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Sources: Burris Won't Run In 2010

Sen. Roland Burris, whose deep ties to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich seemed to doom his Senate tenure from the start, will not run for a full Senate term in 2010. The move increases Democrats' chances of holding on to the former Senate seat of President Barack Obama. More

Ensign's Parents Gave Mistress's Family $96k

Sen. John Ensign said Thursday his parents gave his mistress and her family nearly $100,000 "out of concern for the well being of longtime family friends during a difficult time," providing his first public acknowledgment that the woman received payments tied to the affair. More

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Groups Say States Violating Voter Registration Law

States across the country are violating part of the federal "motor voter" law requiring voter registration help for low-income residents, according to a coalition of advocacy groups trying to force change through the courts. More

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Obama Urges Poorer Nations To Fight Global Warming

President Barack Obama said Thursday the global recession makes it harder to strike an international agreement to battle dangerous temperature increases, but he urged the poor emerging economies that rejected specific clean-energy goals to "fight the temptation toward cynicism." More

House Intel Chair: CIA Has Misled Us For Years

Democrats are accusing senior CIA officials of repeatedly misleading Congress, but Republicans say the allegations are just political maneuvering to protect House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. More
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G8 Opens To Developing Market Economies

Leaders of the exclusive club of eight open up to the five fastest developing market economies -- Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa. More
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US To Host Nuclear Security Summit In March

President Barack Obama is planning to host a nuclear security summit in Washington next March. More

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Watchdog: FEMA Still Lacks Housing Plan

The government could end up repeating mistakes seen after Hurricane Katrina without a better plan for housing people after a catastrophe, the Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog told lawmakers Wednesday. More

Report: Probe Found Weaknesses In Federal Security

Federal investigators had no trouble smuggling bomb-making materials past ill-trained and poorly supervised guards at federal buildings, senators were told at a hearing Wednesday. More

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Franken Eyes Role As 'People's Proxy' In Hearings

Finally joining the Senate, Democrat Al Franken envisions playing the "people's proxy" during Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court hearings. More

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