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Rangel denies he's giving up tax writing chair
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Charles Rangel is denying that he's stepping down as chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee....Obama spells out rebates for energy efficiency
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Sounding a familiar clean-energy theme, President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced details of a proposed energy rebate program he hopes will spur demand for insulation and water heaters - and jobs for hurting Americans....
Before Blackwater case failed, legal debate at DOJ
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- As the U.S. investigated Blackwater Worldwide contractors for a deadly 2007 shooting in Baghdad, a legal debate was playing out behind the scenes at the Justice Department between two veteran prosecutors. One urged caution. The other aggressively pushed the case forward....
Justices may extend gun owner rights nationwide
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it will strike down U.S. cities' outright bans on handguns, a ruling that could establish a nationwide ownership right fervently sought by gun advocates. But the justices indicated less severe limits could survive, continuing disputes over the "right to keep and bear arms."...AFL-CIO sends a message with rebuff of Lincoln
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- AFL-CIO leaders say the decision to oppose Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln's re-election bid will send a message to other Democrats who fall out of step with unions....