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Senate thwarts Coburn filibuster of lands bill
By Alexander Bolton | Posted: 01/11/09 02:26 PM [ET]
The Senate voted during a rare Sunday session to move forward on a package that has become known as the “Coburn omnibus” because it is designed to thwart a filibuster by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.).

Below average temperatures predicted for inauguration
By Klaus Marre | Posted: 01/11/09 02:40 PM [ET]
Those seeking to attend Barack Obama’s inauguration should not only expect record crowds but also below average temperatures.

Pelosi vows to keep stimulus free of earmarks
By Roxana Tiron | Posted: 01/11/09 01:41 PM [ET]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday vowed that there will be no earmarks in the upcoming economic stimulus bill that Congress and the incoming Obama administration are negotiating.

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