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Mukasey clears nomination hurdle
feature Michael Mukasey, President Bush
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feature A Nobel Peace Prize for Al Gore
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Democrats challenge Mukasey
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U.S. slaps new sanctions on Iran
feature The Bush administration has imposed broad new economic sanctions on Iran to pressure the regime to abandon its nuclear program.
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A GOP immigration backlash
feature Conservative Republicans pushed back against an immigration reform bill championed by their colleague, Sen. Marco Rubio.
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Obama, GOP negotiate to avert a default crisis
feature The president called in congressional lawmakers for a series of emergency meetings to resolve a high-stakes game of political chicken.
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U.S. launches commando raids in North Africa
feature Special operations forces staged simultaneous raids in Libya and Somalia aimed at capturing two leading Islamist militants.
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The shutdown’s toll
feature The impact of the first partial government shutdown in 17 years rippled across the nation.
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Tipping off al Qaida
feature U.S. officials say that a leak about an al Qaida plot has undermined their ability to monitor the terrorist group.
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Shutting down the government over Obamacare
feature The federal government ground to a halt, after Republicans refused to continue funding it unless the health-care law was defunded or delayed.
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Obama cuts aid to Egypt
feature The U.S. suspended millions of dollars’ worth of military aid to punish Egypt for its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Egypt’s revolt alarms Israel
feature If radical Islamists take power and cancel the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, the cornerstone of Israel’s security would unravel.
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Protesters, regime headed for a showdown
feature Anti-government demonstrations in Egypt continued to put pressure on Mubarak to resign. His regime warned that the two sides could be headed toward a violent confrontation.
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