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PoliTex: Barbara Jordan is remembered in D.C.
Fort Worth Star-TelegramLegendary Texas Democratic lawmaker Barbara Jordan, a pioneering African-American lawyer, Texas senator and congresswoman who riveted audiences with her speeches, and died in 1996, lives on. During the media unveiling April 15 of a campaign by Grammy...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Multiple Sclerosis, George W. Bush, Tom Harkin
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Ames, ISU alum working to change GOP brand
Ames Tribune, IowaDon't just say no. That's the message of an Iowa State University alumnus and former political director for the Republican National Committee who is trying to change the image of the Republican Party. Gentry Collins, an Ames native who, along with...Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Steve King
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Gun control: Wait till next year -- or the year after
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) formally suspended the Democrats’ drive for new gun control legislation Thursday, shelving his party’s bill after Wednesday’s defeat of its centerpiece, a measure for expanded background...
Tags: Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Politics, Harry Reid, National Rifle Association of America
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U.S. House passes cybersecurity bill as privacy concerns linger
ReutersBy Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation meant to help companies and the government share information on cyber threats, even though concerns linger about the amount of protection the...Tags: National Security, Politics, Civil Rights, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Crime, Law and Justice
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California Democrats gather in Sacramento to celebrate victories
California Democrats, gathered for their annual convention in Sacramento this weekend, are expected to celebrate their victories -- holding every statewide elected office, winning super majorities in both houses of the Legislature in November and...Tags: Regional Authority, Barack Obama, Kamala D. Harris, Interior Policy, Politics
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Pelosi says immigration reform will be finished by summer recess
SACRAMENTO -- Pointing to an agreement reached between farmworker unions and growers on a migrant worker program, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that she expects immigration reform to be completed before Congress takes its summer recess....Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Immigration, Social Security, Elections
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Can Obama sell 'chained CPI'?
President Barack Obama didn't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and the AARP have been howling all week about something they expected to be in it. What has our president done to provoke such outrage among his supporters?...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Labor Legislation, Steaks, White House
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McManus: Can Obama sell 'chained CPI'?
President Obama won't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and AARP have been howling all week about something they expect to be in it. What has our president done to provoke such outrage among his supporters? He's...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Steaks, Labor Legislation, White House
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Utter arrogance of Obamacare
With (the president) promising that every American will be covered by health insurance, it's fair to ask if you and I should be required to pay for fools who put themselves in the hospital by taking stupid chances. Like motorcycle riders who suffer...
Tags: Barack Obama, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Insurance, Diseases and Illnesses, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Obama back to fundraising in effort to retake House
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is fond of saying that he’s run his last campaign for public office. But the quest for cash continues even though he’ll never appear on a ballot again, as he heads to California on Wednesday for party fundraisers....
Tags: Barack Obama, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Politics, Interior Policy, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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The president's feeble gesture
"President Obama plans to give up 5 percent of his salary this year to draw attention to the financial sacrifice of more than 1 million federal employees who will be furloughed." -- The Washington Post, April 4 "Here's the plan. We get the warhead and...
Tags: Barack Obama, Layoffs and Downsizing, Politics, Bill Clinton, White House
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Conservatives mourn, praise 'hero' Margaret Thatcher
WASHINGTON -- As news of the death of Margaret Thatcher came in Monday, tributes flowed from conservative leaders across the Capitol, showing the lasting influence the "Iron Lady" on the personal careers of many American lawmakers. “Lady...
Tags: Politics, Mitch McConnell, Bill Clinton, Government, Ted Cruz
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