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Tuesday

Obama Turns Page On Iraq, But Story Isn't Over

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The Impact of War

Obama Turns Page On Iraq, But Story Isn't Over

As he ended the combat mission in Iraq, President Obama called on the American people to put the energies once devoted there into the fighting in Afghanistan and the rebuilding of the U.S. economy. But he also foreshadowed what analysts say will be a difficult and dangerous job of training Iraqi forces to maintain their country's security.

Gibbs On Iraq Transition: Future Is In Iraqis' Hands

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs talks to Steve Inskeep about President Obama's address to the nation on Iraq on Tuesday night. They also discuss the economy and the outlook for Democrats in the midterm elections.

Gibbs On Iraq Transition: Future Is In Iraqis' Hands

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Monday

Gulf Oil Spill: Containment And Clean Up

BP Assures Governors It Will Restore The Gulf

The Southern Governors' Association wraps up its annual conference in Birmingham, Ala., Monday. State officials at Sunday's meeting heard from BP CEO Bob Dudley, claims czar Kenneth Feinberg and Thad Allen, the government's point person on the oil spill recovery.

BP Assures Governors It Will Restore The Gulf

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Sunday

Saturday

On The National Mall, Divisions Kept In Check

Washington, D.C., became a crossroads of American politics Saturday, when two rallies represented two very different ideas of what this country should be. At Glenn Beck's conservative rally, a church picnic atmosphere pervaded. Meanwhile attendees at Al Sharpton's gathering insisted they weren't there to disrupt.

On The National Mall, Divisions Kept In Check

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Illinois Politicians: Really Corrupt Or Just Dumb?

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Illinois Politicians: Really Corrupt Or Just Dumb?

Rod Blagojevich's guilty verdict made him the second consecutive Illinois governor to be convicted of a crime and the fourth in less than 40 years. And it's not just governors. Hundreds of other Illinois public officials have been convicted in a state that some call the "corruption capita," of the nation.

Illinois Politicians: Really Corrupt Or Just Dumb?

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Friday

For GOP Hopefuls In N.H., Economy Is No. 1 Topic

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Election 2010

For GOP Hopefuls In N.H., Economy Is No. 1 Topic

The Republicans who want to replace retiring Sen. Judd Gregg are hearing from voters that even though the state's unemployment rate is well below the national average, they're very worried about how things are going.

For GOP Hopefuls In N.H., Economy Is No. 1 Topic

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Glenn Beck Comes To D.C., Controversy Follows

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Glenn Beck Comes To D.C., Controversy Follows

The conservative radio show host and Fox News Channel personality says the scheduling and Lincoln Memorial location of his "Restoring Honor" rally on Saturday, the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s seminal 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, was a divine coincidence. Critics doubt that.

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