Articles filed under Political Figures
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Obama meets with GOP, says can spur job growthFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it's hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation ...
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Obama seeks to rally glum Dems amid GOP challengesFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Just a year after celebrating Barack Obama's inauguration, despondent Democrats on Saturday heard from their party leader who urged optimism in the face of...
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Revised Blagojevich indictment expected next weekJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they expect a grand jury to produce a fresh indictment against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich by the end of next week. But the n...
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Defiant Obama urges Congress to pass jobs billJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - ELYRIA, Ohio -- A combative President Barack Obama exhorted Congress Friday to pass a new job-creation bill, taking a populist appeal to America's recession-racked Rust ...
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Text of president Barack Obama speaking about HaitiJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Good morning, everybody. This morning I want to extend to the people of Haiti the deep condolences and unwavering support of the American people following yesterday's te...
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McCain rebuffs questions on Palin vetting processJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain says he's content with his life in the Senate and happy he picked Sarah Palin as his running mate last year. McCain steadfastly refused to...
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Reid to Obama: Sorry for 'no Negro dialect' remarkJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid apologized on Saturday for saying the race of Barack Obama -- whom he described as a "light skinned" African-American "...
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Feds heard Blago brother's phone talks with wifeDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - An attorney told the judge in former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case Tuesday that FBI agents improperly recorded 208 phone conversations between the form...
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2 computers stolen from Blago's lawyers foundDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - An attorney for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich says some computers stolen from attorney offices earlier this month have been recovered. Sam Adam Jr. says Chicago police rec...
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One year later, Blagojevich investigation moves slowly to trialDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - One year ago today, FBI agents knocked at Rod Blagojevich's North Side Chicago home and arrested him on federal corruption charges. Later that morning, U.S. Attorney Pat...