Latest Politics Videos
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Play CBS Video January 25, 2011 | 6:19 PM PST
State of the Union "Speed Dating"
Katie Couric speaks with Nancy Cordes about the decision by Republican and Democratic members of Congress to break tradition and sit with each other during the State of the Union address in light of the Tucson tragedy.
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Play CBS Video January 24, 2011 | 12:08 PM PST
Rahm on Mayor Eligibility: People Deserve to Decide
Rahm Emanuel speaks to the press after an Illinois Appellate Court ruled that his name be removed from the ballot for Chicago Mayor. Emanuel said he "has no doubt that we will in the end prevail."
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Play CBS Video January 17, 2011 | 12:31 PM PST
Doctors: Giffords' Progress Remarkable
More than a week after Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head outside a Tucson supermarket, doctors say she continues to make remarkable progress. CBS News' Karen Brown reports on the latest from Tucson.
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Play CBS Video January 12, 2011 | 7:04 PM PST
Obama Tucson Speech: "We Can Be Better"
Speaking at the memorial service for those killed in the Tucson shooting, President Obama said, "those who died here, those who saved lives here - they help me believe."
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Play CBS Video January 12, 2011 | 7:09 PM PST
Obama Tucson Speech: "What Matters Is..."
Speaking at the memorial service for those killed in the Tucson shooting, President Obama said, "sudden loss causes us to look backward - but it also forces us to look forward..."
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Play CBS Video January 12, 2011 | 6:58 PM PST
Obama Tucson Speech: A Way That Heals
At the memorial service for the victims of the shooting in Tucson, Arizona, President Obama said, "it's important for us to pause for a moment, and make sure we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds."
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Play CBS Video January 12, 2011 | 6:37 PM PST
Obama: Gabby Opened Her Eyes For the First Time
At the memorial service for the victims of the shooting in Tucson, Arizona, President Obama said that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes for the first time after his visit.
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Play CBS Video January 10, 2011 | 2:13 PM PST
Clinton Calls Giffords Shooter An "Extremist"
At a town meeting in Abu Dhabi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls the man who shot Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Gifford an "extremist."
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Play CBS Video January 10, 2011 | 2:16 PM PST
Ariz. Gov: We Will Never Be Brought Down
Speaking at the capitol for her State of the State address, Gov. Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) spoke about the recent shootings which left 6 people dead and critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). Brewer said that the state is in pain but would not be brought down from this incident.
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Play CBS Video January 8, 2011 | 2:15 PM PST
Obama on Giffords Shooting: An "Unspeakable Act"
President Obama gave a statement on the shooting in Tucson, Ariz. which killed at least four and injured many, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz.
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Play CBS Video January 6, 2011 | 9:13 AM PST
Representatives Read the Constitution
Members of the House of Representatives kicked off the 112th Congress with a reading of the U.S. Constitution.
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Play CBS Video January 6, 2011 | 9:16 AM PST
3-Year-Old Shies Away from Boehner
Rep. Bobby Schilling's daughter, three-year-old Sophia, shies away from new House Speaker John Boehner during a family photo op.
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Play CBS Video December 22, 2010 | 11:00 AM PST
Obama Signs "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Repeal
President Obama signed a new law repealing the military policy of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," marking the first time in history that gay and lesbian soldiers can soon serve openly. Whit Johnson reports.
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Play CBS Video December 21, 2010 | 12:11 PM PST
Political Highlights of 2010
A wacky campaign season, a reality show with Sarah Palin and a massive overhaul of the healthcare system. Joel Brown reports on the political highlights of 2010.
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Play CBS Video December 10, 2010 | 3:18 PM PST
Clinton Supports Obama's Tax Deal
Former President Bill Clinton expressed his support for the tax cut compromise worked out between President Obama and Congressional Republicans saying "If I was in office now, I would have done what the president has done."
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Play CBS Video December 7, 2010 | 2:25 PM PST
Elizabeth Edwards Dies at 61
Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, has died after a long battle with cancer. Sandra Hughes reports.
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Play CBS Video December 7, 2010 | 2:59 PM PST
Obama Defends Bush-Era Tax Cuts
In Full: CBS News special report on President Obama's news conference at the White House. Mr. Obama defends his compromise with House Republicans to extend the Bush tax cuts.
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Play CBS Video December 7, 2010 | 12:22 PM PST
Obama Likens GOP to Hostage Takers
President Obama compares talks with the GOP about middle class tax cuts to negotiating with hostage takers. Mr. Obama says compromises were made because he didn't want to see the middle class get hurt.
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Play CBS Video December 7, 2010 | 10:19 AM PST
Effects of Tax Cuts Extension
CBSNews.com Editor-in-Chief Dan Farber speaks with political reporter Brian Montopoli about the compromise Republicans made to extend Bush-era tax cuts.
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Play CBS Video December 2, 2010 | 2:22 PM PST
Rangel to House: "I Brought it On Myself"
Rep. Charles Rangel, D - N.Y, apologizes to fellow House members during the censure vote and says he takes full responsibility for his actions.
