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The Newsroom - David Brooks occupies a lofty perch on the op-ed page of the New York Times, one that permits the columnist to get inside the corridors of Washington power. He's got enough pull in the White House to reference President Obama as a senior background source.
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AP - Congressional negotiators struck a deal Friday on the toughest financial regulations since the Great Depression, aiming to rein in Wall Street excess and tighten rules on everything from simple debit card swipes to the most complex securities.
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The Newsroom - A day after an Alaska ethics official branded Sarah Palin's legal defense fund illegal, Palin has launched a new committee to raise money to cover her legal debts.
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The Newsroom - Martin Feldman, the U.S. District Court judge who issued an injunction against enforcement of Barack Obama's proposed deep-water drilling moratorium this week, was heavily invested in the oil and gas industry last year, according to his 2009 financial disclosure.
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The Newsroom - Arizona Sen. John McCain has opened a big lead over his GOP primary opponent, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth. A new Magellan Strategies poll of likely Republican voters in the state finds McCain leading Hayworth by 23 points, 52 percent to 29 percent.
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AP - With the scrawl of a pen, GOP Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona awakened the dormant but explosive issue of illegal immigration, sending shock waves across the political spectrum in an election year when both parties had hoped to sidestep the topic.
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AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney was admitted to the hospital Friday after experiencing discomfort, the latest health scare for the 69-year-old Republican leader who has a long history of heart disease.
