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Tuesday night, President Obama addressed the nation with what he believes is the strategy to bring the war to a quote, "successful conclusion." Obama announced a troop surge of several thousand soldiers to be deployed over the next year and a timeline that would pull troops out of Afghanistan by 2011.

On Tuesday night, in what some are calling the most important speech of his young presidency, President Barack Obama laid out a plan to vastly increase the number of U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan.

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it expects to make a final determination in mid-2010 whether to increase the allowable ethanol content in fuel, drawing a wide range of reactions from South Dakota congressional leaders and energy executives.

Feeding people in need naturally leads to feelings of pride and satisfaction. So when Community Food Banks of South Dakota Executive Director Matt Gassen gave Sen.

Sen. John Thune, R-SD, and Sen. Tim Johnson, D-SD., along with six other senators, sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to commit additional resources to the Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service to fight the widespread bark beetle infestation.

Thousands of South Dakotans will gain access to medical insurance if Congress reforms health care, a possibility that creates both fear and relief.

U.S. Senator Tim Johnson toured the Sioux Falls community food bank today. It's one of just two food banks in the state and they're facing an increased need in the economic slowdown.

WASHINGTON - Sen. John Thune never has shied away from criticizing President Obama's policies, but he supports the president's expected announcement Tuesday that more U.S. troops will head to Afghanistan.

South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson is one of several moderate senators targeted in television ads this week by a conservative group opposed to sweeping health reform that's inching its way through Congress.

Leading Democratic Senators in Washington say they'll push for health care reform, with or without Republican support.

Across America, people bought Toyota Corollas and Honda Civics more than any other vehicles during last summer's popular Cash for Clunkers program.

The political world for South Dakota Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin might be a lonely place these days.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd abruptly abandoned his plan to press ahead with a partisan vote on his regulatory reform bill next month after running into bipartisan opposition.

Not every official has bought into former vice president Al Gore's money-making global-warming hoax.

Writing a letter didn't work, so Sen. John Thune is sponsoring a bill to close down the federal program that allows the government to take over failing industries.

The lawmaker holding up Senate passage of a veterans health care bill orchestrated a Monday vote that forced senators to choose between funding veterans programs or funding pet projects.

This eastern South Dakota community is humming even before the autumn sun rises.

South Dakota's lawmakers are making their statements about the federal health care overhaul.

Anita Dunn, the White House communications director, is leaving the White House at the end of the month, sources tell ABC News.

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