Rally supporting Obama budget held in Washington
Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-MD, speaks during the "Renew and Rebuild America Now" rally to show support for President Obama's budget on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 1, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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A senior Russian official Monday termed as "perverse" a list of Russians allegedly banned from traveling to Britain.
U.S. lawmakers traveled around the globe during Congress' winter recess on VIP luxury Air Force jets, the U.S. television program Inside Edition says.
U.S. lawmakers, who will dispense tickets to President-elect Barack Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration, say they're overwhelmed by requests for the limited spots.
Ten-term Democratic Rep. Benjamin Cardin defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele in the race for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat.
U.S. Marines will no longer guard the entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis -- a duty they carried for 155 years.
Secretary of State Colin Powell Thursday named members of Congress who will represent the United States at a conference on anti-Semitism.
Less than a week back into session, Hill Democrats have wasted no time in opening an offensive against the new Medicare drug law.
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