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A prayer as 'fiscal cliff' talks continue
WASHINGTON -- The prayers that open Congress each workday often reflect earthly affairs in Washington. On Monday, as "fiscal cliff" talks continued, they were not uplifting. "Make them willing to do what is painful in the short term to avoid even...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Elections, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama
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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: U.S. Congress, George W. Bush, Joe Biden, Personal Income, Barack Obama
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Biden: White House ready to 'negotiate' on rates
WASHINGTON -- Claiming a deal could be done in a snap, Vice President Biden said Friday that the White House is willing to negotiate on where to set the top income tax rate as long as Republicans agree that rate is going up. Speaking at a diner where he...
Tags: U.S. Congress, George W. Bush, Parties and Movements, Personal Income, Barack Obama
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House GOP lines up debt ceiling vote; White House will not oppose
WASHINGTON – House Republicans appear confident they have the votes to pass a short-term debt ceiling increase as they attempt to dispatch with this fiscal battle to focus on bigger ones ahead. The bill, coming up for a vote Wednesday, would be an...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Jay Carney, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Fiscal fitness, Mr. President
President Obama's second inaugural address was a ringing affirmation of Democratic priorities and a resolute defense of federal safety-net programs. But there's little chance that the president will be able to move his second-term agenda through...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Elections, Public Finance
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President Obama: A 'friendly guy' who likes 'a good party'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama insists he’s a “pretty friendly guy” but made clear Monday that he’s skeptical that personal relationships with members of Congress have much to do with whether legislation passes. “I like...
Tags: Jack Lew, U.S. Congress, Janet Napolitano, Chuck Hagel, Elections
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'Fiscal cliff' deal pleases few; House unlikely to vote Monday
WASHINGTON – Details of the emerging “fiscal cliff” deal ricocheted through the Capitol on Monday, appearing to please almost no one from either political party, as President Obama urged negotiators toward a conclusion. A House vote...
Tags: Tom Harkin, U.S. Congress, Taxation, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice
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Paul Ryan's next budget: More of the same -- a lot more
Now that two months have passed since the 2012 election, what does Rep. Paul Ryan think the voters' message was? It wasn't a rejection of the Romney-Ryan platform or of the "Ryan Budget" that would have turned Medicare into a voucher plan, Ryan told...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Public Finance, Paul Ryan, Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting
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Rep. Raul Ruiz, an Rx for D.C.
You'd almost think that someone had stapled several resumes together and put them in Raul Ruiz's file: magna cum laude at UCLA; three graduate degrees from Harvard (a medical degree and masters in public policy and in public health); doctoring to poor...
Tags: Immigration, U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues, Students, FBI
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Tax talks hit serious setback as GOP seeks Social Security cut
WASHINGTON — Talks over preventing the New Year’s tax hike on all but the wealthiest Americans hit a major setback Sunday when Republicans demanded — and Democrats rejected — a move to trim cost-of-living increases for Social...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Harry Reid, Barack Obama
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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: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Paul Ryan, Public Finance, Harry Reid
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Starbucks uses coffee cup messages to push for 'fiscal cliff' deal
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- When Obama administration officials and congressional lawmakers take a break from their wrangling over the "fiscal cliff" to grab some Starbucks coffee, they'll get a message right on their cup imploring them to strike a deal. Employees in...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Media Industry, Barack Obama, Social Media
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