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Rep. John Murtha of Pa. dies at 77
Last Updated: 1:25 PM 02/08/10 - A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps Officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq War, has died. He was 77.
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Sweet or sour? Candy tax bill touring Capitol Hill
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Last Updated: 3:38 PM 02/04/10 - There’s a candy tax bill making its way through the state capitol. (Full Story)
King speaks on Ethics Watch claims
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Last Updated: 6:41 PM 02/03/10 - Representative Steve King is calling it an attempt to end his public service by assassinating his character. (Full Story)
Obama tells Dems to keep pushing agenda
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Last Updated: 11:34 AM 02/03/10 - President Barack Obama is telling Senate Democrats to keep pushing their agenda even though they no longer have the super-majority in the Senate. (Full Story)
Is State Rep. Steve King double-dipping?
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Last Updated: 9:08 AM 02/03/10 - A Republican lawmaker from Grand Junction is headed to Denver, expected to answer questions about his expenses. (Full Story)
Obama challenges GOP to work with him on problems
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Last Updated: 10:37 AM 01/29/10 - President Barack Obama has told congressional Republicans it's time work more closely together to solve the country's problems. (Full Story)
Obama to stump for Bennet in Colorado
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Last Updated: 7:42 PM 01/28/10 - The White House has confirmed that President Barack Obama will visit Colorado in February to attend an event with U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. (Full Story)
Obama reaches out to Republicans
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Last Updated: 3:58 PM 01/28/10 - President Barack Obama is reaching out to Republicans to join him and fellow Democrats on health care and other legislation. (Full Story)
Hackers attack House Web sites for both parties
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Last Updated: 10:29 AM 01/28/10 - Web sites belonging to House members of both parties were hacked Wednesday night after President Obama’s State of the Union address. (Full Story)
Local reaction from President Obama's State of the Union Address
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Last Updated: 9:17 AM 01/28/10 - President Obama's State of the Union Address received mixed reactions from the political circuit in Grand Junction. (Full Story)
Wyo. campaign cuts volunteer behind Web trick
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Last Updated: 5:17 PM 01/27/10 - A Wyoming gubernatorial candidate has cut ties with a volunteer who used a bit of online trickery to misdirect visitors trying to link to her opponent's Web site. (Full Story)
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  • NYT: McCain takes on GOP foe by tilting right

    Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday.Challenged by J. D. Hayworth from the airwaves, and soon in a primary, John McCain has moved starkly, and often awkwardly, to the right.
  • Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., dies at 77

    Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., was a close ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In 2006, she endorsed him to become majority leader, but Democratic caucus members ultimately chose another lawmaker for the job. A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77.
  • Loan guarantees recharge nuclear debate

    The Calvert Cliffs power plant near Lusby, Md., is high on the Department of Energy's list of projects that could receive federal loan guarantees. The plant's operator, Constellation Energy, wants to add a 1,600-megawatt nuclear reactor to the existing plant.President Obama’s push to triple federal loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants has recharged the debate over the viability of nuclear energy. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports.
  • GOP cool to Obama call for health talks

    Polls show that many Americans feel President Obama and his congressional allies have not sought enough GOP input on the stalled health care reform legislation.Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation.
  • Obama's health care summit: Just for show?

    Feb. 8: With the president reaching out for a bipartisan meeting on health care, an NBC panel discusses whether Obama is helping to rally his party while moving forward with his agenda. (Other)In a story with more twists than a soap opera, Obama's invitation to congressional leaders of both parties to attend a Feb. 25 meeting can't be dismissed as a mere diversion.
  • Spokeswoman: N.Y. governor is not resigning

    Since last week, some reports have hinted that the New York Times is on the brink of publishing a story so scandalous that N.Y. Gov. David Paterson would have resign.New York Democratic Governor David Paterson is not planning to resign, his spokeswoman said on Monday, calling blog reports "entirely fabricated."
  • NYT: Obama, GOP set for TV health showdown

    Feb. 6: Speaking at Democratic winter meeting, President Obama tells them he would not abandon his commitment to overhauling health care and he will not "walk away from any challenge." (NBC News)The meeting would mark the first time in the long health care debate that leaders from both sides would be allowed to air their ideas publicly.
  • Dem. lieutenant governor candidate exits Ill. race
    The Democratic nominee for Illinois' lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political uproar about his past.
  • Clinton-era aides push to save Obama's plan

    "If Bill Clinton couldn't get it done, and Barack Obama can't do it, no Democrat will ever try again," said economist Len Nichols, health policy director at the New America Foundation.Shock and awe. That's what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama's overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress.
  • Palin remains open to White House run

    Feb. 8: Sarah Palin may be out of office, but she is keeping a high profile as a public speaker, as she did over the weekend—sending a conservative, anti-Obama message that has some, but not all, Republicans cheering. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.  (Nightly News)Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said on Sunday that she was open to a possible White House run in 2012 but has not made up her mind.