CNN.com - Politics
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7/30/2010
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An African-American candidate who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is hoping the voters in this Democratic primary race will look at the color of his skin.
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CNN.com - Politics
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7/30/2010
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Arizona's new immigration law is now in effect -- a day after a federal judge blocked the most controversial parts of it.
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Wash Post Politics
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7/30/2010
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The federal judge who blocked key aspects of Arizona's new immigration law was so well regarded across the political spectrum that she was nominated to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, who tapped her on the recommendation of Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), one of Congress's most...
Arizona - Law - Immigration - United States - Services
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Wash Post Politics
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7/30/2010
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So Robert Gibbs was right. Remember the uproar the White House press secretary created when he said on national television that there were certainly enough seats in play for Republicans to take control of the House in November? House Democratic leaders upbraided him and expressed their anger to t...
Democratic - Politics - United States - Election - Parties
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Wash Post Politics
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7/30/2010
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Hundreds of opponents of Arizona's new immigration law swarmed the streets of downtown Phoenix Thursday, confronting police in riot gear as the state's governor filed an urgent appeal of a judge's ruling that prevented key portions of the law from taking effect.
Law - United States - Immigration - Jan Brewer - Arizona
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Wash Post Politics
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7/30/2010
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As part of its attempt to boost Afghanistan's economic and political development, the United States is paying thousands of Afghan contractors and subcontractors to perform much of the work that supports U.S. efforts there. But the "Afghan First" program could be achieving just the opposite of its...
Afghanistan - History - Wars and Conflicts - Nineteenth Century - Anglo-Afghan War
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Wash Post Politics
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7/30/2010
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The House ethics committee charged Rep. Charles B. Rangel with 13 separate violations of House rules Thursday, saying his various financial dealings broke the "public trust." The long-awaited release of the charges against Rangel at an afternoon hearing was the first formal step toward a possible...
Ethics - United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct - Politics - Democratic - Charles B. Rangel
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Wash Post Politics
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7/30/2010
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Sam and Charles Wyly, billionaire Texas brothers who gained prominence spending millions of dollars on conservative political causes, committed fraud by using secret overseas accounts to generate more than $550 million in profit through illegal stock trades, the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Fraud - Business - Allegedly Unethical Firms - One Complainant - Articles
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Wash Post Politics
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7/30/2010
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In a fresh blow to President Obama's jobs agenda, the Senate on Thursday shelved a plan to create a $30 billion loan fund for cash-strapped small businesses, delaying final passage of a top administration priority until September at the earliest.
Filibuster - Senate - United States - Government - Legislative Branch
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CNN.com - Politics
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7/29/2010
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President Barack Obama was "charming as usual" during a taping of a segment with "The View" set to air Thursday, said Joy Behar, one of the co-hosts.
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CNN.com - Politics
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7/29/2010
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The top U.S. military officer said Thursday that Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was risking lives to make a political point by publishing thousands of military reports from Afghanistan.
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CNN.com - Politics
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7/29/2010
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President Barack Obama on Thursday signed the Tribal Law and Order Act, which provides greater law enforcement powers for tribal authorities on Indian reservations.
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CNN.com - Politics
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7/29/2010
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James Clapper is one Senate vote away from becoming the nation's next intelligence chief.
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CNN.com - Politics
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7/29/2010
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Former Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will pursue a lawsuit against conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart -- the man responsible for posting an edited video clip of Sherrod appearing to say she discriminated against a white farmer looking for assistance
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CNN.com - Politics
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7/29/2010
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A senate subcommittee hearing is scheduled Thursday to examine the mismanagement of Arlington Cemetery, one of the nation's most hallowed burial places for its war dead.
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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SAN DIEGO -- Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks last week.
Andrew Breitbart - Conservatism - Shirley Sherrod - Conservatives - Politics
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is headed for a legacy-defining moment Thursday, in which the 40-year veteran will either admit to a string of ethical misdeeds or force the preliminary phase of a historic trial on those charges.
United States - Politics - Democratic - Ethics - United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
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CNN.com - Politics
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7/29/2010
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President Barack Obama said Thursday that Shirley Sherrod "deserves better than what happens last week when a bogus controversy ... led to her forced resignation."
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CNN.com - Politics
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7/29/2010
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It's not easy being a Democrat these days.
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to 35 percent from 41 percent, according to the latest results of a tracking poll, reported Thursday.
United States - Health care - Politics - Health Care Reform - Kaiser Family Foundation
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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By the time the U.S. Postal Service announced plans to raise rates earlier this month, an unusual alliance of customers was in place to oppose it.
Mail - United States - Recreation - United States Postal Service - Stamps
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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As President Obama and his adversaries look for winning themes in the run-up to the November congressional election, both sides are noisily clamoring to prove their support for a critical constituency: America's small-business owners.
Small business - United States - Democratic - Politics - Republican
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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A measure designed to ease stubbornly high rates of violent crime, including rape and sexual assault, within Indian reservations will be signed into law by President Obama on Thursday.
Crime - United States - President - Research - Barack Obama
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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About 1.8 million women have served in the U.S. military, and with 245,000 female soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, it's estimated that within a decade, women will make up 16 percent of all veterans.
United States - Veteran - Military - Organizations - Government
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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The moment Charlie Rangel walked into the ballroom for a luncheon with the National Urban League on Wednesday, he was surrounded by reporters and cameras.
Charlie Rangel - Democratic - Arts - Television - Programs
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most contested provisions of Arizona's new immigration law one day before they were to take effect, ratcheting up the legal and political debate over the increasingly divisive issue.
Arizona - Immigration - Law - United States - Services
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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The Obama administration is seeking to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual's Internet activity without a court order if agents deem the information relevant to a terrorism or intelligence investigation.
White House - United States - President - Government - Executive Branch
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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Congress on Wednesday changed a 25-year-old law that has subjected tens of thousands of African Americans to long prison terms for crack cocaine convictions while giving far more lenient treatment to those, mainly whites, caught with the powder form of the drug.
Crack cocaine - Cocaine - Drugs - Health - Substance Abuse
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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It's getting ugly out there. In Florida, Democratic Senate candidate Kendrick Meek unveiled his first TV ad Monday, a disco-themed portrait of primary opponent Jeff Greene as a billionaire carpetbagger and Wall Street hustler who "helped to fuel the economic meltdown." Brad Ellsworth also rolled ...
Negative campaigning - Politics - Campaigns and Elections - Election Reform - Republican
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Wash Post Politics
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7/29/2010
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President Obama's message to voters this election year is simple and full of populist zeal: Democrats are on the side of the little guy, not the Wall Street brokers, celebrities and chief executives.
Barack Obama - United States - President - Government - Elections
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan picked up more GOP backing Wednesday in her drive toward near-certain confirmation next week, even as a top Republican lashed out at her as "dangerous."
Jeff Sessions - Elena Kagan - United States - Government - Senate
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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Democratic leaders unveiled a plan Wednesday to link the Republican Party to some of the most extreme elements of the "tea party" movement, seeking to define all GOP candidates as outside the mainstream by highlighting such tea party talking points as ending Medicare and privatizing Social Security.
Republican - Democratic National Committee - United States - Politics - Parties
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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The Justice Department's inspector general is investigating whether hundreds of FBI agents violated rules in taking a 2009 exam meant to ensure that they could follow aggressive investigative guidelines without intruding on Americans' privacy rights, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III acknowledge...
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Robert Mueller - United States Department of Justice - United States - Government
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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President Obama said Wednesday that Republicans should join Democrats in passing legislation to help provide loans to small businesses.
Small business - Barack Obama - Business - United States - President
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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Small business - Barack Obama - Business - United States - President
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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In a week filled with a massive leak of classified documents and a change at the helm of the company that's been disastrously spilling barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the race for governor of Oklahoma might not seem like big news.
Oklahoma - United States - Politics - Republican - Candidates and Campaigns
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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What's the matter, Scott Brown? We sure didn't take you for the blushing type.
Jerry Brown - United States - California - Brown - History
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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1. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has reserved television time in 56 districts at a cost of $49 million, the first tangible sign of how the majority party views the playing field this fall.
Democratic - United States - Politics - Parties - Illinois
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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Boy, that was quick. One day, the WikiLeaks uproar was sparking a once-in-a-generation debate about the disclosure of classified information, the audacious role of a stateless organization beyond the reach of sovereign nations, and the old media's complicity in packaging the 91,000 pages of Afghanistan war documents.
Wikileaks - Recreation - Ballooning - Aviation - United States
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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The House on Tuesday approved spending an additional $37 billion on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, overcoming the opposition of some Democrats who have concluded that the Afghan conflict is unwinnable.
History - United States - War in Afghanistan - Twentieth Century - Wars and Conflicts
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Rep. Mary Fallin (R) defeated three challengers Tuesday to win her party's nomination in the Oklahoma governor's race.
United States - Politics - Republican - Candidates and Campaigns - Brad Henry
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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The last time a congressman was put on trial before his congressional peers, he showed up late for his hearing, accused investigators of faking evidence and cracked lame jokes to break the tension.
James Traficant - United States - Government - US House of Representatives - Jim Traficant
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Wash Post Politics
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7/28/2010
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Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked legislation requiring fuller disclosure of the money behind political advertising, derailing a major White House initiative and virtually ensuring an onslaught of attack ads during this year's midterm election season.
United States - Politics - Senate - Government - Legislative Branch
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Wash Post Politics
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7/27/2010
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Rep. Mary Fallin (R) won the Republican nod in Oklahoma's open-seat gubernatorial race, clinching the nomination outright in a four-candidate field.
Mary Fallin - United States - Oklahoma - Politics - Republican
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Wash Post Politics
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7/27/2010
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President Obama on Tuesday urged lawmakers to move forward on a series of Democratic initiatives before they leave next week for their summer break, saying voters "sent us here to represent their interests, not our own."
Barack Obama - President - Small business - United States - Business
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Wash Post Politics
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7/27/2010
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Some immigrant rights groups are shifting the strategy in their so-far unsuccessful push to overhaul immigration law: They're calling the new tactic the "down payment" approach.
DREAM Act - Social Sciences - Psychology - Dreams - AgJobs
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Wash Post Politics
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7/27/2010
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has little of the star power of Sarah Palin. He has not been around the presidential track in the way of Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee. He does not have the political network of Haley Barbour. He is not a provocateur of ideas like Newt Gingrich.
Tim Pawlenty - Republican - GOP - United States - Politics
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