Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush today abruptly pulled out of a joint appearance scheduled for this winter in Los Angeles after growing unhappy with the way the event was being promoted. The two canceled a similar...

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House Democratic leaders say President Barack Obama , who made a quick trip to Capitol Hill , inspired their party to pass health care legislation. Obama met with the Democrats behind closed doors on Saturday morning. A vote was planned...

In this article: Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Edward M. Kennedy, Cancer, and Massachusetts

...to measure groundwater elevations. The other adds 25 state enforcement officers to track down illegal water diversions. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger went to a scruffy field in the San Fernando Valley on Friday to sign two pieces of water...

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...leader says he would not block a request for a referendum on further law making powers for the assembly if he was prime minister. David Cameron , who is visiting north Wales , ended months of speculation about his party's position. He...

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But high wages are already in the crosshairs for a tax hike on Jan. 1, 2011. That's when the Obama budget calls for keeping all the Bush tax cuts for low- and middle-income people but allowing the cuts for high earners to expire. The...

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...Medical Association both announced they were backing the House bill. Their support proved important enough for President Barack Obama to make a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room to tell Congress that it ought to heed...

In this article: Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Medicare, AARP, Jared Polis, and Xavier Becerra

...to visit the House today to rally support for his signature domestic policy, as memories of the historic collapse of former President Bill Clinton's health care effort in 1994 and the subsequent GOP takeover of Congress loomed large. When...

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a dozen anti-abortion activists outside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office after a massive protest against the Democrats' health care bill. The charges ranged from unlawful conduct to...

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...can name his successor. The nominee must win approval from the Democratic-dominated Legislature. Reporting from Sacramento - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will have a plum political post to dole out after Lt. Gov. John Garamendi is sworn...

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...with the campaign's decision to pull out of Michigan and effectively concede the state to Democrat Barack Obama. "It was a mutual decision between Harper and Palin ," Andreadis said of choosing Grand Rapids. "And Barnes & Noble has a...

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...02:37 PM ET Clinton and Bush are set to appear at Radio City Music Hall Wednesday. CNN ) - Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are set to appear at Radio City Music Hall in February, though if history is any guide the match...

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a plum political post to dole out after Lt. Gov. John Garamendi's election to Congress on Tuesday vacates the No. 2 slot in California government. Schwarzenegger , a Republican, has the power to name the...

In this article: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abel Maldonado, John Garamendi, Bob Hertzberg, Richard Riordan, Tom Campbell, Santa Maria, and Sacramento

David Cameron denies European policy u-turn Conservative leader David Cameron has denied his party is in turmoil after he was forced to abandon a promised referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. The ratification of the treaty by the Czech...

In this article: David Cameron, Europe, Britain, Conservative Party, David Miliband, EU, UK Independence Party, and William Hague

... New Jersey and New York. Will it be a referendum on the Democrats and President Obama or a Republican sweep? How much influence does Sarah Palin have? And be sure to weigh in on Sarah From Alaska and the other forthcoming Sarah Palin...

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Like Obama , she is more pragmatist than liberal ideologue. Unlike Obama , she doesn't care what you think of her. In fact, she may not even know. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in her office at the Capitol , October 28, 2009. Photo:...

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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , a day after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that the West is 'not going to wait forever' for Iran to accept a UN -backed nuclear deal. posted November 01, 2009 at 10:46 am EST • A daily...

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...wants to have the legislation on the floor next week, with a final vote before Veterans Day, Nov. 11, that would give President Barack Obama a bill to sign by year's end, numerous Democratic officials said. She planned a formal announcement of...

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SACRAMENTO , Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger typically attaches a message to bills he signs or vetoes telling lawmakers why he took the action. A Democratic assemblyman who heckled the governor during a recent event in San Francisco...

In this article: Arnold Schwarzenegger, San Francisco, Proposition 8, Fairmont Hotel, Democratic Party, and Willie Brown