DOUGLASS K. DANIEL

Associated Press Writer
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Republicans eyed for 2012 weigh Sanford fallout

A potential White House contender in 2012 staked a claim Sunday to rehabilitating the Republican Party in the wake of extramarital affairs by two leading Republicans that have damaged the GOP's family-values image.

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Powell fires back in debate over GOP's future

Moderate Republicans to conservative Republicans: Turn down the volume — especially on Rush Limbaugh — and open your minds. The party's future might be at stake.

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Powell to Republicans: Listen to moderates, too

The conservative vs. moderate split threatening to rupture the Republican Party played out across the airwaves Sunday, with Colin Powell and Tom Ridge denouncing shrill and judgmental voices they say are steering the GOP too far right. Karl Rove challenged Powell to lay out his vision and "back it up" by helping elect Republicans.

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Senate vote not last word on Guantanamo

With President Barack Obama showing the way, some Senate Democrats are signaling a willingness to permit transferring suspected terrorists from Guantanamo to U.S. prisons despite a high-profile vote to the contrary.

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Senators to Obama: Look beyond the federal bench

Wanted: Supreme Court justice. Judicial experience not required.

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Senators to Obama: Look beyond the federal bench

Wanted: Supreme Court justice. Judicial experience not required.

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Senators: Look beyond the bench for a new justice

Democratic and Republican senators said Sunday they hope President Barack Obama looks beyond the federal bench as he considers a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter.

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NKorean missile launch tests Obama

North Korea's defiant rocket launch has confronted President Barack Obama with his first global security crisis and a difficult diplomatic challenge for his young administration.

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News media chiefs: Finding new revenue a challenge

Uncertainty about revenue and the form in which news and information will be delivered present key challenges for 21st century news media, according to a panel of industry leaders.

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Cheney: Obama detainee policies make US less safe

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Americans are less safe now that President Barack Obama has overturned Bush terrorism-fighting policies and that nearly all the Republican administration's goals in Iraq have been achieved.

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Gates: US military can help Mexico in drug fight

The U.S. military is in a better position to provide Mexico's military with training, resources and intelligence as its southern neighbor battles deadly drug cartels, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.

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Defense chief says Obama more analytical than Bush

Tell us, Robert Gates, what's the difference between working under Barack Obama and working under George W. Bush?

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GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday the massive stimulus bill backed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could go down to defeat if it's not stripped of unnecessary spending and focused more on housing issues and tax cut.

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Analysis: Obama is so new even while so familiar

The stately row of eight American flags, the seal on the lectern, the phalanx of economic advisers all speak of power coming to hand.

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Analysis: Palin's words may backfire on McCain

By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign.

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Reporters found Edwards' affair tough to prove

Reporters don't like being beaten on a major political story, especially by a supermarket tabloid. And being beaten up over not reporting one is even less appealing.

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Campaigns spar over drilling as leadership issue

The different paths John McCain and Barack Obama have taken to support expanded offshore drilling for oil demonstrate how each would govern as president, their supporters said Sunday.

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Who started it? McCain, Obama camps trade barbs

Trading charges anew over who was guilty of injecting race into the presidential debate, a subject unlikely to fade away, the campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama also blamed each other Friday for its increasingly negative tone.

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McCain campaign: Obama shortchanged injured troops

Republican John McCain's campaign on Saturday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for canceling a visit to wounded troops in Germany, contending Obama chose foreign leaders and cheering Europeans over "injured American heroes."

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Cancer claims ex-Bush press secretary Tony Snow

Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters in the White House briefing room during a stint as President Bush's press secretary, died Saturday of colon cancer. He was 53.

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Travelers without visas to be required to register

Travelers who don't need visas to enter the United States will be required to register online with the U.S. government at least three days before they visit, a security regulation set to begin next year.

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Who Runs DC? Dick Cheney Wants to Know

Even Dick Cheney is curious about who runs Washington.

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Obama: Presidential Bid at Times Insane

Hey, Barack Obama, just how insane is the process of running for president?

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Reagan Adviser Michael Deaver Dies

Michael K. Deaver, a close adviser to Ronald Reagan who directed the president's picturesque and symbolic public appearances, died Saturday. He was 69.

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Frist: Protecting the Flag Isn't Pandering

Amending the Constitution to prohibit flag burning may be considered political posturing in the nation's capital, says Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, but it's not pandering to the GOP's conservative base to pursue such protection.

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