AP Top Political News At 3:16 p.m. EDT
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AP Top Political News At 3:16 p.m. EDT
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Obama seeks new start in sagging US-Russia ties
MOSCOW (AP) -- Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship....
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US-Russia framework deal on arms control expected
MOSCOW (AP) -- The White House said Sunday it expects President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to announce progress in negotiations that could lead to a new nuclear arms control treaty by the end of the year....
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Mullen advises 'measured' approach to gay policy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's top military officer said Sunday he has advised President Barack Obama to move "in a measured way" in changing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bans gays from serving openly in the military....
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Rove: Palin resignation part of a 'risky strategy'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's potential presidential rivals said Sunday that her abrupt resignation won't help her dodge scrutiny. President George W. Bush's chief political adviser said her strategy is, at best, unclear....
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Biden: Israel free to set own course on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden signaled that the Obama administration would not stand in the way if Israel chose to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, even as the top U.S. military officer said any attack on Iran would be destabilizing....
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Biden predicts more jobs because of stimulus money
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration "misread" the depth of the economic troubles it inherited and still expects more new jobs in the long term as the spending pace from the $787 billion stimulus plan quickens, Vice President Joe Biden said....
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Powell says Iraq surge should have come earlier
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Colin Powell says the U.S. took too long to strengthen its forces in Iraq after Baghdad fell early in the war....
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Obama plan could trim back financial powerhouses
WASHINGTON (AP) -- They are the biggest of the big - the Citigroups, the Goldman Sachses, the AIGs and other financial behemoths. The Obama administration doesn't want so many around anymore....
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