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Obama, in op-ed, says economy should be rebuilt 'better than before'
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the economy still firmly in the grip of a tenacious recession, President Barack Obama is urging Americans to have patience and give his economic recovery plan time to work.
Restating themes he laid out in his weekly radio and...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, United States, Government Debt, Virginia, Barack Obama
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GOP senators say Sotomayor must show she will not be biased on Supreme Court
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators on Sunday said they will press Sonia Sotomayor at her Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week to explain public comments that they say raise doubts about her ability to judge cases fairly. Yet the GOP...Tags: CBS Corp., Upper House, Parliament, Local Authority, Judges
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Palin says she's planning to jump back into fray of national politics after leaving statehouse
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she is not only staying in politics once she leaves the governor's office later this month, she's jumping right back into the national fray. Palin tells the Washington Times for a Sunday story that she...Tags: Sarah Palin, Executive Branch, National Government, Regional Authority, Democratic Party
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Leading Senate Republican says Sotomayor must explain 'wise Latina' remark during hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Senate Republican says Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will have to explain statements suggesting that judges can't be neutral, but he also acknowledges that her confirmation as the high court's first Hispanic justice...Tags: Upper House, Parliament, Local Authority, Fox Broadcasting Co., National or Ethnic Minorities
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GOP lawmakers say probe into Bush-era interrogations would hurt nation's 'war of intelligence'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two leading Republican senators say a criminal investigation into the Bush administration's harsh intelligence practices would make the CIA a boogeyman. Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire says Democrats' efforts to review...Tags: Judd Gregg, Democratic Party, Central Intelligence Agency, Laws, United States
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CA Lawmakers Promise Budget Resolution This Week
Associated PressSACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders reported steady progress on California's $26.3 billion budget mess and raised the prospect of a resolution in the coming week. Negotiators were scheduled to resume closed-door meetings...Tags: Upper House, Darrell Steinberg, Democratic Party, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Parliament
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Billions in stimulus unwisely used?
ReporterFive months after Congress approved President Barack Obama's stimulus package, many don't think the $878 billion dollars is fueling the economy the way the president predicted. Vice President Joe Biden mentioned to Congress during a hearing on Thursday...Tags: Barack Obama, National Government, Government, Vermont, Joe Biden
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Senate split: What's it all mean for Deadlock Dean?
Spin CycleViewing the drama from afar, many will see this as Republican Senate leader Dean Skelos' famous Albany power play -- one that sent the house's reputation from the basement to the sub-basement. "Sorry, but Skelos signed up with skells.......Tags: Malcolm Smith, National Government, Upper House, Democratic Party, Government
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Senate split: Welcome to June 7
Spin CycleSo now Espada scurries back to the Democrats, as Monserrate did before him. He will be rewarded with the currency that the majority caucus can give him, and the Democrats are rewarded with what they deserve: Pedro "Teach-You-Some-Manners-Papa" Espada........Tags: National Government, Democratic Party, Government, Bob Newhart
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Senate split: Do you believe in Ravitch?
Spin CycleGov. David Paterson reacted tartly, while introducing Richard Ravitch as his appointee for lieutenant governor, to a question about the Republicans' court challenge -- that the governor insists should be sited in Albany, not Nassau. "What an interesting...Tags: David Paterson, National Government, Executive Branch, Upper House, Regional Authority
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Senate split: Midnight order brings it 'home' to Nassau
Spin CycleIn getting state Supreme Court Justice Ute Wolff Lally to issue a middle-of-the-night order barring Richard Ravitch from taking office as lieutenant governor, the Senate Republicans brought the venue back home to GOP Leader Dean Skelos' roots in Nassau......Tags: Sheldon Silver, National Government, Upper House, Government, Court Administration
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Winners and losers of the chaos in Albany
james.madore@newsday.comThe losers are legion and the winners elusive in the prolonged State Senate stalemate that ended last Thursday, experts said. The 4½-week standoff wreaked havoc everywhere. Some of the damage could be permanent despite Democrats regaining control of...Tags: Family, Public Finance, Parliament, Economic Policy, St. Albans
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