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GOP, Democrats continue to dispute regarding Benghazi deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians love few things better than a scandal to trip up their opponents, and Republicans hope last year's fatal attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya will do exactly that to Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats. History...
Tags: Elections, Trey Gowdy, Christopher Stevens, Elijah E. Cummings, The Washington Post
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U.S. House set to pass tactical Republican debt bill
Reuters* White House has said it will veto bill * House Republicans are mulling debt ceiling strategy * Bill would allow U.S. Treasury to borrow more funds By Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans are expected to pass a...Tags: Dave Camp, Government Health Care, Labor Legislation, Government Debt, Tim Huelskamp
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Comeback complete, Republican Sanford could be wild card in Congress
Reuters* Republican Sanford does not owe national party after win * Democrats say result undermines Republican pitch to women By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Fresh off a redemptive win in South Carolina's special election, former Governor...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Culture, Elections, U.S. Elections
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ACTUALIZA 1-Pta. surcoreana insta a Corea del Norte a elegir nuevo camino
Reuters(Reescribe, agrega citas de Park) Por Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, 8 mayo (Reuters) - La presidenta de Corea del Sur, Park Geun-hye, pidió el miércoles a Corea del Norte que abandone el "circulo vicioso" de avivar y enfriar las tensiones para obtener...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Barack Obama
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Boehner: Bondholders should be paid first if debt limit breached
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John A. Boehner said holders of U.S. government bonds should be paid first if the nation's debt limit is breached, even if that means that China would get preference over the salaries of U.S. troops. Boehner (R-Ohio) defended...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Government Debt, Politics, Washington, DC
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EDITORIAL: Internet retailers should collect and pay sales tax
The Idaho StatesmanPeople known as "fit-lifters" and "showroomers" didn't exist in such large numbers until consumers began the practice of checking out merchandise at the local brick-and-mortar retailer for size and fit and then purchasing the products -- online -- tax-...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, James E. Risch, eBay Inc., Michael K. Simpson, Politics
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Ann Wagner is working quickly to make a mark in Congress
St. Louis Post-DispatchAnn Wagner often slips out the back door of her congressional office building and crosses the street to her unpaid job -- recruiting GOP candidates across the country to run for the U.S. House in 2014. Her pitch at the other building, where the National...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Abortion, Elections, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics
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House Speaker Boehner unlikely to support Internet sales tax bill
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner said he probably won't support legislation allowing states to require that larger retailers collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. And a key House committee chairman said his panel would take a...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, E-Commerce Industry, Jackie Speier, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama's breathtaking fall from the top
WASHINGTON - Fate is fickle, power cyclical, and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington, where after every election the losing party is sagely instructed to confess sin, rend garments and rethink its principles lest it go the way of the...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, State of the Union Address, Layoffs and Downsizing, Elections, Air Transportation Delays
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Obama: the fall
WASHINGTON -- Fate is fickle, power cyclical, and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington, where after every election the losing party is sagely instructed to confess sin, rend garments and rethink its principles lest it go the way of the...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, State of the Union Address, Elections, Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Delays
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Online sales tax bill seen stalling in Republican-led U.S. House
Reuters* Senate approval of measure expected on Monday * Broad tax overhaul effort moving separately WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was expected to vote on Monday to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on online purchases,...Tags: eBay Inc., Elections, Justice System, Best Buy Co., Inc., Crime, Law and Justice
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Fore! Obama takes 'schmooze offensive' to the fairway
ReutersBy Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hit the golf course on Monday with two Republican senators and a Democrat, part of an effort to advance his second-term agenda by having better relationships with Congress. Obama,...Tags: Golf, Politics, Barack Obama, Sports, U.S. Congress
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