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Senate passes bill to update air traffic system
AP – 38 mins agoWASHINGTON – The Senate passed a bill Monday that would speed modernization of the nation's antiquated air traffic control system, a major source of airline delays. Full Story »
Obama praises committee vote on Wall St. rules
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After health care, a climate bill push
at Politico – 2 hrs 23 mins agoClimate bill supporters are swooping in with a fresh push on a major climate change bill. Full Story »
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Weak tea? Partiers fear fallout
at Politico – Mon Mar 22, 3:00 pm ETThey find themselves grappling with reports of ugly behavior from some protesters during the weekend. Full Story »
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Obama lauds House for passing health care bill
AP – Mon Mar 22, 4:19 am ETWASHINGTON - Capping a long day and a consuming political journey, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of health care legislation with hugs, high fives and an emboldened attitude. Said the president to the nation, "Tonight, we answered the call of history." Full Story »
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Health overhaul: Immediate change, long term steps
AP – 1 hr 28 mins agoWASHINGTON - When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Medicare law in 1965, seniors got their health insurance cards less than a year later. Full Story »
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On health care, Pelosi kept Democrats thinking big
AP – 24 mins agoWASHINGTON - The landmark health care bill about to be signed into law is as large as it is due in no small part to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's stewardship. When Democrats in Congress and the White House were despondent and inclined to retreat on health care just two months ago, Pelosi stood firm against despair and downsizing. Full Story »
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Israeli prime minister in Washington for talks
AP – Mon Mar 22, 11:52 am ETWASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington for talks with the Obama administration. Full Story »
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Supreme Court declines case: US can move detainees without notice
The Christian Science Monitor – Mon Mar 22, 3:35 pm ETThe US Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by a group of Guantánamo Bay detainees seeking the ability to challenge US efforts to resettle them in third countries where they may face human rights abuses. Full Story »
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Clinton: US wants biting sanctions on Iran
AP – Mon Mar 22, 9:44 am ETWASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Monday that the Obama administration will not accept a nuclear armed Iran and is working on sanctions "that will bite" to press it to come clean about its suspect atomic program. Full Story »
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German diocese say 6 accused over abuse
AP – Mon Mar 22, 2:27 pm ETREGENSBURG, Germany - Four priests and two nuns in the Regensburg diocese are under investigation for sexual abuse allegations, the diocese said Monday, as a wider picture began to emerge of incidents decades ago in the pope's native Bavaria. Full Story »
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Vienna Boys' Choir apology over abuse allegations
AP – Mon Mar 22, 12:58 pm ETVIENNA - The president of the Vienna Boys' Choir apologized Monday on behalf of the famed institution as the number of abuse allegations rose to 11, up from eight last week. Full Story »
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Obama's pay czar to review bonuses: report
AFP – 13 mins agoWASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama's pay czar will conduct a new review of financial rewards paid to executives at all banks that received government bailout funds, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Full Story »
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Tea party protesters say they've only just begun
McClatchy Newspapers – 1 hr 26 mins agoWASHINGTON — "Kill Obamacare" was a rallying cry that drew thousands of small-government Americans to the fledgling "tea party" movement last year. As the president's plan now becomes law, tea party activists say they don't intend to lose any momentum. Full Story »
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RGA Downloads Money from Amazon
CQPolitics.com – Mon Mar 22, 3:07 pm ETThe Republican Governors Association has figured out a way to turn online shopping into an instant fundraising opportunity. The major non-federal group has apparently signed a deal that with Amazon.com so consumers can send some of their funds from Web purchases to the organization. Full Story »
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Politico – Mon Mar 22, 6:13 am ETIn 2001, running hard to be House Democratic whip, Nancy Pelosi had a blunt message for her caucus: If she won, she was going to lead from the front — and if colleagues didn’t want that style of leadership, they shouldn’t vote for her. Full Story »
Clinton accuses Israel of hurting US credibility
AP – Mon Mar 22, 4:16 pm ETSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Israel of undermining U.S. credibility as a Mideast peacemaker Monday on the eve of critical talks between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Full Story »
EPA to issue stricter drinking water standards
AP – Mon Mar 22, 1:18 pm ETThe Environmental Protection Agency is tightening drinking water standards to impose stricter limits on four contaminants that can cause cancer. Full Story »
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