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King: Skepticism on health care reform in coal country

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:41:31 EDT

Carl Walls speaks softly and humbly.

Biden: Health care overhaul for small businesses

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:18:19 EDT

Vice President Joe Biden on Friday tried to rekindle momentum for overhauling health care, warning a group of small business owners that failure to act soon would have catastrophic consequences for the private sector.

Economic stimulus reaches GOP critic's turf

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:52:42 EDT

In his first trip to Ohio since the election, Vice President Joe Biden jumped back into campaign mode, setting his sights on Republican critics of the $787 billion stimulus plan.

Africa the focus of G-8 summit's final day

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:15:02 EDT

Meetings with African leaders mark the final day of the Group of Eight summit Friday at which the world's top industrialized nations have focused largely on the global financial crisis and climate change.

Obama's Ghana visit sends message across Africa

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:30:39 EDT

President Barack Obama was due in Ghana Friday, generating excitement in the west African nation and envy among its neighbors with many seeing his visit as sending a message to governments over their poor records on stability.

Obama: G-8 has shown Iran 'door' to diplomacy

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:32:14 EDT

President Obama argued Friday that the Group of Eight nations had sent a clear message to Iran: The world will not "wait indefinitely" and allow the country to build nuclear weapons.

Poll: Sotomayor confirmation favored

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:59:14 EDT

Days before the start of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, a new national poll indicates that by a narrow margin, Americans would like the Senate to confirm her as the next Supreme Court justice.

Democrats accused of playing politics with CIA

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:33:46 EDT

Partisan sniping over allegations that the CIA concealed information and misled lawmakers in recent years continued to escalate Thursday, as a top House Republican accused Democrats of putting politics ahead of national security.

Burris reportedly will not seek Senate seat in 2010

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:14:01 EDT

Sen. Roland Burris, D-Illinois, is expected to announce Friday that he will not run for a full six-year term next year, a well-placed Democratic source told CNN.

Ensign's parents give mistress' family $96K

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:15:09 EDT

The story of Sen. John Ensign's affair with a former staffer took a new twist Thursday with the revelation by Ensign that his parents gave the woman's family $96,000 as a gift.