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Bill, Loaded With Earmarks, Sent To Obama

Congress has managed to avoid a government shutdown. The Senate Tuesday night sent the president a $410 billion spending bill to keep domestic agencies and the State Department running for the rest of the fiscal year. The measure is six months late and $30 billion over last year's budget.

Bill, Loaded With Earmarks, Sent To Obama

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Politics

Gun Amendment Threatens D.C. Voting Bill

Lawmakers in the House this week are scheduled to take up a bill that would give Washington DC a voting member in Congress. Just last week the legislation appeared to be a sure thing. But then the Senate added a controversial amendment rolling back the city's gun restrictions. That's put the bill in jeopardy.

Gun Amendment Threatens D.C. Voting Bill

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Politics

Hurdles Remain For D.C. Voting Rights Measure

The first big hurdle is cleared: The Senate passed a measure last week that would allow the people of Washington, D.C., to get their first-ever vote in Congress. The plan is expected to easily pass in the House. Then comes the real battle — in court. The question: whether the measure is unconstitutional because the District of Columbia is not a state.

Hurdles Remain For D.C. Voting Rights Measure

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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets

GOP Wants Housing Crisis Addressed In Stimulus

Senate Republicans say they want to change the $900 billion stimulus bill, not bury it. They say they want more of the bill to deal with the problem that put the economy into a tailspin in the first place: Housing. They plan to offer amendments to push down mortgage rates and double the tax break for home buyers to $15,000.

GOP Wants Housing Crisis Addressed In Stimulus

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Economy

House Passes Stimulus Minus GOP 'Yes' Votes

The House has passed an $825 billion economic stimulus bill. However, no Republicans voted for the bill. They say it has too much spending and not enough tax cuts. It was a loss for bipartisanship but an early win for President Obama — just eight days into his presidency. The bill now goes to the Senate.

House Passes Stimulus Minus GOP 'Yes' Votes

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Politics

Senate OKs Bill To Bolster Equal Pay

As part of its opening act, the Senate plans to clear a bill aimed at helping workers fight pay discrimination. It was inspired by an Alabama woman who sued the tire plant where she worked 20 years after learning that men in her position got higher paychecks. The bill may void a Supreme Court ruling that she should have sued much sooner.

Senate OKs Bill To Bolster Equal Pay

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National

'I, Barack Hussein Obama, ...'

Barack Obama, the former community organizer and Illinois U.S. Senator, takes the oath of office today as the first African-American Commander-in-Chief. In a special broadcast marking the occasion, Tell Me More is on-location near the National Mall in Washington. NPR's Audie Cornish, sets the scene from the Lincoln Memorial.

'I, Barack Hussein Obama, ...'

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Books

Crowds Gather At Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial is where performers serenaded the incoming president and his family on Sunday. That's also where Marian Anderson sang and Martin Luther King Jr. addressed the nation about civil rights. Spectators have gathered at the memorial to watch history unfold.

Crowds Gather At Lincoln Memorial

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Politics

Maine Democrat Gets Fresh View Of Congress

Maine Democrat Chellie Pingree was once head of a political watchdog group, but soon she will be the one under a microscope. The congresswoman-elect is wrapping up her first week in the Capitol.

Maine Democrat Gets Fresh View Of Congress

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Election 2008

Black Voters Reflect On Obama's Historic Win

In many states, black voters were a bedrock of support for Barack Obama. In Guildford County, home of the historically black North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, young black voters turned out in force.

Black Voters Reflect On Obama's Historic Win

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Election 2008: On the Campaign Trail

Candidates Take A Swing Through The West

Just 10 days before the election, Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail, trading jabs with John McCain as both candidates took Western swings.

Candidates Take A Swing Through The West

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Election 2008

Obama Touts His Tax Policies

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is taking some time off from the campaign to visit his ailing grandmother. Before heading to Hawaii, Obama spent part of Thursday campaigning in Indianapolis, where he poked holes in John McCain's tax policies.

Obama Touts His Tax Policies

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Election 2008

Obama Rebuts Criticism Of His Tax Plan

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama made his case to voters Wednesday in the battleground state of Virginia. He brushed off rival John McCain's accusations that his tax plan amounts to socialism. It was his last full day of campaigning before taking time out to head to Hawaii to visit his ailing grandmother.

Obama Rebuts Criticism Of His Tax Plan

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