Video: New course in Afghanistan?

The top commander for Afghanistan delivers his revised strategy, saying the situation was "serious" but US and NATO forces could succeed.

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Raw Video: Obama goes snack shopping

President Barack Obama visited two stores on Martha's Vineyard with his daughters in tow, buying candy, ice cream and an oatmeal raisin cookie.

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Raw Video: Kennedy funeral at Arlington Cemetery

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was laid to rest alongside slain brothers John and Robert on hallowed ground at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday evening.

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Video - Obama: Kennedy was soul of the Democratic Party

Delivering the eulogy at Senator Edward Kennedy's funeral Mass in Boston, President Barack Obama saluted the senator for surmounting pain and suffering to become a family patriarch and a political force.

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Video: U.S. Presidents gather for Kennedy mass

An array of living U.S. presidents gather in Boston for mass commemorating the life of Senator Edward Kennedy.

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Video - McCain: Kennedy "Taught me to be better Senator"

Senator John McCain reflects on the life of his friend and colleague, Edward Kennedy, and remembers Kennedy's ability to reach beyond party lines.

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Video: McCain holds health care town hall meeting

Sen. John McCain criticized President Barack Obama's plan to create a government-run health care option at a town-hall meeting Tuesday in the retirement community of Sun City, Arizona.

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Video - Mass Gov.: I support Sen. Kennedy's vision

Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick said Wednesday that he supports a plan allowing him to appoint an interim Senator, until a special election takes place. Kennedy, just days before his death, wrote a letter advocating a similar plan.

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Video: A rush order on the H1N1 flu vaccine

After a troubling White House report on the potential spread of the H1N1 virus, US officials want to speed up production and distribution of a vaccine.

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Video: Fla. Case sparks gay adoption debate

Attorneys for a gay adoptive father and his two young sons told an appeals court Wednesday that gays should not be singled out by Florida's strictest-in-the-nation law that prohibits them from adopting children.

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Raw Video: Obamas go casual for lunch out

President Barack Obama and his family had a casual lunch at a Martha's Vineyard eatery. The first family chatted with friends while they ate at an outdoor picnic table.

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Video: Howard Dean shouted down at health care forum

Former Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean encountered angry protesters Tuesday at a health care town hall sponsored by Congressman Jim Moran in Virginia.

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Video - Obama: Kennedy was greatest senator of our time

President Barack Obama praised Sen. Edward Kennedy Wednesday as the guardian of his family and defender of the American dream.

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Video: Kennedy at the 1980 and 2008 conventions

Sen. Ted Kennedy gave two rousing convention speeches, in 1980 and 2008. The 1980 address came after Kennedy did not win the party nomination, while the 2008 speech came after his cancer diagnosis.

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Video: 'Lion of the Senate' leaves strong legacy

For nearly a half-century in the Senate, Ted Kennedy was a dominant voice on health care, civil rights, war and peace, and more.

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Video - Ex-CIA officer: Torture investigation a must

Former CIA case officer turned author Robert Baer says a probe into the interrogation of terror suspects is necessary to clear the air. He says in the future, interrogating suspects should be left to the FBI or U.S. Military.

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Video: Obama begins vineyard vacay

President Barack Obama and his family have begun a week-long vacation on Martha's Vineyard off Cape Cod.

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Video: Obama admin. releases 2004 CIA documents

The Obama administration released newly declassified 2004 CIA documents detailing the Bush administration's policy of capturing suspected terrorists and interrogating them in overseas prisons.

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Video - Heath Debate: Where did 'death panel' come from?

Despite the fact the idea of death panels doesn't exist in any proposed legislation, the concept has caught fire in the contentious health care debate. The AP looks at where the debate started.

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Video: Ridge claims link between politics, terror alert

Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge claims in a new book that he was pressured by other members of President George W. Bush's Cabinet to raise the nation's terror alert level just before the 2004 presidential election.

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Video: Michael Moore unveils trailer for Capitalism

Filmmaker and documentarian Michael Moore unveils the trailer for his highly anticipated next film, Capitalism: A Love Story.

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Video: Kennedy seeks to have Senate seat filled quickly

Sen. Ted Kennedy, stricken with cancer, has asked Mass. lawmakers to change the law to give the governor the ability to appoint an interim replacement if he's no longer able to serve.

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Video Essay: Obama vacation highlights history

When President Obama vacations on Martha's Vineyard, he'll become the latest in a long line of prominent African-Americans to flock to the island. Regular summer visitors talk the area's importance in this video essay by the AP's Jason Bronis.

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Video: Obama stands by belief in public option

President Barack Obama is standing his position that a public option for health insurance coverage should be considered as part of legislation to overhaul the health care system.

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Raw Video: Rep. Frank lashes back at protesters

Congressman Barney Frank lashed back at protesters who booed him and yelled out during a health care town hall in Dartmouth, Massachusetts on Tuesday night.

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Video: Mideast peace signs

US President Barack Obama -- meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak -- said there were some "encouraging" signs out of Israel on the Mideast peace front.

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Video: Gibbs hammered on 'public option'

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs vigorously and repeatedly stated that the public option is President Barack Obama's priority in the health care overhaul.

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Video: Political columnist Robert Novak dies at 78

The Chicago Sun-Times says columnist Robert Novak, who was a central figure in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case, has died.

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Video: Obama asks for patience in Afghanistan

Speaking before U.S. war veterans, President Barack Obama called for American patience in the war in Afghanistan.

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Video: Obama concession on public option draws critics

President Barack Obama's concession on a health care public option is drawing criticism from some liberal groups. But the AP's Julie Pace says some Democrats are willing to compromise to get reform.

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Video - Gun carrying protester: 'exercising my rights'

About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday.

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Raw Video: First family satisfies sweet tooth

The Obama family -- the president, the first lady and daughters Malia and Sasha, and other relatives had a busy sightseeing day visiting Yellowstone National Park -- ending the trip with a stop for ice cream.

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Raw Video: First family visits Yellowstone

President Barack Obama, the first lady and their daughters paid a visit to Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park. They made a stop at Old Faithful to watch the geyser erupt.

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Video: Obama targets insurance industry in town hall

President Barack Obama, addressing a town hall meeting on health care reform, says Americans no longer should be "held hostage by health insurance companies" that deny coverage for various reasons.

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Video: Couples gather in Atlanta to kiss for gay rights

About 50 people, mostly gay and lesbian couples, gathered in downtown Atlanta to protest the recent arrests of gays kissing in Utah and Texas.

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Video - Obama: Time to work together on health care

President Barack Obama is asking Americans to lower the volume of the rhetoric over his health care proposal while acknowledging "legitimate differences" worthy of discussion.

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Video: Who are the anti-healthcare reform protesters?

With passions running high over healthcare reform at town hall meetings around the country, the AP's Kelly Daschle takes a closer look at who the protesters are, and why they have come out in large numbers.

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Video: Fact-checking claims about health care reform

Thousands of people have attended Congressional town halls in recent days. Many have made charges about the the government's health care reform plans. Brooks Jackson, director of FactCheck.org takes a look at some of their claims.

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Video - Grassley: 'i'll let Pres. Obama defend himself'

Republican Senator Charles Grassley answered questions from the crowd Wednesday during a health care town hall event in Wintersect, Iowa.

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Video: Crowds get rowdy outside health care forum

President Barack Obama took his push for health care reform to Portsmouth, New Hampshire Tuesday. Several people gathered near the town hall venue to voice their opposition to and support for the president's plan.

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Raw video: Health care heats up at MO town hall

Senator Claire McCaskill was frequently interrupted during her town hall meeting in Hillsboro, Missouri Tuesday. The Missouri Democrat was speaking on health care reform at the public forum.

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Video: Swastika painted at Georgia congressman's office

A swastika was found Tuesday painted on a sign outside Rep. David Scott's district office, an act the Ga. Democrat said reflects an increasingly hateful and racist debate over health care.

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Video: Obama calls for civility in health care debate

Trying to put new energy behind his health care plan, President Barack Obama on Tuesday took direct aim at the health insurance industry, promising Americans that 'meddling' bureaucrats should not be determining anyone's care.

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Raw Video: Sen. Specter faces angry town hall

Republican-turned-Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter faced a barrage of sometimes hostile questions about health care from wary and frustrated voters at a town meeting Tuesday.

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Video: Sotomayor sworn in as Supreme Court Justice

Chief Justice John Roberts has sworn in Sonia Sotomayor as the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice and the third female justice in the court's 220-year history. Sotomayor's family and friends joined her for the occasion.

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Video: "The worst may be behind us"

US President Obama said a better than expected job report may signal that the worst "may be behind us."

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Video: Fla. senator to resign, clear path for Crist

Republican Sen. Mel Martinez's decision Friday to step down 16 months early gave Gov. Charlie Crist the perfect gift: his pick of who should watch over the office while Crist tries to win it for himself.

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Video: Senate to vote on $2 billion for clunkers

The Senate is poised to add $2 billion to the popular "cash-for-clunkers" program after lawmakers agreed to vote on the government car incentives and give shoppers until Labor Day to visit their local dealerships and make a deal.

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Video: A few Senate Republicans back Sotomayor

As the Senate moves toward certain confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, the Senate's Democratic women are describing her as a role model. A vote could come as early as tomorrow.

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Video - Obama: $2.5 billion grant for auto innovation

President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the stimulus is now providing $2.4 billion in taxpayer grants to create electric cars and tens of thousands of jobs during a speech in Indiana.

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Video - Clinton in North Korea: How it happened

Former President Bill Clinton's journey to North Korea to secure the release of two jailed U.S. journalists was months in the making. The AP's Julie Pace breaks down the sequence of events.

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Video: Senate Battle Over Sotomayor Begins

The U.S. Senate has started its debate on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Some Republicans have questioned Sotomayor's ability to be impartial, but she's expected to be confirmed with bipartisan support.

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Raw Video: Obama visits press room on birthday

President Obama made a surprise visit to the White House press room on his birthday to deliver cupcakes to veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas, who shares a birthday with the president. Thomas is 89.

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Video: White House "cash for clunkers could end soon"

The government's wildly popular "cash for clunkers" program, offering $4,500 rebates to customers who trade in gas guzzlers, is likely to end Friday if the Senate doesn't approve $2 billion more for it, the White House says.

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Video - White House: No to tax hike for middle class

The White House made it clear Monday-- there are no plans to raise taxes on the middle class.

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