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3 hrs ago | Free Republic

Poll: High unfavorables for Al Franken

Less than a week before Sen.-elect Al Franken is set to be sworn into office, a new national poll shows that 44 percent of voters have an unfavorable view of the former comedian and liberal radio host.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Norm Coleman, Joe Biden

7 hrs ago | Newsday.com

Sarah Palin to resign as Alaska governor

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin surprised supporters Friday and announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down -- throwing into question whether she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.

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Related Topix: Alaska, Alaska Government, US Governors, Sarah Palin, US Politics, US News, US Senate, John Ensign, Mark Sanford, South Carolina, South Carolina Government

12 hrs ago | 6 ABC

Man accused of threat against Specter

July 3, 2009 - -- Authorities say a Mandan man is accused of making a telephone threat to Sen.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, US News, Arlen Specter

16 hrs ago | NOLA.com

Jindal signs alternate diploma bills

Gov. Bobby Jindal signed two bills Thursday that aim to reduce Louisiana's school dropout rate by lowering educational standards and creating a new "career track" high school diploma.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, US House of Representatives, Louisiana

20 hrs ago | KAAL

SoCal-to-Vegas route wins federal designation

LAS VEGAS - The clogged tourist travel route between Southern California and Las Vegas has been designated a federal high-speed rail corridor, in a move that officials hope would signal increased cooperation between the regions on building speedier train travel.

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Related Topix: US Travel, Las Vegas, NV, Travel, Las Vegas Travel, Ray LaHood, US News, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Harry Reid, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Jul 02, 2009

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SC senator defends ouster of president of Honduras, calls him a 'Chavez-style dictator'

South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Jim DeMint, Manuel Zelaya, Hugo Chavez

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President Barack Obama hugged a cancer patient Wednesday at an emotional forum before a supportive audience and vowed to bring greater efficiency and accessibility to the nation's health care system.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Health, US House of Representatives, Michael Burgess

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Ethics Board Asks For Veto Of Lobbying Bill

The Louisiana Board of Ethics is asking Gov. Bobby Jindal to veto a bill that broadens an exception to a $50 cap on lobbyists' wining and dining of lawmakers and other public officials.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, US House of Representatives, Louisiana, US Governors

City Pages

House Republicans ask Bachmann not to boycott the Census

When Republicans try to make Rep. Michele Bachmann reverse her cries of conspiracy, you know something isn't right.

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Related Topix: Patrick McHenry, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Lynn Westmoreland, John Mica

Buffalo News

Legal group's records tell little about Sotomayor

A Puerto Rican civil rights organization advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor campaigned against seating conservative Robert Bork on the high court in the late 1980s, according to new documents that shed light on the group that's become a key focus of Republicans questioning Sotomayor's fitness to be a justice.

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Related Topix: Sonia Sotomayor, US News, US Politics, Jeff Sessions, US Senate, Samuel Alito

Lowell Sun

Ex. N.H. Sen. John Sununu won't run in 2010

Ex-U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu tells The Associated Press he will not run next year for the Senate seat being vacated by fellow New Hampshire Republican Judd Gregg.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, John Sununu, US News

Wed Jul 01, 2009

SF Gate

Judge refuses to toss lawsuit against Nevada gov.

A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit by a former cocktail waitress who accuses Nevada Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Jim Gibbons, US Governors, Jim Gibbons , Criminal Defense Law, Law, Las Vegas, NV

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Rep. Gresham Barrett urges Sanford to resign

U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett has become the first South Carolina congressman to ask Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Gresham Barrett, South Carolina, South Carolina Government, Mark Sanford, US Governors

WVLT-TV Knoxville

Republicans Haslam, Wamp combine to raise $5M

Two top contenders for Tennessee's Republican gubernatorial nomination say they have raised a combined $5 million through the six-month fundraising period that ends at midnight.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Zach Wamp, US House of Representatives

Kansas City Star

Kansas officials unveil first 'green' locomotive

The nation's first hydrogen-powered fuel cell locomotive has made its first trip, although it was just a short one.Officials from BNSF Railway Co.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Sam Brownback, US News

TheNewOrleansChannel

Adolescent Hospital Likely To Shut Down

An effort to save the only public in-patient mental health facility for teens appears to have come up short, and the New Orleans Adolescent Health Center is likely to shut down in the near future.

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Related Topix: New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA, Bobby Jindal, US Governors, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Mandeville, LA

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Senate to hold hearing on college football's BCS - AP

A A A' The Senate plans to hold a hearing next week looking into antitrust issues surrounding the Bowl Championship Series.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US Senate, Joe Barton, US House of Representatives

Buffalo News

the Influence Game: a catfish by any other name

In this April 18, 2008, file photo Vietnamese workers process fillet from catfish at the Faquimex company in BenTre province, situated in the delta of the Mekong River in Vietnam.

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Related Topix: US News, Agriculture, Science, Thad Cochran, US Politics, US Senate

ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: President Obama's Health Care Plan

I WILL NOT REST UNTIL THE DREAM FELT TO REFORMS BY WE ACHIEVED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN SPEECH AFTER SPEECH THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE IT CLEAR HE 'S NOT INTERESTED IN TINKERING WITH HEALTH CARE HE WANTS IT CHANGED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM THE STATUS QUO IS BROKE WE CANNOT CONTINUE THIS WAY IF WE DO NOT FOR EVERYONE 'S HEALTH CARE WILL BE ...

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health, Medicare, US Politics, Richard Burr, US News, US Senate, North Carolina, Video

WCCO

Rep. Kline In On 'No Child Left Behind' Debate

John Kline will have a prominent voice in the debate as the senior Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, John Kline, Offbeat

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King of Pop, Michael Jackson dead at 50

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