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President Obama makes a statement during a news conference Tuesday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. President Obama is challenging congressional Republicans to accept higher taxes in a renewed effort to stave off sequester cuts expected March 1. On…

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. Photo by Tom Williams/Roll Call. In the aftermath of the 2012 campaign, which saw President Obama re-elected by a wide electoral margin and Democrats add to their numbers on Capitol Hill, there…