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President Obama is endorsing a “bill of rights” for onlineconsumers–and so are his Silicon Valley friends
Read More: The White House Gets Behind New Internet Privacy Efforts
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Senate Republicans on Monday blocked President Barack Obama’s choice for the No. 2 job in the Justice Department and dampened talk that Osama bin Laden’s death might usher in bipartisan cooperation on terrorism matters
Read More: Obama Justice Dept. Pick Blocked by GOP
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President Barack Obama’s deficit-driven campaign to cut defense spending and the pace of withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan loom as divisive issues as a Republican-controlled House panel begins putting together the Pentagon’s budget for next year
Read More: Work Begins on $553B Defense Budget
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The former President pays tribute to a man who had “the stamina, steel andjudgment to accomplish things that were truly extraordinary”
Read More: Bill Clinton on Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher
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Libya doesn’t matter as much as finding jobs for the young protesters in Egypt
Read More: Our No. 1 Priority: Jobs for Egypt's Restive Youth
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Congress has sent President Barack Obama legislation making $38 billion in cuts from domestic programs
Read More: Congress Sends Budget Cut Bill to Obama
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The House Republican budget would leave up to 44 million more low-income people uninsured as the federal government cuts states’ Medicaid funding by about one-third over the next 10 years, nonpartisan groups said
Read More: Report: GOP Plan May Leave 44M Uninsured
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President Barack Obama calls his tax-cut agreement with Republicans far from perfect but a good deal overall for Americans
Read More: Obama: Tax Cut Compromise Worth Passage
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A friend of Chicago mayoral hopeful Rahm Emanuel’s wife testified Wednesday that she helped pack away their family heirlooms and other mementos for storage before Emanuel moved to Washington
Read More: Renter Testifies at Emanuel's Residency Hearing
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In a state facing a projected $3.5 billion budget deficit, some of Rick Scott’s pro-business proposals, such as eliminating Florida’s corporate tax, can sound almost recklessly dogmatic
Read More: Rick Scott: Is Florida Ready For Its "Open For Business" Governor?
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Rahm Emanuel forged ahead with his campaign for Chicago mayor Thursday after an elections panel ruled his name can appear on the Feb. 22 ballot
Read More: Board: Emanuel Can Run for Chicago Mayor
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Departing Republican-turned-Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter on Tuesday said conservative Republicans who backed tea party challengers against establishment candidates in the recent elections engaged in political cannibalism
Read More: Specter Accuses GOP of 'Cannibalism'
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If the rest of the year goes according to the White House’s plans, don’t expect to see much of President Barack Obama. He’s on a Hawaiian vacation
Read More: Obama Hoping for Low-Profile Hawaiian Vacation
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By closing 2010 with the kind of bipartisan compromise that was supposed to be the hallmark of his Administration, Obama showed that he is capable of change, and that there is hope he can achieve his goals
Read More: Obama's Tax Compromise: A Model for Presidential Success
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A surge of Hispanic residents and other population gains have Texas poised to add more congressional clout than any other state, but a partisan fight now looms over exactly where the new seats should go
Read More: Fight Looms After Texas Gets Four New U.S. House Seats
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President Barack Obama signed into law a huge, holiday-season tax bill extending cuts for all Americans on Friday, saluting a new spirit of political compromise as Republicans applauded and liberals seethed
Read More: Obama Salutes Compromise, Signs Tax Bill
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The President meets with top CEOs in an effort to mend fences and garner support for his tax deal
Read More: President Obama Touts Republican Tax Cuts to Big-Business CEOs
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In a reach across party lines, the Senate overwhelmingly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday to prevent a Jan. 1 income tax increase for millions
Read More: Senate Sends Bush Tax Cuts Package to House
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Senate Republicans have blocked a bill to grant hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants legal status after attending college or entering the military
Read More: Republicans End Hopes of DREAM Act
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After a chilly initial reception from Democrats, the White House appears to have garnered enough bipartisan support to secure the $858 billion tax-cut bill’s safe passage through a turbulent Congress
Read More: Tax Cuts: Frustrated Dems Seem Resigned to Bill's Passage
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A House investigative panel has charged California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters with violating ethics rules
Read More: Panel Files Charges Against Rep. Waters
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Sometimes being a leader means knowing when to ask for help
Read More: Does Obama Need A Little Help from Friends?
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Democrats will promote the benefits of health care reform ahead of the midterm elections, hoping that the more voters hear about the bill, the more they’ll support it. But the GOP is hardly giving up its fight
Read More: How Will Health Reform Figure in the Midterm Elections?
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Tuesday’s elections are all about change — and may be a harbinger of just how much change voters will demand in November. What’s striking is that most of Tuesday’s primary contests are going right down to the wire
Read More: Primary Races to Watch: Tuesday's Six Key Showdowns
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After a confusing flurry of summer primaries leading up to November’s midterms, the Aug. 10 Senate contests in Colorado provided some clarity about the mood of the electorate and the parties’ prospects for the fall
Read More: Colorado Senate Primaries: What Results Mean for Midterms
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Those who hold the Senate in low esteem can get a sympathetic ear from some of the chamber’s newer members
Read More: New Senators Want to Change Senate's System
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Democratic Sen. Patty Murray and her Republican challenger dove right into their fall matchup after winning the primary in a high-stakes election
Read More: Pivotal Senate Primary in Washington Decided
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Nikki Haley didn’t merely survive a nasty primary that was dirty even by South Carolina standards. It may have made her impossible to beat
Read More: Nikki Haley: Rising GOP Star in South Carolina
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Elena Kagan is following the path of every recent Supreme Court nominee in pledging “a fair shake for every American” who comes before the court and stressing her ordinary roots
Read More: Kagan Pledges Modest Approach as Justice
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Byrd died around 3 a.m. Monday morning after being admitted to the hospital last week for dehydration. He was 92
Read More: Robert Byrd, Longtime West Virginia Senator, Dies at 92
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One week before Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan begins her Senate confirmation hearings, both liberal and conservative groups are criticizing her record on abortion rights
Read More: Conservatives, Liberals Wary of Kagan on Abortion
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Sen. Robert C. Byrd is making his final sojourn to a Senate chamber that for 51 years echoed with his impassioned speeches and came to be the place he called home
Read More: Byrd to Lie in Repose in Senate Chamber
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Just when the President needs his former friends in corporate America to help him take on energy reform, many in big business have already given up on him
Read More: Obama's Reforms at Risk as Corporate Leaders Cut Support
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Obama has made precious little progress towards his goal of improving America’s standing in the Muslim world
Read More: A Year After Cairo Speech, Muslim World Doesn't See Obama Delivering
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The Obama administration dangled the possibility of a government job for former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff last year
Read More: Source: Admin. Talked Jobs With Romanoff
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Though he remains unpopular, Senate majority leader Harry Reid is having some success by touting his record of delivering for the state
Read More: Harry Reid's Re-Election Hopes on the Rise in Nevada
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From Harry S. Truman to Dick Cheney — and now President Obama, who says he wants to kick some ass over the Gulf disaster — TIME takes a look at the history of political vulgarisms
Read More: Political Profanity: Obama Among Presidents Who Swear
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The White House on Thursday denied accusations of back-room dealmaking after a Colorado Democrat said he had been encouraged by one of President Barack Obama’s top advisers to apply for an international development job
Read More: Gibbs Denies Job Offer to Colo. Candidate
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Even as the Administration ramps up its campaign efforts to tout health reform, some vulnerable Democrats would prefer to ignore the divisive issue altogether
Read More: Health Care Reform Still a Tough Midterm Issue for Dems
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If the GOP wants to attain any significant success this year, it’s got to take a cue from the Democratic playbook and simply get organized.
Read More: The Republicans' Task: Fixing the Organization Gap
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The leading sponsors of a long-delayed energy and climate change bill said Friday they will press ahead despite losing the support of a crucial Republican partner
Read More: Lieberman, Kerry to Continue Climate Bill
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A West Virginia congressional seat that’s been held by a Democrat for generations is now up for grabs after 14-term incumbent Rep. Alan Mollohan was swept out of office
Read More: GOP: WV Congressman's Ouster Referendum on Obama
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House lawmakers traveling on official business will be sitting back with the tourists and spending their own money on souvenirs under new rules announced by Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Read More: Pelosi Gives New Travel Rules to Lawmakers
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Primary Tuesday: Nothing has the potential to cleanse the body politic as fully as the sacking of incumbents and Establishment favorites, both Democratic and Republican
Read More: Senate Primary Races: Candidates Must Tackle Voter Anger
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President Barack Obama’s new health care law could potentially add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending over the next 10 years, congressional budget referees said
Read More: Health Overhaul Could Cost $115B Extra
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Vice President Joe Biden’s elder son, Delaware’s attorney general, made progress Wednesday as he recovered from a mild stroke and hopes to return to work soon, his office said
Read More: Biden's Son Progresses at Pa. Hospital
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Democrat Kendrick Meek hopes to run for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida against Republican Marco Rubio and independent Charlie Crist. Why Meek has a chance
Read More: How Dem Kendrick Meek Could Win Florida's Senate Race
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The Obama administration is proposing to split up an Interior Department agency that oversees offshore drilling, as part of its response to the Gulf Coast oil spill
Read More: Salazar Urges Splitting Energy Agency
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President Barack Obama is urging Hawaii voters to support a Democrat in this month’s congressional election in the urban Honolulu district where he was born
Read More: Obama Asks Hawaiians to Back Democrat for Congress
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Despite the smooth rollout of President Obama’s latest Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan would be lucky to garner 65 votes for her confirmation — a fairly low level of support for a Justice
Read More: Elena Kagan Confirmation Process, GOP Vote Lobby, Begins
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