When you vote, does it have to be at your local church or school? Would you travel a little farther to a larger voting center? A pilot project in three counties in Indiana suggests such arrangements would save the states’ 92 counties tens of thousands of dollars in each election. [...] Read this article »

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AP - With time and tempers short, everyone’s playing hardball in the drive to pass — or stop — President Barack Obama’s massive health care legislation by the weekend. Business groups are spending $1 million a day to depict the bill as a job killer in television ads in the home districts [...] Read this article »

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AP - With time and tempers short, everyone’s playing hardball in the drive to pass — or stop — President Barack Obama’s massive health care legislation by the weekend. [...] Read this article »

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AP - With time and tempers short, everyone’s playing hardball in the drive to pass — or stop — President Barack Obama’s massive health care legislation by the weekend. [...] Read this article »

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AP - Attorney General Eric Holder says Osama bin Laden (oh-SAH’-muh bin LAH’-din) will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive. [...] Read this article »

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AP - Democrats defended plans to push massive health care legislation through the House without a direct vote and Republicans assailed the strategy Tuesday, as both parties fenced ferociously over the health overhaul end game. [...] Read this article »

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AP - The top U.S. commander in the Middle East says Iran’s efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon have been delayed “a bit” and that Iran won’t get a nuclear weapon this year. [...] Read this article »

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Politico - “Deem and pass” approach would be vulnerable to credible constitutional challenge, experts say. [...] Read this article »

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Politico - N.J. senator’s lawyer had maintained senators cannot be removed by recall, but court rules otherwise. [...] Read this article »

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AP - Attorney General Eric Holder says a decision will be made in a matter of weeks on where to try the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. [...] Read this article »

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