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Alaska, Minnesota could decide Senate races

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 11:59pm EST

Officials in Alaska, one of three states yet to certify winners in the November 4 U.S. Senate races, say they hope to have nearly all ballots counted on Tuesday.

104 retired officers against 'don't ask-don't tell'

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 10:57pm EST

More than 100 retired U.S. military leaders -- including the former head of the Naval Academy -- have signed a statement calling for an end to the military's "don't ask-don't tell" policy, according to a California-based think tank that supports the movement.

Brown: Obama struggling with lobbyist promises

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 9:14pm EST

I want you to hear something President-elect Barack Obama said just about a year ago:

Sources: Lieberman likely to keep chairmanship

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 7:24pm EST

Senate Democrats appear willing to let Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, keep his powerful Homeland Security Committee chairmanship, even though he campaigned vigorously for Sen. John McCain's White House bid, two sources told CNN Monday.

Gulf War illness is real, new federal report says

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 5:12pm EST

An extensive federal report released Monday concludes that roughly one in four of the 697,000 U.S. veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from Gulf War illness.

Bill Clinton could pose Cabinet problem

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 4:56pm EST

Former President Bill Clinton's international business dealings, global foundation and penchant for going off script could present a significant obstacle to Hillary Clinton becoming secretary of state, observers say.

Commentary: How Obama can fix the economy

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 3:02pm EST

President-elect Barack Obama has been holding his economic cards close to his vest. He did not participate in person at last weekend's meeting of G20 leaders.

Battle over auto bailout looms in Congress

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 2:32pm EST

Congress will kick off a special lame-duck session Monday, and a partisan battle awaits over the fate of the nation's Big Three automakers.

Obama may have to give up e-messaging

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 2:20pm EST

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Rice, Gadhafi's son to meet, officials say

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 2:14pm EST

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet Tuesday with the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to discuss deepening ties between Washington and Tripoli, senior State Department officials said Monday.

Obama: Auto industry collapse would be 'disaster'

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 11:04am EST

The potential collapse of the auto industry would be "a disaster" amid today's economic crisis, President-elect Barack Obama told CBS' "60 Minutes" in a wide-ranging interview airing Sunday.