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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Ver., revealed Tuesday that he sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday, urging him to make nominations to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.');
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., released a statement Tuesday in which he urged passage of the American Workers, State and Business Relief Act.');
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:48:14 GMT
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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Mar., Tuesday called claims that former Representative Eric Massa, D-N.Y., resigned due to pressure from fellow Democrats over opposition to Democrats\' health care bill "absurd" and "untrue."');
document.write('During a radio interview Sunday, Massa said, "This administration and this House leadership have said, quote-unquote, they will stop at nothing to pass this health care bill, and now they\'ve gotten rid of me and it will pass."
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:46:11 GMT
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A new Gallup poll released Tuesday showed that Democrats still hold a slight advantage over Republicans in 2010 election preferences.');
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:18:57 GMT
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Over a month after the primary elections were held, State Senator Bill Brady was finally declared the winner of the Republican primary race for Governor of Illinois.');
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:01:28 GMT
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President Barack Obama Friday emphasized federal efforts to stimulate the economy in the face of a better than expected jobs report that nonetheless showed the economy still shedding jobs.');
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document.write('"Far too many Americans remain out of work. Far too many families are still struggling in these difficult economic times," he said.
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:19:39 GMT
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A new Rasmussen Reports survey released Friday showed that most Americans do not believe that city governments have the right to prevent citizens from owning handguns.');
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:50:44 GMT
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A new Gallup poll released Friday showed that more Americans are more confident in President Barack Obama\'s health care reform recommendations than they are in the recommendations of Democratic or Republican leaders in Congress.');
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:19:21 GMT
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A new Quinnipiac University poll released Friday showed a significant drop in support for New York Governor David Paterson over a 48-hour period.');
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:51:12 GMT
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Obama Administration officials saw further hopeful signs in employment figures released Friday that showed the economy shedding a surprisingly modest 36,000 jobs and had the unemployment rate holding steady at 9.7 percent.');
document.write('Christina Romer, the chairwoman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said the figures were consistent with a pattern of economic stabilization and the slow healing of the labor market.
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:51:27 GMT
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak, D-Mich., sent a letter to Toyota (TM) executive Jim Lentz Friday, requesting more details on unintended acceleration issues that have forced the recall of certain Toyota models.');
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Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:23:29 GMT
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thursday that she was confident that health reform proposals would move forward swiftly.');
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