Improving economy alters political landscape
WASHINGTON — Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and ...
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Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift
WASHINGTON — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen.
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Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system
WASHINGTON — The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. ...
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Arizona investigating angry email sent lawmakers
PHOENIX — Arizona's bitter debate over a signature part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has sparked an investigation into ...
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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON — A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, ...
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GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes
WASHINGTON — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election ...
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Ill. House approves guns plan opposed by governor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gun owners could carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the last state in the nation to prohibit it, under legislation that swept ...
House backs variable rate student loans
WASHINGTON — Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ...
Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum
WASHINGTON — A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full ...
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Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with ...
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