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McManus: What would Lincoln do?
In the rest of the country, it may be just another movie, but in Washington, Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" has become a political Rorschach test. It seems as if every pundit in the capital has gone to see the masterful biopic about our 16th president,...
Tags: Politics, Jay Carney, Barack Obama, Entertainment, Movies
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California Democrats weigh in on Prop. 8 decision
PolitiCalCalifornia Democrats were quick to weigh in Friday on the Supreme Court's announcement that it will rule for the first time on same-sex marriage by deciding the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the California voter initiative that limited marriage to... -
Top Democrat urges progressives to deal on 'fiscal cliff'
This post has been updated and corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – A top Democrat pressured fellow progressives Tuesday to support – rather than fight – a far-reaching budget deal that includes cuts to entitlement programs after resolving  the upcoming fiscal cliff. “We can't be...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Jay Carney, Culture, Republican Party
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Republican senators present Dream Act alternative
WASHINGTON – Under political pressure to take action on immigration reform, three Republican senators introduced an alternative version of the Dream Act on Tuesday that would give legal status for young immigrants brought to the U.S. unlawfully as...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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Laura Ingraham leaves radio, for now, as she looks for new deal
Conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham has temporarily left the airwaves to “expand and retool” her show and look for a new syndicator. The host said in a posting on her website Tuesday that she has decided to “move on”...
Tags: Radio, Politics, Fox News Channel (tv network), Laura Ingraham, Barack Obama
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Obama returns to campaign trail to promote middle-class tax cuts
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — President Obama is heading back out on the campaign trail this week — this time to pressure Congress to extend the expiring middle-class tax cuts. Â On Friday, Obama plans to travel to Hatfield, Pa., for an event at a toy...Tags: White House, Politics, Barack Obama, Small Businesses, Parties and Movements
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Protesters pressure Villaraigosa to step down from Fix the Debt group
L.A. NOWProtesters came to City Hall to present Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa with a petition demanding he step down from the Fix the Debt campaign, a day after the mayor distanced himself from the group's push for large scale cuts to Social Security and... -
Rural counties seek bigger share of prison money
PolitiCalLawmakers from 13 rural Central California counties are asking Gov. Jerry Brown to cut them a bigger slice of the prison realignment pie. Brown's novel 2011 plan promised dramatic cuts in prison crowding by sending low-level, nonviolent offenders to... -
Lawmaker wants to change Proposition 13
PolitiCalA California lawmaker wants to change Proposition 13 to boost funding for public education and other programs.... -
Warren Buffett says tax hikes won't stop wealthy from investing
WASHINGTON -- Billionaire Warren Buffett said raising taxes on the wealthy won't stop them from investing and called on policymakers to boost rates for income over about $500,000. Buffett has been a staunch ally of President Obama on boosting taxes on...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Politics, Credit Ratings, George W. Bush, Barack Obama
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Lawrence Guyot dies at 73; longtime civil rights activist
Lawrence Guyot, a civil rights leader who was threatened, jailed and nearly beaten to death in the Deep South in the 1960s and helped lead a drive to register black voters during the tumultuous Freedom Summer of 1964, has died. He was 73. The longtime...
Tags: Activism, Politics, Barack Obama, Heart Problems, Career and Workplace
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Letters: Is Sarah Palin presidential?
Re “Hey GOP, take the Palin cure,” Opinion, Nov. 18 Charlotte Allen's kidding, right? I hope so, because if not, her opinion piece is more proof that the GOP fails to understand how out of touch it is with the emerging electoral...Tags: White House, Politics, Barack Obama, John McCain, Parties and Movements
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