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Obama's Long War

ABC News' David Chalian and Karen Travers report: When President Obama unveiled his plan to grow the U.S. effort in Afghanistan at the White House this morning, he did so without attaching a timetable for withdrawal of US troops. So...

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March 27, 2009 in Politics Live | Permalink | User Comments (17)

Toomey: 'Very Likely' to Challenge Specter

ABC News’ Rick Klein and Jonathan Karl report: Former congressman Pat Toomey said today that he’s “very likely” to mount another bid to defeat Sen. Arlen Specter next year in the Republican primary in Pennsylvania, and said that he doesn’t...

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March 26, 2009 in Politics Live | Permalink | User Comments (16)

GOP Rep. Brady: Obama is Wrong; Republicans Will Offer Alternative Budget

ABC News’ Rick Klein and David Chalian report: Pressed on Republican critiques of his budget plan at Tuesday night's press conference, President Obama had a ready answer “I mean, we haven't seen an alternative budget out of them,” the president...

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March 25, 2009 in Politics Live | Permalink | User Comments (28)

Congresswoman Open to Obama Plan on Recouping AIG Bonus Money

ABC News' David Chalian and Rick Klein report: Despite her vote in favor of imposing a 90 percent tax on those AIG employees who received some of the $165 million in bonuses, Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) told us on ABC...

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March 24, 2009 in Politics Live | Permalink | User Comments (12)

Sam Waterston: Wall Street Mess Shows Need for Public Campaign Funding

ABC News’ Rick Klein and David Chalian report: On Wednesday, lawmakers plan to introduce a measure that would allow congressional candidates to receive public funds for their campaigns -- a bill that would dramatically remake what it means to run...

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March 23, 2009 in Politics Live | Permalink | User Comments (5)

Politics Live: Late Night Laughs?

President Obama became the first sitting president to hit the late-night comedy circuit on Thursday. While he was hoping to soften the mood during a week plagued by economic turmoil and congressional in-fighting, instead the president made headlines with a...

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March 20, 2009 in Politics Live | Permalink | User Comments (26)

Dodd Under Fire Over AIG Bonuses

AIG's big bonuses have Congress in a fury. Senate Banking Committee Chair Chris Dodd admitted his staff agreed to water down executive pay provisions, essentially preserving the loophole that allowed the bonuses to go forward. But, the Democratic senator of...

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March 19, 2009 in Politics Live | Permalink | User Comments (16)

Dems Support Geithner -- for Now

ABC News' Rick Klein and David Wright report: With anger erupting on Capitol Hill over bonuses to AIG executives, frustration is clearly growing over Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's leadership -- from Democrats as well as Republicans. On ABC News NOW's...

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March 18, 2009 in Politics Live | Permalink | User Comments (19)

Politics Live: McCain's 'Twitterview'

Back in the campaign, he practically bragged about his lack of technological acumen. So who would have guessed that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would be part of the first ever "Twitterview," with ABC's George Stephanopoulos? ABC's Rick Klein and David...

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March 17, 2009 in Politics Live | Permalink | User Comments (3)

FireDogLake’s Jane Hamsher: Obama Administration ‘Lighting Money on Fire’

ABC News’ Rick Klein and Jonathan Karl report: For a window into some of the liberal angst out there over bank bailouts and the AIG news, we chatted today with Jane Hamsher, founder of the liberal blog FireDogLake, about her...

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March 16, 2009 in Politics Live | Permalink | User Comments (4)