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3 hrs ago | Local Breaking News

Governor calls for domestic violence reforms

COLUMBUS: In response to a newspaper's investigation, Ohio's governor is calling for a major review of the way the state deals with domestic violence.

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Related Topix: Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, US Governors

8 hrs ago | Gouverneur Times

White House at odds with bishops over abortion

A top Obama administration official on Thursday praised the new Senate health care bill's attempt to find a compromise on abortion coverage a ' even as an official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Sen.

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Related Topix: Abortion, US News, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, US Senate

13 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, 2008 Presidential Election, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Melvin Watt, Luis Gutierrez

Thu Nov 19, 2009

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, 2008 Presidential Election, Rudy Giuliani, Don Sherwood, Republican, US House of Representatives, Publishing, New York Times, US Senate, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

MassLive.com

FAA says glitch that caused widespread air travel delays reportedly fixed

Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Computers, Transportation, The National, Entertainment, Television, Atlanta, GA, US Politics, Charles Schumer, US Senate

NPR

Sen. Kerry's Daughter Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI

Alexandra Kerry, seen in May, was booked at the Hollywood police station and was held for about five hours.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Kerry, US News, US Senate

The Detroit News

House panel passes 'too big to fail' rules

Washington -- A House committee voted Wednesday to give the government the right to dismantle financial firms that are so big, interconnected and leveraged that they could harm the economy, even if they are healthy.

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Related Topix: Paul Kanjorski, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

KansasCity.com

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.Admonish, a verb dating to the 14th century meaning "to express warning or disapproval in a ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Wilson, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, US Governors, Sarah Palin

Wed Nov 18, 2009

SuperstationWGN.com TV

One million workers could lose unemployment benefits in January unless Congress extends aid

More than 1 million people will run out of unemployment benefits in January unless Congress quickly extends federal emergency aid, a nonprofit group said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer

WLUK-TV Green Bay

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid_20091118172112_JPG

Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor this week would extend coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans at a cost of $849 billion over a decade, a Democratic leadership aide said Wednesday, citing a report from congressional budget experts.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Health, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate

KNDU

Lawmakers seek Fed audit after critical AIG report

A group of House Democrats are stepping up demands for greater transparency from the Federal Reserve after reports that the Fed mishandled the bailout of insurance giant American International Group Inc.

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Related Topix: US News, Insurance, American International Group, US Politics, Elijah Cummings, US House of Representatives, Banking, Financial Services, Yakima, WA

Myphl17.com

Obama predicts conviction of professed 9/11 mastermind; Holder calls failure 'not an option'

President Barack Obama predicted that professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted and executed as Attorney General Eric Holder proclaimed: "Failure is not an option." In one of a series of TV interviews during his trip to Asia, Obama said those offended by the legal privileges given to Mohammed by virtue of getting a ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Prison, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Patrick Leahy, US Senate

ClipSyndicate

Health care bill: It's only first down

With the House passage of the health care bill, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, who represents Ohio's 9th District, says for her constituents to relax and don't be anxious in this edition of FOX Toledo's Talk Back.

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Related Topix: Marcy Kaptur, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Video, Health

MSNBC

Congress salutes Byrd's service

Robert C. Byrd a ' then a U.S. representative a ' is shown in 1958. On Wednesday, he'll become the longest serving member of either house of Congress.

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Related Topix: US News, Washington, DC, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, US Senate, Edward Kennedy

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

NYC political anchor takes bizarre fall from grace - AP

A A A' Big political names abound in New York: Mario Cuomo. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Hillary Clinton, US News, US Senate, 2008 Presidential Election, Rudy Giuliani, Face the Nation, Entertainment, Television, New York, NY

The Oregonian

Democrats poised to end GOP court filibuster

Democrats were poised Tuesday end to end a Senate filibuster against a controversial appeals court nominee and show Republicans they can't stop President Barack Obama from turning the federal judiciary to the left.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate

WABC

A House Democrat says the government didn't force Bank of America to take over Merrill Lynch.

A senior House Democrat says the government didn't force Bank of America to take over Merrill Lynch and bank executives knew they had little chance of legally being able to back out of the deal.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Edolphus Towns, US News, US House of Representatives, Banking, Bank of America, Financial Services, Merrill Lynch and Co, Investment Services, Republican, Darrell Issa

WJLA

Twitter to overhaul user list seen ...

Social-networking site Twitter plans to end a service that links prominent message posters with new users, a service that was criticized in California because of perceived unfairness toward GOP gubernatorial candidates.

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Related Topix: Twitter, Social Software, California, California Government, Barbara Boxer, US Politics, US News, US Senate, San Francisco, CA

Cw56.com

Frank floats loan plan for unemployed homeowners

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is floating a proposal to use the interest the government collects from the federal financial bailout fund to give loans to unemployed homeowners struggling to pay the mortgage.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Home, Mortgage, Fall River, MA, New Bedford Metro, New Bedford, MA

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Newsday.com

Autopsy: Chicago schools leader committed suicide

In this Aug. 4, 2009 photo, Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott speaks during a press conference about the Chicago Public Schools Annual Back-To-School Campaign at Robeson High School in Chicago.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Suicide

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