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GOP prebuttals: McCain, McConnell and Boehner
The Swampby Mike Memoli The common theme as Republicans comment ahead of President Obama's Iraq speech tonight is that he should acknowledge the surge strategy he opposed as a U.S. senator is what made tonight's announcement possible. From a speech given......Tags: Iraq, John McCain, Republican Party, David Petraeus, Afghanistan
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Obama's must-have health-care demands
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated again at 10:30 am EDT President Barack Obama, who will deliver an address to a joint session of Congress tonight, says he will insist upon several must-have elements of a health-care overhaul that he does......Tags: Government, Ohio, Republican Party, Medical Services, Government Health Care
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Senate passes financial overhaul
The SwampAn exuberant Sen. Chris Dodd is flanked by Sens. Harry Reid and Dick Durbin, with Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Warner in the background, after the Senate passed a sweeping regulatory overhaul bill Thursday night. (Getty/Mark Wilson) by Janet......Tags: Mortgages, Russell Feingold, Vehicles, Barack Obama, Elections
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Kirk: Kennedy ally, champion, 'caretaker'
The Swampby Mark Silva The newest, but only temporary, member of the U.S. Senate will be sworn in this afternoon. Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime friend of the late Sen. Edward M. Kenmedy and former colleague, will preside over the......Tags: Joe Biden, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Elections, Barack Obama, Washington (U.S. state)
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EPA greenhouse gas regulations coming
The Swampby Jim Tankersley The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans today to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, factories and oil refineries - a warning shot to Congress that if it does not move to curb global warming, the Obama......Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Vehicles, Global Warming, Barack Obama
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Obama holds tense session with GOP
The SwampThe president apparently had a different view of Tuesday's meeting with Republican senators than some of the senators themselves. (Getty/Alex Wong) by Janet Hook President Obama paid a rare visit Tuesday to Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill, seeking...Tags: John McCain, Republican Party, Illegal Immigrants, Justice and Rights, Migration
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Health-care reform: Messages, worries
The Swampby Mark Silva A lot of messages have been telegraphed to the public in the health-care debate underway in Washington for months: President Barack Obama, pressing for reforms in a system that has left many millions of Americans uninsured, is......Tags: Government, Washington (U.S. state), Medical Services, Health, Laws
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VP Biden to appear on Charlie Rose
The Swampby James Oliphant Vice President Joe Biden's extended interview with Charlie Rose appears tonight on PBS. As a service, you'll find a transcript of the exchange, in which the vice president addresses the Obama administration's response to the Gulf oil.......Tags: Tax Credits, Joe Biden, State Budgets, Bodies of Water, Elections
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Obama's 'enemies list:' Lamar Alexander
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Republican from Tennessee and onetime candidate for president, accuses President Barack Obama of building an "enemies list.'' Alexander, a veteran of the Nixon White House, understands how loaded that term is -- and.....Tags: Newspapers, Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Arizona, Utah
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Reid's public option, with an opt-out
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and updated with reaction Fueling momentum behind the push for a new government insurance plan, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday that his healthcare bill will include a compromise that would create a nationwide......Tags: Government, Ohio, Republican Party, San Francisco, Government Health Care
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Obama's health win: 'Let's make history'
The Swampby Mark Silva 220-215. The first full vote on the health-care reform that President Barack Obama is demanding from Congress by year's end arrived late last night in the House. "Let's keep making history,'' the president told supporters in a......Tags: Mike Ross, Ohio, Bart Gordon, Jim Marshall, Ike Skelton
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Obama: McChrystal showed "poor judgment"
The Swampby Mike Memoli President Obama said this afternoon that comments attributed General Stanley McChrystal in a magazine profile showed "poor judgment," but that he would wait until tomorrow's scheduled meeting before determining whether to replace his top...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Harry Reid, Stanley A. McChrystal, Afghanistan, White House
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