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Analysis: Politics trumps policy in Obama budget
Washington (CNN) - A piece of advice: If you're worried about President Barack Obama's budget, find something else to fret over. The president's blueprint has about as much chance of becoming law as...
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Obama, GOP maneuver on payroll tax cut
Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama stepped up his push Tuesday to get Congress to extend the payroll tax cut for the rest of the year, arguing that a failure to do so could derail the economic...
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Romney rips Obama campaign 'informercial'
(CNN) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney looked past his GOP opponents and focused squarely on President Barack Obama Friday, calling the president's new campaign film a misleading...
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Analysis: Gingrich strikes out
(CNN) - If Newt Gingrich can't win Alabama and Mississippi, where can he win? The former speaker fell short in the heart of Dixie on Tuesday, and it's not clear where he goes from here. Approaching the...
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Who will win Senate 'big oil' tax fight?
Washington (CNN) - Your pain at the pump is the U.S. Senate's top issue this week. Senate Democrats and Republicans are arguing over a bill that would end billions in tax breaks for large oil...
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House passes GOP budget
Washington (CNN) - The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday passed the GOP leadership's 2013 budget plan - a measure that has no chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate...
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House passes GOP small business tax cut
Washington (CNN) – The GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $46 billion small business tax cut bill - an election year measure that has virtually no chance of clearing the...
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Top House Republican cleared of insider trading
Washington (CNN) – The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee has been cleared of allegations that he used his position to engage in insider trading and improperly profit from the 2008...
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Analysis: Lugar's grassroots withered
Washington (CNN) - Richard Lugar had it all - a sterling global reputation, bipartisan respect, a fat campaign bank account and 36 years of Senate experience. But somewhere along the line he forgot Tip...
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House passes $643 billion defense bill
Washington (CNN) - The GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Friday passed a nearly $643 billion military spending bill - a measure at odds with prior defense spending agreements and President...
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What follows the Holder contempt vote?
Washington (CNN) – Washington's uproar over the infamous Operation Fast and Furious gun-running sting will likely hit its political climax Thursday as the House of Representatives votes to hold...
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Ethics panel set to clear Rep. Maxine Waters
Washington (CNN) - The House Ethics Committee prepared Friday to dismiss charges of alleged wrongdoing against California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, ending a tumultuous investigation that lasted...
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Fischer beats Kerrey in Nebraska Senate race
(CNN) – In Nebraska, Republican state Rep. Deb Fischer defeated former Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey to win a U.S. Senate seat, according to a CNN projection. Fischer led 58% to 42%, with 82 percent of...
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Flake, of Arizona, wins Senate seat
(CNN) - In Arizona, Republican Rep. Jeff Flake defeated Democrat Richard Carmona to win a U.S. Senate seat, according to a CNN projection. Flake, a vocal fiscal conservative, led 51 to 45%, with 57% of...
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10 inaugural moments that mattered
Washington (CNN) - Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin notes each inauguration is moving in its own way, but only a few produce moments that are truly memorable. "It...
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Spending cut countdown: What's Congress doing?
Washington (CNN) – There are four days left before $85 billion in widely disliked forced spending cuts start to take effect. So what's Congress - back from a weeklong break - doing Monday to change...
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House passes Ryan budget
(CNN) - The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed GOP Rep. Paul Ryan's proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget Thursday. Ryan's budget would cut $4.6 trillion in spending and eliminate the...
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House approves government funding bill
(CNN) - The House of Representatives approved legislation Thursday funding the government through the end of September and avoiding a partial federal shutdown, while also softening the blow of forced...
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Congress avoids shutdown, bickers over 2014 budget
Washington (CNN) – Lawmakers in the House of Representatives approved legislation Thursday funding the government through the end of September and avoiding a partial federal shutdown, while also...
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Immigration front and center as senators tour border
(CNN) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators at the heart of the debate over immigration reform toured the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Wednesday - the latest sign of growing legislative momentum on...
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