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Whitman leads spending race in Calif. gov campaign
By News on Feb 1, 2010
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Billionaire Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman spent money at a rapid pace last year, burning through $19.5 million a full year ahead of the general election, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday....
US attorney leaves Landrieu phone caper case
By News on Feb 1, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The top federal prosecutor for New Orleans removed himself on Monday from the case of four conservative activists arrested last week while trying to capture hidden camera footage in a senator's office....
Obama budget: Record spending, record deficit
By News on Feb 1, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Spelling out painful priorities, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Monday to quickly approve a huge new shot of spending for recession relief and job creation, part of a record $3.8 trillion budget that would boost the deficit beyond any in the nation's history while only slowly beginning to put Americans back to work....States seeking to ban mandatory health insurance
By News on Feb 1, 2010
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Although President Barack Obama's push for a health care overhaul has stalled, conservative lawmakers in about half the states are forging ahead with constitutional amendments to ban government health insurance mandates....
Obama seeks $192B as war steps up in Afghanistan
By News on Feb 1, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama wants $192 billion in war spending for the next year-and-a-half, a hefty sum aimed at escalating the war in Afghanistan amid waning support at home....