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Dismayed by Washington, Pooran runs for Congress
Milad Pooran was honeymooning in the South Pacific last summer as politicians in Washington were turning a deadline to raise the U.S. debt limit into another opportunity for partisan brinkmanship. A critical care physician from Frederick County, Pooran...
Tags: Prince George's County, Hospitals and Clinics, Keith Ellison, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Medicare
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Eisenhower family does not like Ike's memorial plans
While they certainly like Ike, the Eisenhower family members do not like the design of the planned memorial to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington.
Susan Eisenhower called Tuesday for a redesign of the memorial at a Capitol Hill hearing,...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Rob Bishop, Horatio Alger, Frank Gehry
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The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out: The recent Koran burning protests are just the beginning of the problems America has in Afghanistan
U.S. News & World ReportMichael Shank is U.S. vice president at the Institute for Economics and Peace. Rep. Raul Grijalva represents Arizona's Seventh District and is the cochair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. That the U.S. military is burning Korans and urinating...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Kabul (Afghanistan), Corporate Crime, National Government, NATO
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Former President Clinton endorses Delaney in 6th District race
Capital News ServiceEndorsements are hot commodities in the very competitive 6th Congressional District, but none is bigger than the one just snagged by Democrat John Delaney: former President Bill Clinton. In a statement released Monday, the former president called Delaney...Tags: Howard Dean, Energy Saving, Labor Markets, Keith Ellison, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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JOBS bill clears Congress despite warnings
Congress gave final approval to a popular, but controversial, bill that aims to make it easier for small businesses to access investment capital, sending President Obama one of his top job-creation priorities in a rare burst of bipartisanship. Even as...Tags: Business, Small Businesses, Eric Cantor, Labor Legislation, Spencer Bachus
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Gabrielle Giffords: Poignant meetings mark final days in office
Nation NowCongresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head during a January 2011 attack, announced Sunday that she plans to resign this week to focus on her recovery. On Monday, she finished the meeting with constituents that was cut short last year.... -
Speech, border security vote are Giffords' final acts in Congress
In a part homecoming and part farewell, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is expected to return to the House chamber for President Obama's State of the Union speech as she bows out of public life to focus on her recovery. The Arizona Democrat has left an indelible...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Labor Legislation, Schizophrenia, Head Injuries, Labor Legislation
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Taxes, deficit loom as key issues in 2012 race
President Obama on Tuesday signaled that he's eager for an election-year debate on taxes. And that's just fine with some Republicans. Included in the president's State of the Union address was his call for a new "Buffett Rule" that would impose a...Tags: Public Finance, Executive Branch, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Mitch Daniels
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Gabrielle Giffords makes emotional return to House floor
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords made an emotional return to the House floor tonight to thunderous applause from her colleagues just moments before the president's arrival for the State of the Union address.
The appearance by Giffords, largely absent from the...Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Lobbying, Kirsten Gillibrand, John A. Boehner
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Sunday shows: Geithner, Pawlenty, Warner, Daley
Top of the TicketAlso, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Coburn, Jon Kyl, Mark Warner, Dick Durbin, Mike Bloomberg, Dianne Feinstein, Saxby Chambliss, Trent Lott and Dave Camp.... -
Guest list: David McCullough talks to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria; Michael Bloomberg on ABC’s ‘This Week’
The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel"This Week" starts at 11 a.m. on WFTV-Channel 9. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be a guest with the gay couple he will marry on Sunday: Jonathan Mintz and John Feinblatt. The other guests will be former Sens. Trent Lott, R-Miss. and Tom Daschle, D-... -
Obama, Congress Reach a Debt Deal
ReutersPresident Barack Obama announced on Sunday that Democrats and Republicans leaders have reached an agreement to reduce the U.S. deficit and avoid default. The agreement will cut about $1 trillion over 10 years. President Obama said that spending cuts...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Financial Markets, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi
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