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London Calling

Geopolitics on the eve of the G-20 economic summit, live from London: Cheers, Jake

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March 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (27)

Another Obama Cabinet Official Makes Amends with the IRS

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama's nominee for to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, has amended her 2005, 2006 and 2007 tax returns, the Obama administration disclosed Tuesday, on the even of a major world...

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Obama Adviser Invokes Great Depression in Warning of Need for Nations to Cooperate

LONDON -- "The stakes for this summit are very high," said Mike Froman, the deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs today in an OFF CAMERA briefing for reporters. "They are magnified by the fact that much as happened...

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Rahm Emanuel vs. Josh Lyman

ABC News' Teri Finneman reports: Who do you think is the better chief of staff: Rahm Emanuel or Josh Lyman? The fictional Bartlet administration was on the Hill today with “The West Wing” stars Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford and Richard...

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Europa, Europa

LONDON -- French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde told the BBC that the French delegation will walk away from the G-20 economic summit if the nation's demands for stricter financial regulation are not met. "Yes, we will," Christine Lagarde told "Hardtalk."...

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Is There a War on the Term 'War on Terror'

Jake Tapper, Teddy Davis, and Kirit Radia report: Is there a war on the term "War on Terror"? Apparently not. But that doesn't mean there's nothing to the story. After days of confusion and denial about whether the Obama administration...

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March 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (89)

GOO-GOO-GA-GOOLSBEE!!

I am he and he is she and she is me and we are all together. (That's the Beatles, kids.) Anyway, the reason I'm offering such nonsense is to rope you into listening to the ABC News Shuffle Podcast with...

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Bush 43 Takes the Mound at Texas Rangers Home Opener

ABC News' Karen Travers reports: Now that he is out of office, former President George W. Bush has some time to work on his fastball. That extra practice should come in handy next week when he throws out the ceremonial...

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Today's Q for O's WH - 3/30/2009

TAPPER: Can you explain to Americans who heard the president today why there seems to be this disconnect, a lot of tough talk and tough demands from the administration when it comes to the auto industry, but that doesn't seem...

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President Obama Lagging at 18th (Out of 32) in White House NCAA Pool

Now that the NCAA basketball tournament has been winnowed down from 64 to the Final Four, how is President Obama doing with his NCAA picks? Pretty weak, though he still could end up having picked the winner. President Obama had...

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