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Obama meets with House Republicans in effort to rebuild trust
WASHINGTON — President Obama delivered a pitch for cooperation, and even word of a new pope, as he met with House Republicans on Wednesday, the latest of a series of meetings in his attempt to reboot his relationship with Congress. The afternoon...
Tags: Paul Ryan, White House, U.S. Congress, Michael Grimm, Politics
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House defeats alternative budgets
WASHINGTON – Think of it as what could have been: Alternative visions of the federal budget from progressives, conservatives and other rank-and-file lawmakers that have little chance of passing but offer another view of priorities. As House...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Paul Ryan, Politics, Medicare
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McManus: Sadder but wiser pols
President Obama took a posse of Republican senators to dinner last week, and this week he's giving Congress the unusual courtesy of no fewer than four presidential visits to Capitol Hill. Can a flurry of presidential schmoozing change Washington from...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Lindsey O. Graham, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Primaries
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At new phase in budget fight, Obama reaches out to GOP lawmakers
WASHINGTON -- President Obama appears to be trying to thaw chilly relations with lawmakers as he pushed through the latest budget battle while moving on to other parts of his second-term agenda. Obama will head to Capitol Hill next week to visit...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Lindsey O. Graham, Mitch McConnell, White House, Gun Control
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Obama warns of dire sequester consequences
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday accused Republicans of preferring the effects of automatic across-the-board spending cuts to small tax hikes for the wealthy as he tried to ratchet up pressure on GOP lawmakers to go along with Democratic budget...
Tags: Politics, White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Barack Obama
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McManus: Obama's less-is-more agenda
President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, the first of his second term, won't be long remembered. It didn't offer much in the way of new ideas. It was short on memorable lines — except, perhaps, his demand for congressional action on gun...
Tags: Unions, State of the Union Address, Trade Agreements, Bill Clinton, White House
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Republicans dismiss Obama's 'false promises' in State of the Union
WASHINGTON – Republicans said President Obama’s State of the Union address was heavy with “false promises” and short on a commitment to cut spending. But initial reaction largely avoided the most emotionally-charged issue in the...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Unions, Mitch McConnell, State of the Union Address, Elections
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Democrats considering 'Buffett Rule' as swap for sequester cuts
WASHINGTON – Seeking an alternative to federal budget cuts set to begin next month, Senate Democrats are considering a way to generate new revenue: the "Buffett Rule," the requirement that millionaires pay a guaranteed minimum income tax rate....
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Harry Reid, State of the Union Address, Mitch McConnell, Taxation
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Wednesday TV Talk: Robert Lustig; Jillian Michaels; Anthony Edwards
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 10 - 16, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- CBS This Morning Stephen Wynn; Dr. Robert Lustig; Carrie Underwood. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio);...
Tags: Valerie Bertinelli, Jeff Probst, Mila Kunis, Anthony Edwards, Anne Hathaway
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Marco Rubio to deliver GOP response to the State of the Union
WASHINGTON – The GOP has picked Marco Rubio to respond to President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, giving the Florida senator a chance to trumpet his party’s stances and raise his profile. House Speaker John A....
Tags: Migration, Illegal Immigrants, Paul Ryan, Bob McDonnell, Regional Authority
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Obama wants short-term alternative to sequestration cuts
WASHINGTON -- Seeking to avoid steep spending cuts scheduled to begin March 1, President Obama will call on Congress on Tuesday to devise an alternative package of reductions and new tax revenue that could postpone the deeper cuts for a few months....
Tags: Head Start, White House, Annapolis, U.S. Congress, Petroleum Industry
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Obama urges short-term solution to prevent steep budget cuts
WASHINGTON – President Obama on Tuesday called on Congress to come up with short-term spending cuts and revenue increases that would stave off more drastic cuts set to take effect in March. In a brief appearance in the White House briefing room,...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Politics, White House, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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