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Obama to talk court nomination with Senate leaders
Law & Politics 05/12/2009President Barack Obama on Wednesday will meet with key Senate leaders from both parties as he moves closer to choosing a nominee to replace Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. The White House confirmed the meeting but said it did not indicate ...
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Conservative Sessions leads court nomination fight
Law & Politics 05/07/2009The top Republican in the Senate served notice on President Barack Obama Tuesday that the GOP won't rubber-stamp his choice to succeed the retiring Justice David Souter. "The president is free to nominate whomever he likes," said Senate Minority Lead...
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Differing views in GOP on voting rights case
Law & Politics 04/12/2009The GOP's struggle over its future and the party's fitful steps to attract minorities are on full display in the differing responses of Republican governors to a major Supreme Court case on voting rights. The court will hear arguments April 29 about ...
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Obama promises review of FDA operations
Law & Politics 02/03/2009President Barack Obama, speaking as the nation's chief executive and a father, promised a comprehensive review of the Food and Drug Administration amid a salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut processor. More than 500 people have been sickene...
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Mideast urges Obama focus on Palestinian conflict
Law & Politics 01/21/2009Mideast leaders urged President Barack Obama Wednesday to dive into peace efforts and make the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians one of his top priorities.Some in the region were heartened by Obama's attempt to reach out to Muslims in his in...
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Obama, Biden pay visit to Supreme Court
Law & Politics 01/15/2009President-elect Barack Obama paid a relaxed, pre-inaugural visit to the Supreme Court Wednesday at the invitation of the man whose confirmation he opposed.Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden sat in front of a fire on a cold January day in a cour...
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Obama names Harvard Dean solicitor general
Law & Politics 01/05/2009President-elect Barack Obama wants the dean at his alma mater, Harvard Law School, to represent the United States before the Supreme Court.Obama on Monday announced that Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan is his nominee for solicitor general. Kagan ...
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Democrats' struggle over filling Obama seat
Law & Politics 12/31/2008Rep. Bobby Rush says he doesn't think any U.S. senator would be caught turning a black man away from serving alongside them.He thought wrong.No Senate Democrats responded to his racial challenge. And they got support from President-elect Barack Obama...
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Bush congratulates Obama on election victory
Law & Politics 11/05/2008President Bush embraced Barack Obama's election victory Wednesday, saying he understands the message of change that was the centerpiece of his campaign.Bush promised Obama his "complete cooperation" during the Democrat's 76-day transition to the Whit...
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FEMA official says agency response slow after Ike
Law & Politics 11/05/2008A top official of the Federal Emergency Management Agency admits that the agency was sluggish in its response to Texans affected by Hurricane Ike's devastation, according to a published report.Deputy FEMA Administrator Harvey E. Johnson Jr. said he i...
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Obama campaign uses star power to court volunteers
Law & Politics 10/31/2008Edie Falco is fidgeting and looks nervous. The star of "The Sopranos" admits to her North Carolina audience that she's a product of lower Manhattan who barely understands voters above 14th Street. She talks for just five minutes and never mentions Jo...
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Ohio election officials brace for early voting
Law & Politics 09/30/2008Voters in this crucial swing state began casting absentee ballots Tuesday, after state and federal courts upheld a ruling that allows residents to register and vote absentee on the same day during the first six days of voting.Five people were waiting...