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Republicans build up Senate seats  Early results in the US mid-term elections are looking bad for President Barack Obama's government with a series of Republican Senate wins
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Republicans win House, Dems keep Senate US Republicans have ridden a wave of economic discontent to capture the House but President Obama's party has kept the Senate
| GOP has picked up nine governorships from Democrats. Republicans took six Senate seats from the Democrats but they fell short of victory. John Boehner is the likely new House Speaker
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| Nov.3 |
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 Republicans to fight Obama agenda John Boehner said Americans had voted for 'limited government', and pledged to roll back Mr Obama's healthcare reform "monstrosity
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Fed pumps $600bn into US economy| The Federal Reserve has announced that it will pump $600bn into the US economy by the end of June next year to try to boost the fragile recovery | |
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Obama says US voters 'frustrated' US President says he believes US voters are feeling frustrated with the pace of economic recovery, after mid-term poll losses
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 US: Jundallah is terror organization The State Department has officially designated Iranian extremist group Jundallah as a foreign terrorist organization
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| Nov.4 |
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Obama calls party leaders meeting  US President Barack Obama has asked Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders to come to a meeting at the White House
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Democrat Murray win in Washington state Senator Patty Murray has won the close race for the US Senate seat in Washington state over Republican challenger Dino Rossi
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| Nov.5 |
Washington |
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Court reverses decision to free detainee A U.S. federal appeals court overturned a court decision to release a Guantanamo detainee Salahi accused of helping al Qaeda
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| Nov.8 |
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 Panel backs BP on spill findings An inquiry ordered by President Obama into the spill has given support to many of the company's own findings
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| Nov.9 |
Washington |
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Gulf oil spill firms 'complacent' 3 major companies involved in the spill lacked a safety culture and made serious mistakes ahead of the catastrophe, the key inquiry has said
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| Nov.13 |
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 US offers Israel settlement plan| The US has offered Israel a package of incentives in exchange for a settlement construction freeze in the West Bank, diplomatic sources say | |
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| Nov.16 |
Washington |
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US warning over nuclear treaty Vice-President Joseph Biden has warned that failure to ratify a new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia will 'endanger our national secu...
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| Nov.18 |
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 Obama says arms treaty must pass US President has called the ratification of a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia 'a national security imperative'
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| Nov.22 |
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US 'seeks balance' in air checks The US airport security agency is 'desperately' working to balance travellers' privacy concerns with security needs
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| Nov.23 |
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 N Korea a serious threat - Obama US President has strongly condemned North Korea's shelling of Yeonpyeong island in South Korea and said the US would defend South Korea
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Fed cuts US 2011 growth forecast The Federal Reserve has cut its growth forecast for the US economy, newly released minutes of its last policy committee meeting reveal
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| Nov.24 |
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  US urges China to act on North Korea China should use its influence over North Korea to defuse the crisis sparked by the North's shelling of a Southern island
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DeLay guilty of money laundering Map of DeLay Texas| A jury has convicted former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on charges of illegally funnelling corporate money to Texas candidates | |
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| Nov.26 |
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 US warns allies on possible leaks| The US has briefed a number of foreign governments about the possible release of diplomatic files by whistleblower site Wikileaks | |
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Obama receives 12 stitches to lip US President Barack Obama has been given 12 stitches after he was hit in the lip by someone's elbow during a basketball game
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| Nov.28 |
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U.S. fears Iran has long-range missile The United States believes that North Korea is supplying Iran with long-range missiles
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| Nov.30 |
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Pentagon study 'backs gay troops' Allowing gay troops to serve openly in the US military would carry only a low risk to fighting ability
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