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Freshman congressmen from Treasure Coast prepare for new jobs on Capitol Hill
TCPalm.comU.S. Congressmen-elect Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, and Bill Posey, R-Rockledge, are stepping into a job this week that requires their immediate attention on a deepening global financial crisis. However, for a few moments today, they will get to bask in...Tags: Florida, Minnesota, Mark Foley, Texas, Bill Posey
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Israeli troops approach Gaza population centers
From the Associated PressGAZA CITY, Gaza -- Israeli shells slammed into Gaza and ground forces edged closer to major population centers Tuesday, taking more civilian lives after Israel ignored mounting international calls for an immediate cease-fire. In fighting that raged early...Tags: Refugee, Injuries, Gaza Crisis, Nicolas Sarkozy, Armed Forces
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Obama stimulus plan includes billions in retroactive tax refunds for struggling businesses
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama's proposed stimulus package would provide businesses with billions of dollars in refunds on taxes they paid several years ago. The refunds are popular among business groups and could increase...Tags: Heads of State, Ohio, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, John Boehner, Iowa
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New Congress, dominated by Democrats, to press Obama agenda amid an economic crisis
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-dominated Congress convenes Tuesday to confront perhaps the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and to grapple with a hugely ambitious agenda set by President-elect Barack Obama. The opening day of a...Tags: Minnesota, Rod Blagojevich, Upper House, Nancy Pelosi, Al Franken
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Israeli tanks head closer to major cities in Gaza, civilian casualties mount
Associated Press WritersGAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) — Israeli shells slammed into Gaza and ground forces edged closer to major population centers Tuesday, taking more civilian lives after Israel ignored mounting international calls for an immediate cease-fire. In fighting that...Tags: Refugee, Injuries, Gaza Crisis, Nicolas Sarkozy, Armed Forces
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Minn. board certifies Franken as leader at end of recount, but Coleman plans legal challenge
Associated Press WriterST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in...Tags: Minnesota, Election Day, Local Authority, Upper House, Justice System
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Obama, Pelosi: 'Hit ground running'
The Swampby Mark Silva President-elect Barack Obama, meeting with congressional leaders today, voiced a sense of urgency in his first of many sessions -- with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "The reason we are here today is because the people can't wait,''......Tags: Harry Reid, Government, Nancy Pelosi
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Mr. Obama came back to Washington
The SwampBy Mark Silva Barack Obama returned to Washington tonight for his second tour of duty. The former junior senator from Illinois, returning tonight as president-elect of the United States, joined his family at the Hay-Adams Hotel a block from the......Tags: Bill Clinton, Government, The White House, Jimmy Carter
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Obama girls newest kid stars on block
The Swamp(Photo provided by the Obama Transition Office shows President-elect Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama getting their daughters Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, ready for their first day of school in Washington, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Obama Transition....Tags: Joe Biden, Michelle Obama, Government, Chelsea Clinton, The White House
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Souza to be White House photographer
The Swampby John McCormick Former Chicago Tribune photographer Pete Souza will be the top official photographer in Barack Obama's White House, a transition aide confirmed this morning. Souza, 54, was also a White House photographer during President Ronald Reagan's...Tags: Photography, Government, The White House, Ronald Reagan, Ohio
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Obama gets more presidential look
The Swampby Frank James As his inauguration to be the nation's 44th president draws closer, President-elect Barack Obama is gaining the trappings of the Oval Office occupant. There was the hard-to-miss presidential seal on the door of the aircraft that carried.......Tags: Government, The White House, Defense, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Armed Forces
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Obama wants $300 bill. stimulus tax cuts
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama apparently plans on including more than $300 billion in tax cuts in his expected mega stimulus bill of at least $775 billion over two years, according to news reports. The move is meant to......Tags: State Budgets, Government, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, New York Times, Heads of State
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