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GOP's Kelly Ayotte stresses 'meaningful debt reduction;' Obama promises jobs are Job One now
Top of the TicketRepublican says voters seriously want spending cut; Democrat says real answers to the country's problems take time.... -
Weekly remarks: Obama vows more jobs are coming; Eric Cantor vows GOP will be party of 'cut and grow'
Top of the TicketRepublican says nation must reduce its deficit; Democrat says he's encouraged over December job growth.... -
Weekly remarks: Both Republican Jeff Flake and Obama take heart in Tucson spirit and heroes
Top of the TicketMore mourning and soul-searching over the tragic shootings.... -
Weekly remarks: Obama on the economic truth; GOP's John Barrasso on healthcare repeal
Top of the TicketRepublican says Senate should now repeal Obama's healthcare bill; Obama says he negotiated hard for new trade agreements for more jobs.... -
Is Democrat Jesse Jackson Jr. attempting magic tricks on the House floor?
Top of the TicketBut what is the Chicago Democrat doing in this video with his right hand?... -
Senate rejects attempts to defund Planned Parenthood, health reform
The Senate has rejected a bill that would have blocked funding for implementation of President Obama’s new healthcare law.
The 47-53 vote, which broke along party lines, was an expected result in the chamber, which is run by Democrats. The bill...Tags: Olympia J. Snowe, Susan Collins, Social Issues, Planned Parenthood, Family Planning
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1st North Korean Defectors Arrive in L.A.
Times Staff WriterSix North Korean defectors -- the first refugees the U.S. has admitted from the totalitarian nation -- arrived in Southern California on Saturday bearing accounts of famine, sexual enslavement, torture and repression. The group was met at Los...Tags: Gaming, Car Safety Tips and Advice, China, Family, Communist Party of China
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Law-firm partner, ex-federal prosecutor Fardon nominated to head Chicago US attorney's office
Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — The Obama administration has chosen a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov. George Ryan to prison for corruption to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, Illinois' senators announced...Tags: Lightfoot (York, Virginia), Ed Genson, George Ryan, Elections, Regional Authority
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Lawyer who helped prosecute Gov. Ryan tapped for U.S. attorney's post
The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal prosecutor best known for taking on corrupt politicians and powerful institutions such as the University of Notre Dame. Zachary Fardon would take...
Tags: Legal Service, Business Enterprises, Elections, U.S. Senate, Patrick Fitzgerald
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Pritzker makes strong showing in Senate confirmation hearing
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- The prospects seemed strong Thursday for Penny Pritzker becoming Commerce secretary after a two-hour confirmation hearing, as she drew praise from both Democrats and Republicans. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the top Republican on the Senate...Tags: John D. Rockefeller IV, Chicago Hotels, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell, Labor Legislation
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Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...
Tags: Memorial Day, U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Barbara A. Mikulski, Parties and Movements, Nancy Pelosi
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Penny Pritzker to face key senators for Commerce bid
With Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker set to be grilled by senators Thursday at her Commerce secretary confirmation hearing, Bill Daley feels her pain. Daley, a son and brother of Chicago mayors, faced his own confirmation hearing in 1997 before he...
Tags: POLITICO LLC, John D. Rockefeller IV, Ron Johnson, Chicago Hotels, Parties and Movements
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