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"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 Thursday.

When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.

"elves" at the North Pole have been given their walking papers a ' but they're not going quietly.

A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.

Congressional budget crunchers said Thurday the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least a 20-year stretch, an assessment that boosted the bill's advocates as the Senate moved gingerly toward a historic debate.

Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar's wife was arrested Wednesday evening on charges of drunken driving and hit-and-run. Charlene Lugar's vehicle collided with an unattended car in the suburban Virginia neighborhood where the Lugars live, according to a statement released by Lugar's office.

Close November 19, 2009, 10:57 AM ET By Damian Paletta Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Rep.

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.

U.S. health officials on Wednesday distanced themselves from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against routine mammograms for healthy women in their 40s and said federal policy on screening mammograms has not changed.

With nearly 4,000 swine flu deaths so far in the U.S. Congress wants to know, are terror suspects getting the vaccine first, before students, pregnant women, and sick Americans? A key health official did a 180 when pressed on that Wednesday.

President Barack Obama's choice for a top job in the Treasury Department did not disclose all of her late tax payments until she was repeatedly prodded by Senate investigators, a congressional report issued Wednesday said.

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." Even if a terror trial suspect were acquitted, Holder said, he would not be released in the United States.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney stumped Tuesday for Kay Bailey Hutchison, who was late to her rally because of a Senate vote.

A Republican congressman from Illinois says his comment that suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay follow a "savage religion" has been misinterpreted.

Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Many of the nation's Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine and not just because of those runny-nosed kids.

An Arizona congressman who believes it's a security risk to prosecute suspected Sept.

"It wasn't the futures markets that caused the financial meltdown this country experienced a little over a year ago," said Oklahoma's Frank Lucas, the committee's top Republican.

Timothy Mayopoulos, former Bank of America general counsel, left, accompanied by Brian Moynihan, Bank of America president of consumer and small business banking, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Sen. Jeff Sessions said Monday he would vote against a procedural motion that would end debate on the nomination of David Hamilton for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Healthcare overhaul bills working their way through Congress could jeopardize laws in California and other states that require insurers to pay for treatments such as AIDS testing, second surgical opinions and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer patients.