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Here's a pop quiz on money in politics: Who gives more money to federal candidates, the National Rifle Association or MoveOn.org? Answer: MoveOn. And it isn't even close.

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Data: Sep 19, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
The House on Tuesday approved a plan to expand federal backing of mortgages in hopes of helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure

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Data: Sep 19, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
After weeks of suggesting Democrats would temper their approach to Iraq legislation in a bid to attract more Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared abruptly Tuesday that he had no plans to do so

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Data: Sep 19, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
More Americans think military progress is occurring, but support for bringing troops home remains unchanged.

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Governor seeks funds for dam projects in the Bay Area and the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. Democratic leaders back recycling and conservation.



SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a $9-billion bond package Tuesday that would pay for three new or expanded dams and amount to an unprecedented level of taxpayer financing for water projects.

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Data: Sep 19, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Supporters vow to try again, perhaps waiting for increased Democratic backing.



-- A drive to give the more than half-million residents of the District of Columbia a vote in Congress came up short in the Senate on Tuesday. It fell three votes shy of the 60 needed to overcome a threatened filibuster and begin debate.

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He says his overhaul would reward average Americans while curtailing Washington's advantages for the wealthy and powerful.



-- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama proposed Tuesday that the tax code be overhauled to give low- and middle-income taxpayers up to $85 billion in relief each year by shifting that burden to corporations and wealthy investors.

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Data: Sep 19, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
After the City Council voted unanimously in favor of the veteran firefighter, he is sworn in by the mayor.



After 45 minutes of mostly gentle questioning, the Los Angeles City Council voted 14 to 0 Tuesday to appoint Douglas L. Barry as chief of the Fire Department.

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Data: Sep 19, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Clinton proposal borrows from GOP state plans



Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton offered a plan Monday to provide health insurance to all Americans, positioning all of the party's major candidates as advocates for ambitious programs of either universal or near-universal health care.

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Data: Sep 19, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Daley lights into alderman who opposes building on open space



An angry Mayor Richard Daley, his chin jutting out, squared off Tuesday against freshman Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd), calling on leaders citywide to "fight for the future of this city" by supporting plans for a new Chicago Children's Museum in Grant Park.

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Data: Sep 19, 2007 Accesari: 1 Voturi: 0
Mayor questions role of race in Grant Park debate



Mayor Richard Daley strongly endorsed a proposal Monday to build a new Chicago Children's Museum in Grant Park, and he questioned whether race is playing a role among the project's critics.

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Data: Sep 19, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Senate leader may seek $229 million



Senate President Emil Jones is expected to ask lawmakers Tuesday to back a $24.6 billion capital-improvements plan that would be paid for by a major expansion of gambling, according to lawmakers briefed on the plan.

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Data: Sep 19, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Lawyers for former Chicago Ald. Edward R. Vrdolyak asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss the indictment lodged against him on the grounds it did not specifically state any criminal offense that he might have committed.

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Data: Sep 19, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
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Sen. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential frontrunner, took several jabs at President Bush on Sunday while at the same time suggesting that she was working to move America beyond partisanship and toward the center.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
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In a new book to be released on Monday, President Bush says Hillary Clinton will top Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, but the GOP will still win the White House.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
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Rev. Jesse Jackson gets a pass from black community leaders who acknowledge the race play doesn't go both ways, but say it's a fair discussion point when it comes to Barack Obama.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
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GAO finds that State Department rejects its own recommendation, gives visas to thousnds of aliens from countries on U.S. watch list.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
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Migration of independents began in 2002 election and while they are not monolithic, they could play a role in both the Democratic primary and general election, says vote trackers

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Because his view was sought, it was OK for George to weigh in on new dean, experts say.



When California Chief Justice Ronald M. George intervened in the search process for a dean for the new law school at UC Irvine, critics questioned the court's involvement.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
As the 2008 elections approach, many in the GOP are seizing on the detention unit as a get-tough issue.



WASHINGTON — A lightning rod for international criticism, the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, not long ago appeared headed for closure. President Bush and his top advisors said they wanted to shutter the controversial lockup.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Fabian Nuñez assesses water legislation, healthcare and the Legislature's image.



I screwed up.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
In a rare feat, the Democratic front-runner appears on all five major Sunday programs, discussing Iraq and her health plan.



-- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton reinforced her position as the Democratic presidential front-runner Sunday as she executed the rare feat of appearing on all five major TV talk shows in one morning, defending her new healthcare proposal and vowing to oppose any Iraq war funding unless it is tied to starting a U.S. troop withdrawal.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Denise Bren's voice trembled as she stood in a city park near her home to ask Sen. Barack Obama what he would do to help people like her struggling to pay their bills.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has a message for GOP voters, and it comes without any sugarcoating.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Marco Morales was locked in a Mexican jail cell Thursday, facing possible extradition to Chicago nearly a decade after he fled the U.S. to avoid testifying about bribery in Mayor Richard Daley's administration.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Republican U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller, recently
named one of the most corrupt members of Congress by a watchdog
group, announced Friday that he will not seek an eighth term.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Schools gird for shortfalls as governor revises plan



Cook County property tax bills will be further delayed after Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday overhauled legislation designed to extend relief on rapidly increasing home values.

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Data: Sep 24, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
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In one of the longest-held secrets of the Cold War, the U.S. Army explored the potential for using radioactive poisons to assassinate "important individuals" such as military or civilian leaders, according to newly declassified documents

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Data: Oct 8, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
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Sandy Berger, the former national security adviser to President Bill Clinton who was convicted for stealing and destroying top secret documents, is now advising Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, FOX News confirms.

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Data: Oct 8, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
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The mayor of Atlantic City called in sick to work a week and half ago and has since disappeared. Now, many residents are under the impression Mayor Robert Levy will resign this week, a city official who doesn't want to be named told FOX News.

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Though he trails Rudy Giuliani in national polls, Mitt Romney is leading in Iowa and New Hampshire among Republican voters. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has surpassed Barack Obama and John Edwards in the Hawkeye State.

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Bush administration seeks a compromise to provide states with money for children's health insurance, but no one is saying what number they will agree to spend.

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'Caucus! The Musical' has some fun with the state's venerable but sometimes tiresome electoral tradition.



DES MOINES — Inside a brightly lighted downtown theater, a group of actors gathered around a piano, their songbooks open and voices ready, waiting for their cue.

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Data: Oct 8, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
Her base is voters who dominate the Democratic nominating process. But the presidential campaign season is still young.



Carol Levesque, a retired New Hampshire social worker, used to think Hillary Rodham Clinton was not cut out for the White House. Levesque looked askance at Clinton's decision to run for the U.S. Senate. She was lukewarm about how Clinton conducted herself as first lady to an unfaithful husband.

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Data: Oct 8, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0
It is hard to decide which outcome to root for in the current Capitol water war: gridlock or grand compromise.

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Data: Oct 8, 2007 Accesari: 0 Voturi: 0

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