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Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states, including Michigan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Turns out that cutting was the easy part. Now Republicans who control a majority of the state capitols in the United States face a far greater philosophical dilemma — what to do with all the money when an improving...
Tags: Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, National Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections
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The Benghazi talking points
The furor over the Benghazi talking points continues. Republicans still see them as the main event in a campaign to embarrass President Obama. The president, for his part, calls them a "sideshow." Finally, on Wednesday, the White House released more...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Barack Obama, Cairo (Egypt), Susan Rice, Libyan Civil War (2011)
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Michigan's $483M surplus may go to road repairs
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — There was no dearth of ideas about what to do with the state's newfound $483 million surplus on Wednesday after Michigan budget experts made the dollar figure official. Spend more on road maintenance or schools. Cut taxes....
Tags: Executive Branch, Fiscal Cliff, Rick Snyder, Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting
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GOP demands more despite Benghazi email release
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans, who are demanding more information....Tags: Parties and Movements, Christopher Stevens, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense
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Senate panel backs Obama labor nominee Perez
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee voted along party lines on Thursday to send President Barack Obama's controversial nominee for secretary of labor, Thomas Perez, to the full Senate for a confirmation vote. The 12-10 vote by the Health and...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Labor Legislation, Politics, Gina McCarthy, Washington, DC
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Guillermo Martinez: Immigration currently takes back seat, but Rubio's task remains hard
The second term curse that many believe affect many presidents has kept discussion of President Barack Obama's agenda off the front pages and out of the television newscasts. Instead of covering the budget sequestration, journalists are covering what...Tags: Immigration, Joe Biden, Parties and Movements, Elections, Politics
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Clone: Key Witness Talks Of $5,000 In Refrigerator And Texts About Killing Smoke-Shop Bill
The Hartford CourantHarry Raymond Soucy, the key witness in the federal trial of Robert Braddock, gave explosive testimony Wednesday, claiming that he put $5,000 in a Republican legislative leader's refrigerator last year — and was featured in audiotapes and text...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Waterbury, Elections, Chris Murphy, Crimes
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Plugging leaks the right way
When it comes to prosecutors' investigations of leaks, you can count on journalists to dispense with impartiality and scream bloody murder. Upon learning that the Justice Department had seized the phone records of its reporters, The Associated Press...
Tags: The Associated Press, Lawyers, Freedom of the Press, Eric Holder, Verizon Communications
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Michigan Senate passes budget bill without Medicaid expansion; talks to continue with Snyder
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate has approved a budget bill that doesn't include Gov. Rick Snyder's proposed expansion of government health insurance for low-income adults. The narrow 20-18 vote Thursday means neither chamber in the...Tags: Executive Branch, Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Rick Snyder, Medicaid
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GOP legislators use power to control local affairs
ATLANTA (AP) — Even with Republicans holding unprecedented political power across the South, Democrats remain mostly in charge of urban centers in otherwise conservative states. Yet increasingly that control is threatened, not at the ballot box, but...
Tags: Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, National Football League, Elections, Politics
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Senate panel endorses nomination of Perez for Labor post despite GOP opposition
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has endorsed the nomination of Justice Department official Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department despite opposition from Republicans. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 12 -10 to...Tags: Parties and Movements, Thomas Edward Perez, Labor Legislation, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Ex-SC Gov. Sanford sworn in to House as he forges political comeback in wake of sex scandal
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday with his Argentine "soul mate" at his side. "I do," Sanford said, taking his...Tags: Mark Sanford, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Elections, Politics
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