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Labor secretary tells colleagues she is resigning
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigned her post on Wednesday, saying she plans to return to her native California. She is expected to run for a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. In a message to colleagues, Solis said she made the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Career and Workplace, Hilda Solis, Eric Holder, U.S. Congress
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White House threatens veto on 'Plan B' fiscal cliff proposal
The White House says President Barack Obama would veto House Speaker John Boehner’s ‘Plan B’ proposal for extending tax cuts for people making up to $1 million. White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer says it is unlikely...Tags: Plan B (drug), John Boehner, Barack Obama, Fiscal Cliff, Drugs and Medicines
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Biden pledges urgent Obama action on gun control
Vice President Joe Biden vowed urgent action against gun violence in America Wednesday, pledging steps by the Obama administration that he said could “take thousands of people out of harm’s way” and improve the safety of millions more....
Tags: Democratic Party, Injuries and Wounds, Shootings, Justice System, Gun Control
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Classes resume in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook
Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week’s massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others to rest, as the grieving town wrestled with the same issues gripping the country: violence, gun...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Interior Policy, Barack Obama, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Adam Lanza
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Art Callaham: Little-known facts about our presidents
I have been reading Cormac O’Brien’s book, “Secret lives of the U.S. Presidents.” What a hoot! As O’Brien states in the subtitle, the book is truly, “What your teachers never told you about the men of the White House.&...Tags: Arts and Culture, New York City, John F. Kennedy, Washington, DC, John Adams
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George H.W. Bush's health improving, spokesman says
Associated PressFormer President George H.W. Bush remained in intensive care at a Houston hospital on Friday but his condition continues to improve, a spokesman said. "The President is alert and, as always, in good spirits — and his exchanges with doctors and...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Central Intelligence Agency, Coughing, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Parkinson's Disease
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 16
Maybe ‘common sense’ voters don’t like giveaways To the editor: Just recently, a letter to the editor from a gentleman in Rohrersville appeared in this newspaper. He was explaining to bewildered voters how President Obama was re-...Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Movement seen in 'fiscal cliff' talks
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met at the White House on Monday in hopes of continuing to make progress on a plan to deal with the “fiscal cliff.” The meeting came after Boehner on Friday offered $1 trillion in...Tags: Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Inflation and Deflation, Democratic Party, U.S. Department of Defense
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Obama chooses Hagel for defense secretary, Brennan to head CIA
Associated PressDespite Republican misgivings, President Barack Obama announced Monday he will nominate former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, calling him “the leader our troops deserve.” He also chose White House counterterrorism...Tags: Leon Panetta, Israel, Democratic Party, Iran, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Cliff avoided; Congress staves off income tax hikes for middle class
Associated PressPast its own New Year’s deadline, a weary Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avoid a national “fiscal cliff” of middle class tax increases and spending cuts late Tuesday night in the culmination of a struggle that...Tags: Democratic Party, Government Health Care, Harry Reid, John Campbell, Eric Cantor
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Fiscal cliff causing unease for Washington County businesses
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith the fiscal cliff less than three weeks away, one area bank is accelerating its dividend payments, and a local business poised to hire more people is holding off to see what happens at the start of the year. Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Chairman...Tags: Barack Obama, Antietam National Battlefield, Business, Tourism and Leisure, U.S. Congress
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Senate OKs deal to avert 'fiscal cliff'; measure faces opposition from House conservatives
Legislation to negate a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies is headed to the GOP-dominated House after bipartisan, middle-of-the-night approval in the Senate capped a...
Tags: Tom Harkin, Tim Huelskamp, Business, Democratic Party, Government Health Care
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