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  • Court denies Burris request to stop election

    Court denies Burris request to stop election

    Politics 11/02/2010

    The Supreme Court says it won't stop a special election for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat that leaves out current Illinois Sen. Roland Burris. Burris earlier this month asked the high court to block plans for a special Senate election that...

  • Court asked to keep stem cell money flowing

    Court asked to keep stem cell money flowing

    Politics 11/02/2010

    The Obama administration is asking a federal appeals court to lift an order blocking federal funding for some stem cell research, a day after being turned down by the judge who issued the order. The administration told a federal appeals court in Wash...

  • Court denies Burris request to stop election

    Court denies Burris request to stop election

    Politics 11/02/2010

    The Supreme Court says it won't stop a special election for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat that leaves out current Illinois Sen. Roland Burris. Burris earlier this month asked the high court to block plans for a special Senate election that...

  • Lawyer in Whitman flap mum on details, party ties

    Lawyer in Whitman flap mum on details, party ties

    Politics 11/02/2010

    Republican Meg Whitman's former maid said Tuesday she's not a Democratic pawn in California's race for governor, but her attorney refused again to provide key details about her claims that Whitman employed her for nearly a decade despite knowing she ...

  • Obama and Democrats count on Senate wins out West

    Obama and Democrats count on Senate wins out West

    Politics 11/02/2010

    President Barack Obama heads to California and Washington state this week to drum up support for endangered incumbents Barbara Boxer and Patty Murray in the last days of a campaign that finds his Democrats playing defense around the country. Wins in ...