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Cheney visit: U.S. treads tightrope on Georgia aid
05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - The Bush administration announces $1 billion in aid but no military assistance.
Rice's visit to a changed Libya
05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - The Bush administration hopes it highlights the potential for pariah states to come in from the cold.
In dispirited Detroit, mayor pleads guilty
05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - Plea deal ousts Kilpatrick after an eight-month scandal. Interim mayor inherits a city in a slump.
As Gustav evacuees return to New Orleans, a varied homecoming
05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - Many find their houses are fairly intact. Power loss is still a problem.
This round, Pentagon may keep General Petraeus offstage
04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - As his next report on troop levels nears, senior officers aren't sure they'll agree.
Gustav holdouts' tales give evacuees pause
04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - Their experiences could provide valuable lessons about evacuation versus staying put.
Kids' protest highlights rich-poor schools gap in Illinois
04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - Critics say Chicago students shouldn't miss class to point out education-funding disparities.
Gustav evacuees still wary, and weary
03 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - Many who fled hurricane Gustav felt far more anxiety than during Katrina.
How New Orleans weathered Gustav
03 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - From levee-buttressing heroics to beefed-up security, the Crescent City charts a post-hurricane course.
Exodus ahead of hurricane Gustav more thorough - but some won't go
02 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - Nearly 1 million people moved inland from the Gulf Coast over the weekend. The mass evacuation is a first test of a new and complex safety plan.
College orientations get political
02 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - Students arriving on campus encounter supersized efforts to encourage them to cast ballots.
With rousing convention speech, Palin becomes a force in McCain candidacy
05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - Lukewarm before, conservatives are now ready to work for the GOP ticket, delegates say.
Can McCain rally the GOP?
04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - In his speech Thursday he must knit the party together – and reach out to independents.
States make way for low speed vehicles
04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - More and more permit them to travel on state roads where speed limits are low.
New push to pick the president by popular vote
04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - National Popular Vote initiative would change how states cast Electoral College votes.
Alaska's crowded campaign trail
03 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - Palin isn't the only one running for federal office. All the activity muddies the line of succession.
McCain shapes a maverick GOP convention
03 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST - He shuffles speaking slots in the shortened event to keep up with fast-moving developments.
Palin (and news of pregnant daughter) steals GOP convention spotlight
02 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EST -
West mulls few options in Georgia-Russia crisis
29 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST - It gingerly considers how to set consequences for Russia and maintain cooperation.
As Gustav nears, oil companies shut down rigs
29 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST - Disruptions in supply could push up pump prices, as they did after Katrina.
Void in U.S. strategy for Afghanistan
29 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST - As officials consider sending more troops to Afghanistan, some worry about the lack of a larger plan.
New Orleans pastors get help from churches across country
29 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST - A post-Katrina initiative teams up churches nationwide to help rebuild displaced congregations.
Iraq urges 2011 deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal
27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST - Maliki wants a date in the status-of-forces deal, a move the US is resisting.
Who's poor? It depends on where you live, some say.
27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST - New York officials have unveiled a first-of-its-kind poverty measure that includes the city's actual costs of living.
Census: Income rose, middle class grew in 2007
27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST - But child poverty also rose, according to the new report.
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