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Inauguration 2013: The orderly transition of Jay-Z and Paul Ryan
In the weeks after President Jimmy Carter lost his reelection bid to Ronald Reagan, when I was a young reporter at the Washington Post, I was assigned to cover a luncheon on Capitol Hill honoring Patricia Derian, Carter’s assistant secretary of...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, Republican Party, Bill Clinton, John Boehner, The Washington Post
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House GOP leadership very white and male, but why?
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Official Washington went all atwitter last week when Republicans named white men to every one of the 19 committee chairmanships in the House of Representatives. More than one observer accused the party of sexism, but one watchdog group in the Capitol...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, John Boehner, Democratic Party, Cathy McMorris
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House leaders offer short-term debt increase
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – House Republicans announced Friday that they will vote next week to authorize a temporary extension of the debt limit, pushing off a politically unpalatable fight in the hopes of extracting further spending cuts from Democrats in...Tags: Republican Party, John Boehner, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Credit and Debt, Parties and Movements
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House to remain in session until 'fiscal cliff' resolved
At least one part of the government will probably be gathered in Washington until a solution is reached in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Wednesday that there would be no adjournment “...
Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Politics, Democratic Party, White House
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McManus: Your guide to the 'fiscal cliff'
Are we about to go over a fiscal cliff? It's looking more likely, but it may not be as alarming as it sounds. Here are three things you need to know about the impending crisis over the so-called fiscal cliff, the combination of tax increases and...
Tags: Republican Party, Medicaid, Barack Obama, John Boehner, Parties and Movements
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House Republicans call off vote on 'Plan B' fiscal cliff plan
WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders abruptly called off a vote Thursday night on their "Plan B” tax proposal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, which ran into stiff resistance from the party's right flank. A tight vote on a preliminary...
Tags: Republican Party, Daniel Inouye, Barack Obama, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), John Boehner
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McManus: The worst job in Congress
Spare a little sympathy, if you can, for John A. Boehner of Ohio, speaker of the House of Representatives. On paper, he's the most powerful Republican in the land. In practice, he's caught between a cliff and a ceiling as the uneasy chairman of an...
Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, John Campbell, John Boehner
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Sharp words ahead of 'Plan B' tax vote
WASHINGTON – As the House prepared to vote Thursday on Speaker John A. Boehner’s tax plan, party leaders blamed each other for the stalemate as little progress is made to prevent falling off the “fiscal cliff,” the automatic tax...
Tags: Daniel Inouye, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), John Boehner
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John Boehner reelected as speaker of the House
WASHINGTON -- John A. Boehner will keep his job as House speaker for a second term, as Republicans rallied behind their leader despite speculation that hard-line conservatives would abandon him. With 426 votes cast in a roll call of the new 113th...
Tags: Republican Party, Justin Amash, Fox News Channel (tv network), Michael Grimm, John Boehner
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House Republicans sharply divided on 'fiscal cliff' deal
WASHINGTON -- A sharply divided House Republican leadership struggled to reach agreement on a measure to avoid part of the so-called “fiscal cliff,” as key members said they could not support the compromise approved early Tuesday by the...
Tags: Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Joe Biden, Parties and Movements, Congressional Budget Office
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House approves 'fiscal cliff' deal, rescinding broad tax hike
This post has been updated. See below for details.WASHINGTON — The House gave final approval Tuesday night to a bill to rescind tax increases for the vast majority of Americans, but only after a day of closed-door debate among Republicans, who were forced to allow a vote on a compromise many in...Tags: Taxation, Joe Biden, Parties and Movements, Congressional Budget Office, Public Finance
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Paul Ryan runs well-oiled fundraising machine
WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul D. Ryan has cultivated his "affable wonk" persona into an effective moneymaker, winning over CEOs and K Street lobbyists to build a fundraising machine that has boosted his standing on Capitol Hill and helped make him one of...
Tags: Los Angeles Times Journalists, Republican Party, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Parties and Movements, Finance
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