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The race is on to fill new 1st Congressional District By Jonathan Martin Confusing dual elections: A special election to replace US Rep. Jay Inslee, who quit the 1st District seat in March to run for governor, is being held concurrent with the August primary and November general election.See all stories on this topic » [...]

US fury after Baghdad court frees al-Sadr ally linked to killing spree His release would be politically controversial in a US presidential election year, as the deal to permit his handover to Iraq and not remove him to Guantánamo Bay was made by the Obama administration. On Friday, Republican members of the US Senate …See [...]

Johnson gets Libertarian nomination but still faces debate challenge The criteria of getting in the presidential debates is that a candidate must be constitutionally eligible, which means being a natural-born US citizen who is at least 35 and has lived the country for 14 years. The other two rules are the candidate must …See all [...]

Johnson gets Libertarian nomination but still faces debate challenge The criteria of getting in the presidential debates is that a candidate must be constitutionally eligible, which means being a natural-born US citizen who is at least 35 and has lived the country for 14 years. The other two rules are the candidate must …See all [...]

US calls Egypt presidential debate 'good and healthy' – Yahoo! News The United States on Friday welcomed Egypt's televised presidential debate as a "good and healthy thing," while implicitly urging the candidates to respect the …news.yahoo.com/us-calls-egypt-presidential-debate-good-healt… Global push to guarantee health coverage leaves US behind Although the new US health law is scheduled to do [...]

US Congress introduces Pak 'terrorism accountability' bill A far-reaching legislation has been introduced in the US Congress that would deduct $50 million from the aid to Islamabad for every American killed by terrorists operating from the safe havens in Pakistan with the ”support” of ISI.See all stories on this topic » Firstpost US Presidential elections: [...]

Gary Johnson could catch presidential race by surprise Johnson, a Republican who served as governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003, is running on a platform that includes slashing government spending to balance the federal budget by 2013, ending wars the US in involved in, and drug reform — beginning …See all stories on [...]

Why You Shouldn't Hire Anyone In The United States Of America Why You Shouldn't Hire Anyone In The United States Of America. Barack Obama has has sent Congress a ridiculous "To Do" List, a ragtag collection of feel-good proposals to help the economy, help the unemployed, and mostly to help …The Whited Sepulchre Unemployment insurance [...]

Lawmakers want US to declare Haqqani a terror network Democrat Dianne Feinstein, who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and other lawmakers traveled to Afghanistan last week and met with President Hamid Karzai, US envoy Ryan Crocker and US military officials. The trip “reaffirmed concerns …See all stories on this topic » DAWN.com First [...]

Fischer rides momentum in US Senate race by Katie Gauthier The race for Nebraska's next United States senator has taken a dramatic turn. Some polls show Deb Fischer closing the gap on long time leader John Bruning. News 5's Katie Gauthier went to Lincoln Friday to talk to Fischer.See all stories on this topic » [...]