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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87870489&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Heralding a new era of divided government, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans pledged warily to seek common ground on tax cuts and reduced spending Tuesday in their first meeting since tumultuous midterm elections.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87870488&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK President Barack Obama is calling on the Senate to act to overturn the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on openly gay people serving in the military.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87870467&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A lawyer for 4,800 legal immigrants in Connecticut urged the state's highest court Tuesday to strike down a state law aimed at taking away taxpayer-funded medical benefits from their impoverished clients.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87870730&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Retiring Sen. Chris Dodd thanked his colleagues, supporters and friends as he delivered his final speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, saying he will miss both the people and his work, and he urged Congress to find paths to bipartisanship.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87870420&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Bob Stoops has never had any interest in leading Oklahoma against any of his brothers who are also in the coaching profession.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87870368&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Senate Democrats will turn to Sen. Patty Murray of Washington to steer the defense of 21 Democratic seats up for re-election in 2012.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87870337&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Notes jotted on hundreds of clipboards create the raw data stream. Number crunchers in back offices do the rest as both sides in Minnesota's close governor's race chart every ballot challenged in a statewide manual recount of more than 2.1 million ballots.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87870292&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Jonathan Spector scored his first two goals for West Ham in his first appearance for the Hammers in three months, a 4-0 rout of defending champion Manchester United on Tuesday night that advanced the London club to the League Cup semifinals.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87870659&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Lost your House seat? Please clear out of your office by midnight. Work instead from a "Departing Member Support Center," a basement bullpen where there's a cubicle with your name — er, number — on it. Or don't. But do show up for votes during the last, lame-duck session of the year.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87870189&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK In a world where fashion and charity are usually associated with glitzy high-society events, a shoe company has proven that anyone can help save the world — one pair of funky canvas shoes at a time.