House passes health law repeal
Obama raps Hu on rights
An exchange about human rights marks the meeting.
Lieberman bows out; won't run in 2012
McCain: Lieberman for Defense post
John McCain wants the retiring Connecticut senator to join Obama's Cabinet as defense secretary.
Braun rips Clinton's 'betrayal'
She says he's forgetting about the black community that stuck with him during the Lewinsky scandal.
Conrad retires, GOP hopes boosted
Lieberman, Nelson, Akaka could change 2012 math.
GOP leaders duck '12 endorsements
Boehner and McConnell won't be taking sides.
2012 campaign picks up the pace
Priebus's goal: Win back donors
He quickly moves to mend fences and to address the management of his party's finances.
Muslims nervous about King hearings
They fear the witness list alone will brand some leaders as legitimate, others as extremists.
Interior moves along agency revamp
Secretary Ken Salazar says the new bureau should be up and running by October.
AFL-CIO head calls out Blankfein
Richard Trumka says the Goldman Sachs CEO is part of “an attack on workers’ rights.”
Scenes from the state dinner
W.Va. to hold election this year
The election will be held this year to fill out the remainder of Sen. Joe Manchin's term.
FCC approves Comcast-NBC merger
The deal passes in a 4-1 vote.
Sam Graves flirts with Senate bid
The Kansas City area rep says he doesn't "want to close the door" on challenging McCaskill in 2012.
PLO raises flag in D.C.
The banner's symbolic first flight in the U.S. capital draws quick protests from Congress.
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Would Nixon still go to China?
Opinion: The United States should continue to abide by a pragmatic, progressive view of sovereignty.
Beijing faces its own economic shift
Opinion: The nation's success in navigating these changes could determine the its future growth.
Deadline looms for free-trade deal
Republicans push for the pact with Colombia, threatening to withhold support for tariff preferences.
Obama orders business rules review
W.H. now faces GOP-ers who oppose EPA, FDA.
GOP hiding true costs of repeal
Opinion: If the health care repeal passes, it could mean a massive tax increase for small businesses.
Building U.S. growth and jobs
Opinion: We must focus on policies that can generate investment in the United States.
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Obama pens statement for Lieberman
The president says the lawmaker who backed his '08 rival is always "coming from a place of principle."
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Will Muslim probe spur backlash?
"Investigating homegrown terrorist threats is a job for the FBI ... not public congressional hearings."
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Obama: Super Bowl shuffling?
The president says if the Chicago Bears make it to the big game, he wants to watch in person.
Giffords to be released Friday
Don't let 'miracles' trump science
Opinion: The Roman Catholic church has either a very good or a very bad sense of humor.
Rangel suffers one more slight
Former chairman won’t even get ranking slot on a Ways and Means subcommittee.
Abortion on deck in health debate
House GOP will tackle provisions that they contend allow for taxpayer funding of abortion.
6 states join suit vs. health reform
Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, Wyoming, Wisconsin and Maine are joining twenty other states on the lawsuit.
Dem likens GOP reform talk to Nazi propaganda
Issa panel to start with TARP hearing
Fulfills vow to probe foreclosure crisis.
Texas not hot on Perry W.H. run
A poll shows few Texans want him to run in 2012.
Clinton wants more 'spare time'
But she says she’s "committed" to staying with President Obama through his first term.
FEC closes case against Hannity
FEC voted in favor of finding that Hannity's fundraising email qualified for a "media exemption."
NFL players take message to Hill
Shriver, Peace Corps founder, dies
The native Marylander was 95 and had been suffering from Alzheimer’s since 2003.
Boehner gets big poll bump
His favorability rating rises to 42 percent.
Key committees are golden ticket
GOP freshmen with spots on top House panels are poised to build healthy war chests for 2012.
Utilities explore deal on emissions
But the power companies are far more complicated to deal with than the Big Three carmakers.
Obama: Super Bowl bound?
Disabled workers program threatened
A a study warns that the proportion of working-age people receiving benefits has spiked.
Abortion foe plans Obama challenge
Randall Terry says he wants to run against the president next year -- in the Democratic primary.
McCarthy: Obama needs to 'step up'
She says gun control should be part of SOTU.
