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NYT: Wider Pakistan drone use OK'd

NYT: S.C. rift highlights debate in GOP

NYT: Medical debt spurs more bankruptcies

Health bill revives abortion groups

Drug firms raise prices ahead of reform

For thrillers, Glenn Beck is new Oprah

Analysis: Victories rekindle GOP’s hope

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Obama: Health reform at 'precipice' of passage

Rural Ill. prison to house Gitmo detainees

House votes to lower volume on noisy TV ads

D.C. City Council votes to legalize gay marriage

NYT: Poll reveals depth and trauma of joblessness

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Democrats' Ads Slam Republicans as Cozy With Wall Street

Obama Pitches 'Cash for Caulkers'

The Early Word: All Eyes on Lieberman

White House Checks the Guest List Twice

Obama and Buffett May Be Distant Cousins

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Illinois prison to get Gitmo detainees
Dec. 15: Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn talk about the government's plan acquire an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo.

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