Nancy Pelosi, Eleanor Holmes Norton hit Republicans ahead of D.C. abortion hearing
Democrats amplified their complaints Thursday morning ahead of an afternoon congressional hearing on a bill that would ban all abortions in the ...
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RNC Needs Secondary Campaign Slogan 'FIRE HARRY REID As Senate Majority Leader'
Wake up America
In an earlier post it was mentioned that Republicans have a better than fair chance at taking control of the Senate in 2012, with 23 of the 33 Senate ...
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Obama, Boehner United on Sandwiches, Still Split on Deficit
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Obama: I refuse debt-ceiling crisis replay
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Obama warns Republicans over debt ceiling fight
President Obama warned congressional leaders on Wednesday that he would not tolerate a replay of the bitter debt ceiling fight of last summer that ...
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GOP Faces Uphill Debt Battle
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WH: We won't let GOP hold economy "hostage" again
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White House warns GOP over a debt limit standoff
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Nebraska Republican Senate Primary: Palin Backed, Deb Fischer, Wins In Stunning Upset
In what all pundits are calling an upset, Deb Fischer, who was outspent at every turn, pulled off a stunning victory with 41 percent of the vote.
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Senate to vote on tough new Iran sanctions
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By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is set to vote on a tough new round of economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector on Thursday, ...
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Even with Calculators on the Floor, the Senate Still Comes Up With a Zero on the Budget
You would have thought that starting the day with a vote permitting the use of calculators on the Senate floor today was a good sign that it could ...
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Five Budgets Fail in Senate
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Republicans in Senate vote overwhelmingly for Paul Ryan's extreme budget
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Senate Confirms Fed Board Nominees
The Senate’s votes to approve Jeremy Stein and Jerome Powell bring the seven-member Federal Reserve board to full strength for the first time since ...
Senate rejects Obama budget, Republican alternatives
The U.S. Senate formally rejected President Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget request Wednesday, along with a series of Republican alternatives, as ...
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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider: Budget Goose Egg
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House and Senate Unanimously Reject Obama Budgets - Or Do They?
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Clyburn gets ready for showdown with Hoyer
Asked whether he will seek a higher leadership post, Rep. James Clyburn said, “I’m not closing the door on anything.” Read ...
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On Debt Limit, Both Sides Stake Out Positions
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Barack Obama had hoagies with the Congressional leadership yesterday. And he broached the subject of the debt limit, which House Speaker John Boehner ...
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