GOP cuts deep as right revolts
Lee resigns over suggestive photos
By JAKE SHERMAN & JOHN BRESNAHAN | 2/9/11 6:14 PMHe resigns after half-naked photographs surfaced of him on an Internet gossip site.
Webb to retire; Dems eye Kaine
By DAVID CATANESE & MANU RAJU | 2/9/11 5:32 PMTech war: Google vs. Microsoft
By ELIZABETH WASSERMAN | 2/9/11 5:33 PMA Google spokesman argues that Microsoft is fueling the attacks against the Internet search giant.
HuffPo move sparks some backlash
By PATRICK GAVIN | 2/9/11 3:39 PMSome progressives are fretting about what the move means for the future of their message.
GOP endures another floor loss
By JOHN BRESNAHAN & JAKE SHERMAN | 2/9/11 5:36 PMA third bill fails in the House this week.
Dems: Thomas should recuse himself
By JENNIFER HABERKORN | 2/9/11 11:35 AMThey say his wife's lobbying should keep him from ruling on health lawsuits in the Supreme Court.
Rice warns GOP against U.N. cuts
By BEN SMITH | 2/9/11 1:44 PMInsurance reality hits House GOP
By MARIN COGAN | 2/9/11 11:42 AMSome freshmen face $1,200-a-month premiums.
GOP-EPA fight lives up to hype
By ROBIN BRAVENDER | 2/9/11 3:12 PMHouse Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans blast greenhouse gas regulations.
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By KEACH HAGEY | 2/9/11 12:34 PMPOLITICO's new subscription news service covers technology, energy and health care policy.
Cardenas to lead conservative group
By BEN SMITH | 2/9/11 1:31 PMAl Cardenas was elected today as the new chairman of the American Conservative Union.
Trials of public scrutiny
By AMIE PARNES | 2/9/11 6:28 AMObama poll numbers creep up
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 2/9/11 2:55 PMObama’s new approval rating in at 51 percent.
Unemployment looms over Obama
By BEN WHITE | 2/9/11 7:11 AMThe numbers will soon have serious implications for the president's reelection campaign.
The facts on foreign aid
By REV. BECKMANN & GEORGE INGRAM & JIM KOLBE | 2/9/11 3:00 PMOpinion: Americans deserve the truth about foreign assistance before policymakers rush to judgment.
The GOP's Israel primary
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 2/9/11 11:46 AMA stop in the Jewish state is becoming as critical as an early trip to Iowa or New Hampshire.
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By POLITICO STAFF | 2/9/11 9:46 AMPlay VideoHow U.S. can back Mideast reform
By MARWAN MUASHER | 2/9/11 4:40 AMOpinion: W.H. needs to walk a fine line between imposing reform by force and total disengagement.
Egypt fence-mending in U.S. future
By BEN SMITH | 2/9/11 10:27 AMThere are some slips in W.H. diplomatic efforts.
Charlotte's DNC win boosts mayor
By JUANA SUMMERS | 2/9/11 12:36 PMThe fortunes of the youthful Anthony Foxx will likely take a turn for the better.
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First lady in waiting
"I wasn't invited," Michelle Obama said of the royal wedding, but she added: "If I get invited, I'll go."
After lunch, GOP extends a hand
By MATT NEGRIN & RICHARD E. COHEN | 2/9/11 3:43 PMW.H. selective when releasing info
By MATT NEGRIN | 2/9/11 5:46 PMAn official says the administration releases in statements only what is said on the American side.
Official: Bin Laden takes back seat
By JOSH GERSTEIN | 2/9/11 3:30 PMHe says Anwar Al-Awlaki's group is a bigger threat.
GOP targets family planning program
By SARAH KLIFF | 2/9/11 6:05 PMRepublicans' spending proposal would wipe out funding for the 40-year-old program.
Bernanke: 'several years' to normal
By MEREDITH SHINER | 2/9/11 2:25 PMHe testifies before the House Budget Committee.
Allen West to close CPAC
By MOLLY BALL | 2/9/11 5:33 PMGOP: Save Browner documents
By DARREN GOODE | 2/9/11 5:48 PMThey want the White House climate and energy adviser's records preserved.
'What would Gabby want?'
By JONATHAN ALLEN | 2/9/11 3:44 PMGiffords camp rallying around their leader.
Santorum's Twe-eating Palin post
By ANDY BARR | 2/9/11 3:37 PMHe is backpedaling from his critical remarks.
Rahm captures huge polling lead
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 2/9/11 11:48 AMWith Election Day approaching, a survey shows Emanuel with his biggest edge yet.
Congress's jam band is back
By PATRICK GAVIN | 2/9/11 12:42 PMPlay VideoPatrick considered resigning in 2007
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 2/9/11 2:22 PMThe Massachusetts governor reportedly considered stepping down from the job a few years ago.
W.H., GOP trade war brewing
By BEN WHITE | 2/9/11 10:17 AMGOP-ers won't cede free trade label to Obama.
McCaskill returns to moderate roots
By MEREDITH SHINER | 2/9/11 1:31 PMThe Missouri Democrat tries to reclaim her 2006 persona for her 2012 campaign.
No bailout for states' looming crises
By PATRICK MCHENRY | 2/9/11 9:35 AMOpinion: Proper oversight can help change the course for cities states now headed toward crisis.
'Donald': We hardly knew ye
By PATRICK GAVIN | 2/9/11 4:37 AMCome together on education reform
By BILL FRIST & JOHN PODESTA | 2/9/11 7:53 AMOpinion: No Child Left Behind offers a chance for Democrats and Republicans to work together.