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Obama, Democrats: Health-care rally
The Swampby Michael Muskal President Barack Obama met this morning with several of the leading congressional Democrats, with a sense of urgency surrounding their health-care negotiations, even as polls show that American support for the healthcare overhaul is...Tags: Politics, Charles B. Rangel, Barack Obama, Laws, Massachusetts
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Reid, Lieberman friends -- 'honestly'
The Swampby Mark Silva This isn't exactly like kissing and making up, but Sens. Harry Reid and Joe Lieberman insist they really don't hate each other. Both the Senate majority leader from Nevada and that precarious independent vote who is key......Tags: Medicare, Connecticut, Joe Lieberman, CBS Corp., G20
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Guantanamo closure funding on hold
The Swampby Janet Hook and Julian E. Barnes In an abrupt departure from President Obama's plans, the Senate today voted overwhelmingly against paying for closure of the U.S. military-run detention facility for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The 90-6...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Robert Gates, Prisoners and Detainees, Human Rights, Civil Rights
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Axelrod vs. Rove: Deficits for the record
The Swampby Mark Silva Ever since former President George W. Bush's record budget deficit became President Barack Obama's record deficit, the finger-pointing in Washington has intensified. Bush had inherited an annual budget surplus from former President Bill...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, David Axelrod, Heads of State, Democratic Party
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Pentagon push-back: Guantanamo Bay
The Swampby Julian E. Barnes Pushing back against growing congressional opposition to moving detainees to the United States, a top Pentagon official said today that closing the military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, would require prisoners to be moved to...Tags: Politics, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, United States, Robert Gates, Democratic Party
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Specter: CIA epiphany
The Swampby Rebecca Cole After seeing his seniority stripped last week by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), it looks like Sen. Arlen Specter got the memo and is now busily marching to the Democrats' tune. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania senator had......Tags: John McCain, Republican Party, Pennsylvania, CNN (tv network), Democratic Party
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TSA nominee withdraws: 'Politics'
The Swampby Mark Silva Erroll Southers, the Los Angeles airport official whose nomination to lead the Transportation Security Administration was blocked by Republican opposition in Washington, has withdrawn his name from consideration. Southers, in a statement...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Washington (U.S. state), Barack Obama, FBI
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Republican call: 'Class' and 'socialism'
The Swampby Mark Silva A take-away note for the evening here -- you know, it's pass-the-pretzels time somewhere in the world, and worth chewing on some of the words that Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, shared with his......Tags: George W. Bush, Politics, Republican Party, National Government, Barack Obama
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Immigration, energy: 'Room for both'
The Swampby Mark Silva With the Senate's Democratic leader talking about tackling both immigration reform and energy legislation this year -- and Majority Leader Harry Reid putting immigration first -- the White House suggested today that there is "room for both.'...Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Arizona, Immigration, Migration
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'Wall Street reform:' Showdown on Hill
The Swampby Michael Muskal As the Senate prepares for its first key vote on financial regulation, Democrats today warned Republicans they had better get on board or face the political consequences of being branded pro-Wall Street. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Democratic Party
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Hey Boo Boo, 'Who are those guys?'
The Swampby Mark Silva Yogi the Bear may need a bulletproof vest. In the bill cracking down on credit card abuses, senators have added an amendment enabling visitors to national parks and wildlife refuges to carry loaded guns -- those baby......Tags: Travel, Gardens and Parks, Democratic Party, Conservation, Nature
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Immigration fix: Political science fiction
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 1:30 pm EDT "We don't have 12 million pairs of handcuffs in this country,'' Sen. John McCain of Arizona once said, during a debate over immigration reform that ultimately collapsed in the Senate in......Tags: Fiction, Heads of State, Social Issues, Massachusetts, Social Sciences
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