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Poll: GOP candidates to give Boxer tough re-election fight for California Senate seat Photo
WASHINGTON (AP) — California Sen. Barbara Boxer's re-election campaign is shaping up as the fight of her political career, according to a Field Poll released Thursday. more
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Obama returns to campaign-style politics as he visits some Dems and stays away from others Photo
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a rousing campaign rally for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine last summer, President Barack Obama flashed a broad smile to an aide as he boarded his helicopter back to the White House. more
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Amistad sails to Havana; a symbol of the slave trade joins US and Cuba Photo
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days from now, a stately black schooner will sail through a narrow channel into Havana's protected harbor, its two masts bearing the rarest of sights — the U.S. Stars and Stripes, with the Cuban flag fluttering nearby. more
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Group: Idaho first to sign law that would sue federal government over health care reform Photo
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is leading the charge in a states-rights push to defeat a proposal in Congress that would require people to buy health insurance, a key piece of reforms being pushed by President Barack Obama. more
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Oh, Biden! Veep trips over St. Pat's blessing for Irish prime minister's not-so-late mother Video
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden asked for God's blessing for the late mother of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen during a White House celebration of St. Patrick's Day — except the elderly lady is very much alive. more
