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Today's Politics News: GOP hopefuls find some issues a hazard early on Obama, Clinton 'most admired' in 2010 Obama says Vick deserves second chance In Congress, a harder line on illegal immigrants EPA moving unilaterally to limit greenhouse gases Biden says gay marriage 'inevitable' Medicare regulation revives end-of-life planning Miller lifts opposition to certifying AK election W.H. confirms Obama's call to Vick Sanford: No plans for Appalachia Kennedy's exit from Congress leaves a family void Obama to keep fighting for DREAM Act on immigrants Reports: Khodorkovsky found guilty in 2nd case Obama to delay 2012 budget by about week: official THE GAME-CHANGER LIST Top 6 most covered Tea Party news stories of the year Picked as a voice to challenge Obama, Steele’s tenure as RNC chair marked by strife 'Death panels' controversy: Is Obama avoiding Congress? Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli: Tea Party Principles GOP hopefuls find some issues a hazard early on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:33 pm PST AP - This month's early, under-the-radar campaigning by potential Republican challengers to President Barack Obama is a reminder of something too easily forgotten: Running for president is harder than it looks, and Obama ultimately will stand against a flesh-and-blood nominee certain to make mistakes along the way. Full Story Top Obama, Clinton 'most admired' in 2010 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:05 pm PST AFP - US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were the "most admired" man and woman in the United States in 2010, according to an annual Gallup poll. Full Story Top Obama says Vick deserves second chance Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:21 pm PST AFP - US President Barack Obama says disgraced National Football League quarterback Michael Vick deserves a second chance after serving a jail sentence for his involvement in a dog-fighting ring. Full Story Top In Congress, a harder line on illegal immigrants Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:23 am PST AP - The end of the year means a turnover of House control from Democratic to Republican and, with it, Congress' approach to immigration. Full Story Top EPA moving unilaterally to limit greenhouse gases Sat, 25 Dec 2010 12:55 am PST AP - The Obama administration took separate actions this week to protect clean air and federal wilderness areas, reaffirming that the White House can pursue its goals without depending on help from an increasingly combative Congress. Full Story Top Biden says gay marriage 'inevitable' Sat, 25 Dec 2010 01:04 am PST AP - Vice President Joe Biden is predicting that the evolution in thinking that will permit gays to soon serve openly in the military eventually will bring about a national consensus for same-sex marriage. Full Story Top Medicare regulation revives end-of-life planning Sat, 25 Dec 2010 09:02 pm PST AP - A new health regulation issued this month offers Medicare recipients voluntary end-of-life planning, which Democrats dropped from the monumental health care overhaul last year. Full Story Top Miller lifts opposition to certifying AK election Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:39 pm PST AP - Alaska's certification of results showing U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski winning re-election over Republican rival Joe Miller could come as soon as Thursday. Full Story Top W.H. confirms Obama's call to Vick Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:44 pm PST Politico - Obama said many "never get a fair second chance." Full Story Top Sanford: No plans for Appalachia Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:23 am PST Politico - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford isn’t quite sure what he’ll do after he leaves office next week. Full Story Top Kennedy's exit from Congress leaves a family void Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:48 am PST AP - The Kennedys have held congressional seats, the presidency and the public's imagination for more than 60 years. That era ends when Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island vacates his U.S. House seat next month, leaving a city council post in California as Camelot's sole remaining political holding. Full Story Top Obama to keep fighting for DREAM Act on immigrants Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:58 pm PST AP - President Barack Obama says it may be his "biggest disappointment" — the failure to get Congress to pass the DREAM Act. It would offer a path to legal status for young illegal immigrants. Full Story Top Reports: Khodorkovsky found guilty in 2nd case Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:31 am PST AP - Russian news reports say that a judge has found former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty in his second trial, a verdict that would likely keep Russia's former richest man behind bars for several more years. Full Story Top Obama to delay 2012 budget by about week: official Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:43 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama, who has pledged to tackle long-term U.S. debt and deficit challenges, will delay the delivery of his fiscal year 2012 budget by about a week until after February 14. Full Story Top THE GAME-CHANGER LIST Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:54 pm PST Richard Reeves - LOS ANGELES -- The Associated Press, as usual, released last week its editors' poll of the 10 top stories of the year 2010. No. 1, with 54 first-place votes, was the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The congressional passage of health care reform was second with 30 votes. Full Story Top Top 6 most covered Tea Party news stories of the year Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:26 pm PST Daily Caller - Tea Party activists often say the media ignored them when the movement burst onto the political scene in 2009. Full Story Top Picked as a voice to challenge Obama, Steele’s tenure as RNC chair marked by strife Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:00 am PST Daily Caller - Michael Steele assumed the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee two years ago buoyed by hopes he would serve as a rhetorical counterbalance to President Obama. Full Story Top 'Death panels' controversy: Is Obama avoiding Congress? Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:57 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - In a move that could resuscitate the partisan battle over what Sarah Palin dubbed "death panels," the Obama administration is set to implement a controversial federal health-care provision by executive authority. Full Story Top Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli: Tea Party Principles Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:35 pm PST Time.com - Ken Cuccinelli, the man behind the latest anti-health-care ruling, was Tea Party before Tea Party was cool Full Story Top

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