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Key senators: Health care bill needs compromise
Government insurance option, employer mandate are sticking points, two senators say. Full story
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Off-message on Sotomayor
Republicans are floundering in efforts to trip up the Supreme Court nominee, a week before her Senate hearings. Full story
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President says strengthening human rights and the rule of law in Russia should be part of a "reset" in relations, according to an interview with a Russian newspaper. Full story
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U.S., Russia try to repair frayed relationship
Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to repair a badly damaged relationship.
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Senators say compromise key to health care bill
It will take a compromise on a government option for insurance if the Senate is to agree on a health care overall before next month's break, two senators said Sunday.
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GOP struggles for anti-Sotomayor message
A week before her Senate hearings, Republicans are floundering in their efforts to trip up Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, unable to find an effective message about why she's not fit to serve.
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