Video - Franken: 'So thrilled' at Minn. Senate race win

Democrat Al Franken says he's 'so thrilled' to finally be celebrating a victory after nearly eight months of recounts and courtroom fights in Minnesota's Senate race.

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Video: Obama urges Senate to pass climate bill

President Barack Obama urged the U.S. Senate to pass a sweeping energy and climate bill that narrowly passed the House last week.

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Video - SCOTUS Decision: Profiling a divided firehouse

The Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of white firefighters in a reverse discrimination case. The AP's Bonny Ghosh reports from inside the New Haven, Connecticut firehouse.

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Raw Video: Obamas 2006 HIV/AIDS test

President Barack Obama and First Lady, Michelle, on Sunday released pictures of them being tested for HIV/AIDS three years ago on a trip to Kenya, in commemoration of the 14th Anniversary of National HIV Testing Day.

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Video: First Lady Gives Back

First Lady Michelle Obama spoke of the importance of giving back at National Conference for Service and Volunteering, and she wasn't alone. See what Jon Bon Jovi had to say, and a special announcement by Matthew McConaughey.

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Video: Obama praises climate bill's passage

Hours after the House passed landmark legislation meant to curb greenhouse gas emissions and create an energy-efficient economy, President Barack Obama on Saturday urged senators to show courage and follow suit.

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Video - White House: Jackson pop icon with troubled life

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama saw pop star Michael Jackson as a spectacular performer and music icon whose life nonetheless had sad and tragic aspects.

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Video - Philandering Politicians: Why do they cheat?

Not a year seems to go by without a Washington sex scandal, and both Democrats and Republicans are guilty. The Ap's Faryl Ury reports.

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Video Newsmaker: Newt Gingrich on running for president

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich discusses if he will run for the presidency in 2012.

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Video: SC gov's vanishing act, affair 'disappointing'

South Carolina residents say they are disappointed in their governor. After going AWOL for seven days, a tearful Gov. Mark Sanford admitted that he had been in Argentina with a woman he's having an affair with.

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Video First Person: Nick Jonas Goes to Washington

Nick Jonas, the youngest Jonas brother, was in Washington Wednesday lobbying on behalf of diabetes research. Nick has Type 1 diabetes.

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Video: Obama 'appalled' at Iran crackdown

President Barack Obama is employing tough, new language over Iran's crushing of post-election dissent -- speaking at a news conference that also covered health care, the economy and his smoking habit.

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Video: Obama praises Bernanke

President Obama priased the work of Fed Chairman Bernanke, but did not indicate whether he would ask him to stay on for another term.

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Video: Iran, health care dominate Obama news conference

The situation in Iran and the debate on health care dominated President Obama's news conference Tuesday. The president also discussed his own battle with smoking.

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Video: Is Obama's Agenda Too Ambitious?

U.S. News Chief White House Correspondent Kenneth T. Walsh looks whether the president's full plate of domestic initiatives and foreign policy challenges is too much too fast.

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Video: Obama announces agreement with drug companies

President Barack Obama says the pharmaceutical industry's agreement to help close a gap in Medicare's drug coverage will make health reform more possible.

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Video: Obama the cartoon character unveiled

U.S. President Barack Obama is depicted as a superhero in the animated short "He's Barack Obama" which premiered at an annual correspondents' dinner.

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Video: Protesters Rage Against Dave

Zealots take to the streets of NYC to protest against David Letterman after his Sarah Palin kerfuffle over her young daughter Willow. See the crazies, protesters, and the hate on Dave while he makes a top 10 list out of it.

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Video: Obama outlines immigration overhaul

President Barack Obama says he is committed to a comprehensive immigration overhaul that includes a way that illegal immigrants can become U.S. citizens.

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Video: Gates, Mullen disagree about "twittering"

In remarks about authoritarianism and modern media, Sec. of Defense Robert Gates admits he has never "twittered," but Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen says he has.

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Video: Geithner defends plan to step up oversight

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says it is clear that the government could have done more to prevent the economic downfall. He says no single regulator saw its job as protecting the economy and financial system as a whole.

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Video: Obama extends benefits for same-sex partners

President Barack Obama is extending benefits for same-sex partners of federal employees. But AP's Julie Pace reports that some gay and lesbian groups think the president isn't going far enough.

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Video: Obama seeks financial overhaul

President Barack Obama is calling for new financial 'rules of the road' that he says would protect Americans from devastating future economic crises.

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Video: Twitter emerges as news source during Iran media crackdown

Andrew Nichols speaks with CBC's Susan Ormiston on popularity of Twitter during Tehran protests.

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Video: Nevada senator admits affair with ex-staffer

Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, a leading conservative mentioned as a potential presidential candidate, admitted Tuesday he had an extramarital affair with a woman who was a member of his campaign staff.

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AP VIDEO INTERVIEW: Sebelius: insurers won't succeed

The insurance lobby won't be able to block a public health plan because most Americans realize they would be better off if the industry had competition, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday.

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Video - Michelle Obama: First lady of fashion

The stars came out to applaud Michelle Obama's fashion sense as the President's wife was honored by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

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Video: Doctors weigh in on Obama health plan

President Barack Obama bluntly told doctors he opposes their highest legislative priority, limiting malpractice awards, and earned a smattering of boos from an audience he was here to court for his health care overhaul plans.

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Video: Obama on Iran

President Obama says he was troubled by post-election violence in Iran; said he would continue to pursue diplomacy.

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Video: GOP slams Democrats' climate bill

In the GOP's weekly radio and Internet address, Indiana Congress Mike Pence slammed a Democratic climate bill, calling it an energy tax, and instead called for more nuclear plants and oil drilling.

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Video - U.S. News Weekly: Turmoil in the GOP

Executive Editor Margaret Mannix looks into the tug-of-war among Republicans, and a first look at health care reform.

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Video: Obama calls for new health care spending cuts

In his weekly Internet and radio address Saturday, Obama proposed cutting $313 billion from Medicare and Medicaid programs over 10 years.

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Video: Obama looking forward to signing tobacco bill

Congress on Friday sent to the White House legislation that gives the federal government vast new powers to regulate and restrict cigarettes, the single largest cause of preventable death.

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Raw Video: George H.W. Bush takes a flying leap

Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 85th birthday by sky diving and landing at this home in Kennebunkport, Maine.

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Raw Video: GOP seizes control of NY Senate

Pandemonium erupted on the floor, the lights went out and the live television feed went black as the coup unfolded. The Republicans seized control of the New York Senate this week in a takeover that played out like comic opera.

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Video: Anti-Defamation League warns of 'lone wolves'

In the wake of Wednesday's deadly shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Museum, the Anti-Defamation league warns of "lone wolves," people motivated by hate, who act alone.

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Video: Obama confronts critics on health care overhaul

As Congress gets down to brass tacks on health care, President Barack Obama is hitting the road to make his case that now is the time to finally pass a comprehensive overhaul.

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Video: NY man has bad memories of Sotomayor

Jeffrey Deskovic was wrongly imprisoned for 16 years and at one point had his appeal rejected by Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

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Video: With Gitmo detainee in US, questions for Obama

The first detainee from Guantanamo Bay has been transferred to the US, opening up questions for the Obama administration over how many more detainees will be sent here, and what will happen to them if they are acquitted.


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Raw Video: Sotomayor in cast, airport stumble

The White House says Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has broken her ankle after a stumble at New York's LaGuardia Airport. Sotomayor appeared later in a cast on Capitol Hill.

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Video: Obama promises summer speed up of stimulus

President Barack Obama is promising to speed federal money into hundreds of public works projects this summer, vowing that 600,000 jobs will be created or saved.

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Video - Clinton: Charges 'unfounded' against journalists

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the charges against American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee are unfounded and the U.S. is 'pursuing every possible approach' to secure their release.

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Video: Senate panel ponders soft drink, beer tax hike

Several industries are banning together to lobby against a proposed tax increase on soft drinks, beer and wine. Lawmakers who support the measure say the levies will slow the sales of unhealthy products connected to rising health care costs.

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Video: Obama raps Ahmadinejad on Holocaust

President Obama takes a harsh tone toward Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regarding his denial of the existence of the Holocaust.

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Video: Pelosi expects healthcare bill by end of July

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that both healthcare and energy legislation will go to the House floor as soon as they are ready and 'not a minute sooner.'

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Video: President Obama Speaks In Cairo

President Obama speaks in Cairo, delivering a key speech on U.S. relations related to Muslims.

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Video: Obama praises king in Saudi visit

President Barack Obama praised Saudi Arabia's king during a visit Wednesday. Obama stopped in Saudi Arabia ahead of his speech this week in Cairo.

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Video - Mrs. Obama: Sotomayor is 'more than ready'

During a high school graduation, First Lady Michelle Obama compared Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's life story of humble beginnings and high achievement to the paths taken by her husband and herself.

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Video: Stricter identification rules at U.S. borders

Car and pedestrian traffic flowed smoothly through U.S. border crossings Monday, the first day that Americans coming home from Mexico and Canada faced stricter identification requirements. The AP's John Mone reports.

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Raw Video: Obama, former first lady Nancy Reagan

With the stroke of a pen Tuesday, President Barack Obama created the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission.

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Video: Military comes clean in Pat Tillman case

At his confirmation hearing Tuesday, Lt. Gen Stanley McChrystal told the Senate Armed Services Committee that mistakes were made in the military's handling of the accidental shooting death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman.

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Video: Reid praises Sotomayor as 'the whole package'

The Senate's top Democrat praised federal judge Sonia Sotomayor Tuesday as an extraordinarily well-qualified Supreme Court nominee whose background as an 'underdog' appeals to Americans.

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Video - Cheney: Release secret memos

Former Vice President Dick Cheney reiterated his challenge to President Barack Obama to declassify classified information. Cheney then said 'Otherwise, they wouldn't call me Darth Vader for nothing.'

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Video: Lawmakers face busy summer as Congress returns

The Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor makes a busy summer even busier for Congress. The AP's Jerry Bodlander has a preview.

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