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Elvis Presley could have his day -- Jan. 8 -- if Congress agrees
WASHINGTON -- With lawmakers singing the blues about the looming "fiscal cliff," why not a resolution to show their support for designating Jan. 8 as Elvis Presley Day? Ten members of Congress have signed onto the resolution to show they have a big hunk...
Tags: Elvis Presley, Elections, Fiscal Cliff, White House, Washington, DC
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GOP Retains Grip on U.S. House of Representatives
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Republicans held on to their House majority in Tuesday's election, leaving Democrats well short of the net gain of 25 seats they needed to take control. "The American people have once again given the House of Representatives to Republicans,...Tags: Alan Grayson, Frank Guinta, Marcy Kaptur, ESPN (tv network), Mary Bono
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Slap to Obama: GOP House votes to kill health law
Pressing an election-year point, Republicans pushed yet another bill through the House on Wednesday to repeal the nation's two-year-old health care law, a maneuver that forced Democrats to choose between President Barack Obama's signature domestic...
Tags: Republican National Conventions, Mike Ross, Mike McIntyre, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid
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ANALYSIS: New GOP-drawn districts hard on Southern Democrats
LAURINBURG, N.C. (AP) — Democrat Larry Kissell has upset an incumbent Republican congressman in a largely rural, conservative North Carolina district, and withstood a GOP surge that erased a Democratic majority in theU.S. House of Representatives....
Tags: Primaries, Nancy Pelosi, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Democratic Party
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Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina won't seek reelection
A rare breed just got rarer. Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina, one of the few remaining white Southern Democrats in the House, has announced he will retire rather than run in what was expected to his toughest race yet. Shuler is a leader of the so-...Tags: Heath Shuler, Mike McIntyre, Beverly Perdue, Nancy Pelosi, Parties and Movements
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Agriculture Committee names subcommittee members
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Members of the House Agriculture Committee met to formally organize and to adopt the Committee's rules for the 112th Congress. The rules approved are designed to enhance transparency and increase accountability. One addition...Tags: Henry Cuellar, Forests, Randy Neugebauer, Foods and Beverages, Science and Technology
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Another Obama White House party, this one a midweek soiree to watch Da Bulls
Top of the TicketRepublican fans will be outnumbered there, and so will North Carolina's Bobcat boosters....
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