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Sen. Jim Webb won't run for re-election
Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) has decided he will not run again, giving Republicans an opportunity to take a Senate seat in a traditionally red state.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Feb 9, 2011)
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The first lady's fluid staff
The changing look of Michelle Obama's East Wing circle.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Feb 9, 2011)
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Rep. Jane Harman to resign
Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) will resign from Congress on Tuesday, a surprise announcement that will set off a special election in her 36th district. Harman reportedly intends to become president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Feb 7, 2011)
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Ronald Reagan: Actor, president, statesman
The political career of the 40th president of the United States. This month is the 100th anniversary of his birth.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Feb 2, 2011)
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Egypt's political players
A look at some of the people shaping Egypt's politics, past, present and -- possibly -- future.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Feb 4, 2011)
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Mike Lee: Freshman senator from Utah
On the campaign trail back in Utah, Mike Lee's hard-hitting politics made him a vanguard of the grass-roots tea party movement. These are not tactics that the newly elected Republican senator is leaving at the door now that he is in Washington.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Feb 4, 2011)
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Ronald Reagan at 100: A look back
Former president Ronald Reagan would turn 100 on Feb. 6 if he were alive today. A look back at the man whose legacy still shapes U.S. politics.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Feb 2, 2011)
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Ronald Reagan, doodler-in-chief
President Ronald Reagan, who once thought about a career as a cartoonist, was known for his doodles, which often evoked a warm American nostalgia. Here's a sampling.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Feb 2, 2011)
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Ronald Reagan Building: A paradoxical monument to a president
The government's second-largest structure after the Pentagon, the Reagan Building carries on with little mention of the centennial birthday of its budget-slashing namesake.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Feb 4, 2011)
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Rep. Charles Rangel copes with life after censure
Those who know the New York congressman have noticed a changed man: hurt and somber, no matter what he might say to the contrary.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Jan 31, 2011)
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Winning over New Hampshire
Potential Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger, a political strategist turned gay rights activist, has been campaigning in New Hampshire with the hope of influencing the debate about his party's policies.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Feb 2, 2011)
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The 2011 State of the Union address
President Obama gave his second State of the Union address Tuesday before a joint session of Congress.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Jan 25, 2011)
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The State of the Union's history
Technology and partisanship have transformed the State of the Union over the past century. Here's a look back.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Jan 22, 2011)
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Sargent Shriver remembered
Robert Sargent Shriver Jr., husband of the late Eunice Kennedy and father of five children, spent more than seven decades in public service.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Jan 18, 2011)
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UK's Blair gets second grilling on Iraq war
A full year before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair told his chief of staff the West should be "gung-ho" on toppling Saddam Hussein, a panel looking into the conflict disclosed Friday.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Jan 21, 2011)
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State dinner held for Chinese President Hu Jintao
The White House hosts a state dinner Wednesday, in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the U.S.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Jan 19, 2011)
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Glamour on the red carpet at China state dinner
Lawmakers, celebrities and others arrive at the White House for dinner
held in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Jan 19, 2011)
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Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Washington
Hu is making his first state visit to the United States.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Jan 14, 2011)
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State of the Union guests
A look at some of the guests honored at the annual State of the
Union address since President Ronald Reagan introduced the practice in 1982.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Jan 19, 2011)
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Sen. Lieberman to retire in 2012
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) plans to announce that he will not seek a fifth term. The longtime Democrat, 68, who won reelection as an independent in 2006 after he didn't win the party's nomination, would have faced a potentially tough reelection battle in 2012.
(www.washingtonpost.com, Jan 18, 2011)
