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Democrats gave the gavel to the longest-serving House member ever as the chamber began debating legislation overhauling the country's health care system.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, John Dingell

5 hrs ago | Buffalo News

Obama signs law benefiting unemployed and home buyers

WASHINGTON &#8212 President Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective home buyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.

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

9 hrs ago | 680News

Obama signs congressional resolution making Revolutionary War hero Pulaski honorary American

Finally, Gen. Casimir Pulaski became an American on Friday, 230 years after the Polish nobleman died fighting for what became the United States.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Dennis Kucinich, US House of Representatives

Fri Nov 06, 2009

TIME.com

Was Stress a Factor in Major Hasan's Fort Hood Attack?

While no one yet knows what ignited Major Nidal Malik Hasan's murderous rage Thursday afternoon, Nov.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, US Politics, US News, Chet Edwards, US House of Representatives

St. Cloud Times Online

Frank takes dig at Bachmann in health care debate

WASHINGTON - Democratic Rep. Barney Frank took a dig today at the Republican lawmaker who organized a protest by conservatives against health care legislation.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Barney Frank, US News, Republican, Representative Michele Bachmann

The Plain Dealer

U.S. unemployment rate tops 10% for first time since 1983

The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 -- and is likely to go higher.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank

WBIR-TV Knoxville

Ethics committee clears Shuler in TVA land deal probe

The House ethics committee on Thursday cleared Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., of any wrongdoing for his role in a land deal involving the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Heath Shuler, US House of Representatives, Energy, Zoe Lofgren

The Mobile Register Online

Southern Democrats fear Tuesday's election could signal GOP trend

Southern Democrats who watched the trouncing of their party's gubernatorial nominee in Virginia this week are starting to worry that a rising anti-Democratic tide in the South may reverse their hard-fought gains from the last two national elections.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, US House of Representatives, Artur Davis, Representative Parker Griffith, Bob Etheridge, Charlie Melancon

ABC7 KGO

Garamendi sworn in as congressman

A swearing-in ceremony is being held in Washington, D.C., today for John Garamendi, who won a special general election Tuesday for an open U.S. Congress seat in the East Bay.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, San Francisco Metro, Ellen Tauscher

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Kansas.com

Thousands rally to protest health care bill

A group of people sit during a health care protest in the office of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., Thursday, Nov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joseph Lieberman, US News, US Senate, Washington, DC, Republican, US House of Representatives, Steve King, John Boehner, Edward Kennedy

KVAL - News - National & World News

Pilots who missed airport by 150 miles appeal license revocation

The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles have filed appeals of their license revocations with the National Transportation Safety Board.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Northwest Airlines, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Robert Menendez, US Politics, US House of Representatives

Gouverneur Times

Obama launches yearly American Indian summits

Obama is to deliver opening and closing remarks Thursday for the meeting of members of his Cabinet and tribal leaders, the first such event since 1994.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Dale Kildee, US House of Representatives

WTOL-TV Toledo

US-China wind farm seeks stimulus money

A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for economic stimulus money for a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project.

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Related Topix: West, TX, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, US Politics, Charles Schumer, US News, US Senate

KSTU - Fox 13

Federal officials say changes to bureaucracy for Indian...

With some American Indian groups waiting decades for formal recognition from the U.S. government, federal officials Wednesday pledged to overhaul the cumbersome process but cautioned the changes could take two years to go into effect.

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Related Topix: Jon Tester, US Politics, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Eni Faleomavaega

Wed Nov 04, 2009

KATU-TV Portland

Senate passes unemployment, homebuyer extensions

The Senate unanimously voted to extend federally-paid unemployment benefits to 20-weeks for states with unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, US House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer, Barack Obama, Jack Reed

Deseret News

3 senators join to rescue climate bill

A trio of senators with differing political views is working behind-the-scenes to rescue troubled climate legislation.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Kerry, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Joseph Lieberman

Boston Globe

House bill to target big firms, Fed loans

In a sharp rebuke of Wall Street after a string of hefty bailouts last year, House Democrats are considering legislation that would let the government break up even healthy firms if regulators think they've grown too big.

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Related Topix: US News, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Barney Frank, Paul Kanjorski, Representative Ed Perlmutter

The Boston Globe

Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars

One year after his election, President Barack Obama is coaxing states across the country to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they pursue his vision for school reform.

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

The Washington Post

The other House race

John Garamendi is very likely headed to Congress. . By Ben Pershing With the special election contest between Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman in New York's 23rd district drawing so much attention, it's easy to overlook the fact that a second new member of Congress will be chosen Tuesday 3,000 miles away.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Ellen Tauscher, Nancy Pelosi, California, California Government

Tue Nov 03, 2009

National Post

Republican unseats Democrat in Virginia governor race

Republican Governor-elect Bob McDonnell of Virginia greets the crowd at his victory party on November 3, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Senator Mark Warner, Virginia, Virginia Government, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

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