Obama Meets With French President Sarkozy At White House

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The two discussed economic issues ahead of scheduled G-8 and G-20 meetings.

Giffords Shooting Suspect Jared Lee Loughner Makes First Court Appearance

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Suspect Jared Lee Loughner

Preliminary hearing for Loughner set for Jan. 24.

Brown To Reveal California Budget Proposal Monday

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Jerry Brown. (Photo by Freedom to Marry via Flickr)

California's governor shouldn't expect to make many friends with the controversial budget plan.

Secession Vote Begins In Southern Sudan

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Southern Sudanese women in Juba. (Photo by Stein Ove Korneliussen via Flickr)

Voting will take place for the next week.

UPDATED: Nation Observes Moment Of Silence In Honor Of Arizona Shooting Victims

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President Obama speaking on the phone with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. (White House photo by Pete Souza)

The President also calls for flags to be flown at half-staff.

U.S. Ambassador Summoned By Iceland Over DOJ Subpoena

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Iceland protests U.S. probe of MP in WikiLeaks case.

Giffords Shooter Jared Lee Loughner Charged With Five Counts -- Political Ties Probed

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DHS memo says Loughner might be tied to far right group.

Grijalva on Giffords: "People Are Feeding This Monster"

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Neon Tommy
Neon Tommy

Fellow Az Dem denounces an atmosphere of "anger, hatred and division."

HuffPost Live Blog on Giffords Shooting

Coverage At The Arizona Republic

South Sudan About To Secede, Take Control Of Big Oil Reserves

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South Sudan votes Sunday to gain independence.

DOJ Subpoena Of Twitter Accounts Of WikiLeaks Supporters Wider Than First Believed

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Federal probe includes a member of the Icelandic Parliament.

Obama Tries To Get Economic House In Order Amid Weak Jobs Report

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Creative Commons image of money.

Fed chief Bernanke predicts unemployment rate will fall to 8 percent in 2013.

Fluoride Levels In Our Water Need To Sink, EPA Announces

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Too much fluoride consumption causing unwanted health effects.

Classroom Frontlines: A Special Series On L.A. Public School Teachers Making A Difference

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Read our entire series on eight LAUSD teachers fighting against all the odds.

From Dead Birds To Dead Fish, Crabs

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Dead birds in the U.S. and Sweden, dead crabs in England and dead fish on three continents.

RNC Chairman Michael Steele On Defensive During Debate

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RNC Chairman Michael Steele

RNC Chairman faces an uphill battle in reelection bid.

Obama Signs 9/11 Health Bill

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(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

After a long battle, the 9/11 health bill makes gets signed into law.

North Korea Calls For Cooperation With South Korea

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North Korea (Creative Commons)

South Korea, it's your move.

Northeastern Australia Faces Flooding Of "Biblical Proportions"

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Flooding in Warwick, Queensland strands travelers and submerges crops. (Photo by rjrgmc28 via Flickr)

Days of rain have forced entire cities to flee from swelling rivers.

USC Student Uses Twin's Death As Inspiration

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A year after Sean McCoy's sister's death, Sean started a social networking and file sharing site.

New Jersey Governor Christie Under Fire For Vacationing During Blizzard

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (Creative Commons)

Governor Christie defended his Disney World Vacation During Press Conference On Saturday

Ambassador Jon Huntsman Hints At 2012 Presidential Bid

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Jon Huntsman (Creative Commons)

Former Utah Governor might challenge Obama in 2012, according to Newsweek.

Three States Have New Governors On New Years Day

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Gov. Susana Martinez

New York, New Mexico and Michigan rang in 2011 with a change in power at the top.

What The New Health Care Law Does In 2011

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Drug makers will be taxed for the first time and insurer profits will be scrutinized.

New Laws For California In 2011

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Traffic fines keep going up.

The Top 10 Top 10 Lists Of 2010

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What do WikiLeaks, Joe Biden, iPhone 4, James Franco and BP all have in common?

Unemployment Claims Fall Below 400,000

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New figures are lowest in more than two years.

Christine O'Donnell Under Investigation For Campaign Spending

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Christine O'Donnell (Creative Commons)

Feds probe $20,000 expenditure for illegal personal uses.

France To Build Warships For Russia

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Moscow (Photo by Borya via Flickr)

The U.S. and other NATO countries aren't happy about the deal.

Brutal Drug Lord Dead, Colombian President Says

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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (Photo by Robert Ward courtesy of U.S. Department of Defense)

Pedro "the knife" Guerrero was killed during a Christmas day shootout.

FBI Raids Texas Business Tied To Operation Payback Attacks On PayPal

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Feds seize servers allegedly linked to DDOS attacks.

California's Death Row Piling Up With Inmates

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Legal challenge staying executions could be decided in early 2011.

Bank Failures Hit Record Level But Effect Insignificant

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Failed bank assets totaled $92.1 billion, down 45.7% from 2009.

Iraq Wants U.S. Forces Out By 2011

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U.S. on track to exit by end of the upcoming year.

President Obama Most Admired Man For Third Straight Year

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is most admired woman.

Massive Snow Storm Slams East Coast

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Thousands of air travelers in East Coast stranded due to bad weather.

Big Blizzard Set To Hit East Coast

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Bad weather conditions are expected across the northeastern coast of the U.S.

Midwest Snow Storm Heads South, Causes Delays

East Atlanta blanketed with snow on March 1, 2009. (Photo by gojeffrey via Flickr)

A white Christmas for some means travel headaches for others.

Bomb Blast Kills 43 In Pakistan

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Boundaries of Pakistan (Image courtesy United States Government)

The explosion comes a day after Taliban insurgents attacked security forces in a neighboring district.