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The Olympic torch has begun its journey through the US capital with thousands of onlookers lining the streets to catch a gli
mpse.
The tour through Washington DC is part of the...

1. Republican voters taking ballot papers and going into polling booths to cast votes

Voting was under way in the New Hampshire presidential primary on Tuesday, with Republican hopeful Mitt Romney hoping for a big vict
ory....

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U-S House Speaker Newt Gingrich has met with South Korean President Kim Young- sam to discuss the situation on the Korean Penin
sula.
Gingrich was spending his second day of a nine-day Asia tour...

Roughly 39 million U.S. households receive monthly payments (averaging $423) through the temporarily expanded Child Tax Credit. Set to expire in December, some Democrats — including Sen. Cory Booker — want to make them permanent.

HEADLINE:In the trenches of the GOP campaign trail

CAPTION: The Presidential primary race for the Republican nomination is halfway complete with the Illinois primary. In the trenches of the daily political battle are staffers,...

HEADLINE: Obama touts economic proposals, rivals disparage

CAPTION: President Barack Obama, following up on his annual State of the Union address to Congress, defended the government's role in ensuring fairness and...

Washington DC, United States, May 5, 1998

1. Nancy Reagan and George Schultz stand by a piece of Berlin
Wall
2. Plaque by piece of wall then p
an to wall
3. Nancy Reagan...

HEADLINE: Fla. voters undecided after decision day

CAPTION: After Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney clobbered Newt Gingrich by 14 percentage points in the Florida primary, voters in the battleground state...

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An American Congressman has hit out at claims he breached ethical standards by revealing the name of a C-I-A agent allegedly linked to the deaths of an American innkeeper and a...

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Former U-S President Ronald Reagan is to join John F. Kennedy in having an airport named after him - if Congress has its
way.
The White House is...

HEADLINE: Republicans rally to plan 2012 strategy

CAPTION: Nearly 2,000 Republican donors and activists are in New Orleans to persuade and be persuaded on behalf of candidates in next year's presidential elec
tion.
The...

HEADLINE: Obama: I'm willing to compromise

CAPTION: In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Barack Obama said the wealthiest Americans must "pay their fair share." He invoked budget deals negotiated by...

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The U-S House of Representatives could decide within a couple of weeks whether to hold impeachment hearings against U-S President Bill Cli
nton.
House Judiciary Committee...

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The efforts to end the U-S federal budget standoff are on hold once a
gain.
The two sides say the talks are in recess for at least a week, following nearly two weeks of face-to-face...

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The U-S House of Representatives could decide within a couple of weeks whether to hold impeachment hearings against U-S President Bill Cli
nton.
House Judiciary Committee...

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President Clinton's election campaign has been hit by a major scandal - his top political adviser resigned after a tabloid reported he had a relationship with a...

Dec.10 -- Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at University of Virginia Center for Politics, discusses impeachment, USMCA and former vice president Joe Biden. He speaks with Bloomberg’s David Westin on “Balance of Power.”

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U-S Vice President AL Gore's presidential campaign was given a boost on Wednesday when he received the backing of the largest American labour u
nion.
The union will now ask its 13 (M) million members to...

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United States President Clinton has signed into U-S law an historic agreement to balance the federal budget by the year 2
002.
The signing ceremony took place on the White...

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The U-S House of Representatives is moving toward a quick release of parts of the Independent Counsel's report, some of which may even hit the...

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President Bill Clinton delivered a commencement address to college graduates in New Hampshire Sun
day.
During his speech, he referred to the importance of foreign aid and the ever-present...

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For the first time in forty years, the Republican party controls the United States Congr
ess.
While domestic issues were in the forefront, many are predicting that foreign policy will be a...

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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson called Saturday for a new grassroots movement against the Republicans and their so-called Contract with Ame
rica.
With defiant Republicans now in control of...

VOICED: Mitt Romney: the unloved Republican presidential candidate