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Craig's decision to stay a headache for GOP
Law & Politics 10/05/2007Some fellow Republicans are peeved that Sen. Larry Craig has decided to complete his term despite his earlier announcement about resigning, but the Idaho lawmaker still has his backers."It's embarrassing for the Senate. It's embarrassing for our part...
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Obama stuck in 2nd place; hasn't risen in polls
Law & Politics 09/30/2007[##_1L|1386914720.jpg|width="110" height="138" alt=""|_##]Barack Obama is the campaign rock star. But Hillary Clinton is still the woman to beat. Despite leading all of his rivals in the race for money, and boasting the largest grass-roots organizati...
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In a Democratic debate, rivals assail Clinton
Law & Politics 09/27/2007[##_1L|1227979509.jpg|width="140" height="105" alt=""|_##]Democratic presidential candidates pounced on rival Hillary Clinton for her positions on Iraq and Iran in a debate on Wednesday as they sought to undercut her status as the campaign front-runn...
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Bush to toughen sanctions on Myanmar
Law & Politics 09/25/2007[##_1L|1104350815.jpg|width="130" height="146" alt=""|_##]President Bush announced today that he planned to tighten sanctions against the military government in Myanmar and slap a visa ban on "those responsible for egregious human rights violations."...
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Agriculture Secretary Johanns resigns
Law & Politics 09/20/2007[##_1L|1301734992.jpg|width="140" height="135" alt=""|_##]Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns resigned after nearly three years in office on Thursday, clearing the way to run for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska, where he was a popular two-term governor. P...
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Bush picks retired judge as new attorney general
Law & Politics 09/17/2007[##_1L|1095342557.gif|width="135" height="114" alt=""|_##]US President George W. Bush on Monday nominated as his new attorney general retired judge Michael Mukasey, who would inherit a US Justice Department beset by a series of scandals and low moral...
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Disappointed Democrats Map Withdrawal Strategy
Law & Politics 09/14/2007[##_1L|1004421545.jpg|width="137" height="110" alt=""|_##]Senate Democratic leaders on Wednesday called the administration's plan to keep 130,000 or more troops in Iraq through mid-2008 unacceptable and promised to challenge the approach through legi...
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Bush to Address Nation on Iraq Thursday
Law & Politics 09/12/2007[##_1L|1244036295.jpg|width="110" height="128" alt=""|_##]President Bush is expected to announce plans to withdraw 30,000 U.S troops from Iraq by the middle of 2008 when he makes a nationally televised speech on Thursday. Mr. Bush's plans likely will...
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Thompson gets into race, zeroes in on primary states
Law & Politics 09/06/2007[##_1L|1328332104.jpg|width="130" height="93" alt=""|_##]He'd regularly joke that after working in Washington politics, "I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood." But Fred Thompson couldn't keep away for long. Almost five years after ...
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Sen. Craig reconsiders quitting over sex sting
Law & Politics 09/05/2007One of Sen. Larry Craig's lawyers said today the Senate has no business looking into the conduct of one of its own following Craig's guilty plea in connection with an airport men's room sex sting. An unbroken line of precedents dating back 220 years ...
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Troop Reduction Is Possible, Bush Says
Law & Politics 09/04/2007[##_1L|1218192183.gif|width="135" height="114" alt=""|_##]President Bush arrived in Australia today from Iraq, where he had made a surprise visit to emphasize security gains, sectarian reconciliation and the possibility of a troop withdrawal. Mr. Bus...
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White House spokesman Snow stepping down
Law & Politics 08/31/2007White House press secretary Tony Snow, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will step down from his post September 14 and be replaced by deputy press secretary Dana Perino, the White House announced Friday.Although no reason was given, Snow recent...