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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Archives' many missing items

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:16:28 -0400

National Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building's magnificent rotunda in Washington. But they won't find the patent file for the Wright Brothers' Flying Machine or the maps for the first atomic bomb missions anywhere in the Archives inventory.

Obama's trip: 3 more countries, 1 broad mission

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:14:33 -0400

Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.

Colin Powell cautions Obama on big government

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:24:13 -0400

Colin Powell worries that President Barack Obama is trying to tackle too many big issues at one time and he offers this advice: take a hard look at costs and consider the additional red tape that will be created.

Night of barbecue, fireworks on tap at White House

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:16:05 -0400

The White House is getting ready for the big holiday barbecue and fireworks show at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

60 votes not so super for Obama, Senate Democrats

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:12:20 -0400

Congress returns for its midsummer session Monday with a Senate supermajority not super enough for President Barack Obama's top priorities to pass without Republican support.

Colin Powell: Celebrate Michael Jackson's art

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:39:04 -0400

Colin Powell says Michael Jackson had controversy in his life, but in death his art should be celebrated.

Obama, McCain give dueling holiday addresses

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:09:22 -0400

In dueling holiday addresses, President Barack Obama appealed for public support of his domestic programs and Sen. John McCain said Americans should side with Iranian election protesters.

Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:55:18 -0400

Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defies political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.

MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:22:48 -0400

The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all: It's the national debt.

Group Sotomayor advised fought job tests

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:29:54 -0400

A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which she ruled against white firefighters, documents released by the Senate show.