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White House won't hang Bush 'impeachment ornament'
The Associated PressThe White House won't display a Christmas tree ornament that calls for President Bush's impeachment. The ornament was made by Seattle artist Deborah Lawrence, who says she wanted to salute Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., a longtime Bush foe who backs...Tags: Jim McDermott, George Bush, Laura Bush, Seattle, National Government
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Memo dramatizes Nixon's Vietnam dilemma
The Associated PressDocuments released today from the Nixon years shed new light on just how much the Nixon White House struggled with growing public unrest over the protracted war in Vietnam. Newly released information today from Richard M. Nixon's years in the...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Government, Defense, Richard Nixon, Bombings
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Obama says choices promise 'vigorous debate' on policy
McClatchy NewspapersThe members of the national security team that president-elect Barack Obama named Monday are all strong-willed public servants who at times have vehemently disagreed with changes he proposes to U.S. national security policy. His future national...Tags: Eric Holder, Jim Jones, Foreign Aid, United Nations, Bill Clinton
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It's official: It's a recession
Associated PressIt's official. The U.S. economy has been in a recession for the past year. The start of the downturn was announced yesterday by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The NBER - a private, nonprofit research organization - said its group of...Tags: Henry Paulson, Economic Indicator, Economy, Money and Monetary Policy, Government
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Trusted Obama adviser Susan Rice is first African-American woman named to be US envoy to UN
Associated Press WriterUNITED NATIONS (AP) _ Susan Rice, the first African-American woman named as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, brings to the job a lifetime's work on international issues, an insider's knowledge of the White House and State Department, and close...Tags: Genocide, Terrorism, United Nations, Guerrilla Activity, Bill Clinton
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With her new job, will the Clintons desert New York?
Starting today, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton can feel free to hurl her Yankees cap into the Hudson. She can skip county Democratic dinners. She can forget about the dairy farmers and the snows of Buffalo. She can limit the spontaneous press scrums even...Tags: United Nations, Trips and Vacations, Harriet Tubman, Hillary Clinton, National Government
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Seeking change at Justice Dept, Obama taps Clinton-era veteran Holder as first black AG
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama, soon to be the nation's first black president, tapped Washington lawyer Eric Holder on Monday to become the nation's first black attorney general. If confirmed, Holder will inherit a Justice Department that...Tags: Eric Holder, Lawyers, Justice System, Joe Biden, Government
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Obama announces national security team
President-elect Barack Obama unveiled his national security team today, including formally announcing his intention to nominate his one-time rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York, as the next secretary of state.
Obama also...Tags: Eric Holder, Terrorism, International Military Interventions, United Nations, Justice System
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Chamber of Commerce lobbying budget grows in 2008; spent over $38 million through September
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Unique challenges in 2008 — including an economy in recession — has a group representing more than 3 million U.S. businesses on pace to spend even more on lobbying this year than it has in other election years. The U.S....Tags: Automotive Equipment, Work Relations, Illegal Immigrants, General Motors Corp., Lockheed Martin Corporation
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Guests talk about good music
The Associated PressDuring an interview with Elton John for the debut of his new Sundance Channel show "Spectacle," Elvis Costello didn't ask about stage costumes, boyfriends or "Island Girl." Instead, the conversation turned to Laura Nyro, Leon Russell and David Ackles....Tags: Paul McCartney, Music, Diana Krall, Renee Fleming, James Taylor
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U.S. is in recession that began in December '07
The Associated PressThe U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research said today. The NBER -- a private, nonprofit research organization -- said its group of academic economists who determine business cycles met and...Tags: George Bush, Economic Indicator, Economy, Government, National Government
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Gates to stay as Pentagon chief with new mission from Obama: ending the war in Iraq
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ With two years of experience already on the job, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to provide a steady hand for the first wartime presidential changeover since Vietnam. The 65-year-old Pentagon chief is considered a pragmatist,...
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