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Iraq's political impasse unlikely to resolve soon

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Stalemate over transfer of power is a scenario that U.S. has long feared as it prepares to end combat mission and reduce troop strength to 50,000.


United States - Combat Mission - Impasse - California - Nouri al-Maliki

Chelsea Clinton gets married

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The wedding spectacle known for its hype, rumors, political intrigue and breathless celebrity speculation got under way Saturday night, as Chelsea Clinton tied the knot with her longtime boyfriend at a historic estate in Upstate New York.


Chelsea Clinton - Upstate New York - President - United States - History

History is just their cup of tea

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"Tea party" activists are drawn to Colonial Williamsburg and its portrayal of the Founding Fathers' struggle for liberty. » Amy Gardner


Colonial Williamsburg - Tea - Food - History - United States

Anti-missile shield is on track

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Pentagon nears key step in European phase of global plan to deter Iran's nuclear ambitions.


Iran - Pentagon - United States - Nuclear weapon - Nuclear

Dispersants flowed freely in gulf

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Despite restrictions, controversial chemicals were widely used to contain oil spill, documents show.


Coast Guard - United States Coast Guard - BP - United States - Government

Oil spill highlights conflicts of interest

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 15:19
Why a federal regulator did not formally recuse himself from matters involving his brother's company and why Congress seeks to change that.


United States Congress - Environment - Energy - Conflict of interest - Oil spill

The politics of Sarah Palin

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 12:59
Interactive graphic | Find out which candidates Mama Grizzly is supporting and how they have fared in the primaries.


Sarah Palin - Politics - Republican - United States - Parties

Angry lawmakers, angrier voters

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:48
The Take | Why increasing partisan warfare will make Washington seem even less appealing.


United States - Washington - Politics - Warfare and Conflict - Journalism

French workers' sobering retreat

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00
GM employees in Strasbourg reluctantly give up benefits to keep plant from moving to Mexico.


Strasbourg - Mexico - Maria Sharapova - United States - Kristina Barrois

Gauging power of small business

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00
Both parties vie to be its champion, but there is a lot of myth behind role in job growth, innovation.


Small business - Business - Magazines and E-zines - Associations - United States

Who had the worst week in D.C.?

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00
The Fix | It isn't Rep. Charlie Rangel. But it is someone related to the ethics case.


Ethics - Philosophy - Barack Obama - Applied - Politics

When the customer is wronged

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00
COLOR OF MONEY | We need to put a face on fraud, warning consumers about the schemes out there.


Fraud - Money laundering - United States - Business - Personal Finance

Subtlety in the Arizona debate

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00
In the immigration uproar, meet the man who is presenting the Obama administration's case.


Arizona - Law - Presidency of Barack Obama - Immigration - United States

U.S. recovery hopes fade as economic growth dips

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00
Gross domestic product is not rising fast enough to ease unemployment and is likely to expand even more slowly in the future, new report shows.


United States - Gross domestic product - Economic growth - Future - Economic

Colombia-Venezuela crisis brews

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00

Meeting of S. American leaders fails to resolve dispute over Venezuelan President Chávez's alleged support for Colombian rebels. » Juan Forero


Venezuela - Colombia - South America - List of Presidents of Venezuela - Business and Economy

Chelsea Clinton's wedding draws 'Triple A-List' crowd

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00
In the vast concentric circles of Clintonian friendship, a new vocabulary defines coolness. The lingo doesn't pivot on name-dropping. But wedding-dropping.


Chelsea Clinton - Relationships - President - United States - History

Wylys built empire side-by-side

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00
Democrats seize on massive securities fraud suit against brothers who contributed heavily to GOP.


Republican - Democratic - Sam Wyly - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - Law

Rangel cites peers in his defense

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00
Embattled lawmaker's lawyers say colleagues who similarly sought donations were not punished.


Democratic - Charles B. Rangel - United States Congress - United States House Committee on Ways and Means - Republicans

Rep. Waters to face ethics trial

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00
California Democrat decides to proceed to a House ethics committee trial for her role in helping to steer federal funds to a bank.


Ethics - Philosophy - Applied - Democratic - Charles B. Rangel

Rangel hit with 13 ethics charges

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:00
Efforts to reach settlement fall short, setting up a potentially historic trial for N.Y. congressman.


New York - United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct - United States - Ethics - Philosophy