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Obama hails lame-duck Congress's respite from partisan squabbling
The Christian Science Monitor – Wed Dec 22, 6:46 pm ETPresident Obama at a preholiday news conference Wednesday hailed what he called a “season of progress” made possible by cooperation between Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill. Full Story »
'Don't ask, don't tell': When will it be real?
The Christian Science Monitor – Wed Dec 22, 6:33 pm ET- 9/11 responders' $4.2B aid package called miracle AP – 40 mins ago
- Poll: Northerners and Midwesterners no fans of tea party The Ticket – Wed Dec 22, 4:04 pm ET
- Conservative gay group that hosted Ann Coulter glad to see DADT repealed Daily Caller – Wed Dec 22, 6:17 pm ET
- Reid: Treaty buffs Obama as Nobel Prize winner AP – Wed Dec 22, 6:55 pm ET
- Obama to welcome China's Hu Jintao January 19 AFP – Thu Dec 23, 6:52 am ET
- Car crashes onto Bush's lawn at Politico – Thu Dec 23, 6:58 am ET
- GOP contenders skipping Hispanic conference at Politico – Thu Dec 23, 3:31 am ET
- Obama hoping for low-profile Hawaiian vacation AP – Thu Dec 23, 7:04 am ET
- Contractors behaving badly mean headaches for US AP – Mon Dec 20, 3:09 am ET
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Despite protests, Greek Socialists win budget vote
AP – Thu Dec 23, 6:31 am ET
AP ATHENS, Greece - Greece's governing Socialists won a key budget vote in Parliament early Thursday, calling for deeper austerity measures in the crisis-hit country and promising to avoid default despite a soaring national debt. Full Story »
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Obama arrives in Hawaii for Christmas vacation
AFP – 2 hrs 11 mins ago
AFP HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP) - President Barack Obama arrived late Wednesday in Hawaii, the US state where he grew up, to join his family for Christmas vacation, capping a year-end that saw landmark victories for the US leader. Full Story »
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Lessons of Finally-Passed 9/11 Responders Health Bill
The Atlantic Wire – 31 mins agoWASHINGTON, DC - Congress finally passed a bill on Wednesday to provide $4.3 billion in health care for 9/11 first responders, many of whom have suffered severe or even terminal health conditions as a result of their work on September 11, 2001. The measure languished for years, most recently at the objections of Senate Republicans worried that the original cost, $7.4 billion, was too high. In Congress, the bill's biggest champions were the Senators from New York, Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. In the media, no backer was more persistent or energetic than The Daily Show's Jon Stewart, who dedicated searing segments to the GOP opposition and hosted a roundtable of frustrated September 11 response workers. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg even singled out Stewart for his work on the bill on Twitter. Now that the measure has passed, what does it mean and what have we learned? Full Story »
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Planned Parenthood plans to expand abortion services nationwide
Daily Caller – Thu Dec 23, 1:43 am ETAbortion may soon be more readily available than ever before, thanks to a new requirement from Planned Parenthood that more of its centers nationwide offer the service. At least one local chapter so far has decided to withdraw from the network rather than comply. Full Story »
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Will DADT repeal cause problems for American troops serving in Muslim countries?
Daily Caller – Thu Dec 23, 12:45 am ETThough President Obama signed the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ Wednesday, critics of repeal say important questions remain about the external problems the new policy may create, such as those revolving around gay troops serving in Muslim countries. Full Story »
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A year of iPads, Betty, 'Glee' and multiple Palins
AP – Thu Dec 23, 12:00 am ETPolitics and pop culture. Remember when they used to be, well, separate? In recent years these two worlds have seemed to inch ever closer, or maybe to overlap, but in 2010, nobody traveled between them more successfully than Sarah Palin. Full Story »
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Alaska top court backs Murkowski as senator
AFP – Wed Dec 22, 11:44 pm ET
AFP/Getty Images/File LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Alaska's Supreme Court ruled against Tea Party Senate candidate Joe Miller, sounding the death knell of his campaign against fellow Republican Lisa Murkowski. Full Story »
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UN confirms 173 deaths in Ivory Coast violence
AFP – 1 hr 16 mins agoUN rights officials said Thursday at least 173 people have been killed in Ivory Coast and they had received reports of mass graves, as the fragile West African state's post-election crisis escalated. Full Story »
Ivory Coast violence has killed nearly 200: U.S.
Reuters – 1 hr 19 mins agoNearly 200 people have been killed in Ivory Coast since last month's disputed election, according to the United States, as international pressure mounts for defiant leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down. Full Story »
Revived Obama celebrates year-end wins
AFP – 2 hrs 50 mins agoUS President Barack Obama has capped a crisis-strewn first two White House years by flexing restored power at home and abroad as he secured big wins in Congress on nuclear arms and gay rights. Full Story »
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