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Sen. Martinez of Florida to Give Up Seat SoonSen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), who had previously said he would not seek reelection in 2010, announced on Friday that he will resign his seat as soon as a replacement is selected, probably by the end of the month.
Washington Post Saturday, August 08, 2009For Sotomayor, Life as a Supreme Court Justice Comes With a Deluge of ChangesIf Sonia Sotomayor's spot on the Supreme Court is already known -- on the end, farthest from the chief justice's left -- the role she will play may become apparent only after years of service.
Washington Post Saturday, August 08, 2009Anne Wexler, Political Adviser and Lobbyist, Dies at 79Anne Wexler, 79, a prominent Washington lobbyist who was also one of the pioneering women in the lobbying arena, died Friday, it was announced on the PR Newswire. She had cancer.
Washington Post Saturday, August 08, 2009Pawlenty gives cash for clunkers a thumbs-downBut car dealers disagreed with the governor's comments made on his weekly radio show.
Star Tribune Saturday, August 08, 2009Elected DFLers owe party thousands in duesParty chairman wants Klobuchar, Ellison and Franken, $100,000 behind collectively, to pay up before fund goes broke.
Star Tribune Saturday, August 08, 2009Sotomayor to be sworn in SaturdaySonia Sotomayor, will make history Saturday when she is sworn in as the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.
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Amazon Saturday, August 08, 2009Healthcare critics make outlandish claims, Obama saysWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President
barack obama accused his critics on Saturday of resorting to "outlandish rumors" and "misleading information" aimed at derailing his efforts to overhaul the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system.
Reuters Saturday, August 08, 2009Clinton, in South Africa, moves to remake tiesCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- On a mission to improve ties with Africa's most prosperous nation, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Saturday with South African President Jacob Zuma and later toured a housing project she had visited twice in the past....
The Arizona Republic Saturday, August 08, 2009New law creates panel to probe judicial corruptionHARRISBURG - Saying he hoped it would begin the process of curing a "perversion of justice," Gov. Rendell signed into law yesterday a bill creating a special commission to investigate the juvenile court corruption scandal in Luzerne County.
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