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  • Can Dems Resolve Their Abortion Split?

    In the end, all the tea-party town halls, Glenn Beck rallies and "death panel" rumors may have less of a hand in bringing down health care reform than an intraparty Democratic culture war

  • Senate Health Overhaul Price Tag: $849B

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid briefed crucial moderate Democrats before unveiling long-awaited legislation Wednesday to remake the nation's health care system

  • Dan Pfeiffer: The Next White House Communications Boss

    The 33-year-old will guide the Obama administration's public face amid a feud with the powerful Fox news operation

  • Supreme Court Rejects Redskins Name Case

    The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive

  • Carter Defends Handling of 1979 Iran Crisis

    Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday he had no regrets about his handling of the Iran hostage crisis more than 30 years ago

  • RNC Health Insurance Plan Covers Abortion

    The Republican National Committee's health insurance plan covers elective abortions for its employees, an option Republicans strongly oppose in health overhaul legislation

  • DHS Chief: Many Border Security Goals Met

    Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday said many of the border security benchmarks set by the Obama administration have been met

  • Can the Dems Keep Putting Up with Joe Lieberman?

    The Democratic Party is trying to grin and bear the roguish independent Joe Lieberman in their caucus (they do need his vote on health care), but it is getting harder and harder

  • Why Did the Iraq Surge Work?

    There's no guarantee that counterinsurgency tactics will succeed in Afghanistan

  • The Senate's Turn: Can Democrats Close the Health Care Deal?

    Now that the House has passed its health care bill with a vote of 220 to 215, Democrats on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue feel an even greater sense of urgency

  • The State of Hillary: A Mixed Record on the Job

    She is the star of the Obama Cabinet and an international celebrity — and after nine months of staying out of the limelight, Hillary Clinton has arrived on the global stage. An intimate portrait of the diplomat and her world

  • Sotomayor Graces Cover of Latina

    Sonia Sotomayor heeded White House advice to paint her fingernails a neutral shade during her Supreme Court confirmation process up to a point

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