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Obama’s online revolution: boom or bust?
Barack Obama’s presidential election victory followed a record-shattering, cyber-propelled campaign. A year later though, the online political magic is still spreading, but it’s just not achieving a consensus.
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Obama faces election tests, his first as president
US President Barack Obama faces key political tests Tuesday with two gubernatorial polls and one congressional district election. Democrat Jon Corzine (photo) has locked horns with Republican Chris Christie in the New Jersey race.
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President Obama hails 'critical milestone' of Senate health approval
Welcoming the US Senate committee's approval of a healthcare reform bill, US President Barack Obama said a "critical milestone" had been reached. But he warned that it was now time to "dig in and work even harder".
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Key Senate committee passes controversial healthcare bill
President Barack Obama's ambitious healthcare reform bill was endorsed by the US Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, bringing him closer to his goal of signing in sweeping legislation to expand medical coverage to tens of millions of Americans this
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Lawmakers oppose Guantanamo transfers to US
The US House of Representatives voted late Thursday to block the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to the US to face prosecution, dealing a possible setback to President Barack Obama's plan to close Guantanamo by Jan. 2010.
WEB NEWS
Net users react to the resignation of Obama's adviser
In this edition: Obama's advisor Van Jones whose ideas were denounced by some web users has been forced to resign; Chinese Government takes steps against syringe attacks; and America’s first lady opens the White House to net users.
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A final goodbye to Teddy Kennedy
In this edition: A final goodbye to the lion of the Senate, Edward Kennedy; kidnapped Jaycee Lee Dugard, free after 18 years, reveals the grim details of her ordeal; a report on Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, the world's most dangerous city.
THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS
Farewell to Ted Kennedy, the 'Lion of the Senate'
In this edition: America mourns Ted Kennedy, the last patriarch of the Kennedy dynasty; a look around Martha's Vineyard, the quiet island where Barack Obama is spending his vacation; and Venezuela, the land of beauty queens and plastic surgery.
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Ted Kennedy: the dream lives on
Edward Kennedy, the "Lion of the Senate", has died at the age of 77 after a battle with cancer. A gifted orator and liberal champion, the brother of JFK and "Bobby" Kennedy was also the last patriarch of the country's most famous political dynasty.
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Veteran Senator Edward Kennedy dies at 77
Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Capitol Hill's "liberal lion", has died after a battle with brain cancer. The veteran Democrat will be buried at Arlington National Cemetary near his two brothers, John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy.
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