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    Shutdown looms as lawmakers enter last weeks

    Nov 30, 2014 07:10 PM EDT

    ... preventing a government closure when a temporary funding measure expires Dec. 11. The House and Senate Appropriations committees are negotiating a $1 trillion-plus spending bill for the budget year that began Oct. 1 and are promising to have it ready by the week of Dec. 8. The tax-writing ...

  • In historic move, Republican House is suing Obama

    In historic move, Republican House is suing Obama

    Jul 11, 2014 12:58 PM EDT

    ... The answer was: In 1986 with the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, which called for the end of apartheid. LINE ITEMS Sheldon Adelson, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates teamed up for a joint New York Times op-ed to call on Congress to act on comprehensive immigration reform. “The current stalemate ...

  • The missing piece of the minimum wage and inequality debate

    The missing piece of the minimum wage and inequality debate

    Apr 25, 2014 04:32 PM EDT

    ... employees get a raise, so that’s why I say the devil is in the details. Paul Solman: You’re a very curious person to interview because you are really of two minds about a specific policy, no? Bill Hobson: No, I think I’m very clear on what I ...

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    Obama administration faces political, technical health care headaches

    Nov 13, 2013 02:25 PM EDT

    ... see the images before they would have an abortion. The lower court's ruling that struck down the law stands. Wired Magazine compares philanthropy heads Bill Clinton and Bill Gates in a Q and A with both. Outgoing Boston Mayor Tom Menino is headed to Boston University to help run ...

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    Syria Crossed President Obama's Red Line. What Happens Next?

    Jun 14, 2013 01:00 PM EDT

    ... Political Report column focuses on demographic shifts and what House Republicans have to gain politically from immigration reform. Sen. Marco Rubio warned in a radio interview that he "would walk away from pushing a bipartisan immigration reform bill if a provision covering same-sex couples is added," The Hill reports ...

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    Shields, Brooks on Bin Laden Politics, Chen Guangcheng, Jobs Report

    May 04, 2012 10:32 PM EDT

    Shields, Brooks on Bin Laden Politics, Chen Guangcheng, Jobs Report

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    Shields, Brooks on GOP Tax Divide, Obama's Troop Drawdown, Debt Ceiling Debate

    Jun 24, 2011 10:35 PM EDT

    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the breakdown in bipartisan budget and deficit talks, the House's rebuke of President Obama over war powers and the Libya mission, and the president's new troop withdrawal timetable for the Afghan war.

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    With Government on Brink of Shutdown, 'Narrow' Differences Remain

    Apr 07, 2011 12:32 PM EDT

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, left, and House Speaker John Boehner speak to reporters outside the White House following a meeting with the president. Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Congressional leaders have taken budget negotiations to the brink of a federal government shutdown, and Thursday is almost certainly the point of no return....

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    Obama Launches 2012 Re-election Campaign

    Apr 04, 2011 12:32 PM EDT

    President Obama jogs to the podium to address UPS employees at a facility in Maryland on Friday. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool photo via Bloomberg. "It Begins With Us" is the name of the video that the Obama 2012 campaign emailed to its 13 million supporters shortly after 5 a.m. EDT Monday, marking the official...

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    Rep. Granger: Scope of Foreign Aid Misunderstood, But Budget Cuts Needed

    Mar 11, 2011 01:05 AM EDT

    Rep. Granger: Cuts to Foreign Aid Painful But Necessary