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Bartlett, colleagues, sue Obama over Libya
Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers Wednesday in filing a lawsuit against President Barack Obama over U.S. involvement in Libya, alleging that the White House overstepped its constitutional authority when it launched the...Tags: White House, Democratic Party, Constitutional Issues, Laws, Ronald Reagan
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Congress happy, but cautious on news from Iraq
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats in Congress cheered the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime in Baghdad yesterday but cautioned that serious challenges lie ahead as the U.S.-led military effort draws to a close and reconstruction begins....Tags: White House, Democratic Party, Laws, Dianne Feinstein, Ike Skelton
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County board opposes immigration bill
The Mount Airy News, N.C.If indeed an immigration-reform bandwagon is chugging its way through Washington these days, the Surry County Board of Commissioners is not riding. The board unanimously approved a resolution Monday night in opposition to a U.S. Senate bill on...Tags: U.S. Senate, Immigration, Government, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mount Airy
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House extends Secret Service protection for former presidents
WASHINGTON -- The House has voted to give lifelong Secret Service protection to former presidents and their wives, due to increased national security threats posed post-Sept. 11. The bill passed Wednesday morning by voice vote. The bill’s sponsor,...
Tags: Trey Gowdy, National Security, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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Obama: Tobacco Bill "Will Make History"
WASHINGTON -- Congress sent legislation to the White House Friday granting the federal government unprecedented authority to regulate and restrict cigarettes, the single largest cause of preventable death.
President Barack Obama quickly expressed his...Tags: White House, Laws, American Medical Association, Justice System, Henry Waxman
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Bring on the bling: Making politicians wear their true colors
Opinion L.A.There's a hue and cry right now about members of Congress being beholden to their largest campaign supporters -- Big Pharma, Big Oil, Big Labor, Big Buns, Big Ag -- and it's only going to get bigger now that the Supreme Court has essentially relocated... -
Reversal of fortune: House approves $700-billion bailout bill
WASHINGTON -- The House today approved a $700-billion financial rescue plan -- sweetened by $110 billion in tax cuts -- on a 263-171 vote four days after rejecting it in a move that stunned both Wall Street and Washington. "We've made this bill better,"...Tags: Charles B. Rangel, State Budgets, Colleges and Universities, Democratic Party, Henry Paulson
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