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Radiation on Planes: Does the U.S. look for it?

Producer Dennis Powell and correspondent Lisa Stark blog: As officials in Great Britain try to unravel the poisoning death of the former Russian spy, they continue to test airplanes for radiation contamination. It raises the question: Does the U.S. routinely...

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November 30, 2006 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Romney's Pollster Weighs In On '08er's Religion

ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: The topic of religion -- and whether the United States would elect a Mormon president -- came up during a Thursday panel discussion sponsored by The Hotline and the University of Virginia on the 2008...

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November 30, 2006 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (3)

It's A Red White House

ABC News' Erica Anderson Reports: Seventeen trees, 25 parties, 269 wreaths, 4,638 red ornament balls, 15,000 chocolate truffles, 20,000 Christmas cookies, and 45,000 guests...and that's just a cursory glance at the trappings of the White House's 2006 holiday season. The...

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Romney's Health Care Plan Called 'Formidable' by Dem Strategist

ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: While participating in a panel discussion about the 2008 presidential candidates, an advisor to Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) said Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's record on healthcare would prove "formidable" if he emerges as the GOP's...

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Iowa's Heavy Hitters Vouch for Vilsack

ABC News' Mona Raphael reports: At Iowa Wesleyan College, before an energetic crowd of hometown supporters and some of the state's political heavyweights, Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-IA) became the first person to officially announce his candidacy for the presidency of...

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Is There a Way Out of Iraq?

On the Eve of a Crucial Meeting Between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki -- as Iraq Teeters on the Edge of Chaos -- correspondents John Berman and Jonathan Karl blog: Will Iraq be in a better situation next...

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November 29, 2006 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Republicans Tangle on Miami

ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: The sparring between Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) and outgoing Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) continued today after Tancredo seemed to denigrate Miami by telling a conservative web site, "You would never know you're in the...

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McCain on Romney's Turf

ABC News' David Chalian Reports: Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) path to the Republican nomination heads through Miami, FL this week. The Arizona Senator and presidential hopeful is currently heading to the Sunshine State to woo some Republican governors gathering there...

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Iraq Study Group Takes Some Time Off

ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf Reports: After three-and-a-half days of work at the Reagan Building in Washington, the Iraq Study Group, in the words of member Leon Panetta, is going to "take a couple of days off." Panetta left the...

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Where Will Frist Donors Go?

ABC News' Karuna Seshasai Reports: The most significant fallout from outgoing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's (R-TN) decision not to run for president may be the donors who now become available to other White House hopefuls. One such heretofore Frist...

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