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Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a bill that adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law led to the abandonment of nearly three dozen children, including some teenagers as old as 17
President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach
Obama's reputed nominee for Attorney General was a key figure during the investigation that led to Clinton's impeachment
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Parishoners at a Tampa church were urged to vote for Barack Obama and a constitutional ban on gay marriage that critics say may have unintended consequences
As the president-elect and his transition team think about who to tap for top jobs in the Obama Administration, TIME looks back on a group of 20th century Cabinet members who distinguished their offices
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