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GOP's Chambliss jumps to early lead in Ga. Senate race
The Associated PressRepublican Sen. Saxby Chambliss jumped out to an early lead today over Democrat Jim Martin in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes on the balance of power in Washington. With 16 percent of...Tags: Government, Jim Martin, Mike Huckabee, Injuries, Early Voting, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
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Officials: Obama to tap Richardson for Commerce
The Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama plans to name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his choice for commerce secretary on Wednesday, adding another former campaign rival to his Cabinet, Democratic officials said. The incoming chief executive has chosen...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Heads of State, Diplomacy, Government, Local Elections
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Port fortunes tied to Big Three
Phillip Peay has reaped the benefits of working at a bustling port of Baltimore for the past 19 years. His employer, a port logistics company, has paid for most of his college education, and he, his wife and two children live in a house in Rosedale....Tags: Chrysler LLC, Government, Chrysler, Vehicles
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Pa. official is charged in Baltimore abduction, rape
The president of a York County township's board of commissioners — a former police officer and Army veteran — was arrested after a two-hour standoff at his home Monday and charged with raping a woman in Baltimore last month, police said....Tags: Law Enforcement, Sexual Assault, Government, Rape, Vehicles
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Ford says CEO will work for $1 to get federal loans
The Associated PressFord Motor Co. will tell Congress that it plans to return to a pretax profit or break even in 2011 when the Detroit Three automakers' CEOs appear before lawmakers this week to request $25 billion in government loans. Ford CEO Alan Mulally said he'll work...Tags: Chrysler LLC, Corporate Officers, Nancy Pelosi, CEO Pay, Oldsmobile
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Obama seeks governors' input on economy
The nation's governors met with President-elect Barack Obama today to help craft an economic stimulus plan that would include money for ready-to-go transportation projects and programs for the poor that have been stretched by increased demand. Several...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Heads of State, Government, Bobby Jindal, Health Insurance
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Memo dramatizes Nixon's Vietnam dilemma
The Associated PressDocuments released today from Richard M. Nixon's White House years shed new light on just how much the government struggled with growing public unrest over the protracted war in Vietnam. The National Archives opened nearly 200 hours of White House tape...Tags: Christmas, Peace Negotiations, Diplomacy, Government, Bombings
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Officials say Obama is about to nominate Bill Richardson as Commerce Secretary
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama plans to name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his choice for Commerce Secretary on Wednesday. Richardson was Energy secretary and United Nations ambassador in the administration of...Tags: Trade Policy, Bill Richardson, Heads of State, Bill Clinton, Government
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Mets: Deal with Citigroup is 'good for them, good for us'
Of The Associated PressCiti Field will remain the name of the New York Mets' new ballpark following a government bailout the team believes will help the struggling bank survive its economic crisis. Citigroup agreed in 2006 to pay the Mets $400 million over 20 years for...Tags: Major League Baseball, Brian Fuentes, Citigroup Incorporated, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks
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Dionne: Obama's carrying on in H.W. Bush realist mode
E. J. Dionne, Jr. is a syndicated columnist based at the Washington PostIn electing Barack Obama, the country traded the foreign policy of the second President Bush for the foreign policy of the first President Bush. That is the meaning of Obama's decision to keep Robert Gates on as secretary of defense and to select Hillary...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Newspapers, Wars and Interventions, Diplomacy, Government
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Rell Meets With President-Elect Obama
Associated PressConnecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell was among the governors in Philadelphia on Tuesday asking President-elect Barack Obama to help their states through tough economic times. Obama promised quick work on an economic recovery plan and told the governors he...Tags: Executive Branch, Joe Biden, Jodi Rell, Government, Local Elections
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Obama asks governors to help craft economic recovery
The nation's governors came to tell their tales of economic woe, and President-elect Barack Obama was ready with an offer to ask them to help draft the national economic recovery plan. After convening almost a complete set of the state executives on...Tags: Janet Napolitano, Heads of State, Government, Local Elections, Local Authority
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