Politics
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Inside Washington June 17, 2012
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This week on Inside Washington: Is President Obama connecting with the voters? Democratic insiders fear that he is not.
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Obama, Romney ads heavily focused on news shows
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The political pitches are coming early and often in Virginia, Florida and other hotly contested states that are expected to determine the outcome of the White House contest. So far they're mostly jammed around local newscasts and current affairs shows.
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Illegal immigrant deportation of young people to stop, Obama announces
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As many as 800,000 illegal immigrants could be impacted by the Obama administration's decision to stop deportation of young immigrants who have led law-abiding lives.
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POLL: Do you agree with Obama's new immigration policy?
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Illegal immigrants will now be immune from deportation if they came here before they turned 16 and are younger than 30, have been here for at least five continuous years, have no criminal history, graduated from a U.S. high school or earned a GED, or served in the military.
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Joe Biden tells Virginia Beach grads to ignore cynical comments
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Vice President Biden told the graduates to ignore cynical comments they may hear. He said there's no reason not to believe in the continued promise of America, saying that they will lead a period of technological innovation.
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Kiyo Oden defends granting of government deal to now-husband
D.C. corruption cases are unfortunately becoming less of a rarity. So, charges that a major government project was granted to the husband of the General Counsel of a government bureau, surely did not come as a surprise.
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John Edwards won't be retried
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John Edwards, whose illegal campaign contributions trial ended in an acquittal on one charge and mistrial on five others, won't be retried on the charges again.
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Michelle Obama joins Pinterest, pins family photos
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First Lady Michelle Obama captioned some of the photos herself, including recent shots of the Obama family skipping stones and playing minigolf, and older family photos including a wedding day picture.
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Brett McGurk nomination should be withdrawn, GOP lawmakers say
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Six GOP members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Wednesday calling on him to withdraw Brett McGurk's nomination.
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George Allen wins GOP primary in Va.
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With about 15 percent of the vote counted Tuesday, Allen had nearly 65 percent of the vote, setting up a fall battle to regain the seat he lost in 2006.
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Chris Perkins wins 11th District primary
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Chris Perkins has won the Republican nomination for a seat in Congress from northern Virginia's 11th District.
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Jim Moran wins 8th District primary
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Jim Moran has easily won the 8th District Democratic primary as he seeks his 12th term in Congress.
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Tiffany Alston guilty of misdemeanor theft
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A jury convicted Prince George's delegate Tiffany Alston of taking money from the General Assembly to pay for an assistant in her law office.
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Virginia primary: George Allen says he won't be complacent
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Whether glad-handing at a Stafford pizza place, or alongside the Governor, George Allen says there's no room for complacency on the campaign trail these days.
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President Obama addresses economic crisis
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Obama, seeking to clarify comments about the strength of the U.S. economy, said later Friday it is "absolutely clear" that the U.S. economy is "not doing fine."
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President Obama speaks out against classified document leak claims
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President Barack Obama calls it "offensive" and "wrong" to claim his White House deliberately leaked classified information for political gain.
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D.C. home rule threatened by Congressional interference
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D.C. leaders say they've assembled 100 national organizations that can help the District fend off what they consider to be Congressional interference into local affairs.
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Mitt Romney wins Texas primary, GOP nomination
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Mitt Romney has clinched the Republican presidential nomination with his win in the Texas primary.
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