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Will the next farm bill be written by budget cutters?
The biggest activity in Washington between now and Thanksgiving is the focus on the so-called “super committee,” those 12 Democrats and Republicans charged with reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Lobbyists,...Tags: Jeb Hensarling, John Kerry, Agriculture, Kent Conrad, Democratic Party
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Bachmann's silence is golden
Steven Miles and Arthur Caplan are my new heroes. They should be yours, too - if you hold the radical opinion that facts matter. Dr. Miles, a University of Minnesota bioethicist, offered $1,000 to a charity if Michele Bachmann can prove a link she...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Slavery, Planned Parenthood, Preventative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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A Republican leader goes his own way
Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander caused a ripple on Capitol Hill last week by announcing he will drop out of his party's Senate leadership to pursue a more independent course, which would seem to be a break from the GOP's my-way-or-the-highway...Tags: Politics, History, U.S. Army, John Cornyn, Arts and Culture
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Obama, lawmakers still divided over debt deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Grasping for a deal on the nation's debt, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders remained divided Sunday over the size and the components of a plan to reduce long term deficits. Noting the need to work out an agreement...Tags: Politics, Eric Cantor, Nancy Pelosi, Crime, Law and Justice, Nevada
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Durbin 'more positive' about getting debt ceiling deal
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 official in the Senate, said this morning that he was optimistic about ongoing negotiations toward a deal on raising the debt ceiling. "I have a much more positive feeling than I did 24 hours...Tags: Illinois, Elections, Politics, Arizona, Dick Durbin
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The next deficit deal: There's a rough road ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — The special panel's goal is lofty: concoct a deal both parties will embrace to slash federal deficits by a mammoth $1.5 trillion or more over the next decade. Yet from the moment House and Senate leaders appoint the 12 members...Tags: Politics, Benjamin L. Cardin, Eric Cantor, Arizona, Crime, Law and Justice
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Former Bush surgeon general to seek Arizona Senate seat
Richard Carmona, who served as U.S. surgeon general in George W. Bush's administration, announced Thursday that he will run as a Democrat for Arizona's open U.S. Senate seat.
Carmona, who turns 62 this month, said in a statement that Washington is broken...Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate, Politics, Jeff Flake, Republican Party
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'Super committee' deal seems unlikely, lawmakers say
Washington BureauThe co-chairs of the congressional "super committee" seemed doubtful the panel would reach a deficit-reduction accord by Monday's deadline, each blaming the other party's unwillingness to budge on the contentious issues of taxes and entitlement spending....Tags: NBC (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network), Politics, Jeb Hensarling, John Kerry
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Republicans walk out of budget talks over taxes
Web Reporter(Reuters) - Republicans walked out of budget talks on Thursday, setting up a showdown between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner over how to extend U.S. borrowing and avoid a looming debt default. Vice President Joe Biden and a handful...Tags: Politics, Allyson Y Schwartz, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington (U.S. state), Eric Cantor
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Republicans bail on budget talks, blame Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pulled out of debt-reduction talks led by Vice President Joe Biden with a flourish on Thursday, blaming Democrats for demanding tax increases as part of a deal rather than accepting more than $1 trillion in cuts to...Tags: Politics, Government Health Care, Arizona, Eric Cantor, Government
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Does Russell Pearce recall portend a new Arizona?
Nation NowRussell Pearce's defeat in an Arizona recall election was a result of many factors, not only a push back against conservative politics, experts say....
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