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McManus: A tax everyone can love
The chairmen of Congress' primary tax committees, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), have launched a bipartisan effort to reform our messy, inefficient federal tax law. They've agreed to look for ways to lower tax rates on both...
Tags: Global Change, Gasoline Industry, John McCain, Jay Carney, Personal Income
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National GOP campaign arm withdraws Sanford's financial support
WASHINGTON -- Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s comeback try encountered severe turbulence Wednesday when the National Republican Congressional Committee withdrew its financial support less than three weeks before a special election for...
Tags: Regional Authority, Tim Scott, Government, The Washington Post, Jim DeMint
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Congress reacts to Boston Marathon bombings
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders reflected with grief on the tragic loss of life in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had few immediate answers as to the nature of the attack. The flag over the U.S. Capitol was at half staff and...
Tags: Susan Collins, Harry Reid, John Kerry, Sports, Mo Cowan
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Boehner announces House delegation to Margaret Thatcher funeral
Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn will lead a House delegation to Britain to attend the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday. Announced by House Speaker John Boehner’s office Monday, the trip marks a...
Tags: Margaret Thatcher, Republican Party, Michele Bachmann
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Obama's Social Security proposal sparks GOP confusion
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's proposal to trim Social Security's cost-of-living adjustments has sparked not only Democratic outrage, but Republican confusion. In the days since Obama put the idea in his 2014 budget, Republicans' reactions have...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Public Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Social Security, Politics
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Senate poised to debate gun control measure
WASHINGTON — Gun control efforts in Congress cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday as the Senate prepared to open what could be a weeks-long debate, even as opponents plotted a shift in strategy aimed at undermining a comprehensive package of...
Tags: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Tom Coburn, Al Gore, Crime, Law and Justice, National Rifle Association of America
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White House suspects Syria used chemical weapons, seeks inquiry
WASHINGTON — The White House said for the first time that there was evidence Syria had used chemical weapons in its civil war, but administration officials called for a broader United Nations investigation and edged away from declaring Damascus...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Defense, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), George W. Bush, Chuck Hagel
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McManus: Can Obama sell 'chained CPI'?
President Obama won't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and AARP have been howling all week about something they expect to be in it. What has our president done to provoke such outrage among his supporters? He's...
Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress, Social Security
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Villaraigosa in Washington on immigration, transportation issues
WASHINGTON -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may be nearing the end of his term, but that isn’t keeping him from traveling to the nation’s capital to push two of his pet causes – an overhaul of immigration laws that would provide...
Tags: Jerry Brown, John McCain, Harry Reid, Government, U.S. Senate
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Socialist senator at odds with Obama over veterans benefits
WASHINGTON — A few hours before midnight during a marathon budget session, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the only member of Congress elected as a socialist, called for a vote on his proposal to oppose any cut in cost-of-living adjustments for...
Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Nancy Pelosi, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress, Bernard Sanders
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Obama's budget plan draws fire from both sides
WASHINGTON — The budget that President Obama is scheduled to release next week drew attacks Friday from both the left and right — a reaction that White House aides appeared to welcome as they sought to portray the plan as a middle-of-the-...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Taxation, Jay Carney, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress
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Conservatives mourn, praise 'hero' Margaret Thatcher
WASHINGTON -- As news of the death of Margaret Thatcher came in Monday, tributes flowed from conservative leaders across the Capitol, showing the lasting influence the "Iron Lady" on the personal careers of many American lawmakers. “Lady...
Tags: George H.W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Lindsey O. Graham, United Kingdom, Bill Clinton
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