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Dems signal CIA interrogators not held responsible (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 02:57 AM CST AP - As President-elect Barack Obama assures intelligence officials that his complaints are with the Bush administration, not them, there are growing hints from Democratic Senate allies that spy agency veterans will not be prosecuted for past harsh interrogation and detainee policies.

Feinstein grabs spotlight, committee reins (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 02:58 AM CST AP - There's a new, yet familiar, face of female political power in Washington.

Ill. House impeaches governor, who vows to fight (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 11:09 PM CST AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich was impeached Friday by Illinois lawmakers furious that he turned state government into a "freak show," setting the stage for an unprecedented trial in the state Senate that could get him thrown out of office.

Baltimore mayor indicted on theft, perjury charges (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:06 AM CST AP - For Sheila Dixon's entire tenure as mayor, a City Hall corruption probe has threatened to overshadow successes that have included a reduction in violent crime.

Burris gets OK from Illinois sec. of state (Politico) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 05:28 PM CST Politico - Following a decision by the Illinois Supreme Court, Jesse White, the Illinois secretary of state, has certified Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate, removing a major roadblock blocking Burris' ascension to the body.

US offers Georgia road map for deeper ties (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:00 AM CST AP - Georgia is hailing a new U.S. blueprint for cooperation as a sign that Russia has failed to impede its integration with the West. But it is unclear that the document, which Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed Friday, makes Georgia any safer from Russian aggression.

Durbin: No Burris Senate seat without signature (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 11:54 PM CST AP - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday that Roland Burris should not be seated in the U.S. Senate because he has failed to get the secretary of state's signature on his appointment to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the chamber.

Obama OKs modest tax changes after seeking ideas (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:03 AM CST AP - Pushed by fellow Democrats, President-elect Barack Obama agreed to modest changes in his proposed tax cuts on Friday after inviting lawmakers to "just show me" ideas for fixing an economy shedding jobs at an alarming rate. Democratic congressional officials said that Obama aides came under pressure in closed-door talks to jettison or significantly alter a proposed tax credit for creating jobs.

VP-elect Biden in Afghanistan for talks (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 02:00 AM CST AP - U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday for talks with the country's leaders, as surging Taliban violence claimed the lives of more American troops.

CDC director is out, government e-mail says (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 12:15 AM CST AP - The woman who led the nation's public health agency in a post-Sept. 11 world of bioterrorist fears is out, her resignation announced in a Friday night e-mail to employees.

Most health agency heads replaced before Obama (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 08:08 PM CST Reuters - Most of the heads of the U.S. agencies under the Health and Human Services Department will be replaced by their deputies by January 20, when Barack Obama is sworn in as president, employees learned on Friday.

Senate refuses to seat Obama's would-be senate replacement (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 08:05 PM CST AFP - In the latest twist of a political saga, top Democrat Dick Durbin said that the US Senate will not seat the man tapped to replace president-elect Barack Obama.

Obama, Democrats look to revamp financial bailout (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 07:54 PM CST AP - Barack Obama's economic team is talking with the Bush administration about having Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson ask Congress within the next week for access to the $350 billion remaining in the financial bailout fund, officials on both sides said Friday.

Obama team, Rep. Frank eye bailout fund overhaul (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 07:22 PM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama and a key Democratic lawmaker revealed plans on Friday to overhaul the government's $700 billion financial rescue fund as a way to aid struggling homeowners and speed the flow of credit.

Toxic coal ash piling up in ponds in 32 states (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 07:20 PM CST AP - Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling up in power plant ponds in 32 states, a situation the government has long recognized as a risk to human health and the environment but has done nothing about.

5,000 inaugural parade seats offered up to public (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:39 PM CST AFP - In less than a minute, 5,000 tickets were sold Friday for highly-prized seats along the US presidential inauguration parade route, the ticket sales company Ticketmaster said.

Cheney, in last days in office, still hopes to catch bin Laden (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:19 PM CST AFP - Outgoing US Vice President Dick Cheney Friday did not give up hope of capturing or killing Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, with only 11 days left before Barack Obama moves into the White House.

Warner bucks GOP-ers, backs Holder (Politico) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST Politico - Sen. Arlen Specter and other Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee may want to derail or slow down Eric Holder’s nomination to become the next attorney general, but one of their just departed colleagues is going to bat for the nominee.

Obama: US economy 'dire,' urges action on plan (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 05:31 PM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that staggering new job loss figures showed the need for Congress to urgently pass his plan to revive the "dire" and "deteriorating" US economy.

Dems stew in botched Burris imbroglio (Politico) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 04:51 PM CST Politico - Democrats angry over the botched handling of the Roland Burris imbroglio are putting the blame on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin and President-elect Barack Obama — even as new legal developments in Illinois throw the issue back to the Senate again.

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