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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Texas Voting Case The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a Texas voting rights case. (Full Story)

Palin Questions Media Fairness Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is taking aim at media coverage of her vice presidential run. (Full Story)

Obama: Jobs Report Shows Need For Action President-elect Barack Obama said Friday the time to act is now. (Full Story)

While Blagojevich Jogs, State House Votes To Impeach Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich went jogging Friday while the Illinois House voted to impeach him in an unprecedented step in Illinois history. (Full Story)

Obama Calls For Delay On Digital Revolution For once President-Elect Barack Obama is not calling for change, rather he is asking Congress to delay the start of the switchover from analog to digital TV broadcasting. (Full Story)

White House: Bush Headed To Boyhood Home Post-Presidency Republican George W. Bush will head for Midland after his presidency ends the afternoon of January 20th. (Full Story)

Presidents’ Club Luncheon Overshadowed By Inclement Weather That photographers' dream shot of the current president, the next president and the still-living presidents posing for a picture in the Rose Garden? Forget it! An unrelenting rain has forced the class picture inside. (Full Story)

Obama: Americans Will Accept My Proposal President-elect Barack Obama is expected to release details surrounding his economic stimulus plan Wednesday. (Full Story)

Governor Perry Travels To Iraq Gov. Rick Perry is in Iraq on a U.S. Defense Department trip that he says allows him to thank Texas troops for their service. (Full Story)

VA To Expand Benefits To Priority 8 Vets The Department of Veteran Affairs has outlined its plan to reopen benefits to about 265,000 Middle Income Veterans. (Full Story)

Obama Names Solicitor General President-elect Barack Obama announced his choice for solicitor general Monday. (Full Story)

Burris Ready To Take U.S. Senate Seat, But Will The Senate Let Him? The man named to succeed President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate is set to take his seat, but it’s not clear whether the chamber will let him. (Full Story)

Franken On Top, But Lawsuit Looms Democrat Al Franken is the winner of Minnesota’s closely contested U.S. Senate race, but a legal challenge will likely keep the race in limbo. (Full Story)

Obama Names CIA Chief President-elect Barack Obama named his choice to run the CIA Monday. (Full Story)

Craddick Drops Speaker Bid Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick is dropping his bid for a fourth term, GOP House members say. (Full Story)

Massive Stimulus Package Unlikely Before Inauguration Last Updated: 4:05 AM 01/05/09 - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says the broad economic stimulus package President-elect Barack Obama is pushing for will not be ready for his signature the day he takes office. (Full Story)

Richardson Withdraws As Commerce Secretary Nominee New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Sunday withdrew as President-elect Barack Obama’s commerce secretary nominee amid a grand jury investigation. (Full Story)

Renegade Republican Says He Has Votes To Unseat Craddick The consensus candidate of renegade Republicans to challenge House Speaker Tom Craddick says he has the votes to win the post. (Full Story)

Texas State Senator Seeks To End Straight-Ticket Voting One state lawmaker wants to try again to eliminate straight ticket voting in Texas. (Full Story)

Top Senators Will Discuss Illinois Seat Monday Senate leaders will try to decide Monday what to do about Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s selection of a successor to President-elect Barack Obama. (Full Story)

State Lawmakers Want To Revive Immigration Debate Lawmakers are proposing more than a dozen bills in an effort to revive the immigration debate when the Legislature convenes in a little more than a week. (Full Story)

Obama Urges Quick Action On Recovery Plan President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to act quickly on an economic recovery plan. (Full Story)

Lawmakers Will Put TxDOT Under The Microscope A group of lawmakers says the Texas Department of Transportation is dysfunctional and out of control, and the agency is likely to be the focus of intense debate when the Legislature convenes later this month in Austin. (Full Story)

GOP Insurgents Agree On Speaker Candidate A group of Republican insurgents selected a candidate Friday to challenge Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick. (Full Story)

Insurgents Plot Overthrow Of Texas House Speaker GOP insurgents were meeting secretly Friday in Austin to plot the overthrow of House Speaker Tom Craddick. (Full Story)

Cornyn: Senate GOP Will Block Attempt To Seat Franken Early Texas Senator John Cornyn said Friday Republicans will block any attempt to seat Minnesota Democrat Al Franken early. (Full Story)

Obama Returns To Chicago, Sets Sights On Washington President-elect Barack Obama was back in Chicago Friday, getting set for a move to Washington this weekend. (Full Story)

NY Governor May Be Leaning Toward Kennedy Officials say New York’s governor is leaning toward naming Caroline Kennedy to fill Hillary Rodham Clinton’s seat in the U.S. Senate. (Full Story)

Mr. Obama Goes To Washington--Early President-elect Barack Obama and his family will arrive in Washington a few weeks early. (Full Story)

Democrats Struggle Over Filling Obama’s Senate Seat Democrats are between a rock and a hard place after Illinois’ embattled governor named his choice to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. (Full Story)

Embattled Illinois Governor Names Obama’s Replacement Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich defied federal and state lawmakers Tuesday and named a replacement for former Sen. Barack Obama. (Full Story)

Franken Still Holds The Lead Democrat Al Franken still holds the lead in Minnesota’s still-contested U.S. Senate race. (Full Story)

Palin’s Daughter Gives Birth Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a grandmother. (Full Story)

House Speaker Race Heating Up It may be the dead of winter, but the House Speaker’s race is heating up in Austin. (Full Story)

First Lady Says Shoe-Throwing Was An Assault First Lady Laura Bush says she was not amused when an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the president. (Full Story)

Texas Cities, Counties Set To Spend Millions On Lobbying Some of the largest cities and counties in the state will spend millions in taxpayer money to lobby lawmakers when the Texas Legislature convenes next month. (Full Story)

Local City Council Considers Special Election To Replace Ousted Mayor A local city council is considering a special election to replace the city’s mayor, whom the council voted 6-1 in March to oust. (Full Story)

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