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Obama’s 2013 budget proposal looks to tame national debt
February 10, 2012 08:19 
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President Obama will send Congress a 2013 spending plan that would raise taxes on the rich and pump nearly $500 billion into new transportation projects over the next decade, launching an election-year debate over the budget that promises starkly...
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Obama shifts course on birth control rule to calm Catholic leaders’ outrage
February 10, 2012 08:19
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President Obama moved to contain a growing political crisis Friday by altering a new birth control rule that had angered Catholics and ignited a debate across the political spectrum about the bounds of religious freedom. Read full article ...
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At CPAC, Santorum, Gingrich and Romney try to bag conservative activists
February 10, 2012 08:15
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On Friday, the Republican presidential race shrank to the size of a hotel ballroom. Three top contenders made pitches to conservative activists gathered in Washington — each man hoping that a speech could unite a movement that months of...
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Obama cranks up the campaign spending
February 10, 2012 04:48
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Think you pay too much for cell phone service? President Obama’s reelection campaign spent $143,862 last year just on text messages. Obama’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee — even without a Republican nominee in place yet —...
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N.C. Rep. Mike McIntyre won’t run for governor
February 10, 2012 04:23
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Romney plays up conservatism at CPAC; Obama lays out contraception compromise; McIntyre won’t run for governor in North Carolina; and Rep. Spencer Bachus faces an insider-trading probe. Make sure to sign up to get “Afternoon Fix” in your...
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Obama: 10 states to receive No Child Left Behind waivers
February 09, 2012 10:41
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The Obama administration is freeing 10 states from the requirements of No Child Left Behind, responding to complaints from teachers and school administrators across the country that the nation’s main education law is outdated and punitive. Read...
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The unemployment number: Is Gingrich right that it’s flawed?
February 09, 2012 09:30
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“When you include the number of people who have quit looking for work because they're convinced the Obama administration's economy is so bad they can't find a job, it jumps up to about 12 percent. When you include the number of people who have...
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Rep. Spencer Bachus faces insider-trading investigation
February 09, 2012 08:30
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The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee over possible violations of insider-trading laws, according to individuals familiar with the case. Read full article >> ...
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Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign stuck in lukewarm
February 09, 2012 08:19
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Republicans are expressing fresh concerns that Mitt Romney is limping toward the presidential nomination, suffering new blows at the very moment he needs to grow stronger if he is to take on President Obama in November. Read full article ...
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States line up to challenge stringent Section 5 voting rights provision
February 09, 2012 07:37
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Conservative activists and Republican attorneys general have launched a series of lawsuits meant to challenge the most muscular provision of the Voting Rights Act 0f 1965 before a Supreme Court that has signaled it is suspicious of its...
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