Mar 11, 2010 Politics
Vice president appears to be trying to calm a diplomatic row that erupted during his visit over Israeli settlement plans for disputed east Jerusalem.

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Mar 11, 2010 Politics
The Pentagon chief had accused Tehran of “playing a double game” in Afghanistan by trying to woo the Afghan government while undermining U.S. and NATO efforts by helping the Taliban.

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Mar 11, 2010 Politics
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged committee chairmen to postpone their hearings Thursday so lawmakers can meet to chart a course for one last sales job on President Obama’s signature health care overhaul.

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Mar 11, 2010 Politics
Former Reps. Eric Massa and veteran Charles Rangel represent potential albatrosses for Democrats in the fall elections, and the party can only hope that the problems fade away.

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Mar 11, 2010 Politics
Even as the investigation ends, former Rep. Eric Massa’s alleged harassment of his staff members — with possible sexual overtones — could spell continuing trouble for Democrats.

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Mar 11, 2010 Politics
New details about the involvement of the House speaker’s office will likely fuel questions about when the leadership learned of the allegations and whether they could have investigated the matter earlier.

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Mar 11, 2010 Politics
New watchdog report says the Treasury Department sank billions into auto finance giant GMAC without an exit strategy or proof the company was viable – a decision that could cost taxpayers $6.3 billion.

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Mar 11, 2010 Politics
House Speaker Pelosi said late Wednesday that the unresolved issues were mostly “minor, just technical things”

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Mar 11, 2010 Politics
Three years after efforts by Congress to reform the immigration system went down in flames, the issue is slowly re-emerging onto the national stage as two senators from the opposite sides of the political aisle work on crafting another bill.

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