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Obama Aims to Fix Intraparty Fissure
By News on Aug 18, 2009
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/18/AR2009081803655_pf.html
President Obama's advisers acknowledged Tuesday that they were unprepared for the intraparty rift that occurred over the fate of a proposed public health insurance program, a firestorm that has left the White House searching for a way to reclaim the initiative on the president's top legislative priority....Analysis: Liberals tired of health care compromise
By News on Aug 18, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Frustrated liberals have a question for President Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers: Isn't it time the other guys gave a little ground on health care? What's the point of a bipartisan bill, they ask, if we're making all the concessions?...
Obama: Encouraged on Mideast peace
By News on Aug 18, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama won lavish praise from his Egyptian counterpart on Tuesday and spoke of an "extraordinary opportunity" for making peace in the Middle East, saying he was encouraged by U.S. efforts to restart talks between Israel and the Palestinians....AP sources: NJ corruption prosecutor faces probe
By News on Aug 18, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey is facing an internal ethics investigation over public comments that may have helped his ex-boss' campaign for governor, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday....
Political columnist Robert Novak dies at 78
By News on Aug 18, 2009
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Political columnist Robert Novak, who was a central figure in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case, has died after a battle with brain cancer....