Voting twice for Senate OK in Illinois this year (AP)
AP – Vote early, vote often. It’s an old joke in Illinois politics but state residents will be choosing twice in November to fill President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat.

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Voting twice for Senate OK in Illinois this year
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Palin takes shot at Obama for ‘View’ appearance (AP)
AP – Sarah Palin is criticizing President Barack Obama for appearing on “The View.”
Obama renews asset freeze of people undermining Lebanon (AFP)
AFP – President Barack Obama renewed an emergency measure Thursday to freeze the assets of persons who work with Hezbollah militants and “infringe upon” Lebanese stability.

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Obama renews asset freeze of people undermining Lebanon
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Obama signs bill to combat crime in Indian Country (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama has signed a bill he says will address the unique public safety challenges facing American Indian tribes.
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Obama signs bill to combat crime in Indian Country
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AP – President Barack Obama on Thursday signed legislation to fund his troop surge in Afghanistan, even though it was stripped of money for domestic stimulus programs.
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Obama to sign war spending bill
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Obama signs Tribal Law and Order Act (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama has signed a bill giving American Indian tribes more authority to combat crime on their reservations.
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Obama signs Tribal Law and Order Act
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Joe Biden: It’s Still the ‘Bush Recession’
Filed under: Bush Administration , Economy , Joe Biden , Obama Administration , Unemployment , Jobs The vice president insisted the Obama administration is taking the correct steps to right the economy. Some good news: Initial claims for jobless benefits fell last week.
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Joe Biden: It’s Still the ‘Bush Recession’
Intelligence nominee clears first Senate hurdle (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama’s nominee to be chief of U.S. intelligence, James R. Clapper, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Intelligence nominee clears first Senate hurdle
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As Charlie Rangel Awaits Ethics Charges, Pelosi Says, ‘We Drained the Swamp’
Charges will be formally announced Thursday afternoon. What happens next is up to Rangel and the House Ethics Committee. It could get ugly.
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As Charlie Rangel Awaits Ethics Charges, Pelosi Says, ‘We Drained the Swamp’
The Roe v. Wade of Immigration
Jim Pinkerton wonders if yesterday’s federal court ruling will trigger a firestorm like Roe v. Wade did. The people have a funny way of not liking their will trampled on.
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The Roe v. Wade of Immigration