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Americans hoping 2010 will be better

The bank account is thin, but the future looks pretty good.

That, oddly enough, is the view of many Americans who predict 2010 will be a better year than this one,…

States threaten lawsuit over Nebraska health care deal

Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska's political deal from the federal health care reform bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided…

CIA officials believed killed in bombing

CIA employees are believed to be among the dead in Wednesday's suicide bombing inside a base in eastern Afghanistan, a congressional official said.

A former senior CIA officer who was stationed…

Rush Limbaugh hospitalized with chest pains

Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh is resting comfortably in a Hawaii hospital after suffering chest pains while on vacation, his radio program says.

"Rush appreciates your prayers and well wishes and…

The Top 10 weirdest moments of 2009

Governing is mostly a serious business -- except when it's downright weird.…

Media blunders of 2009

POLITICO gathers the year's top 10 most noticeable media blunders.…

Obama to get preliminary report on security screwup

President Barack Obama is to receive a preliminary report Thursday on how a 23-year-old Nigerian with suspected terrorist ties managed to board a plane he is accused of attempting to…

Order on Interpol Work Inside U.S. Irks Conservatives

Conservative bloggers have expressed alarm about an order that extends diplomatic privileges to the International Criminal Police Organization.

A Top A.I.G. Executive Quits Over Pay Limits

A top executive at the American International Group has resigned because of salary limits imposed by the Obama administration’s compensation overseer, the company said on Wednesday.

Bonus Planned for Digital Medical Records

Medicare officials on Wednesday detailed plans to distribute billions of dollars in stimulus to upgrade the nation’s paper medical records to electronic files.