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The Capitol rang loud with vows to fix the crisis-ridden economy Tuesday as Congress opened for business at the dawn of a new Democratic era.
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Roland Burris announced Tuesday he was rejected for Barack Obama's Senate seat, in a bizarre rainy-day scene on the Capitol grounds as lawmakers awaited the gaveling of the 111th Congress into session.
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President-elect Barack Obama had to do a little fence-mending Tuesday with the new Congress controlled by his own party - apologizing to a key Senate Democrat for failing to consult on his decision to name veteran Washington hand Leon Panetta CIA director.
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An ice storm overnight put a glaze on area highways and sidewalks, caused a rash of accidents and closed school for most metro-east students Tuesday.
Brianna Bosick is only 6 years old but in the past year has endured what most people won't face in a lifetime.
A St. Clair County judge has found the East St. Louis tax increment financing director didn't commit telephone harassment when she called the city treasurer, angrily asking for a reimbursement check.
Let the rest of the country brag about its ivy-covered traditions and its cultural superiority. Down in Dixie, it's all about trotting out the nation's top college football teams on any given Saturday.
This small central Florida town is about as far from Hollywood as you can get. Maybe that's why actor John Travolta moved his family here.
President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, about becoming the country's next surgeon general, the cable network said Tuesday.
Roland Burris insisted on Monday that he is the junior senator from Illinois, even though the secretary of the U.S. Senate refused to accept his paperwork.
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