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There is something novelistic and poignant about Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) heading the Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry first burst into the public consciousness as a decorated 27-year-old Vietnam veteran, laying out his opposition to the war in spellbinding testimony before the committee on April 22, 1971. Read Full Article
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There is something novelistic and poignant about Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) heading the Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry first burst into the public consciousness as a decorated 27-year-old Vietnam veteran, laying out his opposition to the war in spellbinding testimony before the committee on April 22, 1971. Read Full Article
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China has tangled with the United States recently over Iran sanctions, climate change, arms sales to Taiwan, the Dalai Lama, cyberattacks, military modernization and exchange rates. The increasingly harsh attitude has left U.S. officials and China analysts wondering where relations are headed.
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Illinois voters in the nation's first primary picked candidates for an election in which Democrats will try to defend the governor's office and a Senate seat from the GOP.
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Capitol Police Chief Phillip Morse recently hired the department's first-ever "diversity officer," his latest effort to improve the agency's troubled administrative arm.
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Q:I am a lobbyist with a question about the exceptions to the ban on gifts to Members and staffers. As I understand it, the ban on gifts means that I may not take Members or staffers out to dinner. While wining-and-dining Members and staffers used to be frequent events on K Street, for most of us lobbyists the gift rules have made them a thing of ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day has provided "useful, actionable" intelligence to U.S. authorities after the FBI flew his relatives to the United States to urge him to cooperate, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Emanuel is hosting a delegation of advocates, including two people with mental disabilities, at the White House.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen told Congress allowing gays to serve in the military is the right thing to do, reports David Martin.
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Top Officer Calls For Ending 'Don't Ask' Policy
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen is declaring that gays should be allowed to serve openly in uniform, arguing that it is "the right thing to do." Mullen's statement comes as the Pentagon announces a review of the policy.
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Joint Chiefs Chair Backs End To Military Gay Ban
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The nation's top military officer told senators Tuesday he supports overturning the law barring gays from serving openly in the ranks. Adm. Mike Mullen's comments were the first time a senior active-duty officer has called for ending what's known as don't ask don't tell, which has forced thousands of gay servicemen from the ranks since it was ...
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DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp sales dropped 16 percent in January as the automaker reeled from a massive recall and rivals Ford Motor Co and General Motors Corp surged past it in the U.S. market.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pitched job-creation plans to recession-weary Americans on Tuesday while his advisers urged Congress to take further measures to rein in the record budget deficit.
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Obama's Budget Bypasses Big Health Cuts
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Despite recent tough rhetoric on deficit reduction and the planned spending freeze on non-defense programs, President Obama's budget proposal saw an increase in spending on health and scientific research.
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Obama Touts Small Businesses In New Hampshire
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President Obama on Tuesday pushed his plan to offer $30 billion to local banks to jump-start lending to small businesses. He also told a crowd in Nashua, N.H., that an overhaul of the nation's health care system needs to get "done this year."
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Lawmakers who fought to get lead out of childrens products are now tackling some dangerous substitutes.
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Law enforcement officials have confirmed that Christmas Day bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab started talking, providing useful and actionable information. Chip Reid reports.
If the election were held today, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D., Ark.) would lose in a landslide, according to the latest polling from Public Policy.
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