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WASHINGTON - Former Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod pleaded with officials to hear her out after she was ousted from the USDA during a racial firestorm in July, internal e-mails show.
WASHINGTON - The White House on Thursday defended granting waivers to some employers from a key provision of the new health care law, saying it was the best way to keep people insured until the law fully takes effect.
WASHINGTON - A deep-pocketed alliance with ties to top Republicans Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie is pumping more than $4 million into key Senate races in a single week of advertising, a crucial infusion to counter a surge in Democratic Party spending as Election Day draws near.
WASHINGTON - George Washington is best known as a general and statesman, but this week a group of experts was more interested in another one of the first president's talents: making peach brandy.
WASHINGTON - Forget about the midterm elections and speculation about West Wing personnel shake-ups.
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