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No budging as fiscal cliff talks appear stalled

Source: FindLaw: AP Professional News, Dec 12 2012, 4:40pm CST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans aren't budging on tax rates, and Democrats are resisting steps like raising the eligibility age for Medicare. Negotiations on averting a year-end fiscal train wreck combining big automatic tax hikes a ...

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Rothenberg: Forecast for Senate seats changing because of White House scandals

Source: Hot Air  |   May 22 2013, 7:01pm CDT

Interesting, simply because it cuts against so much conventional wisdom. Many, if not quite all, recent polls suggest that O’s approval rating is hanging tough despite the scandal bombardment, probably because econom ...

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36 minutes ago

GOP taxpayer funded trips revealed

Source: MSNBC  |   May 22 2013, 6:59pm CDT

>>> no matter what's going on in the world, we can always count on republicans to complain about one thing, government spending . >> as you know and i think the american people agree, spending is the problem. >> what we're saying right n ...

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22 weeks ago


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"When you look at the evidence, it's not clear that it actually saves a lot of money ... But what I've said is, let's look at every avenue, because what is true is we need to strengthen Social Security, we need to strengthen Medicare for future generations, the current path is not sustainable because we've got an aging population and health care costs are shooting up so quickly."


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U.S. immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 22 2013, 6:56pm CDT

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan marks 12 years at the Cannes Film Festival. Here is how she looked over the years. Slideshow WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of ...

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UPDATE 1-U.S. House votes to force approval of Keystone pipeline

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 22 2013, 6:53pm CDT

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved a bill as expected on Wednesday declaring that a presidential permit was not needed to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move that would tak ...

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Video: GOP continues to talk scandal, but it doesn’t stick

Source: MSNBC  |   May 22 2013, 6:30pm CDT

>>> tonight's lead, forget the hype, get the facts. republicans have gone from peddling their bogus scandals but they are coming up dry. tod today right wing republicans after mid-level irs official walked out on a ...

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Immigration Reform Clears First Hurdle

Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 22 2013, 6:26pm CDT

A comprehensive immigration reform bill has been approved by the Senate committee responsible for immigration laws, and the bill will now move to the Senate floor. This is good news for people who want to see immigration ...

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Business tax cuts bill headed for conference committee fight

Source: Dallas Morning News - Blogs  |   May 22 2013, 6:25pm CDT

Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, said the Senate’s decision to cut rates across the board by 5 percent would help all businesses — small, medium size and large. The House’s version, though, concentrated help on small business, he said ...

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1 hour ago

Voller’s follies show Democratic Party’s failures

Source: The News & Observer  |   May 22 2013, 6:02pm CDT

No offense to the people who are active in the North Carolina Democratic Party, but when they put Randy Voller in as party chairman, did anyone check to see whether he is a Democrat? We know he was a four-time mayor of Pittsboro and chairman of t ...

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Kansas lawmakers consider a lower sales tax on food

Source: KansasCity.com  |   May 22 2013, 5:49pm CDT

Kansas Sens. Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts on Wednesday cheered the Air Forces decision to pick McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita as the home for new refueling tankers. The Air Force will make an official announc ...

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