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NATO to send more troops to Afghanistan

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:12:35 EST

Non-U.S. nations operating under the NATO command in Afghanistan have promised to send 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan, NATO said Friday.

Last U.S. veteran of WWI testifies for memorial

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:57:18 EST

At 108 years old, Cpl. Frank Buckles says he hopes he lives to see the day when there's a memorial on the National Mall honoring Americans who fought in World War I.

Separation of power or 'stonewalling'?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:37:35 EST

At issue: Whether the White House is protecting its social secretary from testifying before Congress on the gate-crashing incident.

Senators question U.S. focus on Afghanistan

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:25:37 EST

Top lawmakers questioned whether President Obama is too narrowly focused on problems in Afghanistan at the expense of other national security priorities.

Obama seeks private sector help on job creation

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:02:59 EST

President Obama on Thursday called on business leaders from the private sector to generate ideas that will "accelerate job creation" and stimulate investment in the United States.

Senate OKs mammogram access amendment

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:43:48 EST

The Senate took another step forward in the health care debate Thursday, casting its first votes on what is certain to be a long series of politically charged amendments.

Secret Service chief testifies on 'party crashers'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:16:49 EST

The Secret Service director says a preliminary investigation shows "appropriate procedures were not followed."

A look into Justice Scalia's influence, defiance

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:19:17 EST

Justice Antonin Scalia is a conservative in thought, but not in personality. A new biography of the colorful Supreme Court jurist paints a complete picture of his enormous ongoing influence on the law and society.

First new stem cell lines approved for funding

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:33:01 EST

Thirteen new human embryonic stem cell lines have been approved for use in federally funded research -- the first to be approved under an executive order from President Obama -- the National Institutes of Health announced Wednesday.

Huckabee defends clemency decision

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:05:42 EST

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said he was aware of Maurice Clemmons' long and violent criminal history when he commuted his 108-year prison sentence, but he couldn't have foreseen the deadly consequence of his act.