Survivor of Haiti earthquake returns home after 6-month medical odyssey, vows to help rebuild

Haiti quake survivor returns home after 6 months

Fire strikes at ruling party headquarters in Nigeria, only months before presidential election

Nigeria: Fire strikes ruling party headquarters

Aid finally flowing to flood-hit Pakistan as agencies struggle to explain slow public response

After slow start, aid finally flowing to Pakistan

RAND report: Haiti must clear rubble, aid businesses, fix government to move forward

RAND report: Haiti must clear rubble, aid business

Environmental group says large farms would benefit from disaster aid pushed by Ark. senator

Report: Large farms benefit from Ark. sen.’s plan

Gulf oil spill, record high temperatures fail to sway votes on energy legislation

Partisan disagreements, summer recess delays oil spill legislation until at least September

Partisan bickering delays oil spill legislation

GOP’s Kirk on defensive after discrepancy in childhood story prompts new honesty questions

Senate Democrats focus on Gulf oil spill response after giving up on comprehensive energy bill

Senate Democrats turn focus to Gulf spill response

Senate Democrats give up on comprehensive energy bill, focus on Gulf oil spill response

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Nevada GOP candidate calls BP’s $20 billion compensation program a ’slush fund’

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Clinton says ’steel vise’ is ’slowly crushing’ global activists, threatening some democracies

New US Air Force satellite to monitor increasing number of satellites, debris in Earth orbit

Clinton says a steel vise is ’slowly crushing’ global activists, threatening some democracies

Dems look for best way to exploit Barton’s apology to BP for their own political gain

In TV ad, Dems say GOP would rather apologize to BP than hold company accountable for spill

Obama’s chief of staff says Republicans defending BP would be in control if GOP wins in Nov.

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He said what? Bipartisan outrage erupts after GOP lawmaker apologizes to British oil executive

GOP lawmaker apologizes for apologizing to BP exec

Biden: GOP criticism of BP compensation fund ‘insensitive,’ ‘out of touch’ and ‘outrageous’

Biden calls GOP criticism of BP fund ‘outrageous’

GOP chairman accuses Obama of exploiting Gulf spill, says president unable to lead in crisis

Senate Democrats plan bill to create $20B escrow fund for BP oil cleanup, compensation

Obama, congressional Democrats try to seize initiative on Gulf oil spill disaster

Senate Democrats propose fivefold increase in tax on offshore oil

White House threatens to veto GOP-led move to stop EPA ruling on greenhouse gases

GOP bid to stop EPA ruling faces White House veto

As Jindal races through oil-stained bayous, he may rejuvenate his reputation as GOP whiz kid

Obama contends GOP ’sat on the sidelines’ while he tried to fix the economy

Military tensions rise as South Korea holds anti-submarine drills, North scraps sea accord

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Military tensions spike as South Korea holds anti-submarine drills, North scraps sea accords

Military tensions spike as South Korea holds anti-submarine drills, North scraps sea accord

Democrats pad war funding bill with money for teachers; Republicans push border security

Senate Democrats call for more inspections of deepwater oil rigs; say taxpayers should not pay

Obama mocks Republican opposition; Fiorina gives $1.1 million to Senate primary

2 GOP governors, 1 disaster: Barbour, Jindal show diverging responses to Gulf oil spill

Miss., La. govs contrast in responses to oil spill

Gulf oil spill peels off some Democrats from energy bill; Pelosi, Reid: passage more urgent

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For Rosalynn Carter, four-decade fight for better mental health care continues with new book

Rosalynn Carter pens new book about mental health

NJ teens, lawmakers mount opposition to license plate decals identifying young drivers

NJ teens, lawmakers hope to dump driver decal law

Scientists call for better way to do climate report; errors tarnish Nobel Prize-winning effort

Scientists seek better way to do climate report

It’s ‘Snowmageddon’ in capital, Obama tells Dem activists braving blizzard to hear his words

Obama braves blizzard to speak to Democrats; his motorcade lonely sight on silent streets

Advocacy groups: Americans rushing to adopt children left orphans from Haiti quake

Americans rush to adopt orphaned Haitian children

Obama embarks on rescue mission to save Massachusetts Senate seat, health care vote

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Obama, Democratic leaders say they have made significant progress on final health care deal

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Obama, Democrats tout ’significant progress’ on health care _ but no deal

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