WASHINGTON -- Getting to space is about to be outsourced. The Obama administration on Monday will propose in its new budget spending billions of dollars to encourage private companies to build, launch and operate spacecraft for NASA and others. Uncle Sam would buy its astronauts a ride into space just like hopping in a taxi.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's chief political adviser says the president will focus on job-creating plans in his State of the Union address Wednesday night.

BOSTON (AP) -- Four years ago, the Massachusetts lieutenant governor passed over Scott Brown as a potential running mate in her bid to replace then-Gov. Mitt Romney because she and her staff saw him as a political lightweight.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Possibly coming soon to your TV screen: election-season Super Bowl-style ads promoting congressional and presidential candidates, paid for by some of the nation's largest corporations.

OMAHA, Neb. -- Waiting at home for Nebraska's Ben Nelson is the following message: "Merry Christmas and we thank you for your stance on pro-life issues so far, and we hope you continue to stand for what's morally correct."
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MAITLAND, Fla. (AP) -- Police in central Florida say the blood-alcohol content for U.S. Rep. John Mica's daughter was more than twice the legal limit.

ATLANTA, GA --Former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is scheduled to return from Israel on a flight from Tel Aviv Tuesday morning.
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