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St. Paul Journal Endless Vote Recounting Tests Minnesota Niceness
New York Times - 48 minutes ago
By KIRK JOHNSON ST. PAUL - Minnesota’s parodied but also admired temperament of tolerance and equanimity has been seriously stressed by the endless campaign for the state’s still-unfilled Senate seat.
Franken Stays Out of Washington as Coleman Prepares Legal Challenge FOXNews
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Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific
San Jose Mercury News - 50 minutes ago
By Paul Rogers President Bush on Tuesday established three new national monuments in the Pacific Ocean, setting aside for permanent protection pristine coral reefs, the world's deepest underwater canyon and marine environments teeming with tropical ...
A Bush Legacy: Preserving The Oceans? CBS News
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Thousands Of Parking Spots Open For Jan. 20
Washington Post - 51 minutes ago
By Lena H. Sun Metro is opening up thousands of spaces for automobiles at all but one Metrorail station parking lot on Inauguration Day, which means more parking for area residents, officials said yesterday.
Metro Reverses Plan to Close Parking Lots For Inauguration MyFox Washington DC
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Times Online
Panetta's Peers Back Him for CIA
Washington Post - 58 minutes ago
By Michael Abramowitz As a top official at the White House in 1996, Richard A. Clarke was looking for an ally after concluding that the CIA and FBI needed an additional $1 billion for counterterrorism programs.
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CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, about becoming the country's next surgeon general, the cable network said Tuesday.
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon General AssociatedPress
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Governor rejects Democrats' budget; will unveil his plan this week
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
(01-06) 17:33 PST SACRAMENTO -- Democratic leaders of the state Legislature, deadlocked with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger over how to solve California's growing fiscal crisis, sent the governor their $18 billion budget package today despite his vow to ...
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Obama: Trillion-Dollar Deficits 'for Years to Come'
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Lori Montgomery Slowing tax revenues and a historic bailout of the US financial system will send the budget deficit soaring toward $1 trillion this year, President-elect Barack Obama said today, and the red ink stands to get substantially deeper if ...
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Former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona and his wife, Deborah, leave federal court in Santa Ana on Tuesday. Carona was indicted in October 2007 on charges that he defrauded the public by accepting tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts ...
Prosecutor: Ex-Calif. sheriff cheated to get job The Associated Press
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Youth honored as chosen inauguration representative
The Navasota Examiner - 1 hour ago
Held every four years in January following the presidential election, the Junior Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference provides inaugural scholars with a unique experience as they take part in a share firsthand in the excitement and ceremony of the ...
Minnesota kids headed to DC for inauguration KARE
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Bush Brother Won’t Seek Senate Seat in Florida
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By DAMIEN CAVE MIAMI - Former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida said Tuesday that he would not run in 2010 for the Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez, ending speculation about whether he could renew the Bush brand from Congress.
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Ethics Overhaul Sought in Massachusetts
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By ABBY GOODNOUGH BOSTON - Responding to a rash of public corruption scandals in Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday proposed steeper fines for ethics violations and other improvements to laws meant to keep government officials and lobbyists ...
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Sen. Feinstein Breaks With Democrats to Back Burris Appointment
FOXNews - 2 hours ago
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein goes against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in saying Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made a legitimate appointment to the US Senate.
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Ex-eBay CEO largely unknown amid Calif. gov.'s bid
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Former eBay executive Meg Whitman brings intrigue and a big bank account to California's beleaguered Republican Party.
Ex-EBay chief Meg Whitman quits board seats Los Angeles Times
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Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount result
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 44 minutes ago
With his wife, Laurie, and supporters next to him, Norm Coleman announced that he would challenge the Senate recount in court. By KEVIN DUCHSCHERE, Star Tribune allsburg not true at all, See how pathological lying libs don't even look for the facts ...
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Superintendent names 5 school buildings to close
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 2 hours ago
By JESSICA BLANCHARD Seattle schools chief Maria Goodloe-Johnson unveiled her final recommendations for school closures Tuesday, proposing to shutter five schools and relocate eight academic programs.
Three Seattle schools off closure list for now Seattle Times
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Seattle citizens give city's storm response a failing grade
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 2 hours ago
By KATHY MULADY The sharp contrast between how citizens experienced the Seattle snowstorm in December and how well city department heads perceived they were doing keeping the city running, came into clear focus Tuesday during the second briefing in a ...
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Superintendent names 5 school buildings to close
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 45 minutes ago
By JESSICA BLANCHARD Seattle schools chief Maria Goodloe-Johnson unveiled her final recommendations for school closures Tuesday, proposing to shutter five schools and relocate eight academic programs.
Three Seattle schools off closure list for now Seattle Times
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Seattle citizens give city's storm response a failing grade
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 45 minutes ago
By KATHY MULADY The sharp contrast between how citizens experienced the Seattle snowstorm in December and how well city department heads perceived they were doing keeping the city running, came into clear focus Tuesday during the second briefing in a ...
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From iTunes Tax to Caroline Kennedy: Gov. David Paterson's Wild Year
ABC News - 2 hours ago
By KATIE HINMAN New York Gov. David Paterson, who is legally blind, memorizes his State of the State speech by listening to a recording.
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From iTunes Tax to Caroline Kennedy: Gov. David Paterson's Wild Year
ABC News - 47 minutes ago
By KATIE HINMAN New York Gov. David Paterson, who is legally blind, memorizes his State of the State speech by listening to a recording.
So You Want to Be a Senator? Answer 28 Pages of Questions New York Times
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