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Senate impasse puts federal employees out of work

TERM LIMITS for all! No more career politicians! No more ’special’ benefits like premium healthcare insurance and read more retirement programs. Read More

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Pawlenty confident veto of health care bill will be sustained

Last update: March 1, 2010 - 11:03 AM Monday morning, Gov. Tim Pawlenty appeared unworried and unpressured by the coming afternoon vote to override his veto of General Assistance Medical Care spending. Read More

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Fear factor

One of the memes going around Washington is that Obama’s biggest political problem is that he doesn’t scare anybody . Read More

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JFK runway closure causes delays across U.S.

One runway is causing a whole lot of problems at one of the nation’s most delay-plagued airports. Read More

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Gore, the greens and a pimped-out panic

Al Gore now says the Himalayan glaciers story was just ‘one small error’. In fact, it was every green’s trump card. Read More

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GOP state Sen. Bill Hardiman running for Congress

Bill Hardiman says he is running for the congressional seat being vacated by fellow Republican Vernon Ehlers . Read More

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Obama’s Physical Shows He Still Smokes

President Barack Obama hasn’t kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after the 48-year-old’s first medical checkup as commander in chief. Read More

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Ailing health care

Make no mistake: If President Barack Obama actually wanted to be the post-partisan agent of Washington change, his health-care summit would have looked a whole lot different than the meeting he recently held across the street from the White House. Read More

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Scott Brown a " real deal or faux independent?

His Republican vote is news in the town where the partisan divide is colder and harder than a steel rod buried in Arctic ice. Read More

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Federal furloughs

After years of a stagnant economy, furloughs are nothing new to private-sector workers - including newspaper reporters! - and even many state and local employees. Read More

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Stock futures climb ahead of opening

Stock futures are pointing to a higher open Tuesday as hopes grow the European Union will provide Greece with some support for its mounting debt burden. Read More

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Jobs bill: A chance for bipartisanshi…

As Senate Democrats look to pass a jobs bill before Presidents Day, experts say the debate is an opportunity to see if calls for bipartisanship will be answered. Read More

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Charles Krauthammer: The Great Peasant Revolt of 2010

“I am not an ideologue,” protested Barack Obama at a gathering with Republican House members last month. Read More

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Toyota Extends Recalls to Hybrids

Toyota will recall 437,000 hybrid cars globally to fix faulty braking systems on four models, including the Prius, adding to almost 8 million vehicles the company is repairing for separate defects. Read More

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Obama making a pitch for jobs bill

The president’s proposed a package of small business tax breaks and new lending that he hopes will appeal to Democrats and Republicans. Read More

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