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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to approve Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, clearing a key hurdle on her path to winning confirmation as just the fourth woman to serve on the high court. United States - Elena Kagan - Government - United States Supreme Court - United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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The financial regulation bill that President Obama will sign into law on Wednesday is supposed to clean up Wall Street. But an obscure passage buried deep in the 2,300-page legislation aims to transform a very different place -- eastern Congo, labeled the "rape capital of the world." Conflict minerals - Congo - Africa - Geology - Earth Sciences
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In a week when Congress finally passed financial regulatory reform and the oil finally stopped gushing in the gulf, Democrats spent much of their time on an enterprise they can ill afford: arguing among themselves. United States - Democratic - Politics - Parties - Republican
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A federal appeals court Friday ordered the State Department to review its decision to label an Iranian opposition group as a foreign terrorist organization, strongly suggesting the designation should be revoked. Iran - United States Department of State - Middle East - Politics - United States
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In a welcome step forward for the Obama administration's beleaguered war strategy, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has approved a U.S.-backed plan to create local defense forces across the country in an attempt to build grass-roots opposition to the Taliban, U.S. and Afghan officials said Wednesday. Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai - Warfare and Conflict - Afghanistan Civil War - Peace Process
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House Democrats are lashing out at the White House, venting long-suppressed anger over what they see as President Obama's lukewarm efforts to help them win reelection -- and accusing administration officials of undermining the party's chances of retaining the majority in November's midterm... White House - United States - Democratic - Government - President
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TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- Even before his unemployment checks ended, Dwight Michael Frazee's days were filled with the pursuit of any idea that could earn him a buck. But few are working out, and now his nights are filled with dread. Unemployment - Insurance - Business - United States - Financial Services
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CHICAGO -- Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich may or may not have broken the law, but he sure did hate his job. He reviled his political enemies, mocked many of the candidates for a vacant U.S. Senate seat and disparaged the voters who failed to appreciate his talents. Rod Blagojevich - United States - Politics - Government - Barack Obama
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Public confidence in President Obama has hit a new low, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll. Four months before midterm elections that will define the second half of his term, nearly six in 10 voters say they lack faith in the president to make the right decisions for the countr... Washington Post - Barack Obama - United States - President - Washington
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BOSTON -- Nick Ayers, the executive director of the Republican Governors Association, offers this preview of what's at stake in the 37 gubernatorial races in November. Between now and Election Day, the association and its Democratic counterpart will be engaged in "a $100 million-plus chess match for... Business - Insurance - United States - Health - Financial Services
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