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Illinois' No. 2 sees need to 'fumigate' politics
Rod Blagojevich's arrest last month for allegedly trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's US Senate seat should be the state's No. ... The Associated Press· 3 hours ago
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Defiant Burris Heads to Washington to Claim Senate Seat
Roland W. Burris talked to reporters at news conference at Midway Airport in Chicago on Monday before leaving for Washington. By KAREN ANN CULLOTTA and ... New York Times· 1 day ago
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Pakistan Whips Up War Hysteria, Harbors Militants, Singh Says
6 (Bloomberg) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Pakistan is fueling war hysteria while harboring the militants who carried out the Mumbai terror ... Bloomberg· 4 hours ago
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Wag the Blog: Obama's First 100 Days
There's little question that President-elect Barack Obama studied the haphazard transition of the last Democratic president -- Bill Clinton -- in order to ... Washington Post· 6 hours ago
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Obama's election is changing the politics of race
By Peter Wallsten Reporting from Washington -- With Senate leaders threatening to block Roland Burris from being sworn in today as Barack Obama's ... Los Angeles Times· 13 hours ago
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Sri Lanka seizes key rebel defense line in north
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan forces overran the Tamil Tigers' northernmost defense line Tuesday, forcing the beleaguered rebels to retreat from one ... The Associated Press· 8 hours ago
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Al Franken's a senator now - but is he a bigger joke than Burris?
Al Franken will be standing - in a puddle of some controversy - along with appointed Illinois would-be Senator Roland Burris at the gates of that exclusive ... San Francisco Chronicle· 14 hours ago
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Laura Bush gets contract for memoir
Neither the White House nor Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, offered details of the agreement. Senator Hillary Clinton received $8 million for her ... Boston Globe· 11 hours ago
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Gunmen raid Sri Lanka TV station
Gunmen armed with grenades have ransacked offices of the largest private TV broadcaster in Sri Lanka. The attack near Colombo followed some criticism in ... BBC News· 11 hours ago
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2 Obama intel nominees signal new direction
Former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta, an eight-term congressional veteran and administrative expert, is being tapped to head the CIA. ... Houston Chronicle· 13 hours ago
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