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The Senate has opened debate on the bipartisan immigration reform plan backed by President Bush. Its supporters say that amendments to the compromise could threaten the delicately negotiated measure — even before it gets to the House.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is making a weekend campaign swing through South Carolina. The state's January presidential primary will be the first held in the southern U.S. and could provide a key test of Obama's viability with black voters.

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After meeting with South Korean officials in Seoul, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told reporters the United States is open to negotiations with North Korea to "keep the crisis from escalating."

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) forms a presidential exploratory committee and says that he will announce his plans — to run for the top office or not — on Feb. 10. Obama's move allows him to raise money for a presidential candidacy.

Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama called for an end to racially charged politics in a speech in which Obama sought to distance himself from controversial sermons by his longtime pastor. Race has become a focus of the Democratic campaign, in which Sen. Hillary Clinton hopes to win a series of crucial primaries that could determine the nomination.

In an announcement made on his Web site, Sen. Barack Obama says he will form a presidential exploratory committee. The first-term Democrat says he will go into greater detail about his White House plans on Feb. 10.

With just hours left until the start of the Iowa caucuses, and no clear front-runner in either party, candidates are offering child care, transportation and snow-shoveling to urge Iowans to participate. The candidates are even making appeals online.

As the Republicans prepare to take over the House this week, they're welcoming almost 90 newcomers into their ranks. Here are eight who are poised to stand out, including South Dakota's Kristi Noem (pictured), freshman class liaison to the GOP House leadership.

Propelled by news of his fundraising success, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) made four campaign stops Thursday in Iowa. He has raised $25 million in the first three months of the year to fund his bid for the White House. That's only $1 million less than his main rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY).