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Liz Cheney: Are we ready for another political dynasty?

Liz Cheney – daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney – may be positioning herself to run for Congress from Wyoming, the state her father represented. Is America ready for another political dynasty?
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Jeers and (some) cheers as Obama goes on vacation

Mitt Romney says Obama 'shouldn't be out vacationing' during a 'crisis.' Newt Gingrich agrees. But a veteran of multiple White Houses says presidents need to 'recharge.'
Why is Obama delivering a commencement address at Miami Dade College?

President Obama will speak Friday evening at the graduation for the North and West campuses of Miami Dade College. The school is America’s largest institution of higher education.
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Obama's role at Tucson memorial service tonight: healer-in-chief

At Tucson memorial service Wednesday, Obama shoulders the duty of trying help a shaken nation heal. After the apparent targeting of a US congresswoman, what will he say? What should he say?
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Inside Obama's work space -- the Oval Office

The Oval Office can be the perfect setting for presidential speeches and meetings with heads of state. But most presidents set up an office in the White House residence for at least some of the day-to-day work.
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Tampa nabs 2012 Republican convention. Er, congratulations?

A GOP site selection team announced Wednesday that Tampa, Fla., is the pick for the 2012 Republican convention. While many cities benefit from hosting a convention, some have found pitfalls.
For Obama, no buddies abroad

Other U.S. presidents have bonded with foreign leaders, but Obama so far has no such ties. Does that matter?
Amid skepticism, Obama reaches out to Republicans

President Obama will meet Friday with House Republicans during their annual retreat. It's a symbolic display of bipartianship, but will it make a difference?
Three ways healthcare reform could pass even if Coakley loses

The Democrats will lose their filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the US Senate if Scott Brown defeats Martha Coakley in the Massachusetts special election Tuesday. There are at least three ways Democrats could still pass healthcare reform, but each would be problematic.
Was Obama’s promise of a post-partisan era ever possible?

Obama's campaign promises of a post-partisan Washington dissolved within his first weeks in office. That might not be such a bad thing.
The Fox News war: What's the upside for Obama?

Critics call the Obama administration's criticism of Fox News petty. But if it discredits the network in the eyes of moderates, the strategy might work.
With Baucus bill, end of healthcare battle in sight

The Senate Finance Committee hopes to produce the last of Congress's five draft healthcare bills this week. Then begins the difficult process of melding them together.
White House's new stimulus message: It's helping you

Vice President Joe Biden and five cabinet secretaries on Thursday delivered speeches nationwide about how stimulus money is helping local communities.
Can Senate pass health bill without Kennedy?

The absence of his dealmaking skills could make negotiations even harder, but some say his death will inspire Democrats to get the job done.
Obama's cops ‘acted stupidly' comment steps on healthcare

Did the president muddy a key policy issue at Wednesday's prime-time press conference, or was he right to speak his mind on the Gates arrest?
Obama's agenda at risk in push for CIA inquiry

Reports of a secret CIA program renew Democrats' calls to investigate Bush policy – which could divert attention from Obama's healthcare and energy plans.
To connect with ‘real people,’ Obama veers out of the Beltway

For the first two weeks of his presidency, he holed up in Washington. Now, he’s crisscrossing the US.
Obama's backers go to the Net for stimulus bill

At weekend house parties, his campaign supporters make a postelection foray into policy.
Now president, Obama plans urgent first steps

He plans to shore up America’s stumbling economy and address pressing issues on the international front.
How will history judge Bush?

Never in polls has one president experienced such highs and lows in job approval.
Obama acting increasingly presidential

Not 'a minute to waste' in addressing economic woes, the president-elect says.
How would Hillary Clinton do as top US diplomat?

Some raise questions, but most analysts – left and right – think she’s qualified.
Ups and downs in history of one-party rule

If Obama wins and Democrats gain greater control in Congress, it could happen.
Financial crisis shakes up presidential campaign

Barack Obama has the edge on economic issues, but volatile markets could change that.
Bush role in McCain campaign to fade away

But the president is still trying to unite the Republican Party.