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Last year, Congress showed a rare bit of shame after "60 Minutes" reported on stock trading by key members of the House and Senate that smelled of opportunism. The TV show spotlighted the trading activity of Republican House Speaker John Boehner of...
Tags: Politics, Insider Trading, Crime, Law and Justice, Spencer Bachus, State of the Union Address
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Bill to end sequester's air travel delays flies through Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a quick fix Friday to end the flight delays snarling the nation's airports, and President Obama will sign the bill when it reaches the White House, showing how swiftly compromise can be found when powerful interests...
Tags: Unemployment, Justice System, Politics, U.S. Senate, Republican Party
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Debate circles online sales tax
Star TribuneLandmark legislation to force online and mail-order retailers to collect sales tax on out-of-state purchases advanced toward Senate passage this week. Retail giants such as Minnesota-based Target and Best Buy have spent millions of dollars over the past...Tags: Keith Ellison, Politics, Michele Bachmann, Al Franken, Republican Party
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Air travel: That's one silly victory over sequestration
So that’s how you get this Congress to spend money: You cramp their vacation plans. The House on Friday passed legislation that will end the furloughing of air traffic controllers. And what got these famously contentious representatives off...
Tags: Tom Latham, Federal Aviation Administration, Steny Hoyer, Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Obama's balanced plan to create jobs, cut deficit
President Barack Obama's Fiscal Year 2014 budget is a concrete plan to create jobs and cut the deficit. We do not need to choose between these two priorities. The president's balanced, compromise plan proves we can do both. The guiding principle...
Tags: Politics, Public Finance, U.S. Senate, Productivity, Health Insurance Cost
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Villaraigosa in Washington on immigration, transportation issues
WASHINGTON -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may be nearing the end of his term, but that isn’t keeping him from traveling to the nation’s capital to push two of his pet causes – an overhaul of immigration laws that would provide...
Tags: Harry Reid, Politics, Executive Branch, U.S. Senate, Migration
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Local Korean War veterans invited to dine with president of South Korea
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA group of local Korean War veterans has been invited to have dinner with the president of South Korea on May 7 in Washington, D.C. Les Bishop, commander of Antietam Chapter 312 of the Korean War Veterans Association, said the South Korean Embassy...Tags: Wars and Interventions, South Korea, Barack Obama, Veterans Affairs, Korean War (1950-1953)
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U.S. Democrats, GOP talk up deficit reduction, but don't act
WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberals' loud objections to White House proposals for slowing the growth of huge social programs make it clear that neither political party puts a high priority on reducing the deficit, despite much talk to the contrary. For...
Tags: Politics, Social Security, Republican Party, Government Health Care, Congressional Budget Office
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REFILE-Republican split on U.S. immigration blunts party rebranding
Reuters(Refiles to fix reference to Chechen brothers in paragraph 16) * Leaders hoped to appeal to Latino voters after 2012 defeat * Traditional opposition surfacing in early debates on reform bill By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - When a...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Rand Paul, Politics, Radio, Social Sciences
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Sandy Hook Mother Pleads For New Gun Laws In Obama Weekly Address
The Hartford CourantDelivering the weekly White House address in place of President Barack Obama, the mother of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings said the nation needs new gun laws "before our tragedy becomes your tragedy." Francine Wheeler,...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Politics, Mitch McConnell, Interior Policy, U.S. Senate
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As flight delays increase, so does the finger-pointing in Washington
Reuters* FAA cuts bring political risks for Obama, Republicans * Republicans accuse president of manufacturing a crisis * White House blames Republicans for spending cuts By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - Federal officials reported flight...Tags: Unemployment, Twitter, Inc., Politics, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate
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Republican split on U.S. immigration blunts party rebranding
Reuters* Leaders hoped to appeal to Latino voters after 2012 defeat * Traditional opposition surfacing in early debates on reform bill By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - When a bipartisan group of U.S. senators began writing legislation to...Tags: Politics, Twitter, Inc., Rand Paul, Illegal Immigrants, Social Sciences
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