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Obama: Debt ceiling must be raised by Congress

Matthew Daly, Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that avoids the so-called fiscal cliff but says it's just one step in a broader effort to boost the economy and shrink federal deficits...
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Sheila and Dominic Traina hug in front of their home which was demolished during Superstorm Sandy in Staten Island, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has come under fire for pressing ahead with the New York City Marathon. Some New Yorkers say holding the 26.2-mile race would be insensitive and divert police and other important resources when many are still suffering from Superstorm Sandy. The course runs from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on hard-hit Staten Island to Central Park, sending runners through all five boroughs. The course will not be changed, since there was little damage along the route. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US House approves $9.7 billion in Sandy flood aid

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first large aid package for victims of the deadly Superstorm Sandy started moving through the U.S. Congress on Friday...
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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (C) leaves the second House Republican Caucus meeting of the day with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) (R) during a rare New Year's Day session January 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. The House is considering a negotiated bill to avert the 'fiscal cliff' that passed the Senate in the early hours Tuesday. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House re-elects Boehner speaker

Donna Cassata, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House and Senate ushered in a new Congress Thursday, re-electing embattled Republican John Boehner speaker and hailing one of their own who returned a year after being felled by a stroke...
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Congressional freshmen of the 113th Congress pose for a class picture on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on November 15, 2012 in Washington DC. The freshmen have arrived on Capitol Hill for orientation this week. The 109th Congress will officially begin in January, next year. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

White men no longer majority in the House Democratic caucus

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - The 113th Conress is unlike any to come before it. For the first time in U.S. history, white males will no longer hold the House Democratic majority...
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) opens his papers after stepping up to the podium at a news conference on Capitol Hill December 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. Jackson had been mentioned as a potential replacement for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (C), who has the power to fill the vacant Senate seat, was arrested at his Chicago home yesterday and charged with corruption after prosecutors said he was trying to sell the seat to the highest bidder. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Crowded field fights for Jesse Jackson Jr's seat

Renita D. Young
CHICAGO - The crowded field of hopefuls racing to replace embattled former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. will soon dwindle to one person; one candidate, who in a steep local economic mess, will have to tackle issues and aspirations left unrealized by the exiting Congressman...
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Boehner Fiscal Cliff

Boehner promises Hurricane Sandy aid votes

Andrew Miga and Larry Margasak, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The leader of the U.S. House has promised votes to aid victims of the superstorm that ravaged large parts of the northeast by Jan. 15, a New York lawmaker said Wednesday...
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Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., left, joined by other New York area-lawmakers affected by Superstorm Sandy, express their anger and disappointment after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for the storm's victims, at the Capitol in Washington, early Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama, NY and NJ lawmakers press for Sandy aid

Andrew Miga and Larry Margasak, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and Democrats from New York and New Jersey lashed out at House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday for pulling legislation on Hurricane Sandy aid...
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A man walks down a flooded street ahead of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Congress ends without move on Superstorm Sandy aid

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The current term of the U.S. Congress is set to end this week with no action on aid for the superstorm that left more than 100 dead...
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'Cliff' bill to House, but doubts on spending cuts

Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate-approved compromise to avert the 'fiscal cliff' ran headlong into opposition from the No. 2 House Republican and other GOP lawmakers Tuesday...
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks about the fiscal cliff negotiations in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House December 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama said he was hopeful that an agreement could be found to avert the fiscal cliff in Congress, which is closing in on a deal that would raise taxes on households that make more than $450,000 a year and individuals who make more than $400,000. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Deal to avert fiscal cliff appears within reach

NBC News
NBC NEWS - An agreement in principle to avert broad tax increases and spending cuts appeared imminent Monday night...
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