Video: Cuban Americans mixed on opening travel to Cuba

It's time for Congress to end restrictions that have prevented most Americans from visiting Cuba, a bipartisan group of senators said Tuesday. In Miami's Little Havana, residents expressed mixed emotions to the new legislation.

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Video: Sebelius calls for action now on health care

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Health and Human Services Department, said Tuesday that if confirmed, 'health reform would be my mission.'

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Video: Sen. John McCain on Afghanistan

Sen. John McCain (R. AZ) shares his views on what is needed to make the military campaign in Afghanistan successful.

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Video - Obama on flooding: we will help

President Barack Obama assured the nation Saturday that he was keeping tabs on floods roiling the Midwest and putting the federal government's weight behind efforts to avert disaster.

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Video - Obama: Taliban and al-Qaida must be stopped

President Barack Obama on Friday ordered 4,000 more military troops into Afghanistan, vowing to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat" the Taliban and al-Qaida.

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Video: Dems mirror Obama priorities with budgets

Congressional Democrats unveiled budget plans that embrace President Barack Obama's key priorities and point the way for major legislation later this year on health care, energy and education. AP's Jerry Bodlander reports.

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Video: Obama takes on the Internet audience

President Barack Obama is taking the town hall into the 21st century, answering questions Thursday during an online town hall meeting. The AP's Julie Pace looks at what questions made the cut.

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Video - Fact check: AP on Obama's news conference

The AP's Calvin Woodward takes a closer look at some of President Obama's statements during his Tuesday news conference and how they square with the facts.

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Video - Obama: U.S. to stay on offensive in Afghanistan

In a meeting with the Australian prime minister, President Obama said the U.S. will stay on the offensive in Afghanistan. About 1,000 Australian troops are in Afghanistan.

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Video: Murtha under fire for ties to lobbying firm

Pennsylvania Congressman Jack Murtha is coming under fire for his ties to several defense contracting lobbying firms. In the past these firms have given more than two million dollars to Murtha's campaigns.

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Video: Obama: My responsibility to solve U.S. problems

President Barack Obama says it is his responsibility to solve the problems facing the country, both now and in the future. Obama spoke Thursday before business leaders in Washington.

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Video: Pelosi downplays second stimulus package

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking a wait and see approach to another economic stimulus package. Pelosi said she wants to see the first stimulus package 'play out' before considering a second package.

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Video: Obama urges allies to take stimulus action

President Barack Obama says other nations must sign on to aggressive steps to jump-start their own economies, warning that without global coordination U.S. actions could falter.

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Video: Obama to sign spending bill, push for new rules

Acknowledging it's an 'imperfect' bill, President Barack Obama said he will accept a $410 billion spending package but insisted it must signal an 'end to the old way of doing business.'

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Video - AP Newsmaker: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar wants to create renewable energy zones to spur solar and wind energy projects, and build power lines to get the electricity to markets.

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Video: Talking to the Taliban?

President Obama tells the New York Times he is open to talking to some elements of the Taliban, but can the lessons from Iraq apply to Afghanistan?

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Video - First Person: Praise for stem cell decision

The head of one of the country's leading stem cell research labs is calling President Obama's decision to allow federal taxpayer dollars to fund broader research on embryonic stem cells, "a fantastic moment."

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Video - Lieberman: Obama off to 'very good start'

After campaigning for Republican John McCain during the presidential election, Sen. Joe Lieberman now has nothing but praise for President Barack Obama. In an interview with The Associated Press, Lieberman explains his change of heart.

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Video: GOP challenges Obama's healthcare plan

Republicans are challenging President Barack Obama's plan to make one health care option the purchase of government-sponsored medical coverage.

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Video - Obama: Crisis is time of 'great opportunity'

As the dreadful economic news piles up, President Barack Obama used his weekly address to challenge the nation to not just hang in there but rather to see the hard times as a chance to "discover great opportunity in the midst of great crisis."

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Video: Resetting US-Russia relations

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov as the US takes steps to revive its relationship with Russia.

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Video: Obama won't 'accept' cycle of job loss

President Barack Obama says he won't accept a cycle of job loss in the U.S. The president spoke to police recruits in Ohio who were on the brink of unemployment until the stimulus bill passed.

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Video: How long with Americans stay patient on economy?

Thus far, notoriously impatient Americans seem willing to give President Barack Obama time to turn the economy around. The AP's Julie Pace looks at how long that patience will last.

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Video: Pitt, Pelosi discuss New Orleans rebuilding

Actor Brad Pitt spoke with the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Washington D.C. on Thursday to discuss the 45-year-old actor's charity efforts in New Orleans.

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Video: Kennedy: Now is the time for health care reform

Sen. Ted Kennedy said it is time to reform the nation's health care system. The senator, who is battling a brain tumor, spoke at a health care summit being hosted by the White House.

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Video: Govt. more open to health reform than in past

As President Barack Obama begins his push for health care reform, he finds a climate in Washington that may be more willing to work on the issue than in the past.

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Video - Clinton: Israeli home demolitions 'unhelpful'

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday promised vigorous and personal involvement in stalled Mideast peace efforts and criticized Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem as "unhelpful."

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Video: Britain's leader warns against US protectionism

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says an 'economic hurricane' has swept the world and leaders of the United States should not think that it's confined to America's borders.

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Video: Obama's agenda comes with risks, rewards

President Barack Obama is rolling an ambitious agenda, tackling everything from Iraq to healthcare. The AP's Julie Pace looks at the risks and rewards of Obama's first moves.

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Video: Obama puts Bush species ruling on hold

Barack Obama has signed a presidential memorandum to restore the scientific process in endangered species decisions. Obama says the process was undermined by a last-minute regulation by the Bush administration.

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Video - Geithner: Worst financial mess ever

President Barack Obama's Treasury secretary tells Congress the administration has inherited "the worst fiscal situation in American history," entering office facing a $1.3 trillion deficit, about 10 percent of the nation's economic output.

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Video: Obama hails beginning of new construction

President Barack Obama says the new road-building initiative in his economic recovery program will create or save 150,000 jobs by the end of next year. Some 200 new highway construction jobs will start in the next few weeks.

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Video: Thousands rally for climate change legislation

Several thousand demonstrators gathered in Washington D.C., urging Congress to pass legislation to reduce greenhouse gases, and targeting the government's own Capitol power plant as a symbol of the problem.

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Video - Publicist: Blagojevich signs 6-figure book deal

A publicist for Rod Blagojevich says the former Illinois governor has signed a six-figure deal to write a book about the dark side of politics.

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Video - Source: Obama taps Sebelius for HHS secretary

A White House source says Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is President Barack Obama's choice for secretary of health and human services.

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Video - Rush Limbaugh: 'Conservatives love people'

Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh told the Conservative Political Action Conference that individuals can reach their potential if onerous taxes, regulations and too much government are removed from their path.

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