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The Caucus: Obama Warns of 'Trillion-Dollar Deficits'
Meeting with his economic team in Washington on Tuesday, Barack Obama warned that the country faced the prospect of “trillion-dollar deficits for years to come.”
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The Caucus: Let the 111th Congress Begin
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In Fed Rate Cut, Fears of Long Recession
Meeting last month, Fed officials worried that even a dramatic cut in interest rates would not be enough to cauterize the country’s economic troubles quickly.
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Burris, Blocked From Taking Seat, Gains New Support
Senator Dianne Feinstein broke with many of her Democratic colleagues to say that Roland W. Burris should be seated as a Senator from Illinois.
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Burris Blocked in Attempt to Claim Seat
Roland Burris arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday to claim the Senate seat appointed to him by Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois.
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New Voices in Congress Will Change the Tone of the Democratic Majority
New members of Congress are sworn in on Tuesday, broadening the moderate coalition of an expanded Democratic majority.
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National Briefing: Bushes’ Pet Cat Dies
The White House cat, an 18-year-old black American shorthair, died Sunday, the office of Laura Bush said.
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Panetta Is Chosen as C.I.A. Chief, in a Surprise Step
The choice of Leon E. Panetta, a former White House chief of staff, to head the intelligence agency raised questions about his relevant experience.
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Biden Schedules Fact-Finding Journey to Asia
The trip this week effectively represents the incoming administration’s first foray into foreign policy since the election.
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Democrat Is Winner in Recount of Minnesota Senate Race
The state canvassing board certified that Al Franken won by 225 votes, but Norm Coleman’s lawyers said they would go to court.
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Obama Seeks Wide Support in Congress for Stimulus
President-elect Barack Obama is working to build a bipartisan coalition to endorse his plan of tax cuts and new spending.
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Early Hurdle in Senate Confronts Illinois Pick
Roland W. Burris nonetheless planned to arrive Tuesday to be sworn in as the new junior senator from Illinois.
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Spending Rise for Health Care and Prescription Drugs Slows
National health spending grew in 2007 at the lowest rate in nine years, mainly because prescription drug spending increased at the slowest pace since 1963.
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Obama’s Inauguration Fund-Raising Tops $24 Million
Executives from Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Hollywood, as well as former Clinton supporters, have written checks of up to $50,000.
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Obama Names 4 for Justice Jobs in Break From Bush Path
Many of the president-elect’s other picks have had a centrist bent, but he signaled a new direction at the Justice Department.
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Bush to Protect Vast New Pacific Tracts
The action will protect vast tracts of American-controlled islands, reefs, surface waters and sea floor from fishing, mining, oil exploration and other commercial activity.
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Coming Down on Tobacco
The new Congress plans to move aggressively against the tobacco industry by regulating cigarettes, raising sales taxes and ratifying an international antitobacco treaty.
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Defiant Burris Says Senate Seat Is His
Senate leaders are challenging Roland W. Burris’s appointment, setting the stage for a showdown on Capitol Hill.
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Bid to Revoke Madoff’s Bail Cites His Gifts
Bernard L. Madoff tried to hide at least $1 million in assets from investigators, prosecutors told a judge.
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Sidebar: Animal Cruelty Law Tests Free Speech
In the case of Robert J. Steven, the Supreme Court is likely to address questions about whether and when the government can decide that some sorts of information have no social value at all.
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