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• March 11, 2010 : cnncr
  Palin to testify in e-mail case
  Sarah Palin has been asked by the U.S. Department of Justice to testify against David C. Kernell. (CNN) - Sarah Palin and her husband Todd will testify in the federal case against a Tennessee man who allegedly accessed Palin's private e-mail account during the 2008 presidential race, Palin's attorney told CNN Thursday. "Governor and Mr. Palin have [...]
  
• March 11, 2010 : peterhamby
  Hanks grinds press corps over coffee maker
  Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg attended a White House viewing Thursday of their new HBO mini-series ‘The Pacific.’ Washington (CNN) – Executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg and their wives joined President Barack Obama and his family at the White House movie theater Thursday for a private screening of their new HBO series, "The Pacific." But [...]
  
• March 11, 2010 : peterhamby
  Parliamentarian decision could make health bill tougher for Democrats
  Democratic health care plans hit a road block on Thursday. Washington (CNN) - A finding by the Senate parliamentarian has narrowed Democrats' options for passing health care reform and could force House Democrats to approve the Senate health care bill and have the President sign it into law before they vote on changes to the measure. Senate [...]
  
• March 11, 2010 : cnncr
  Reid's wife and daughter in car accident
  Sen. Harry Reid's wife (pictured) and daughter were involved in a car accident Thursday in the Washington area. Washington (CNN) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s wife broke her back and neck and his daughter suffered a neck injury in an auto accident, a spokesman said late Thursday afternoon. “Their injuries are non-life threatening,” Jon Summers, Reid’s [...]
  
• March 11, 2010 : cnnjs
  Sperling not yet offered OMB job
  Sources tell CNN that Gene Sperling will fill the No. 2 job at the Office of Management and Budget. Washington (CNN) – Two Obama administration sources told CNN Thursday that plans are in the works to shift Gene Sperling from a senior Treasury Department role to the No. 2 job at the Office of Management and [...]
  
• March 11, 2010 : cnncr
  Court clears reciting of Pledge of Allegiance at Western schools
  Washington (CNN) - Public schools in Western states can continue teacher-led reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance, after a federal court ruled against a group of atheist parents. The San Francisco-based 9th Circuit U-S Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Thursday that the pledge does not represent a government endorsement of religion, prohibited by the Constitution. [...]
  
• March 11, 2010 : cnnjs
  Senate Democrats weigh adding student loans to health care bill
  Sen. Harry Reid does not expect a decision on student loans today. Washington (CNN) – Senate Democrats huddled in the Capitol Thursday afternoon to hash out the issue of whether to include changes to student loan policies in the same reconciliation bill that will include fixes to health care reform. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid emerged from [...]
  
• March 11, 2010 : cnncr
  Blagojevich delivers Letterman's Top Ten
  Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich made an appearance on the 'Late Show with David Letterman' on Wednesday. (CNN) – Rod Blagojevich may have lost his job, but the former Illinois governor hasn't lost his sense of humor. Blagojevich appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" Wednesday to present the show's Top Ten list. The category: "The top [...]
  
• March 11, 2010 : cnncr
  Obama to give Nobel Peace Prize award to 10 charities
  Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama will donate his $1.4 million 2009 Nobel Peace Prize award to 10 charities, the White House announced Thursday. The organizations receiving the money "do extraordinary work in the United States and abroad helping students, veterans and countless others in need," Obama said in a statement. "I'm proud to support [...]
  
• March 11, 2010 : cnnjs
  Palin and Pawlenty to help Bachmann raise cash
  Both Tim Pawlenty and Sarah Palin will help Rep. Michele Bachmann raise money in April. Washington (CNN) – Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty, two potential rivals for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, will meet in Minneapolis next month to help raise money for Rep. Michele Bachmann, an outspoken conservative and popular figure among Tea Party activists. Palin [...]