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Casey, Schwartz named to payroll tax committee
Call Washington BureauEnding weeks of partisan gridlock -- the norm these days for Capitol Hill -- House Republicans agreed Thursday to a two-month extension of a tax cut for working Americans with the stipulation that Senate Democrats agree to appoint conferees to negotiate...Tags: U.S. Senate, Henry Waxman, Jack Reed, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Politics
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Consumer Confidential: Ticketmaster refund, Lipitor probe
Money & CompanyHere's your fool-to-cry Friday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: --If you bought a ticket through Ticketmaster between October 1999 and October of this year, you're due for some cash -- $1.50, to be precise. Because of a...... -
Politico: Supercommittee behind the scenes
Pennsylvania Ave.Pat Toomey's supercommittee proposal received initial support from Democrat U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, according to a lengthy behind the scenes recap of the supercommittee negotiations by DC-insider publication Politico. Also, in case you missed it, Morning... -
When bipartisanship is bad
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelDemocratic and Republican leaders were gushing last week about the “bipartisanship” behind their deal to extend the payroll tax holiday through the end of 2012. The chairmen of the House-Senate conference committee that cut the deal,... -
Sen. Boxer bets candy on Ocean View victory
If the Ocean View Little League wins Saturday in the Little League Baseball World Series, it will likely mean celebrations around town. And one fewer box sold by a downtown candy merchant. Sen. Barbara Boxer announced Friday that she and Montana Sen. Max...Tags: Ocean Surfing, Little League Baseball, Barbara Boxer, Human Interest, Ocean View
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Will the next farm bill be written by budget cutters?
The biggest activity in Washington between now and Thanksgiving is the focus on the so-called “super committee,” those 12 Democrats and Republicans charged with reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Lobbyists,...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Agriculture, Randy Neugebauer, Dave Camp, Debbie Stabenow
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Budget Shutdown Forces Congress to Halt FAA Funding
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON -- Airport projects across the United States will shut down this weekend and thousands of federal workers will be furloughed after Congress failed to agree to fully fund the Federal Aviation Administration. "This is no way to run the best...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington (U.S. state), Finance, John L. Mica
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Congress Ends FAA Shutdown
ReutersWASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders struck a deal on Thursday to resolve a partisan dispute and end a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has halted airport projects and threatened thousands of jobs. The standoff, which began...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Federal Aviation Administration, Laws, Delta Air Lines, Elections
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Congress has a shot at passing jobs-creating bills
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Congress gets back to work after Labor Day it will have the chance to achieve something that has largely eluded it for the entire year, passing legislation that might actually create jobs. With the battering debate over the...Tags: Trade Agreements, Patrick Leahy, John Boehner, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Labor Markets
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Murray named to co-chair deficit 'super committee'; RNC slams choice
Q13 FOX News Online & CNNWashington’s Sen. Patty Murray was named as the Senate Democratic co-chair of the congressional “super committee” charged with crafting a plan to cut the U.S. deficit, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Tuesday. Reid said...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Elections, John Boehner, Massachusetts, Republican Party
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Obama keeps his distance as deficit committee effort set to fail
Washington BureauPresident Obama appears determined to publicly keep his distance from the congressional super-committee and its failure to put forward a deficit-reduction plan, despite Republican efforts to shift blame to his end of Pennsylvania Avenue. In his first...Tags: White House, MSNBC (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service, Patty Murray, Republican Party
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Casey takes lead on trade amendment
Pennsylvania Ave.As the Senate inches closer to passing a package of free trade agreements, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is taking a leadership role promoting a federal assistance program for workers and businesses adversely impacted by the agreements. In his role as......
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