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Kennedy missteps might not trip her up
Caroline Kennedy's missteps and halting speech patterns have been replayed endlessly since she announced her bid to succeed ...
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Franken declares Senate win in Minn.; Coleman to fight results
Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken won a weeks-long recount in Minnesota on Monday and declared victory in the race even ...
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Obama picks Panetta to head CIA
Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to ...
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Alaska trooper: Politics slowed Johnston drug arrest
A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after the November ...
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Coleman dealt another setback as recount nears end
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday rejected Republican Norm Coleman's request to count an additional 654 rejected absentee ...
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Obama names Harvard dean solicitor general
President-elect Barack Obama wants the dean at his alma mater, Harvard Law School, to represent the United States before the ...
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Denver schools chief appointed to Senate vacancy
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter on Saturday named Denver's public schools superintendent as his choice to fill a Senate vacancy that ...
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Obamas set up for White House move, girls start school
President-elect Barack Obama and his family spent Monday gearing up for their move to the White House.
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Bush dynasty? Ex-president touts son Jeb for top job
The nation's 41st president said Sunday that he would like to see a second son, Jeb, be president one day.
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Former DNC chief announces Va. gov run
Former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe said on Saturday he intends to run for governor of Virginia.
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Obama: U.S. needs stimulus plan
President-elect Barack Obama urged congressional leaders Saturday to move quickly on an economic recovery plan, even as some ...
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Ill. gov.'s federal security clearance revoked
Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero on Friday night called the Department of Homeland Security's move "pretty standard procedure." ...
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