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    Syria Crossed President Obama's Red Line. What Happens Next?

    Jun 14, 2013 01:00 PM EDT

    ... Political Report column focuses on demographic shifts and what House Republicans have to gain politically from immigration reform. Sen. Marco Rubio warned in a radio interview that he "would walk away from pushing a bipartisan immigration reform bill if a provision covering same-sex couples is added," The Hill reports ...

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    Shields, Brooks on Bin Laden Politics, Chen Guangcheng, Jobs Report

    May 04, 2012 10:32 PM EDT

    ... interview with Margaret. David has corroborated it. Anybody who has even reported on this remotely knows that there was a great division inside. When Bob Gates, who served for six presidents, said, this was one of the gutsiest decisions I've ever even seen a president make, you know that ...

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    Shields, Brooks on GOP Tax Divide, Obama's Troop Drawdown, Debt Ceiling Debate

    Jun 24, 2011 10:35 PM EDT

    ... you have got to do is convince people of the consequences if it isn't raised. And that means that the fighting people that Bob Gates discussed with you in the interview last night who are taking all the strain, stress, and sacrifice, they won't be paid. Their families ...

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    With Government on Brink of Shutdown, 'Narrow' Differences Remain

    Apr 07, 2011 12:32 PM EDT

    ... report on the outgoing members of President Obama's national security team, including first and foremost the upcoming summer departure of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The name floating to the top of the replacement list for Gates: CIA Director and former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta. Joint Chiefs ...

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    Obama Launches 2012 Re-election Campaign

    Apr 04, 2011 12:32 PM EDT

    ... When House Republicans took over in January they instituted a rule requiring legislation be posted three full days before a vote, which means the spending bill would have to be ready by Tuesday. Even then, that would give the Senate little time to act in order to get the measure ...

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    Rep. Granger: Scope of Foreign Aid Misunderstood, But Budget Cuts Needed

    Mar 11, 2011 01:05 AM EDT

    Rep. Granger: Cuts to Foreign Aid Painful But Necessary

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    World Week Ahead: Libya Dominates Agendas; Mexico's Calderon Visits U.S.

    Feb 28, 2011 09:00 PM EDT

    As part of the rollout of our new World page, the PBS NewsHour is introducing some new online features to highlight our international news reporting and analysis. First up is our "World Week Ahead" post.

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    What Now in Haiti? President Preval Talks With Ray Suarez

    Jul 13, 2010 08:28 PM EDT

    The temperature has been in the mid-90s, but the humidity makes it feel like it's over 100. The sun pounds the pavement, heat radiates from the cinder block walls that push pedestrians to a narrow strip of sidewalk in most of Port au Prince. When I was here in the days after the January earthquake,...

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    Former Russian President Yeltsin Leaves Complex Legacy

    Apr 23, 2007 10:40 PM EDT

    Boris Yeltsin, who pushed for democracy and a market economy as the first freely elected president of Russia, died Monday at age 76. A journalist and a professor discuss Yeltsin's legacy.

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    Attack on U.S. Military Base in Mosul

    Dec 22, 2004 05:00 AM EDT

    An attack yesterday on a mess tent at a military base near the town of Mosul killed nearly 20 U.S. soldiers and wounded 64 others. Portland, Maine Press Herald reporter Bill Nemitz, who is embedded with the 133rd Engineer Battalion of the Maine National Guard, discusses the attack.