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The Illinois governor gave his own closing arguments at his impeachment trial before the state Senate. But his words failed to convince lawmakers, who found him guilty of abuse of power. Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn stands ready to be sworn in immediately as governor. ()
Congressional Republicans find themselves on the receiving end of a White House charm offensive. ()
Ford is optimistic it can take a different path to recovery than Chrysler and GM. ()
January 29, 2009 · More companies are recalling products containing peanuts since the government them to an outbreak of salmonella now tied to the deaths of eight people. More than 430 products have been pulled from shelves so far, and nearly 500 illnesses have been linked to the outbreak. ()
January 29, 2009 · British economist John Maynard Keynes believed government spending could pull an economy out of recession. After deficits ballooned in the 1970s, his ideas were widely discredited. Now, with the Obama administration's $825 billion stimulus plan, Keynesian economics gets its first real-world test. ()
January 29, 2009 · The Iraqi government will not renew the license of Blackwater Worldwide, the private security firm accused of killing Iraqi civilians while protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq. Anger at the firm peaked in 2007, when its guards were accused of killing at least 14 unarmed civilians on a crowded street. ()
January 28, 2009 · The Democratic-controlled House has approved an $819 billion economic stimulus package seen as critical to President Barack Obama's plan to revive the economy. But many Republicans remain skeptical over the spending involved, and changes are likely as the bill moves to the Senate. ()
January 29, 2009 · Here and there are signs of decay and stress in the glitzy football game's infrastructure. Sports-marketing and sports-sponsorship growth is virtually flat, major advertisers are in dire financial straits and the NFL itself is laying off staffers. ()
January 29, 2009 · A U.S. judge is being asked to halt the disclosure of the names of donors to two organizations that supported Proposition 8, California's voter-approved initiative banning same-sex marriage. However, public disclosure is at the core of the campaign finance laws. ()
January 29, 2009 · Nearly 12 years after former Vice President Al Gore returned from Kyoto, Japan, he returned to the U.S. Senate to offer his former colleagues advice about how to approach international climate negotiations this year in Copenhagen. ()
January 29, 2009 · The Pentagon dwarfs the State Department and every other federal agency in terms of budget and manpower. President Obama has vowed to return diplomacy to the forefront of U.S. foreign policy, but what would it actually take to shift resources and clout from the military to diplomats? ()
January 29, 2009 · The CIA's top officer in Algeria is under investigation for sexual assault. At least two Muslim women say he drugged them and then raped them. The story was first reported by ABC News. ()
January 29, 2009 · A new study may explain why people with Alzheimer's often remember events from the distant past, but not what they did yesterday. The area first damaged by the disease is the hippocampus, a structure deep inside the brain thought to be necessary to form new memories, but it may play little or no role as memories get older. ()
January 29, 2009 · Lilly Ledbetter just wanted what was fair — to earn the same pay as her male co-workers for the same work. She took on Goodyear, her employer in Alabama, and her case went to the Supreme Court. Her years-long battle ends in triumph Thursday with a fair pay act named in her honor. ()
January 28, 2009 · When the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is closed, some of its detainees may be moved to other countries; others will be prosecuted. But some cases are more problematic; there about 100 detainees whom the Pentagon says are too dangerous to free, yet they can't be tried for a lack of evidence. ()
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