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New Sotomayor documents show rights group work

5 hours 25 min ago
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.

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

5 hours 53 min ago
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.

Obama says new job figures are sobering

6 hours 12 min ago
President Obama on Thursday called the nation's latest unemployment figures sobering, but said the economic recession is slowing.

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

7 hours 18 min ago
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.

California on the brink of IOUs

7 hours 40 min ago
Here come the California IOUs.

Estimate puts health care price tag at $611 billion

8 hours 39 min ago
A health-care reform bill that includes a public insurance plan and requires employers to cover workers would cost $611 billion over 10 years, far less than previous estimates, according to a new analysis from Congress.

McKinney held in Israel, to be returned to U.S.

10 hours 19 min ago
Former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney -- who was aboard a ship the Israeli navy intercepted this week -- is in a detention center and will be returned to the United States, the U.S. Embassy said.

Medvedev: Moscow ready for better U.S. relations

11 hours 52 min ago
In an upbeat and optimistic video blog, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says that, after a period in which Russian-U.S. relations "declined to a level practically on a par with the Cold War era," Russia is "ready to play our part" to build a better relationship.

Memo outlines problems for wounded troops

12 hours 26 min ago
While the military has instituted dozens of programs to help troubled soldiers with post-traumatic stress, brain injuries and other problems, some troops have privately told the nation's top military officer they feel they are treated poorly because they are wounded, ill or injured.

Commentary: Obama meets his match in Russia?

14 hours 41 min ago
Barack Obama often seems to have much of the planet at his feet in rapt attention to his every word.

Poll: Few Americans say recovery under way

15 hours 45 min ago
A national poll indicates that nearly half of all Americans think the economy has stabilized, but only one in eight believes that a recovery has started.

AMA open to government-funded health insurance

Wed, 07/01/2009 - 6:45pm
The new president of the American Medical Association, which represents the interests of the nation's doctors, said Wednesday the group is open to a government-funded health insurance option for people without coverage.

Call for Sanford resignation grows louder

Wed, 07/01/2009 - 5:17pm
Six more Republicans in the South Carolina Senate are calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign, including Majority Leader Harvey Peeler.

U.S. names Islamic relations envoy

Wed, 07/01/2009 - 4:40pm
The Obama administration continued its outreach to the Muslim world Wednesday, introducing a special envoy for Islamic relations tasked with improving international dialogue at the grass-roots level.

Commentary: Franken victory is not funny

Wed, 07/01/2009 - 1:32pm
The metric system is the kind of thing that you can expect from the 60-vote filibuster-proof majority Democrats now have in the United States Senate.

States still struggle to balance budgets

Wed, 07/01/2009 - 11:11am
It's not a happy new year for the states.

Gates giving 'don't ask, don't tell' a closer look

Wed, 07/01/2009 - 8:55am
For the first time, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is outlining potential Obama administration plans to enforce the "don't ask, don't tell" ban selectively so that some gays could serve in the military.

Why taxes will have to go up

Wed, 07/01/2009 - 7:06am
The promise of health reform is to make care more accessible for everybody -- and to reduce the federal deficit by slowing the growth rate in costs.

Poll: Barely half support Obama health plan

Wed, 07/01/2009 - 6:51am
A new national poll suggests that a bare majority of Americans support President Obama's health care plan.

AG asks for investigation into Sanford's travels

Wed, 07/01/2009 - 5:12am
Three more Republicans in the South Carolina state legislature spoke out against Gov. Mark Sanford on Monday and said the best thing for him to do in the wake of last week's scandal is resign.