Ted Stevens gives last Senate speech
msnbc - 11/20/2008 18:44
In a painfully poignant moment reminiscent of the fall of yesteryear's Senate giants, Republican Ted Stevens has spoken and yielded the floor for the last time.
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Bush to sign legislation to extend jobless aid
msnbc - 11/20/2008 18:00
Because of the tight job market, the White House says President George W. Bush would sign legislation pending in Congress to further extend unemployment benefits.
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Ariz. Gov. Napolitano is pick for DHS
msnbc - 11/20/2008 09:44
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Minnesota recount begins
msnbc - 11/20/2008 00:44
City and county workers across Minnesota have started recounting more than 2.9 million ballots from the state's U.S. Senate race.
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Insurers pitch health coverage mandate
msnbc - 11/20/2008 00:00
The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medica...
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Obama: Warming must be tackled now
msnbc - 11/19/2008 15:44
President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered a surprise message to a climate change summit convened by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, vowing to take action o...
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Newsweek: Why picking Hillary for State wouldn't hurt
msnbc - 11/19/2008 15:00
As secretary of state, Hillary would take over a huge, prestigious organization. But it would, for the most part, be a gilded cage. And to the extent that she might fail ...
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Sources: Obama taps Holder as attorney general
msnbc - 11/19/2008 00:00
Newsweek: President-elect Obama has decided to tap Eric Holder as his attorney general, putting the veteran Washington lawyer in place to become the first African-America...
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Why Obama should keep his Blackberry
msnbc - 11/18/2008 18:00
The only way the president-elect can be successful in the presidency is if he can stay connected to the world beyond the "splendid isolation" of the presidency.
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Paulson, Bernanke defend $700 billion bailout
msnbc - 11/18/2008 18:00
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke waged a stout defense on Capitol Hill Tuesday of their management of a $700 billion financial bailout.
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Newsweek: The Obama palace guard
msnbc - 11/18/2008 15:44
But judging from the kind of people the President-elect is selecting to serve as at the White House, his administration is going to look and feel very different-very grow...
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Some abortion foes shifting focus
msnbc - 11/18/2008 09:00
Unsuccessful legal fights lead to efforts within the antiabortion movement designed to encourage women to continue their pregnancies.
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Administration moves to protect appointees
msnbc - 11/18/2008 09:00
Political appointees are shifted to career civil service posts as the Bush administration tries to maintain its regulatory initiatives.
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Obama's church choice likely to be scrutinized
msnbc - 11/18/2008 03:44
Churches in Washington, D.C., have started extending invitations to President-elect Barack Obama and his family, touting their African-American roots, their ties to presi...
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Bill would ban sale, forgery of inauguration tix
msnbc - 11/18/2008 00:00
The senator overseeing President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony introduced legislation Monday to criminalize scalping tickets to the historic event.
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Bush may let Obama decide part of bailout
msnbc - 11/17/2008 21:00
The Bush administration has told top lawmakers it does not plan to use at least half of the $700 billion bailout fund that Congress approved this fall to aid the financia...
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Congress welcomes incoming freshman class
msnbc - 11/17/2008 18:00
Some 60 new faces, the freshman class of the next Congress, are converging on Washington as lawmakers try to bring the current session of Congress to an end.
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Newsweek: World leaders embrace Obama mystique
msnbc - 11/17/2008 15:44
Although few go so far as to claim blood ties to Obama based on his smile, the last few weeks have seen a vast range of people, some oppressed, some powerful, some just o...
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No matter how careful he is, sooner or later President-elect Barack Obama is likely to make a bum nomination or two.
Eric Holder is in line for nomination by President-elect Barack Obama to the attorney general's job that Holder has long wanted, but a 2001 episode with fugitive financie...
House Democrats are deciding a bruising intraparty battle on whether to topple the veteran chairman of the committee with oversight of energy and global warming and repla...
Fashion legend Diane von Furstenberg is in the running to make Michelle Obama's Inauguration Day dress. She was one of the many fashion designers asked to submit a sketch...
While hanging new drapes isn't high on the Obamas' list of priorities as they prepare to move into the White House, design experts wonder if the next first family will us...
The choice of Tom Daschle for secretary of health and human services poses questions about how broadly Barack Obama will apply campaign promises to limit conflicts of int...
Mike Huckabee wouldn't rule out a 2012 run for president Wednesday, but he acknowledged it could be hard to take back the spotlight from fellow Republican Sarah Palin.
Mark Begich had every candidate's fantasy - a seemingly unbeatable opponent who became embroiled in scandal at the height of the campaign.
The son of Vice President-elect Joe Biden says he plans to fulfill his military duties and won't accept an appointment to his father's U.S. Senate seat
Rep. John Boehner of Ohio was re-elected Wednesday as House Republican leader, tasked with reviving a party diminished in numbers and fighting to stay relevant as Democra...
The former Senate majority leader has been a close adviser to the president-elect throughout the campaign for the White House and recently wrote a book proposing health c...
Despite their gains at the polls, the coalition of fiscally conservative Democrats may be put to the test by the financial crisis
The former president has offered several concessions to help his spouse become secretary of state, including releasing the names of several major donors to his charitable...