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McManus: Fiscal crisis? What crisis?
Here's what is most maddening about the "Perils of Pauline" fiscal crises that President Obama and Congress have led us into during the last year: Both sides have known from the beginning what the final deals would look like, but neither side has been...
Tags: U.S. Senate, John Boehner, Tom Coburn, Career and Workplace, Medicaid
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2013 State of the Union: Full prepared transcript
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...
Tags: State of the Union Address, Jill Biden, Hadiya Pendleton, CEO Pay, Global Change
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Senate committee approves John Brennan's nomination as CIA director
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12 to 3 on Tuesday to approve John Brennan's as the next CIA director, ending weeks of delay and setting the stage for the full Senate to vote on Brennan's nomination later this week. The committee...
Tags: Harry Reid, U.S. Department of Justice, John O. Brennan, Benghazi, U.S. Senate
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Obama's State of the Union: Topic by topic
Climate change: By Neela Banerjee WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama articulated a subtle but noticeable shift away from his longstanding discussion of climate change in almost entirely economic terms to making a moral...
Tags: State of the Union Address, Hadiya Pendleton, Global Change, Career and Workplace, Migration
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Biden: President promises to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – President Obama is “not bluffing” when he vows that he will not allow Iran to get a nuclear weapon, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday in a speech that put a heavy emphasis on winning consensus on that view from the rest...Tags: Golda Meir, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nuclear Policy, Jerusalem (Israel), United Nations
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Hagel approved by Senate committee in party-line vote
WASHINGTON -- After a sometimes contentious debate, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted on party lines and narrowly approved the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to be secretary of Defense, moving the bitter fight over President Obama’s...
Tags: State of the Union Address, North Korea, U.S. Senate, Jeanne Shaheen, Mike Johanns
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Despite controversy, 'Zero Dark Thirty' soars in limited release
The backlash in Washington over "Zero Dark Thirty" didn't reach the box office, as Kathryn Bigelow's CIA thriller got off to an excellent start in limited release. Playing in five theaters, the film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden grossed $410,000...
Tags: Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Entertainment, Central Intelligence Agency, Movies, Jack Kerouac
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Will senators' slam on 'Zero Dark Thirty' hurt it at awards time?
"Zero Dark Thirty" is a hit with critics and early audiences, but a bipartisan thumbs-down from Washington may dim the once-bright Oscar chances for Kathryn Bigelow's fact-based thriller about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. The film, which arrived in...
Tags: Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Entertainment, Peter O'Toole, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Pakistan
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Arizona State topples Navy in sea of points in Fight Hunger Bowl
SAN FRANCISCO -- Taylor Kelly threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score to lead Arizona State to its first bowl win in seven years, a 62-28 victory over Navy in the Fight Hunger Bowl on Saturday. Offensive MVP Marion Grice ran for 159...
Tags: Pat Tillman, Pacific-12 Conference, Armed Forces Bowl, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats
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Obama nominates John Kerry to be next secretary of State
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.WASHINGTON – President Obama nominated John F. Kerry, the five-term senator from Massachusetts, to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of State on Friday, choosing a longtime political ally who shares much of his foreign policy worldview and...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Hamid Karzai, U.S. Senate, United Nations, Pakistan
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Letters: Torture's toll
Re "Free the CIA torture report," Editorial, Dec. 20 I strongly support the prompt release of the Senate Intelligence Committee report detailing CIA "dark side" practices following the 9/11 attacks. I hope Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dianne Feinstein, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Is Tom Cruise reaching? Senators blast 'Zero Dark Thirty.'
After the coffee. Before figuring out if I can get out of town next week. The Skinny: I'm almost over this annoying cold that has hampered me for over a week. So don't cough around me. Thursday's stories include a look at whether Tom Cruise is big...
Tags: Tom Cruise, Entertainment, Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Satellite and Cable Service, Gaming
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