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Analysis: A quiet surrender for the GOP this time
WASHINGTON (AP) — A united House Republican leadership surrendered crisply and cleanly on legislation to extend expiring payroll tax cuts for 160 million Americans, skipping most if not all of the self-defeating drama that accompanied their far...Tags: U.S. Senate, Labor Legislation, Tea Party Movement, Eric Cantor, Unemployment Benefits
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Postal Service Agrees to Delay Cutbacks and Layoffs
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to a five-month moratorium on closures of post offices and processing facilities while lawmakers hammer out legislation to overhaul the cash-strapped mail carrier, a group of U.S. senators said on Tuesday....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Darrell E Issa, Health, Collective Contract, U.S. Senate
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House transportation bill: Traffic is heavy -- against it
Nation NowMass transit bill: Environmentalists, unions and conservative groups all agree on a highway and mass transit bill headed to the House this week -- they hate it.... -
House Republicans vote to allow offshore oil drilling near Florida
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William Gibson, Washington Bureau House Republicans, including seven from Florida, voted late Thursday to end the ban on drilling along Florida’s west coast. But the bill has almost no chance of becoming law. It would open parts of the eastern... -
Siplin: Lawmakers can’t do away with my district
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — As the politically cantankerous redistricting process cranks up, Senate lawmakers are starting to quarrel over the publicly drawn maps the chamber is reviewing — and they haven't even drawn any lawmaker-submitted maps yet. During... -
Closer look: Florida's congressional delegation
Florida Delegation The 2010 midterm elections produced a new senator and eight new House members to represent Florida. Only one of the newcomers is a Democrat. Delegation total: 2 senators and 25 House members In 2009/2010: Florida Republicans...Tags: Suzanne Kosmas, Winter Park, Kathy Castor, Ted Deutch, Bill Nelson
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Panel disputes savings from Postal Service cutbacks
McClatchy NewspapersWASHINGTON — The decision whether to cut back U.S. mail delivery to five from six days a week was complicated Thursday by a report that suggested the U.S. Postal Service had overstated the savings to be gained by the change. The U.S. Postal...Tags: Providence (Providence, Rhode Island), Ohio, Career and Workplace, Newspaper and Magazine, South Dakota
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How Florida Congress members voted on health care law repeal
South Florida Sun-SentinelWASHINGTON – Applause broke out on the House floor and in the visitor galleries on Wednesday when Republicans fulfilled a campaign promise by passing a bill to repeal the sweeping health care reforms signed into law by President Barack Obama last...Tags: Winter Park, Plantation, Ted Deutch, Health, Social Issues
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Wide gulf separates parties
Before President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, many Senate and House members vowed to mute traditional partisan divisions by sitting with ideological foes to show their shared goal of confronting big national problems. Indeed, Tuesday night'...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Michele Bachmann, Health, Congressional Budget Office, Government Health Care
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Super Bowl ad sends shivers through Motor City
![<strong>DETROIT</strong> — To a pulsating beat, hip-hop star Eminem drives a sleek Chrysler through the streets of Detroit, proudly cruising by the city's landmarks, towering skyscrapers and the hopeful faces of its people. His journey ends with an unapologetic message: "This is the Motor City, and this is what we do."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-02/104594920-08053330.jpg "<strong>DETROIT</strong> — To a pulsating beat, hip-hop star Eminem drives a sleek Chrysler through the streets of Detroit, proudly cruising by the city's landmarks, towering skyscrapers and the hopeful faces of its people. His journey ends with an unapologetic message: "This is the Motor City, and this is what we do.\"")
DETROIT — To a pulsating beat, hip-hop star Eminem drives a sleek Chrysler through the streets of Detroit, proudly cruising by the city's landmarks, towering skyscrapers and the hopeful faces of its people. His journey ends with an unapologetic...Tags: Media Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering, Vehicles, Sports, Personal Service
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Marriage licenses for April in Washington County
The following marriage licenses were issued in April in Washington County Jose Luis Rodriguez, 57, and Rosa Maria Arnold, 54, both of Waynesboro, Pa. Eric David Cramer, 37, and Debbie Ann Miller, 39, both of Boonsboro Louis Brandon Martelli, 29, and...Tags: Robert Chambers, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Inwood (Manhattan, New York), Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Scott sits out Palin-Rubio victory rally in Orlando
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Republican National Committee is bringing out its big guns this weekend for a victory rally at the Orlando World Center Marriott, but one noticeable absence from the VIP list is GOP gubernatorial nominee Rick Scott. On the stage...
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