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House approves short-term suspension of debt ceiling
WASHINGTON – House Republicans approved a temporary suspension of the $16.4-trillion ceiling on the nation’s debt Wednesday, allowing the federal government to continue borrowing through spring while Washington shifts to more ambitious...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, John Boehner, Government Health Care, Patty Murray, U.S. Senate
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Tags: Shootings, Jay Carney, Bobby Scott, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice
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Why annihilate the GOP?
Still reeling from the Republican defeat in the 2012 presidential election, House Speaker John Boehner warned in a Ripon Society speech the other day that the re-elected Obama administration is now out to kill off their party. The embattled speaker...Tags: John Boehner, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Ted Cruz, Interior Policy, U.S. Senate
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Weary sigh, part two
Change of SubjectThere are almost too many schemes to list. But President Obama’s worst center around:… a thinly-veiled national gun registration scheme hidden under the guise of ‘background checks’ to ensure federal government minders gain every... -
Missed chance to fix the filibuster
The best chance to get the U.S. Senate to do its job is not to withhold pay (although withholding campaign contributions might have done the trick) but to reform the Senate rules so that filibusters aren't used so routinely to gum up the works. Majority...Tags: Barack Obama, Tom Udall, James Stewart, Public Finance, Jeff Merkley
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Tonight: State of the Union, ‘Cliffhanger,’ ‘Justified,’ Westminster best in show
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelPresident Barack Obama's State of the Union address will rearrange Tuesday prime time. The speech is scheduled to start at 9 on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox Business Network and Bloomberg. There will be responses by Sen.... -
Ending filibuster abuse
The announcement last week that South Carolina's Jim DeMint is leaving his Senate seat to run the Heritage Foundation caused some in Washington to wishfully think that perhaps the move might usher in a more congenial, if not cooperative, outlook in the U....Tags: U.S. Senate, Elections, Democratic Party, Harry Reid, James Stewart
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Senate Democrats are united against GOP push to weaken consumer bureau
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats said Thursday they were united in opposing Republican efforts to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and told President Obama they supported the renomination of Richard Cordray to head the agency. "It is...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Jack Reed, Angus King, Elections, Mark Pryor
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The Political Transformation Of Joe Lieberman
Hartford CourantTalking to reporters in his driveway on a hot day in August 2000, Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman beamed — he had just been chosen as the Democratic vice presidential candidate to Al Gore. "Miracles happen," the proud son of a Stamford liquor...Tags: Rentals, Terrorism, U.S. Senate, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Crime, Law and Justice
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Republicans dismiss Obama's 'false promises' in State of the Union
WASHINGTON – Republicans said President Obama’s State of the Union address was heavy with “false promises” and short on a commitment to cut spending. But initial reaction largely avoided the most emotionally-charged issue in the...Tags: Cathy McMorris, John Boehner, Career and Workplace, Unions, Elections
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Rubio to rebut Obama's State of Union address
Rising Republican star Marco Rubio was tapped on Wednesday to deliver his party’s response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Feb. 12, a sign of his growing influence in Washington. House and Senate Republican leaders,...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Marco Rubio, Parties and Movements, Elections
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Democrats considering 'Buffett Rule' as swap for sequester cuts
WASHINGTON – Seeking an alternative to federal budget cuts set to begin next month, Senate Democrats are considering a way to generate new revenue: the "Buffett Rule," the requirement that millionaires pay a guaranteed minimum income tax rate....
Tags: Barack Obama, Petroleum Industry, John Boehner, Taxation, Politics
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