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White House to renew bid for bill to protect journalists
WASHINGTON — Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources....
Tags: Eric Holder, Freedom of the Press, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Did Robert Bork become the creature of his critics?
I expect that the death of Robert Bork will produce a lot of commentary about how different the law would be today if the Senate had confirmed his nomination to the Supreme Court in 1987. That’s an obvious reaction. If Bork -- and not Justice...
Tags: Politics, Anthony Kennedy, Justice System, Freedom of the Press, Personal Weapon Control
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Arlen Specter dies at 82; longtime senator was a political maverick
WASHINGTON — Arlen Specter, who in 30 years representing Pennsylvania in the Senate offended Republicans and Democrats in almost equal measure with maverick votes and a frank cockiness that finally ended his career in politics, died Sunday at his...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Teaching and Learning, Justice and Rights, Madonna, Economic Stimulus Plan
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Arlen Specter says Pennsylvania 'tough' for Obama
Former Sen. Arlen Specter, on a return visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, said Pennsylvania would be difficult for President Obama to win in next year's election.
"I think it is tough; I think Pennsylvania's economy is hurting," Specter said in a brief...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Primaries
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Barack Obama and Sarah Palin: Whose endorsement carries the most clout with U.S. voters these days?
Top of the TicketTurns out, it's a mixed bag often with many taking an endorsement as proof they should vote for the other candidate.... -
Now that the Democratic Congress is back in session, its approval decline resumes -- to only 18%
Top of the TicketGallup finds approval is historically the lowest ever in a midterm election year, auguring ill for the president's majority party in both houses.... -
Awkward! Obama, en route to help Joe Sestak, runs into Arlen Specter, then loads up on junk food
Top of the TicketDon't tell Michelle, but Obama buys two cheesesteak sandwiches, plus an ice cream cone.... -
No Obama steam, Gallup's generic congressional poll finds; Republican lead holding strong 15 days out
Top of the TicketDemocrat now encounters hecklers and no poll gains despite almost non-stop cross-country campaigning.... -
Once again, Bill Clinton tries unsuccessfully to nudge an inconvenient Democrat from a Senate race
Top of the TicketFlorida's Kendrick Meek is the unwilling victim this time.... -
New faces of the Class of 2010: Rubio, Coons, Noem, Hoeven, Johnson, Corbett, Haley, Martinez, Fallin
Top of the TicketMostly Republicans, the newcomers to the nation's capital bring considerable experience in government and politics at the state level.... -
Ticket Replay: Obama White House probe of Obama White House finds no Obama White House misdeeds
Top of the TicketWithout any details Robert Gibbs assures everyone everything is OK in the offer of some job to Joe Sestak to abandon his ultimately successful Senate primary challenge of Arlen Specter....
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