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Palin announces she'll leave office by end of month

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:57:29 EDT

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expected to announce Friday that she will not seek a second term, a Republican source close to Palin tells CNN.

King: Volunteers fill gaps in inner-city D.C. schools

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:16:44 EDT

Tora Burns leads her classroom with an infectious smile, patiently teaching her young pupils about the benefits of recycling -- and then a catchy little tune to try out at home with their siblings and parents.

Sanford spending weekend with family in Florida

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:36:09 EDT

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford left the Governor's Mansion on Friday to visit with his family in Florida, his office said.

Napolitano in Pakistan to talk homeland security

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:41:58 EDT

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on a visit to Pakistan, discussed with Pakistani leaders the fight against terrorism, as well as how the two countries share information, she said Friday.

Disney adds robotic Obama to attraction

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:03 EDT

He looks like President Barack Obama, speaks like him, and even gestures like him, but he is not exactly the president of the United States.

Gov. Sanford's wife: I'm willing to forgive

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:12:04 EDT

South Carolina's attorney general said Thursday he expects a report showing whether Gov. Mark Sanford used any public money on private travels to be released soon.

New Sotomayor documents show rights group work

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:37 EDT

Newly released documents from Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's service on the board of a Puerto Rican civil rights organization show the group opposed Robert Bork's nomination to the high court more than two decades ago.

Obama says new job figures are sobering

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:18:07 EDT

President Obama on Thursday called the nation's latest unemployment figures sobering, but said the economic recession is slowing.

U.S. 'hits the pause button' on aid to Honduras

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:37:10 EDT

The United States put some teeth in its diplomatic signals to Honduras Thursday, stopping some aid programs temporarily to the Latin American country as it grapples with its two-president crisis.