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GOP provides backing for Obama's war effort

Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009

Facing fire from his own party over the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, President Obama is getting cover from an unlikely source: Republicans.

Florida's Gov. Crist accused of 'cronyism'

Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday selected his closest political confidant to serve out the term of retiring Republican Sen. Mel Martinez for 16 months, until the Republican governor himself hopes to take over the seat.

Political columnist Robert Novak has died at age 78

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009

UPDATED: Robert D. "Bob" Novak, for many decades one of conservatives' most trusted and beloved political columnists, died at his Washington home early Tuesday after a long illness.

Famed lobbyist Anne Wexler dead

Introduced Clintons to political campaigning

Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009

Anne Wexler, a former Carter administration official long considered one of the most powerful and well-connected Democratic lobbyists in Washington, died Friday after a long battle with cancer. She was 79.

Famed lobbyist Anne Wexler dies of cancer

Friday, Aug. 7, 2009

Anne Wexler, a former Carter administration official long considered one of the most powerful and well-connected Democratic lobbyists in Washington, passed away Friday after a long battle with cancer. She was 79.

Obama calls officer in bid to calm flap

Saturday, July 25, 2009

President Obama on Friday spoke directly with the Boston police sergeant he had criticized in the arrest of a black Harvard professor in a bid to cool an escalating racial controversy that the president admitted he had helped fuel.

Obama calls Crowley; tries to end Gates storm

Friday, July 24, 2009

President Obama Friday called the Boston police sergeant who arrested a black Harvard professor in a bid to clear the air in what has become a growing national racial controversy.

NASA seeks its place in space

Ambitions in collision with costs, naysayers

Monday, July 20, 2009

The future of NASA is very much up in the air.

GOP lawmaker: Dems shut down debate in House

Monday, June 22, 2009

A Republican lawmaker accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and congressional Democrats of "shutting down the process" in the House of Representatives to block his effort to investigate the national community organizing group ACORN.