Politics

Despite brashness, Bunning still a hero in Ky. (AP)

March 14, 2010

AP - Irascible Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning has been a pariah among his congressional colleagues. Back in the conservative swath of northern Kentucky he calls home, though, he's being heralded as a hero.
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Ahead of visit, Obama reconsiders Indonesia military (AFP)

AFP - The United States is looking to break a taboo and train an elite Indonesian force linked to past abuses, as President Barack Obama courts the world's largest Muslim-majority nation with a visit.
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Health care battle delays Obama Pacific trip (AFP)

AFP - The fierce and fateful battle over health care reform forced President Barack Obama to delay his departure on a trip to Indonesia and Australia by three days, to March 21.
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Russia-US nuclear treaty ready soon: Medvedev, Obama (AFP)

AFP - US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev believe Moscow and Washington are close to reaching agreement on a new nuclear disarmament treaty, the Kremlin said Saturday.
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US mom: Daughter held in Ireland 'lost her mind' (AP)

AP - Before her daughter disappeared last fall, Christina Mott recalls that the 31-year-old who had been held in connection with an alleged assassination plot announced she had converted to Islam and told them they'd go to hell if they didn't follow in he
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Democrats see Mass. message: Jobs, jobs, jobs (AP)

AP - Wounded in Massachusetts, frustrated Democrats on Wednesday urged the White House to focus on jobs and the economy — not the health care overhaul that's now at risk — and pressed President Barack Obama to more forcefully make their case a
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MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Americans' debt stress is easing (AP)

AP - Unemployment is rising. Nest eggs are in tatters. Home values have tanked. And yet surprisingly, Americans are feeling less stress from debt these days.
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Obama, Congress, Treasury all moving on economy (AP)

AP - After fits and starts, the White House and Congress are moving on parallel tracks toward a new round of heavy intervention in the U.S. economy to try to brake a downturn President Barack Obama says has now grown into "a full-blown crisis."
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Power, Politics, Gossip On Daily Call

It is often likely that Washington"s prevailing political and media interpretation - at least on the Democratic side - is being hatched on daily calls among Rahm Emanuel, James Carville, George Stephanopoulos and Paul Begala.
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