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07.03.09 Palin’s decision to resign: Is it smart?Some analysts say her political career is over. Others say she will be in a better position now to run for national office. |
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07.02.09 Is Sanford too lovesick to govern?Pressure to resign mounts as the Republican South Carolina governor's emotional outpourings raise doubts among his own party. |
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07.02.09 In Alaska, many pine for the old PalinThe governor is a hot ticket in the Lower 48, but her in-state approval is sagging. |
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07.01.09 California crisis a threat to US economic recovery |
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06.30.09 Franken wins – 239 days after election |
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06.30.09 Criminal probe darkens Sanford’s political prospects |
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06.29.09 The Sanford affair: a day-by-day account |
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06.28.09 If America forgave Clinton, why not Sanford? senator asksGOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, who voted to impeach President Clinton, cites the former president as an example of someone whose on-the-job performance trumped personal problems. |
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06.26.09 In the Bible Belt, Mark Sanford’s anguish opens door to forgivenessBut with personal scandal, plus his reputation for political prickliness, can he hang on to his position as South Carolina governor? |
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06.25.09 Why didn’t S.C. paper publish Sanford’s love letters sooner?The State received the governor’s missives to his Argentine lover in an anonymous e-mail in December. |
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06.24.09 Sanford’s affair: a distraction the GOP doesn’t needSex scandal engulfing South Carolina's governor may keep Republicans from focusing on their real task: to define an alternative vision to Obama's. |
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06.24.09 Sanford returns home to impeachment rumblingsDid South Carolina's missing governor commit a 'serious offense' by going underground in Argentina? Reporter Patrik Jonsson discusses why Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina may have wanted to get out of town – and the public eye – for awhile. Reporter Patrik Jonsson |
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06.24.09 The great sell-off: Chicago auctions city assetsThe city is auctioning private assets to the highest bidder. But private ownership of parking meters stirs a backlash. |
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06.23.09 Illegal immigrants netted by local police could be releasedThe Obama administration directive comes as the president begins to assert control of the immigration issue. |
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06.18.09 Schwarzenegger, Democrats dig in their heels on budgetCalifornia’s governor said Thursday he would veto Democrat lawmakers' plan if it had any tax hikes. |
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06.10.09 Push is on for a ‘common’ education standard for US schoolchildrenThe state-by-state system leaves many students 'inadequately prepared,' Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday at a Monitor breakfast. |
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06.02.09 Michigan leaders give Obama deputy an earful over GM plansCabinet members are touring auto country to offer the administration's support. Michigan stands to be hit hardest by GM's bankruptcy plans. |
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06.02.09 Who wants to run California?The state's budget is in shambles, but candidates are already lining up for the 2010 gubernatorial race. They include San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and former eBay chief Meg Whitman. Reporter Dan Wood writes the help wanted ad for next year's California gubernatorial vacancy. Reporter Dan Wood |
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05.20.09 GOP can yet prevail in a diverse America, Barbour assertsThe nation's changing demographics won't be a permanent roadblock to a Republican comeback, the former party chairman said Wednesday at a Monitor breakfast. |
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05.20.09 Can Schwarzenegger recover from voters’ ballot-box blow?Californians reject the governor's plans for budget reforms, leaving him politically damaged and with a $21.3 billion deficit to manage. |
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05.16.09 Down to the wire on California’s budget crisisAs voters face ballot measures, critics say Governor Schwarzenegger is using scare tactics. |
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05.06.09 Voters pan Schwarzenegger and his budgetary ‘Valley of Doom’The California governor has backed a package of six budget-reform propositions to save the state from the prospect of $42 billion deficits. But a poll suggests five could fail. |
