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O'Malley bashes Republicans on jobs on CNN
Gov. Martin O'Malley returned to the national stage Sunday after a Democratic National Convention speech that received tepid reviews, facing off with Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt over job creation and women's issues on CNN. Questioned by CNN's Candy Crowley,...Tags: Regional Authority, Todd Akin, Democratic Party, CNN (tv network), Barack Obama
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Victims of 1998 Africa bombing still seeking compensation
Fourteen years after a truck bomb ripped through the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, the families of 12 Americans killed in the attack are still fighting for federal compensation that has been granted to other terrorism victims — a struggle that has...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Tanzania, U.S. Embassy, Bennie G. Thompson, Lobbying
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Why I demanded a voice for Sandra Fluke
Rush Limbaugh's recent, despicable three-day attack against law student Sandra Fluke cast a spotlight on a national campaign by Republicans to turn back the clock on 50 years of progress on women's health issues. But his attacks were not the first attempt...Tags: Birth Control, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Darrell E Issa, Insurance
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House GOP shifting right, preparing for the fight
McClatchy-TribuneRep. Roy Blunt, the House of Representatives' second-ranking Republican, stepped down from his leadership post yesterday as the House GOP moved quickly to reposition itself as more conservative, unified and eager to fight Democrats in the Obama era....Tags: George W. Bush, Democratic Party, Cato Corporation, State Budgets, Adam H. Putnam
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DeLay indicted in Texas probe
Sun reportersWASHINGTON // Tom DeLay, the Texas Republican whose bare-knuckled style propelled him to the top echelons of the House and drew allegations of ethical lapses, was forced to step aside as majority leader yesterday, after a Texas grand jury indicted him for...Tags: Harbordale Elementary School, Justice System, Democratic Party, Scott McClellan, Finance
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Group urges ethics probe
WASHINGTON // A watchdog group, naming what it calls "the 13 most corrupt members of Congress," is calling for ethics investigations of some of the most prominent political leaders on Capitol Hill in a report to be released tomorrow. Citizens for...Tags: Democratic Party, Interior Policy, Richard W Pombo, Bill Frist, Ethics
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Iraq puts Cheney in harsh spotlight
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Walking through the Capitol last week, Dick Cheney marched past the assembled journalists who hoped to question him, brushing them off in his inflection-less voice with a curt, "Good morning," before slipping behind closed doors. The vice...Tags: Democratic Party, Defense, Colleges and Universities, Ronald Reagan, Petroleum Industry
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Obama nominee vows to work with Congress to fund transportation
ReutersBy Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice to be transportation secretary promised on Wednesday to work with Congress to figure out how to fund U.S. transportation needs during a time of tight budgets and faced...Tags: Ray LaHood, John D. Rockefeller IV, Layoffs and Downsizing, Democratic Party, National Government
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Deal on background checks is close, Senate roll call expected Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence. Meanwhile, the Senate is ready for an opening...
Tags: Mary L. Landrieu, Interior Policy, Ted Cruz, Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell
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Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's...
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Justice System, Democratic Party, Finance, Tom Vilsack
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Senators protest sequester cuts, shutdown threat looms
WASHINGTON — It was bound to happen: As the sequester budget cuts are felt around the country, lawmakers are having second thoughts — and trying to tinker with them in a way that could lead to a full-scale government shutdown. Senators...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Defense, John McCain, Kay Hagan, U.S. Congress
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Sen. Roy Blunt placing a hold on Obama's EPA nominee
WASHINGTON -- Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt said on Monday that he is placing a hold on Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, which could delay a full Senate vote on the nominee. Blunt said the hold...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Standards, United Auto Workers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Barack Obama
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