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Conrad steps down, Lieberman likely to follow
By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times
Republicans may have two prime pickup opportunities in the 2012 struggle for control of the Senate after North Dakota Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election and Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, a Connecticut Democrat-turned-independent who still caucuses with his old party, scheduled a Wednesday press conference in Stamford, Conn., on his future. Published 8:14 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments
House GOP dares Senate to vote on a bill to repeal 'Obamacare'
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
House Republicans already are looking past Wednesday's expected vote to repeal Democrats' health care law, going so far as to dare Senate Democrats to bring the bill up for a vote in their chamber. Published 7:41 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments
House votes to cut down on printing of congressional measures
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Citing the hundreds of thousands of wasted pages of government printing each year that go straight from delivery to congressional recycling bins, the House voted Tuesday to tell the Government Printing Office to cut it out. Published 7:13 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments
R. Sargent Shriver dies at 95, was first Peace Corps director
By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press
R. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law whose career included directing the Peace Corps, fighting the war on poverty and, less successfully, running for office, died Tuesday. He was 95. Published 6:48 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments
Obama wants to shed rules that hurt job growth
By Julie Pace - Associated Press
President Obama on Tuesday ordered a review of federal regulations with an eye toward getting rid of those that stifle job creation and hurt economic growth, a move aimed at both soothing anger over the government's reach and mending Obama's relationship with the business community. Published 1:17 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments
Cheney says he is considering heart transplant
By Associated Press
Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he believes he'll have to make a decision on whether to have a heart transplant given his medical history. Published 10:06 a.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments
Inside the Beltway
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
"O: A Presidential Novel," written by Anonymous and published by Simon & Schuster — otherwise known as Simon & Sh-h-h-h — has journalists chafing to speculate on who or what is behind the cheeky fiction centered on the upcoming 2012 presidential election. Published 6:32 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments
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North Dakota Sen. Conrad won't seek re-election
By Associated Press
Sen. Kent Conrad, North Dakota Democrat, said Tuesday he will not run for re-election in 2012, saying he will concentrate instead on reducing the national debt and dependence on foreign oil. Published 11:56 a.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments
Political Scene
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s chief of staff is leaving to head a new Justice Department unit that will decide on discipline in cases of serious misconduct by the agency's career lawyers. Published 6:29 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments
Officials: Lieberman will retire in 2012
By Andrew Miga - Associated Press
updated 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Democratic officials, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said Tuesday that Sen. Joe Lieberman would not seek a fifth term in 2012. Published 6:29 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments
Political Scene
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel is getting a high-profile boost from one of his old bosses, former President Bill Clinton. Published 6:26 p.m. January 17, 2011 - Comments
Inside the Beltway
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
The monumental presence of China already is on American soil, well before the state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who arrives in Washington on Tuesday with a bustling entourage and a full agenda. Published 7:02 p.m. January 17, 2011 - Comments
New postal chief looks to control costs, raise revenue
By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times
Patrick Donahoe takes over an agency facing multibillion-dollar deficits, declining mail volume and a looming $5.5 billion bill due by the end of the year to prefund retiree health benefits that the Postal Service can't afford to pay. Published 7:30 p.m. January 17, 2011 - Comments
Edwards probe centers on campaign funds
By Nedra Pickler and Mike Baker - Associated Press
A federal criminal investigation targeting John Edwards is examining how much the two-time presidential candidate knew about money used to cover up his extramarital affair and out-of-wedlock child and whether he had other practices that pushed the bounds of campaign-finance laws, people involved in the case have told the Associated Press. Published 7:32 p.m. January 17, 2011 - Comments
Obama volunteers at D.C. school on King holiday
By Errin Haines - Associated Press
The nation observed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday on Monday with thousands volunteering for service projects and more reflecting on his lessons of nonviolence and civility in the week following the shootings in Arizona. Published 7:54 p.m. January 17, 2011 - Comments
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Conrad steps down, Lieberman likely to follow
By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times
Republicans may have two prime pickup opportunities in the 2012 struggle for control of the Senate after North Dakota Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election and Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, a Connecticut Democrat-turned-independent who still caucuses with his old party, scheduled a Wednesday press conference in Stamford, Conn., on his future. Published 8:14 p.m. January 18, 2011
House GOP dares Senate to vote on a bill to repeal 'Obamacare'
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
House Republicans already are looking past Wednesday's expected vote to repeal Democrats' health care law, going so far as to dare Senate Democrats to bring the bill up for a vote in their chamber. Published 7:41 p.m. January 18, 2011
R. Sargent Shriver dies at 95, was first Peace Corps director
By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press
R. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law whose career included directing the Peace Corps, fighting the war on poverty and, less successfully, running for office, died Tuesday. He was 95. Published 6:48 p.m. January 18, 2011
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