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Obama's 2nd-term blues?
Was President Barack Obama really joking at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner? Or was he showing, as I suspect, early signs of the second-term blues? It's fashionable for critics — especially if they didn't get invited...
Tags: Ceremonies, Correspondents (music group), U.S. Congress, C-SPAN (tv network), Personal Weapon Control
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Gun control backers consider strategy after Senate defeat
WASHINGTON — Supporters of stricter gun laws have organization, money and — after the Senate blocked an expansion of background-check requirements — fury. What they don't have is a clear path to changing the political arithmetic of the...
Tags: Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party, Max Baucus, John McCain, Columbine High School
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Marco Rubio's powerful lead in reorienting GOP on immigration
Amid continuing evidence of the Republican Party's internal tensions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has taken the year's most significant step in reorienting the GOP toward a more open and inclusive stance on the crucial issue of immigration. Rubio's...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Personal Weapon Control, Jeb Bush, Candy Crowley, Same-Sex Marriage
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COLUMN: Marco Rubio's powerful lead in reorienting GOP on immigration
Amid continuing evidence of the Republican Party’s internal tensions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has taken the year’s most significant step in reorienting the GOP toward a more open and inclusive stance on the crucial issue of immigration....Tags: Rand Paul, Joe Manchin III, Patrick J. Toomey, Personal Weapon Control, Jeb Bush
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The system doesn't work
“The system works!" Sen. Mitch McConnell proudly proclaimed Wednesday on the Senate floor, after ricin-laden letters to the president and Sen. Roger Wicker were intercepted. Well, I would like to ask all the self-serving cowards in Congress who...Tags: U.S. Congress, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), Roger F. Wicker
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A faint echo of 9/11
WASHINGTON -- The morning after the Boston Marathon bombings, Ben Cardin, the first speaker on the Senate floor after leaders opened the day's session, marked the national crisis with some heartfelt thoughts on … school libraries. "Across the...
Tags: Prescription Drugs, Personal Weapon Control, Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senate, Alzheimer's Disease
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Proposed gun amendment faces uphill battle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A single conversation on the Senate floor Monday illustrated the challenges senators face in pushing a bipartisan measure to extend background checks to most gun sales. Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), the chief author of the proposal,...
Tags: Harry Reid, Jeff Flake, Kay Hagan, Joe Manchin III, Patrick J. Toomey
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Senate immigration bill looks promising despite some unease
WASHINGTON — Complete satisfaction with the Senate's bipartisan immigration proposal was hard to find Tuesday as details of the bill became known, but despite reservations, a growing consensus was developing in favor of the proposal as the best...
Tags: Chuck Schumer, U.S. Congress, John McCain, Washington, DC, Chuck Grassley
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Congress reacts to Boston Marathon bombings
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders reflected with grief on the tragic loss of life in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had few immediate answers as to the nature of the attack. The flag over the U.S. Capitol was at half staff and...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Terrorism, John Kerry, Harry Reid, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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McConnell blasts leaked recording as a 'Nixonian move'
WASHINGTON -- Liberal magazine Mother Jones released a candid recording of a strategy session held by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s reelection campaign Tuesday. The recording, from Feb. 2, reveals the campaign’s particular focus...
Tags: FBI, Elections
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Senate Republicans question EPA nominee Gina McCarthy
WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, faced tough questioning from Senate Republicans at her confirmation hearing Thursday, in a clear signal to the White House that they will continue...
Tags: Conservation, Washington, DC, Government, Ecosystems, U.S. Senate
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AP analysis: Obama's budget tries to bridge political gap
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's first budget of his new term is a political straddle, aimed at enticing Republicans into a new round of deficit negotiations while trying to keep faith with Democrats who favor higher taxes in service of...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, Barbara A. Mikulski, Washington, DC, White House
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