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Jun 17

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Harry Reid Confident of ‘Substantial’ U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told Jim Lehrer Friday that he's confident that President Obama will soon announce a "substantial" withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. He also stood by the president's assertion that the War Powers Act does not…

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Feb 22

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Showdown Over Bargaining Rights, State Budgets Spreads Beyond Wisconsin

Indiana lawmakers followed their Wisconsin counterparts' example by leaving the state to halt a bill that would curb the influence of labor unions. Gwen Ifill talks to reporters in New Jersey, Indiana and Ohio, where state budget deficits are going…

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Feb 17

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In Wis., Thousands Protest Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill

By Lauren Knapp

Thousands of demonstrators have descended on Wisconsin's Capitol building this week to protest a bill that would strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights. On Thursday, Democratic lawmakers left the state in an attempt to stall voting on the…

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Jan 20

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Obama Steps Into History as 44th President

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In a historic moment before a jubilant crowd estimated to surpass one million people, Barack Obama became the 44th president and the first black president of the United States Tuesday.

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Jan 16

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Author Offers Insights on Slavery, the Capitol, and Obama’s Inauguration

Jesse J. Holland, author of "Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African American History in and around Washington, D.C." reflects on the poignancy of Barack Obama's inauguration in a city that was built partially by slaves.

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Mar 29

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Tuskegee Airmen Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

The Tuskegee Airmen, America's first black military airmen, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday, 60 years after their participation in World War II.

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Sep 11

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Pentagon Struck, White House, Capitol Evacuated

Most of official Washington has been evacuated this morning after a series of what are being called terrorist attacks leveled the World Trade Center in New York and imploded part of the Pentagon.

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