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Kagan joins the high court
feature Elena Kagan became the fourth woman ever to take a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, after winning Senate confirmation largely along party lines.
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Judge halts stem-cell research
feature In a ruling that imperils the future of stem-cell research in the U.S., a federal judge blocked President Obama’s 2009 executive order that expanded embryonic stem-cell research.
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The end of U.S. combat in Iraq
feature More than seven years after the invasion of Iraq, the last U.S. combat unit withdrew from the country this week.
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More furor over mosque
feature The controversy over the Cordoba House project grew more heated, with the site attracting dueling demonstrations.
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Petraeus urges more time for Afghanistan
feature General David Petraeus warned of civil war if American forces fail to roll back the Taliban, and he hedged on a scheduled July 2011 pullout of U.S. troops.
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Pakistan under water
feature The U.N. has asked for $460 million in international aid, saying the crisis in Pakistan eclipses the 2004 tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and the Haitian earthquake combined.
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Gay marriage is off again
feature Gay marriages were put on hold in California again, when the appellate court in San Francisco stayed a lower court’s ruling allowing same-sex marriages to go forward.
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A promise of help from Team Obama
feature President-elect Barack Obama named a high-profile team of economic advisors to his incoming administration and made it clear that jump-starting the economy will be his top priority.
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Obama challenges the car companies
feature President Obama signed an executive order allowing California and other states to set greenhouse-gas emission standards tighter than federal limits.
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Daschle drops out and Obama takes a hit
feature Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination as secretary of health and human services, dealing a major embarrassment to President Barack Obama.
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Obama ups the ante in Afghanistan
feature President Obama ordered an additional 17,000 troops deployed to Afghanistan this spring and summer, when fighting between NATO troops and the Taliban typically intensifies.
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Automakers ask for more help
feature General Motors and Chrysler pleaded with the federal government to shell out an additional $21 billion, on top of the $17.4 billion in bailout funds they’ve already received.
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Obama signs stimulus law
feature President Obama signed into law a $787 billion stimulus package designed to reverse the momentum of a deepening recession.
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President Obama’s fresh start
feature After a stirring inaugural address, President Barack Obama immediately starting changing the nation's direction by meeting with advisors to discuss the drawdown of troops from Iraq and by ordering a suspension of military prosecutions at Guant
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