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More cliffs to come
'You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," Rahm Emanuel famously told a group of corporate executives a little more than four years ago, when he was President-elect Obama's chief of staff. Emanuel's words apparently have been forgotten in the...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Labor Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Parties and Movements, Finance
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McManus: Will it be Clinton? Cuomo? Warren?
Shortly after the 1988 presidential election, pollsters asked Democrats whom they favored to be their party's nominee in 1992. The strongest candidates were Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York. The governor of...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Parties and Movements, John Quincy Adams, Government
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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: Personal Income, Heritage Foundation, Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement, Public Finance
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Joe Biden's swearing-in opens inaugural ceremonies
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden took the first official step of the inaugural weekend, swearing the oath of office as he stood among friends, family and a circle of Democratic power players of his political history – and, perhaps, future....
Tags: David Axelrod, Georgetown, Antonio Villaraigosa, Crime, Law and Justice, Ceremonies
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President Obama's second inauguration: When is it?
WASHINGTON – The inauguration ceremony for President Obama’s second term will be held on Monday, but besides being sworn in on a platform on the West Front of the Capitol, he will participate in a whole range of events, from volunteering to...
Tags: Kelly Clarkson, Martin Luther King Day, Inauguration of President Barack Obama (2009), Ceremonies, James Taylor
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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: Fiscal Cliff, Federal Income Tax, Personal Income, Heritage Foundation, Harry Reid
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No 'fiscal cliff' deal, but Democrats, GOP closer to compromise
WASHINGTON -- Â Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill moved closer to a compromise to avert part of the so-called fiscal cliff, but theyremained unable to close a deal during an unusual Sunday session of negotiations punctuated by rounds of political...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, John McCain, Parties and Movements, Harry Reid, Social Security
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Sen. Daniel Inouye dies at 88; war hero
When Daniel K. Inouye was 17, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. An aspiring surgeon, he spent much of the next week helping care for the wounded at an elementary school in his native Honolulu. He wanted to enlist immediately but couldn't. Japanese...
Tags: Shootings, Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Iraq, Armed Forces
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Joe Biden's wife is a 'Dr.,' but she doesn't deliver babies
Is Joe Biden married to a physician? You might have gotten that impression while watching television coverage of the inauguration. “Dr.” Jill Biden’s doctorate is in education, yet word obviously has been sent out from the White House...
Tags: Tom Coburn, General Practitioners, Personal Weapon Control, Peggy Lee, Condoleezza Rice
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Election of new DNC leaders points up tensions with White House
WASHINGTON -- After a messy fight that highlighted strains with the White House, the Democratic National Committee completed what should have been the routine election of a new slate of officers Tuesday. As expected, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of...
Tags: White House, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Politics, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements
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Boehner rejects Democrats' push for immediate vote on gun bill
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John A. Boehner rejected calls from Democrats to schedule a vote on new gun restrictions before the end of the year, saying he wants to wait for recommendations from a newly formed White House task force before committing to...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, Sandy Hook Elementary School, U.S. Congress, Politics
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President Obama insists on tax increases for the wealthy
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Saturday that he won't compromise on his proposals to raise marginal tax rates on high earners as part of the fiscal negotiations between the White House and Republican leaders in Congress. In his weekly radio...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, White House, Politics, Barack Obama, Personal Income
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