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Obama Tweaks U.S. Vision For Fight Against Terrorism
May 24, 2013 | NPR · President Obama discussed America's counter-terrorism strategy — including the use of drones and the prison at Guantanamo Bay — during an address at the National Defense University on Thursday. He rejected the idea that the country can fight an open-ended "global war on terror."
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Political Attacks Ramp Up In U.S. Senate Race In Mass.
May 24, 2013 | NPR · In Massachusetts, what's been a relatively lackluster campaign to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry is heating up. Veteran Democratic Rep. Ed Markey is running against Republican Gabriel Gomez, a businessman and former Navy SEAL. Gomez is a political newcomer.
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Documentary Introduces The Man Behind WikiLeaks
May 24, 2013 | NPR · David Greene talks to filmmaker Alex Gibney about the new documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks. In 2006, Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks and encouraged anyone in the world to pass on information that might expose government secrets.
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Obama: Sexual Assault Has No Place In The Military
May 24, 2013 | NPR · President Obama delivered the commencement address at Annapolis on Friday, challenging the U.S. Naval Academy graduates to help redefine national defense in the 21st century.
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Week In Politics: Obama And Drone Strikes
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss highlights from the national security speech delivered by President Obama on Thursday.
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Battered Jersey Shore Pins Recovery Hopes On Summer Season
May 24, 2013 | NJN · Seven months after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Jersey Shore, Asbury Park is still waiting for insurance and federal aid money. In the meantime, it borrowed $10 million to repair the waterfront in time for the critical Memorial Day weekend.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
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37 Votes Against Elena Kagan Is 6th Highest Since World War II
Aug 5, 2010 — The 37 votes in the Senate against the confirmation of Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court is the 6th highest of any court nominee since World War II, and the 3rd highest for those who were confirmed.
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Senate Confirms Kagan To Court 63-37
Aug 5, 2010 — The U.S. Senate votes to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court by a vote of 63-37.  Five Republicans voted in favor; one Democrat voted against.
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House Returns Next Week To Vote On Saving Teachers' Jobs, Says Pelosi Tweet
Aug 4, 2010 — Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will bring the House back to vote on a measure that would save the jobs of 100,000 teachers.  What made a House vote possible was the breaking of a GOP filibuster in the Senate on the same measure.
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Parties At Loggerheads Over Campaign Finance; Senate Dems May Not Have Votes
Jul 27, 2010 — The Senate is holding a vote today at 2:45 p.m. on a campaign finance issue designed to "correct" a Supreme Court ruling back in January that reversed a ban on unlimited corporate spending on campaigns.  But Democrats may not have the vote.
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Leaked Documents Add To The Democrats' Dilemma On Afghanistan
Jul 26, 2010 — The release of classified documents relating to the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan comes at a time when the House — and skittish Democrats — have to decide whether to vote for funding for the additional 30,000 troops requested by Obama.
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Democrats Catch Break With Blago Trial Ending, But Now There's Rangel
Jul 23, 2010 — Democrats who breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the Blagojevich trial come to an unexpected end in Illinois now are nervous about another potential ethics stain on the party: charges leveled against Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York.
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Reid Blames GOP For Energy Bill Failure But Not All Democrats Were On Board
Jul 22, 2010 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulls the comprehensive energy bill from the floor, saying the measure won't get 60 votes and blaming Republicans for its demise.  But not all Democrats were on board either.
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Goodwin (D-W.Va.) Sworn In, Dems End GOP Filibuster On Unemployment Benefits
Jul 20, 2010 — Armed with the vote of the newly-sworn in Democrat from West Virginia, Senate Democrats end the GOP filibuster on extending unemployment insurance benefits.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Risking Wrath On Right, Votes Yes On Kagan
Jul 20, 2010 — The Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court fell on strict party lines ... except for Sen. Lindsey Graham.  The South Carolina Republican voted in her favor.
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Senate Panel Votes On Kagan Tuesday; McConnell Won't Rule Out Filibuster
Jul 19, 2010 — The Senate Judiciary Committee votes Tuesday on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a vote that is assured of passing.  GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, meanwhile, hasn't ruled out a filibuster.
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