Corpus Christi

Congress Discusses Second Stimulus Package

Congress is discussing a second economic stimulus bill that could include nearly $15 billion in infrastructure spending, a senior member of the House of Representatives told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Democrat, James Oberstar

KRCA-TV Burbank

State: Water Levels Will Be Lowest In 30 Years

The state's second-largest storage reservoir will end this year with the lowest amount of water in more than 30 years, Department of Water Resources Director Lester Snow said Monday.

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Related Topix: Fresno Metro, California State University System, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Shasta, CA, US Politics, US News, Grace Napolitano, Democrat

CBS News

Senate Pushes Ahead On Oil Trading Bill

The Senate voted Tuesday to move ahead with a Democratic plan to curb speculation in oil markets that has been blamed for some of the recent run-up in oil prices.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat

WXIA-TV Atlanta

House Committee Chair Wants No Guns at Hartsfield

The chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee wants the federal government to continue a gun-free designation for Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

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Related Topix: Hartsfield, GA, Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Metro, US Politics, US News, Bennie Thompson, Democrat

International Herald Tribune

FEMA delivers incomplete disaster housing strategy

WASHINGTON : A year overdue, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a draft disaster housing strategy Monday, which leaves it largely up to the next administration to figure out a way to avoid Hurricane ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mary Landrieu, US News, US Senate, Democrat, FEMA, Bennie Thompson, Business News

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Bradenton Herald

Oystermen, shrimpers discuss impact of lower water flows to Apalachicola River

Oystermen, shrimpers and others will discuss the impact of lower water flows from Georgia at a forum hosted by a Democrat who represents the Apalachicola Bay area in the Florida panhandle.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Allen Boyd, Democrat

WAGT

President Bush to visit Georgia

President Bush will touch down in Georgia on Tuesday to help raise money for congressional hopeful Rick Goddard.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Georgia, Jim Marshall, Democrat

WJZ Baltimore, Maryland News Weather

Congressman Didn't Disclose Property Sales

Western Maryland Congressman Roscoe Bartlett says he wasn't trying to hide anything by underreporting or failing to report about $1 million in property sales since 2004.

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Related Topix: Republican, US Politics, Roscoe Bartlett, US News

Indiana Gazette Online

Hazleton mayor named Pennsylvania's Mayor of the Year

Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta, who is best known for a local crackdown on illegal immigration, has been named Mayor of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Mayors Association.

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Related Topix: Paul Kanjorski, US Politics, US News, Scranton Metro, Democrat, Hazleton (Pennsylvania State University System), Immigration Reform

KOLO-TV Reno

Nevada Jobless Rate High

CARSON CITY, Nev. - About 90,500 Nevadans were out of work in June as the state's unemployment rate climbed to 6.4 percent, its highest level in more than 14 years, according to a report released Friday.

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Related Topix: Carson City, NV, Nevada, US Politics, US News, Republican, Jim Gibbons, Las Vegas, NV, Reno Metro

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