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Sargent Shriver, first Peace Corps leader, dies

Sargent Shriver, a former Democratic vice-presidential candidate and the first leader of the Peace Corps, has died at age 95. Full story

NBC: Lieberman won't run again in 2012

Cheney: Obama finding we were right about terror

Renewed health care debates begin

Conrad won't seek re-election

Obama orders review of business regulations

China's leader arrives in U.S. for 'do-over' visit

Pawlenty: 'Call their bluff' on debt ceiling

Slipping through cracks, 1 background check at a time

The tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz., has already prompted several major gun proposals on Capitol Hill. But none of them address how to stop an obviously mentally unstable individual like Jared Lee Loughner from buying a gun. Full story

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Lieberman to announce retirement

Daschle, Frist, Strickland stress bipartisanship on health care

Obama admin.: Regulatory review unrelated to politics

Sen. Conrad won't seek re-election

First Thoughts: One week later

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