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    Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Twelve steaks and an arugula salad: Obama takes the GOP to dinner

    President Barack Obama had a dinner date last week with a dozen of his worst enemies, thus proving that the governmental stalemate in Washington, D.C., is driving him to unusual acts of political creativity -- or desperation.
    President Barack Obama had a dinner date last week with a dozen of his worst enemies, thus proving that the governmental stalemate in Washington, D.C., is driving him to unusual acts of political creativity -- or desperation. The president personally...

    Tags: Bob Corker, Mike Johanns, Saxby Chambliss, Politics, Entertainment Events

    2. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Senate committee OKs bill expanding background checks for gun sales

    WASHINGTON — A bill to expand background check requirements for gun sales cleared its first Senate hurdle Tuesday, even though a compromise measure that would attract sufficient bipartisan support in the full chamber remains elusive.
    WASHINGTON — A bill to expand background check requirements for gun sales cleared its first Senate hurdle Tuesday, even though a compromise measure that would attract sufficient bipartisan support in the full chamber remains elusive. The Senate...

    Tags: Mark R. Warner, Theft, Justice System, Patrick Leahy, Politics

    3. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Lawmakers: Obama wooing might break budget logjam

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers said Sunday they welcome President Barack Obama's courtship and suggested the fresh engagement between the White House and Congress might help yield solutions to the stubborn budget battle that puts Americans' jobs at risk.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers said Sunday they welcome President Barack Obama's courtship and suggested the fresh engagement between the White House and Congress might help yield solutions to the stubborn budget battle that puts Americans'...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Politics, State of the Union Address, Meet the Press (tv program), Kevin McCarthy

    4. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. At new phase in budget fight, Obama reaches out to GOP lawmakers

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- President Obama appears to be trying to thaw chilly relations with lawmakers as he pushed through the latest budget battle while moving on to other parts of his second-term agenda.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama appears to be trying to thaw chilly relations with lawmakers as he pushed through the latest budget battle while moving on to other parts of his second-term agenda. Obama will head to Capitol Hill next week to visit...

    Tags: Bob Corker, U.S. Senate, Justice System, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting

    5. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Saturday Night Live' on NBC

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 11 - 16, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES "The Graham Norton Show" Jude Law, Mila...

    Tags: Politics, The Doctors (tv program), The Washington Post, Kevin McCarthy, IFC (tv network)

    6. Mar 7, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  6. Tom Coburn's campaign against government waste

    Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma is a real-life Murray Blum. Blum, played by Charles Grodin, is the president's accountant in the comedy "Dave," which I think of every time we have one of these spending dramas in Washington. In my favorite scene...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Chuck Schumer, Science and Technology, Charles Grodin

    7. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. Efforts to avoid gov't shutdown move to Senate

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Efforts to stave off a late March government shutdown shifted to the Senate after House Republicans swiftly passed legislation to keep federal agencies running, while also easing some of the effects of $85 billion in budget cuts.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts to stave off a late March government shutdown shifted to the Senate after House Republicans swiftly passed legislation to keep federal agencies running, while also easing some of the effects of $85 billion in budget cuts....

    Tags: Bob Corker, U.S. Department of Defense, Politics, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Budget Control Act of 2011

    8. Mar 6, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  8. McManus: Fiscal crisis? What crisis?

    Here's what is most maddening about the "Perils of Pauline" fiscal crises that President Obama and Congress have led us into during the last year: Both sides have known from the beginning what the final deals would look like, but neither side has been willing to budge before it had to.
    Here's what is most maddening about the "Perils of Pauline" fiscal crises that President Obama and Congress have led us into during the last year: Both sides have known from the beginning what the final deals would look like, but neither side has been...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Social Security, Medicaid, Politics, Medicare

    9. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  9. Column: Do-nothing Congress does something

    OK, so Congress hasn't managed to pass a budget, fix the tax code or avert the automatic spending cuts of the dreaded "sequester." Are they getting anything done on Capitol Hill? Yes, and you'll probably be surprised to hear where progress is being...

    Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Politics, Chuck Schumer, National Rifle Association of America

    10. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. New Senate gun measure unveiled, and this one's bipartisan

    WASHINGTON &mdash; A bipartisan group of senators unveiled a new measure Monday to combat illegal gun trafficking, a sign of momentum for one element of President Obama&rsquo;s initiative to reduce gun violence.
    WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators unveiled a new measure Monday to combat illegal gun trafficking, a sign of momentum for one element of President Obama’s initiative to reduce gun violence. The primary focus of the bill is to combat...

    Tags: Justice System, Politics, Patrick Leahy, Chuck Schumer, National Rifle Association of America

    11. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  11. COLUMN: Do-nothing Congress does something

     OK, so Congress hasn’t managed to pass a budget, fix the tax code or avert the automatic spending cuts of the dreaded "sequester."  Are they getting anything done on Capitol Hill? Yes, and you’ll probably be surprised to hear where progress...

    Tags: Justice System, Politics, Lawyers, Chuck Schumer, National Rifle Association of America

    12. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Can bipartisanship break out over gun control?

    In my <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-gun-control-20130303,0,3623994.column">Sunday column</a>, I wrote that Congress has made little-noticed progress on two kinds of gun-control legislation: a stronger system of background checks on gun buyers and tougher federal laws against gun trafficking. But the column was too brief to include much detail; here&rsquo;s more:
    In my Sunday column, I wrote that Congress has made little-noticed progress on two kinds of gun-control legislation: a stronger system of background checks on gun buyers and tougher federal laws against gun trafficking. But the column was too brief to...

    Tags: Justice System, U.S. Senate, Politics, Chuck Schumer, National Rifle Association of America

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