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Obama 'Willing to Compromise a Little' on Fiscal Cliff
CNNWashington -- It's crunch time for avoiding the fiscal cliff as President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner and their aides hold private talks on issues that will impact every American. Three weeks remain to cut a deal before the automatic...Tags: Medicare, Democratic Party, Moody's Corporation, U.S. Senate, Health Insurance
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Bob Dole and the GOP's disability
Much ink has been spilled in recent weeks criticizing the Republican Party and its failed presidential candidate for a lack of compassion and obvious antipathy toward "47 percent" of the electorate (if not a bit more), so it was reassuring to see two of...Tags: Bob Dole, Democratic Party, Marco Rubio, Polio, Susan Collins
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Free the CIA torture report
Americans have known for years both the broad outlines and some of the disgusting details of the George W. Bush administration's policy of subjecting suspected terrorists to torture, humiliation and imprisonment at "black sites" in foreign countries....
Tags: Osama bin Laden, Elections, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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3 GOP senators join call for action on toxic flame retardants
The first signs of bipartisan support for overhauling the nation's chemical safety law emerged Monday, as three Republicans joined 23 other senators calling for tough restrictions on toxic flame retardants. Citing the Tribune's "Playing With Fire"...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ron Wyden, Richard Blumenthal, Amy Klobuchar, Al Franken
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Commencement speakers: the rude, the unfunny and the insightful
Commencement season is the college equivalent of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Institutions from the Ivy League to the local community college scramble to lure the shiniest star they can to their podiums on graduation day. And the match-ups...
Tags: Virginia Tech, Joe Biden, Jenna Bush Hager, Democratic Party, Chicago Tribune
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How Obama can break the gridlock
Six years ago, the Chicago Tribune published my op-ed titled "Why Obama should run for president." "We need a calm, reflective president who does not think the other party is driven by bad motives. … He brings people together to find a consensus...
Tags: Democratic Party, Richard Lugar, Chicago Tribune, U.S. Senate, Nancy Pelosi
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Sunday guest list: Bill Gates, Scott Walker, Nancy Pelosi
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe Sunday morning guest list: CNN's “State of the Union” features Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., discussing the fiscal cliff. The program starts at 9 a.m. and noon. Discussing the fallout from Benghazi will be Sen. Roy... -
Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate
WASHINGTON — Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat...
Tags: Democratic Party, Richard Mourdock, Shelley Berkley, Tammy Baldwin, Timothy M. Kaine
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Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win House
Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama, in his freshly authorized second term, will face the same divided Congress in...
Tags: Democratic Party, Richard Mourdock, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Hampshire
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UPDATED: Obama wins reelection over Romney
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he...Tags: Political Fundraising, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Mark Critz, Advertising
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Democrats maintain control of Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...
Tags: Democratic Party, Richard Mourdock, Richard Blumenthal, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren
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Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Richard Mourdock, U.S. House of Representatives
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