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On taxes, Republicans discover the problem with "Never ever, ever, ever ..."
A few words to ponder as we sail toward the fiscal cliff. Those words would be: "That was then, this is now." Strip away the false piety and legalistic hair splitting offered by Republican lawmakers rationalizing their decision to abandon a pledge...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Parties and Movements, The Miami Herald, Democratic Party, Elections
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Why did Obama defend and then drop Susan Rice?
Whether Susan Rice jumped or was pushed from consideration to succeed retiring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, her removal from the equation clears one bone of partisan contention from President Barack Obama's plate as he heads into his second term....
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Vietnam War (1955-1975), United Nations, Scott P. Brown, Civil Rights
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Republicans right to seek answers about Benghazi
In general, presidents should appoint whomever they want to serve in their cabinets. But that doesn't mean that re-elected President Barack Obama will — or even should — appoint U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to replace the soon-departing...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Scott P. Brown, Planning Inquiries, Television, George W. Bush
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Little action to stop defense cuts, despite warnings
Defense officials and their allies in Congress have done their best to create a sense of crisis about impending budget cuts, but their warnings have failed to produce any visible result. Instead, partisan divisions have hardened over how to avoid the...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Al-Qaeda, Boeing Co., U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force
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Baltimore Co. chief joins fight in Congress for gun control
Speaking at an emotional hearing on federal gun control proposals, Baltimore County Police Chief James W. Johnson urged lawmakers Wednesday to close loopholes and ban assault weapon sales or risk more tragedies like the recent elementary school shooting...
Tags: Jeff Sessions, U.S. Congress, Laws, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings
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A 'path' to meaningful reform
The road to meaningful U.S. immigration reform will no doubt prove rocky and difficult, but at least Washington has taken its first big step on the most critical part of the route — down the so-called "path to citizenship" that now has bipartisan...
Tags: Marco Rubio, Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama, Government, Migration
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Fiscal cliff deal won't end war between Democrats, Republicans
"It's not all I would have liked," said Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, speaking of the deal on the fiscal cliff, "so on to the debt ceiling." For Republicans, the battle over the fiscal cliff is only a prelude to the coming battle...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Occupy Wall Street, Democratic Party, Tea Party Movement
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Republicans to Grover Norquist: We're just not that into you
Was the big loser of this month's election Grover Norquist? It's starting to look that way, as an increasing number of Republicans in the House and Senate are announcing that they could be willing to violate the pledges they signed at the behest of the...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Democratic Party, Eric Cantor, Barack Obama, Peter T. King
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Obama talks tough on taxes, fiscal cliff
Anyone who wondered whether a vote for President Barack Obama meant something should have been reassured by his performance in today's news conference. In the central issue that faces the country right now, whether the resolution to the so-called fiscal...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, United Nations, FBI, David Petraeus, Central Intelligence Agency
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Democrats, GOP still divided on illegal immigration
The way Francisco Dominguez sees it, a law that would allow him to become a U.S. citizen would benefit everyone. "It would let more people work, which would generate more opportunity," Dominguez, 45, said in Mexican-accented Spanish as he waited on...
Tags: Baltimore County, Mexico, Democratic Party, Montgomery County (Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Remember when Republicans supported the individual mandate?
I read with interest columnist Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s commentary regarding the recent Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Constitutional — but contemptible," July 9). I am still confused — indeed...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Mitt Romney, Tea Party Movement, Orrin Hatch
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NSA leaks investigation could be unique challenge for Rosenstein
Just days after Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosensteinand another federal prosecutor were appointed to look into national security leaks, a group of Republican senators called for their ouster, claiming the men can't be trusted to investigate the...
Tags: National Security, FBI, Laws, The New York Times, Justice System
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