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Clintons, Obama Pay Homage to Activists

Candidates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton honor to civil rights activists in Selma, Alabama

Ex-Senator, VP Candidate Eagleton Dies

Former senator, vice presidential candidate Thomas Eagleton dies at 77; cause not disclosed

Senator Complained About Fired Attorney

Justice says Domenici called repeatedly to complain about US attorney Iglesias

Clinton Opens Door to Gay Activists

Hillary Clinton pledges open door policy with gay rights activists

Court Denies Redistricting Challenge

Supreme Court rules against Colorado voters in challenge to redistricting plan

Edwards Camp Capitalizes on Coulter Slur

Edwards features Coulter's slur on Web site to raise campaign cash

Lawmaker Looks Beyond Walter Reed Fix

Lawmaker says military health care problems persist beyond walls of Walter Reed

Ted Kennedy Sells Memoirs For $8 Million

After a six-day auction involving nine publishers, Sen. Edward Moore Kennedy has signed on the line for a deal to publish his memoirs in 2010. It will be the first book by the 75-year-old Massachusetts senator focusing on his own life.

GOP Comeback Climb Is Increasingly Steep

Trent Lott's resignation announcement was the latest in a wave of retirements to hit congressional Republicans, making an already difficult 2008 electoral landscape even more complicated for the minority party, reports the Washington Post.

Killer's Release Puts Romney On Defense

A Massachusetts judge and a convicted killer find themselves at the center of a growing political battle between Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani, reports Brian Montopoli.