Palin meant no disrespect with blacked-out hat

Palin said she supports McCain '100 percent.' (CNN) - Sarah Palin said she meant no disrespect to the man that elevated her to the national scene after she was photographed wearing a visor on which Sen. John McCain's name had been blacked out. The gossip Web site TMZ ran photos of the former Alaska governor vacationing in [...] Comments

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Obama committed to going to climate summit

Obama committed to going to climate summit. WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen,Denmark, Thursday evening to attend the U.N. Climate Conference as planned,despite growing uncertainty that the talks will lead to an agreement, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. "The president is going to travel in hopes of making progress for astrong operational [...] Comments

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Happy Holidays, (Your Name)!

A new interactive holiday video from Organizing for America, President Obama's political arm at the Democratic National Committee, lets viewers customize the on-screen holiday card "signed" by the president with their own name and choice of holiday greetings. (The messages are pre-selected by OFA, then chosen from a drop-down list. The name field is [...] Comments

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Victory by Democrats on health care could turn sour

Washington (CNN) – Democrats in Congress, already worried about their dim prospects in the 2010 midterm elections, have been thrown in a tizzy about something else that could reduce their majority: retirements. They are four departures down and worried about more members leaving districts that have grown more competitive. And they're right to be concerned: Districts [...] Comments

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CNN Poll of Polls: Obama approval rating stabilizes

As 2009 comes to an end, about half of the country is giving President Barack Obama a thumbs up. Washington (CNN) – As 2009 comes to an end, about half of the country is giving President Barack Obama a thumbs-up. According to a CNN Poll of Polls compiled and released Thursday, Obama's approval rating in polls taken [...] Comments

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Whitman leads GOP rivals, new poll says

(CNN) – With less than six months until primary day in California, a new poll indicates GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman leads her Republican rivals, but trails probable Democratic candidate Jerry Brown. The Public Policy Institute of California survey, released late Thursday night, also suggests that most people in the Golden State are not paying much [...] Comments

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Bill Clinton lends a hand to Sen. Lincoln

Washington (CNN)– Former President Bill Clinton is lending a helping hand to Sen. Blanche Lincoln's re-election campaign in a fundraising e-mail sent out Thursday. Clinton, who was governor of Arkansas for 12 of the 14 years prior to winning the White House, asked Lincoln's supporters stand beside her in her "tough fight" for re-election by donating [...] Comments

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Will the Senate be working over Christmas recess?

Washington (CNN) - It's known as the "greatest deliberative body in the world," and with health care reform on the docket, the Senate's debate on the contentious bill could last through Congress' Christmas recess. The goal, President Obama recently said, is for the Senate to pass legislation by Christmas - though opposition from Republicans could derail [...] Comments

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Inhofe: Copenhagen conference 'has failed'

Inhofe: Copenhagen conference 'has failed'. Washington (CNN) – Republican Sen. James Inhofe, a well-known skeptic of global warming, said Thursday in Copenhagen that "there will be no agreement" at the conference and said, "It has failed." The Oklahoma senator is the top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee and said a cap-and-trade bill has no [...] Comments

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Democrats point to 'Smoking Tweet' in GOP stalling health care

The 'smoking tweet.' Washington (CNN) - During a press conference on Wednesday, Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin pointed to Republican Sen. Jim DeMint's Twitter account as the smoking gun – or as he called it, the "smoking tweet" – showing the Republicans' strategy to slow down the health care bill. "If there's any idea, any question in mind [...] Comments

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DCCC chair: This isn't '94

Washington (CNN) – Polls show a rising anti-Washington sentiment, less-than-stellar approval ratings for a newly-elected Democratic president, and even worse for Congress - just as they did the last time Democrats lost control of the House and Senate – but there's no déjà vu among party leaders, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen [...] Comments

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Pawlenty: Not taking sides in most GOP primaries

Possible 2012 GOP White House hopeful Tim Pawlenty says he will not take sides in most Republican primary battles next year. (CNN) – Possible 2012 GOP White House hopeful Tim Pawlenty says he will not take sides in most Republican primary battles next year. In an interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader, the two-term Minnesota [...] Comments

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Perry says Gore 'gone to hell'

It appears Rick Perry is no longer friends with Al Gore. (CNN) -Gov. Rick Perry was once a close ally of Democrat Al Gore, but the Texas Republican made clear Wednesday he and the former vice president no longer see eye-to-eye. "I certainly got religion," Perry told the Dallas Morning News. "I think he's gone to hell." Perry, [...] Comments

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The other Independent who could sink health care

Sanders said he may vote against the Democrats' health care bill. Washington (CNN) –  There's been a ton of liberal  anger this week focused on Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman - who those on the left considered the main obstacle to the Democrats' efforts to pass a health care reform bill in the Senate by Christmas. But now, [...] Comments

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GOP senator freezes health care debate

WASHINGTON (CNN) – As Democrats scrambled to meet self-imposed deadlines, Senate Republicans froze the health care debate for at least a day Wednesday by insisting that a 767-page mega-amendment be read out loud in its entirety. The move was poised take some 12 hours or more and grind Senate business to a halt for the day. [...] Comments

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POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: December 17, 2009

The CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. Compiled by Alison Harding WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: www.CNNPolitics.com CNN: GOP senator freezes health care debate The congressional health care debate stalled briefly Wednesday as Senate Republicans insisted that a 767-page mega-amendment be read out loud in [...] Comments

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GOP senator freezes health care debate

WASHINGTON (CNN) – As Democrats scrambled to meet self-imposed deadlines, Senate Republicans froze the health care debate for at least a day Wednesday by insisting that a 767-page mega-amendment be read out loud in its entirety. The move was poised take some 12 hours or more and grind Senate business to a halt for the day. [...] Comments

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Flurry of last-minute action in the House

Washington (CNN) – With a holiday break looming in its sights, the House of Representatives Wednesday rushed to wrap up year end business, and postponed several major battles until next year. With an overwhelming vote, 395-34, The House passed the spending bill for the Department of Defense. The $636 billion measure includes money for the wars [...] Comments

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Nelson reviewing new abortion language

Washington (CNN) – Sen. Ben Nelson tells CNN he has received a compromise proposal on abortion restrictions that look "better than what's in the bill," but that he has to review it, and send it back to anti-abortion interest groups in his home state of Nebraska. The compromise proposal was devised by Sen. Bob Casey, [...] Comments

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Palin fires back at Schwarzenegger

Sarah Palin is hitting back at California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's dig at the former Alaska governor over the issue of climate change. (CNN) - Sarah Palin is hitting back at California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's dig at the former Alaska governor over the issue of climate change. "Why is Governor Schwarzenegger pushing for the same sorts of policies [...] Comments

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