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Coakley easily takes Dem primary
at Politico – Tue Dec 8, 9:36 pm ETCoakley wins the Democratic nomination in the campaign to replace the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. Full Story »
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Expectations game awaits Obama
at Politico – 1 hr 31 mins agoU.N. climate delegate from Bangladesh says “the world expects a lot from President [Barack] Obama.” Full Story »
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Obama proposes tax incentive to hire workers
AP – Tue Dec 8, 7:00 pm ET
Reuters WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a tax incentive for small businesses that add workers, even as Congress struggles to figure out how such an idea would work. Full Story »
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McChrystal backs Afghan plan to skeptical Congress
AP – Tue Dec 8, 9:51 pm ET
Reuters WASHINGTON - Questioned by skeptical lawmakers, the U.S. general running the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday he did not get as many troops as he wanted and must work under a schedule he did not recommend, but he insisted the Obama administration's revamped strategy is the best way to win. Full Story »
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Sen. Brown wins GOP primary, Coakley tops Dems
AP – 1 hr 27 mins ago
AP BOSTON - Two veteran state politicians won their parties' nominations Tuesday amid light turnout that followed a low-key campaign to fill the high-profile Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy. Full Story »
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White House to release new gov't data collections
AP – Tue Dec 8, 6:49 pm ETWASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday instructed every federal agency to publish before the end of January at least three collections of "high value" government data on the Internet that never have been previously disclosed, an ambitious order to make the administration as transparent as President Barack Obama had promised it would be. Full Story »
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Summary of actions by the Supreme Court on Tuesday
AP – Tue Dec 8, 2:55 pm ETThe Supreme Court on Tuesday: Full Story »
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EPA to unveil new policies on water at schools
AP – Tue Dec 8, 9:46 am ETWASHINGTON - A federal official says the Environmental Protection Agency will unveil new policies on Tuesday designed to improve the enforcement of safe drinking water laws in small water systems nationwide. Full Story »
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France denies snubbing Britain on EU farm talks
AFP – Tue Dec 8, 11:32 am ET
AFP PARIS (AFP) - France denied on Tuesday it had snubbed Britain by not inviting its agriculture minister to talks on the future of Europe's farm subsidies, and said it was happy for London to send an "observer" instead. Full Story »
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EU says Jerusalem 'future capital of two states'
AFP – Tue Dec 8, 11:18 am ET
AFP BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU nations agreed on Tuesday that Jerusalem should be the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state, assuaging Israeli anger over earlier mention of east Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital. Full Story »
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Obama to extend bailout fund
Reuters – 1 hr 6 mins ago
Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration plans to announce on Wednesday that it intends to extend the life of the $700 billion financial bailout fund until next October, administration officials said on Tuesday. Full Story »
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Senate Democrats reach tentative deal on public option
McClatchy Newspapers – 2 hrs 42 mins agoWASHINGTON — Senate Democratic negotiators said Tuesday that they'd tentatively agreed to a compromise plan that could alter the government-run option in their health care bill, a bid to win key moderates who've threatened to derail the effort. Full Story »
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Does Presidential Timber Grow in South Dakota?
CQPolitics.com – 1 hr 3 mins agoWhile most of the 2012 GOP presidential buzz is focused on a group of former and soon-to-be former governors, Sen. John Thune is increasingly being viewed as the Capitol's most likely White House contender. Full Story »
