Archive for June, 2009

Kennedy goes to bat for Dodd in campaign ad

Sen. Edward Kennedy is going to bat in a new TV campaign ad for his longtime pal Sen.

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Bill Clinton headlining Ind. party fundraiser

Former President Bill Clinton is headlining a fundraising dinner to benefit the Indiana Democratic Party.

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the Influence Game: Excuse me! Lobby wins on burps

One contributor to global warming — bigger than coal mines, landfills and sewage treatment plants — is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration and House Democrats to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

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Unwanted summer election averted

Conservative and Liberal MPs united Friday to pass a government confidence vote — averting a tight summer election, which a new poll shows very few Canadians wanted.

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Obama taps 3 more big donors for ambassadorships

President Barack Obama on Friday named three more big fundraisers and contributors to his presidential campaign to ambassadorships in Sweden, Italy and Morocco.

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Senate ethics committee next up for Roland Burris

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris won’t face a perjury charge over statements he made to state lawmakers investigating how he got his job, but the junior senator still faces the task of salvaging his political future and shaking the sti..Full story

Dems’ health care plan stumbles but keeps moving

Democrats got a sobering glimpse of what it would look like if their ambitious health care overhaul ran into a wall _ and quickly pulled back to regroup and get moving again.

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House condemns Tehran crackdown on protesters

In the strongest message yet from the U.S. government, the House voted 405-1 Friday to condemn Tehran’s crackdown on demonstrators and the government’s interference with Internet and cell phone communications.

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‘One heart’ solution

The elections of Barack Obama as president of the United States and of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister of Israel are widely seen as defining moments in U.S.-Israeli relations since both took office earlier this year.

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Gay-rights leaders want faster action by Obama and Congress on their political agenda

Frustrated gay-rights leaders want President Barack Obama to be far more forceful in supporting their political goals, but they also fault the Democratic-led Congress and vow to step up lobbying efforts in hopes of seeing campaign p..Full story