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Congress votes for more aid to jobless, homebuyers [11/06] (AP)
Virginia Supreme Court upholds power line plan [11/06] (AP)
Obama to sign extension of jobless benefits [11/06] (AP)
Will he shoot? Ex-Trail Blazer eyes Ore. gov race [11/06] (AP)
Neb. lawmakers continue special session on Friday [11/06] (AP)
Obama, House Dems press for health care votes [11/06] (AP)
Sex-toy study at Duke raises some eyebrows [11/06] (AP)
Ky. lawmaker seeks to expand gambling in state [11/06] (AP)
Details on health care bills in House, Senate [11/06] (AP)
Health care issues: What are GOP's reform ideas? [11/05] (AP)
Senate Democrats advance climate bill without GOP [11/05] (AP)
Obama launches yearly American Indian summits [11/05] (AP)
Congress set to clear aid to jobless, homebuyers [11/05] (AP)
Some UC Berkeley faculty criticize sports subsidy [11/05] (AP)
Voters to pols: Give us jobs, results, not spats [11/05] (AP)
House Dems in final push on health care [11/05] (AP)
Majority leader: House will pass health bill [11/05] (AP)
Analysis: Democrats have short memory on judges [11/05] (AP)
Obama: US must reverse course with Indians [11/05] (AP)
At federal trial, questions about Bruno documents [11/05] (AP)
Democrats' plan to help 'uninsurables' questioned [11/05] (AP)
Congress giving homebuyers a $6,500 tax break [11/05] (AP)
Fiorina expected to announce US Senate plans [11/04] (AP)
Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars [11/04] (AP)
Analysis: Health care delay would frustrate Obama [11/04] (AP)
San Francisco voters defeat sign district plan [11/04] (AP)
Dejection fills Maine ballroom after marriage vote [11/04] (AP)
Obama notes anniversary of Iran embassy takeover [11/04] (AP)
GOP rides wave of discontent to NJ governorship [11/04] (AP)
Economy is big issue in Va. GOP governor's victory [11/04] (AP)
Some notable races and measures on state ballots [11/04] (AP)
NYC mayor bruised by surprisingly close victory [11/04] (AP)
White House: Tuesday's GOP wins not about Obama [11/04] (AP)
Democrat wins House seat in heavily GOP area in NY [11/04] (AP)
Obama's half brother recalls their abusive father [11/04] (AP)
House panel votes to give SEC more money, power [11/04] (AP)
GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ [11/04] (AP)
Steele: Election returns show 'transcendent' GOP [11/04] (AP)
Obama speaks at WI school, hosts music event [11/04] (AP)
Analysis: Maine a harsh loss to gay-marriage drive [11/04] (AP)
STIMULUS WATCH: Salary raise counted as saved job [11/04] (AP)
Analysis: Nervous voters send message to Obama [11/04] (AP)
NYC mayor: National backlash caused close contest [11/04] (AP)
Maine voters reject gay-marriage law [11/04] (AP)
Nebraska governor proposes widespread budget cuts [11/03] (AP)
George W. Bush throws out first pitch in Japan [11/03] (AP)
Oakland mayor says he owes IRS back taxes [11/03] (AP)
GOP senators talk of boycotting climate bill [11/03] (AP)
Potential Calif. water fix stalled in Legislature [11/03] (AP)
Jerry Brown's spokesman resigns after taping calls [11/03] (AP)
Schwarzenegger's budget director to step down [11/03] (AP)
Wyo. official: Federal stimulus records a 'mess' [11/03] (AP)
2 tough health care issues remain in the House [11/03] (AP)
White House: No flu vaccine for Gitmo detainees [11/03] (AP)
Races an early test of Obama's political influence [11/03] (AP)
GOP senators absent at start of climate debate [11/03] (AP)
LA mayor to announce pick for new police chief [11/03] (AP)
Obama welcomes foreign leaders to the White House [11/03] (AP)
NJ towns move to preserve area, limit developments [11/02] (AP)
Cheney FBI interview: 72 instances of can't recall [11/02] (AP)
San Fran's latest battle royale: parking meters [11/02] (AP)
Flex spending accounts face hit in health overhaul [11/02] (AP)
FBI: gunshots hit US Rep. DeFazio's office windows [10/30] (AP)
Obama seeks new powers to dismantle nonbank firms [10/29] (AP)
PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama delivers on hate crimes [10/29] (AP)
Wis. high court: Donations don't require recusals [10/29] (AP)
Health care issues: Incentives for staying healthy [10/29] (AP)
Obama to lay out plans to help small businesses [10/29] (AP)
Obama considering scaled-down Afghan war plan [10/29] (AP)
Iowa groups get $215 million in tax credits [10/29] (AP)
Obama visits Dover AFB to honor fallen soldiers [10/29] (AP)
Obama seeks to prevent another Lehman [10/29] (AP)
House passes bill intended to avert agency closing [10/29] (AP)
Senator calls Okla. roads 'life threatening' [10/29] (AP)
Ky. govt group spent lavishly on booze, strippers [10/29] (AP)
Reform group seeks rewrite of Calif. Constitution [10/29] (AP)
Jurors: Birmingham, Ala., mayor took bribes [10/29] (AP)
Book: Obama seriously considered Hillary for VP [10/29] (AP)
Pelosi hopes new health plan is poised to pass [10/29] (AP)
Democrats struggle to find unity on health plan [10/28] (AP)
Educators urge lower lottery profits for Ore. bars [10/28] (AP)
Health care issues: The cost of health insurance [10/28] (AP)
Hawaii Supreme Court ending ceded lands case [10/28] (AP)
As NJ election nears, voters rapt on World Series [10/28] (AP)
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Doctors' lobby in tricky spot [10/28] (AP)
Cheated winner wants Texas lottery to pay him [10/28] (AP)
La. sells $200M in bonds for building projects [10/28] (AP)
Video: Wis. lawmaker falls during 3rd DUI arrest [10/28] (AP)
Obama has Capitol Hill visit on busy agenda Wed. [10/28] (AP)
McCain exhorts Obama to make Afghan decision now [10/28] (AP)
Long-term care insurance program gains in House [10/27] (AP)
No guarantees on Senate public plan in health bill [10/27] (AP)
Bush urges listeners to stick to their principles [10/27] (AP)
Senate health care bill to include public option [10/27] (AP)
Ohio peace museum angling for Obama's Nobel money [10/27] (AP)
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging stem cell rule [10/27] (AP)
Senate hearing kicks off climate bill [10/27] (AP)
Prosecution rests against Birmingham, Ala., mayor [10/27] (AP)
Mich. board asks gov, lawmakers to reduce ed cuts [10/27] (AP)
Navajo lawmakers place tribal president on leave [10/27] (AP)
Wyo. governor talks energy with Western lawmakers [10/27] (AP)
Obama promotes 'smart grid' [10/27] (AP)
Obama says 'now's the time' to pass health care [10/27] (AP)
Engage and criticize: Obama's split media strategy [10/26] (AP)
GAO: FDA fails to follow up on unproven drugs [10/26] (AP)
Clock ticking on Democrats' health care reform [10/26] (AP)
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Bill Gates' sway on ed policy [10/26] (AP)
HHS' Sebelius: Ample flu vaccine will be available [10/26] (AP)
Obama quotes about the news media [10/26] (AP)
NJ bolsters 'senior freeze' property tax program [10/26] (AP)
Time growing short for overhaul effort [10/26] (AP)
Obama to address Marines, sailors on Monday [10/26] (AP)
Court filings tie Young to Alaska corruption [10/23] (AP)
Obama Cabinet members often stop in Reid country [10/23] (AP)
AP Enterprise: Special sessions define Calif. gov [10/23] (AP)
Armstrong to compete in 2010 Tour of California [10/23] (AP)
Politics at play as Obama talks energy at MIT [10/23] (AP)
Obama to travel to Boston and Connecticut [10/23] (AP)
High-speed rail advocates say $8B is just a start [10/23] (AP)
Senate bill may have public insurance plan [10/23] (AP)
Abortion divides House Dems in health care debate [10/23] (AP)
Schwarzenegger's special sessions at a glance [10/23] (AP)
Arizona budget shortfall projection reaches $2B [10/23] (AP)
Fed proposes to police bank pay for 1st time [10/22] (AP)
Key senators may rebuff Obama on health care [10/22] (AP)
Congress moves to expand financial oversight [10/22] (AP)
Gates says all eyes on Afghan runoff election [10/22] (AP)
Former union official to head mine safety agency [10/22] (AP)
Congress scrutinizes problems in homebuyer credit [10/22] (AP)
Treasury to order bailed-out firms to slash pay [10/22] (AP)
Mich. gov meets with school officials over cuts [10/22] (AP)
House health bill to address antitrust [10/22] (AP)
Admiral: US, China military relations thawing [10/21] (AP)
Change of view for Houston among mayoral hopefuls [10/21] (AP)
Top corruption prosecutor steps down [10/21] (AP)
Watchdog: Bailout helped but at a great cost [10/21] (AP)
Miss. lawmakers hear talk of possible session [10/21] (AP)
Dems go after antitrust exemption for insurers [10/21] (AP)
President to boost small business, NJ Gov. Corzine [10/21] (AP)
Dems eye insurance industry's antitrust protection [10/21] (AP)
Auto task force shocked by state of GM, Chrysler [10/21] (AP)
LA speeds up push for law against new pot clinics [10/21] (AP)
Former Wyo. governor, US Sen. Clifford Hansen dies [10/21] (AP)
Gates says US won't accept nuclear North Korea [10/21] (AP)
Finances of tax credit extension are questioned [10/21] (AP)
Gates: Disputed US base likely to stay on Okinawa [10/20] (AP)
Analysis: Courting doctors in special interest war [10/20] (AP)
As election looms, the fundraising Obama emerges [10/20] (AP)
Obama heads to New York for campaign fundraisers [10/20] (AP)
Colo. lawmakers consider measures to cut poverty [10/20] (AP)
Virginia governor race a snapshot of US attitudes [10/20] (AP)
Ex-Blagojevich aide pleads guilty to corruption [10/20] (AP)
Poll: Corzine, Christie tied in NJ governor's race [10/20] (AP)
Judge revokes bail for NYC ex-police commissioner [10/20] (AP)
Obama to meet with Iraqi leader, honor vets [10/20] (AP)
Obama welcomes Karzai's decision on vote [10/20] (AP)
Obama meets with Iraqi PM, honors vets, visits NYC [10/20] (AP)
Jury selected in Birmingham, Ala., mayor's trial [10/20] (AP)
Feds issue new medical marijuana policy [10/19] (AP)
June 21 retrial set for former lobbyist [10/19] (AP)
Feds to issue new medical marijuana policy [10/19] (AP)
Judge rules against LA's medical pot moratorium [10/19] (AP)
Obamas attend daughters' parent-teacher conference [10/19] (AP)
Shunned Illinois senator suddenly relevant [10/19] (AP)
Adviser: Obama waits on finished health care bill [10/19] (AP)
Calif. water war spreads to Congress [10/16] (AP)
Obama and elder Bush team up on call to service [10/16] (AP)
Wash. congressman in hospital with collapsed lung [10/16] (AP)
Social Security makes it official: No COLA in 2010 [10/15] (AP)
President Obama makes first trip to New Orleans [10/15] (AP)
Biden's son says he's inclined to make Senate run [10/15] (AP)
Obama says he's looking at any way to create jobs [10/14] (AP)
Alabama party mistakenly taps dead man for panel [10/14] (AP)
Conn. Sen. Dodd raises $900,000 in 3rd quarter [10/14] (AP)
Math scores by state [10/14] (AP)
Federal judge in Ga. sanctions 'birther' attorney [10/14] (AP)
SC board pardons 2 black men executed 94 years ago [10/14] (AP)
A look at health care plans in Congress [10/14] (AP)
Democrats favor repealing exemption for insurers [10/14] (AP)
Second GOP senator open to health care overhaul [10/14] (AP)
Interest groups battle to deflect health taxes [10/14] (AP)
Minn. city's get-healthy effort called a success [10/14] (AP)
Health care legislation back behind closed doors [10/14] (AP)
House passes bill to toughen pilot training rules [10/14] (AP)
Jury deadlocked in Abramoff-related trial [10/14] (AP)
Dem foe says billionaire NYC mayor buys support [10/14] (AP)
House panel looks at tighter rules on transactions [10/14] (AP)
Math tests: Fourth-grader progress stalls [10/14] (AP)
NC church plans to burn Bibles, Christian books [10/14] (AP)
Where things stand with health care overhaul [10/14] (AP)
Calif. lobbyists targeted in sex-tape scandal [10/14] (AP)
Snowe suggests scenario for government-run option [10/14] (AP)
A weary, hopeful New Orleans awaits Obama's visit [10/14] (AP)
Ohio mayor vows to close bar over shootout [10/14] (AP)
From Baghdad to Boston, Biden re-redefining VP job [10/14] (AP)
Schwarzenegger to Shriver: Put down the cell phone [10/14] (AP)
Jury decides 1 charge in Abramoff-related trial [10/14] (AP)
House panel begins push on financial overhaul [10/14] (AP)
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health cry is tax them, not us [10/14] (AP)
Senator's son starts campaign for Nevada governor [10/14] (AP)
Snowe: Health care bill a 'good place to start' [10/14] (AP)
Another GOP senator open to health care overhaul [10/14] (AP)
House allows states to sell funds linked to Iran [10/14] (AP)
Lawsuit targets Mo. tax credits, development law [10/13] (AP)
AP IMPACT: Obama's travels carry a touch of blue [10/13] (AP)
CAPITAL CULTURE: In a word, they are Obama's faves [10/13] (AP)
Teachers benefit from job-saving stimulus spending [10/13] (AP)
Obama celebrates Spain and Hispanic music [10/13] (AP)
Big vote for health overhaul in Senate committee [10/13] (AP)
Foreclosures pose challenge, cost to census count [10/13] (AP)
Calif voters sour on Schwarzenegger performance [10/13] (AP)
Seniors lobby challenges health insurance report [10/12] (AP)
Job losses mar recovery, create woes for Dems [10/12] (AP)
Schwarzenegger calls session to discuss water deal [10/12] (AP)
NM school goes from worst to among best in 3 years [10/12] (AP)
Analysis: Vitriol, invective at the speed of light [10/12] (AP)
GOP uses ACORN to fight bank redlining law [10/12] (AP)
Insurers mount attack against health reform [10/12] (AP)
Clinton says Nobel a recognition of Obama's vision [10/12] (AP)
Watchdog doubts goals of Obama loan relief plan [10/09] (AP)
Analysis: He won, but for what? [10/09] (AP)
Analysis: Obama's Nobel honors promise, not action [10/09] (AP)
Key events in Barack Obama's life and career [10/09] (AP)
GOP chairman scoffs at Obama winning Peace prize [10/09] (AP)
Gibbs wakes up Obama with news of Nobel [10/09] (AP)
GOP, even some liberals, dismiss Obama peace prize [10/09] (AP)
Troop request could be topic of meeting with Obama [10/09] (AP)
Carter: Obama's Nobel 'bold statement' of support [10/09] (AP)
GOP member shoots target with Fla. Dem's initials [10/09] (AP)
Obama would create consumer protection agency [10/09] (AP)
Extended stalling is over: Tax deadline is Thurs [10/09] (AP)
Entrenched Chicago mayor gives no sign of leaving [10/09] (AP)
Obama, Democrats court women on health overhaul [10/09] (AP)
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