Bush pledges full U.S. support to India

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High-profile convicts among those seeking pardons

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Obama calls Indian prime minister

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Bush to make statement on terror attacks

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(CNN) — President Bush will make a brief statement on the attacks in India when he returns to Washington later Saturday, the White House has announced.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino also said the president held a secure video-teleconference Saturday morning regarding the terror attacks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and members of his national [...]

Bush reflects on legacy: ‘I’m leaving with the same set of values’

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Obama sends condolences to terror victims

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(CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama issued the following statement Friday evening regarding news American citizens are among those who have lost their lives during the attacks in India:
“Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the American citizens who lost their lives in the outrageous terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Our thoughts [...]

NY: New York NOW Head: Gillibrand ‘Great,’ But Maloney for Senate

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ALBANY—As a candidate to replace Hillary Clinton when she becomes secretary of state, Representative Kirsten Gillibrand is thought to be an attractive option because she represents an upstate district and would be the only woman to hold an elected statewide post.
But the head of the New York chapter of the National Organization of Women said she would prefer a woman with a longer track record of advancing women’s issues than Gillibrand, who was comfortably re-elected to her second term.
“I think Kirsten’s a great person and a great Congresswoman, but I would prefer at this point to see someone who has sunk her teeth into women’s issues and civil rights issues,” said Marcia Pappas.

NY: Same-Sex Marriage Advocates Debate the Gang of Three

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A forum about same-sex marriage last week at the L.G.B.T. Center in Chelsea earlier in the week turned into a pointed debate over how to respond to three rebellious Democrats in the State Senate.
Early in the nearly two-hour long event, the panelists and audience members turned their attention to Pedro Espada, Ruben Diaz Sr. and Carl Kruger, who, by not supporting fellow Democrat Malcolm Smith as majority leader, are seen as the main impediments to a vote to legalize same-sex marriage.
State Tom Duane, a panelist, said his message to Espada (and presumably, the other other holdouts) is “that you’re a Democrat and you need to vote for a Democratic leader.

NY: Is This Thing On?

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ALBANY—It seemed the only people working at the Capitol on Black Friday were crews from the Office of General Services stringing lights around the state's official holiday tree.
According to a press release, the tree is a 30-foot blue donated by Arlene Blasen of Latham. The lights are LEDs which use less electricity than normal.
The Tree will be lit formally on December 7.

CA: SPECIAL HOLIDAY REPORT: Vote recount could be next in McClintock/Brown race

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When vote totals are certified next week in the 4th Congressional District race, it might not be the end, but just the end of the beginning.
The campaigns for both Democrat Charlie Brown and Republican Tom McClintock are prepared in case the county-certified vote total draws a corresponding legal action that could take weeks to resolve.