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Schiff introduces Genocide resolution, again
In what has become an annual exercise, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) this week introduced a House resolution calling on the U.S. to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide, in which roughly 1.5 million Armenians were massacred by Ottoman Turks from 1915...
Tags: Turkey, David Valadao, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Google Inc.
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Insuring against terror
After the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, Congress put taxpayers on the hook for almost $100 billion in insurance claims in the event of another major terror attack. The fear then was that companies wouldn't dare construct skyscrapers, hotels or other...
Tags: Sports, U.S. Congress, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Politics
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Obama meets with House Republicans in effort to rebuild trust
WASHINGTON — President Obama delivered a pitch for cooperation, and even word of a new pope, as he met with House Republicans on Wednesday, the latest of a series of meetings in his attempt to reboot his relationship with Congress. The afternoon...
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, John Boehner, Politics
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Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week. Their...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Andrew Cuomo, Crime, Law and Justice
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John Boehner reelected as speaker of the House
WASHINGTON -- John A. Boehner will keep his job as House speaker for a second term, as Republicans rallied behind their leader despite speculation that hard-line conservatives would abandon him. With 426 votes cast in a roll call of the new 113th...
Tags: Republican Party, Fox News Channel (tv network), U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, Allen West
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Defined by a Sandy sidestep
WASHINGTON -- The end-of-term reviews of John Boehner's House speakership are in, and they aren't pretty. "The conduct of the Republican leadership was disgraceful, it was indefensible and it was immoral." "There was a betrayal." "Disappointing...
Tags: Republican Party, Tom Reed, U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, Long Island
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S.I. Congressman's Office Vandalized: Politics? Or Something Else?
pix11.comPolice on Staten Island are trying to unravel something of a mystery. Who broke into the campaign office of GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, and why? Carol Danko -- Grimm's spokeswoman -- says his campaign headquarters at 2582 Hyland Blvd., between the New Dorp...Tags: Republican Party, New Springville, Religion and Belief, Islam, Elections
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House Ethics Committee investigating New York congressman
The House Ethics Committee said Monday that it would begin an inquiry into whether Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) violated campaign finance laws. First though, the committee will defer to a separate investigation from the Justice Department, which is also...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Elections, Values, Jo Bonner, Linda Sanchez
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Pols' Urgent Warning: Do Not Rebuild From Sandy Too Quickly
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvRebuilding quickly after a major storm like Sandy may sound good conceptually, but doing so too quickly could spread illness among people and cause irreparable structural damage in buildings. That's the message that elected officials tried to convey to...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Building Material, Staten Island (New York City), Government, Renovation
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GOP Lawmaker Goes Skinny Dipping in Sea of Galilee
CNNWASHINGTON -- A group of House Republicans were scolded last year for their behavior during a fact-finding trip to Israel, including skinny dipping in the Sea of Galilee, a spokesman for GOP Majority Leader Eric Cantor said late Sunday after reports of...Tags: POLITICO LLC, Republican Party, Tom Reed, Israel, Travel
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DC Hot Spots - Will on the Hill
10th Anniversary "Will on the Hill" Benefit with Eleanor Holmes Norton (D -DC), West Wing actor Richard Schiff, Veanne Cox - Tony Award Nominee, Major Garrett - Congressional Correspondent for National Journal, Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD),...
Tags: Donna F. Edwards, Mike McIntyre, Jim McDermott, Richard Schiff, Peter Welch
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Weekly remarks: Obama repeats jobs are Job #1; GOP's Grimm says stimulus plan just not working
Top of the TicketRepublican Grimm says debt deal is no time for celebration; Obama says cut later, first we need more new jobs....
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