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December 31, 2012

Deal to avert fiscal cliff appears within reach

NBC NEWS - An agreement in principle to avert broad tax increases and spending cuts appeared imminent Monday night...
December 30, 2012

Donne Trotter cites gun charges in ending House race

CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois state lawmaker who was a frontrunner to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says…
December 30, 2012

Obama ups pressure in fiscal cliff talks on NBC's 'Meet the Press'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama upped the pressure on Republican leaders to reach a fiscal deal, as the Senate…
December 28, 2012

Obama pushes for last-minute 'fiscal cliff' deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Senate leaders launched last-minute talks Friday to avoid the severe austerity measures known…
December 27, 2012

On 'fiscal cliff,' no deal in sight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are engaged in a playground game of "who goes first," daring each political party to let…
December 26, 2012

Obama to fly home early as 'fiscal cliff' looms

HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama was cutting short his traditional Christmas holiday in Hawaii, planning to leave for Washington…
December 21, 2012

Obama on gun control petition: 'We hear you'

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says his administration has received an outpouring of support for stricter gun laws following last…
December 20, 2012

Ethics panel says Rep. Gregory Meeks failed to report loan

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-NY., failed to disclose a $40,000 loan from a real estate broker on his…
December 19, 2012

Ben Affleck calls for stronger US leadership in Congo

WASHINGTON (AP) - Actor-director Ben Affleck says a desperate humanitarian situation in Congo requires a stronger display of U.S. leadership...
December 17, 2012

Why gun control could pass now

ANALYSIS - Gun control advocates have urged bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines after all of the mass killings…
December 14, 2012

The war against Susan Rice takes toll on GOP, women

OPINION - It was a bad day for the Republican Party, which already has, to put it mildly, an image…
December 13, 2012

NBC/WSJ poll: Public wants compromise to avoid fiscal cliff; 53 percent approve Obama

NBC NEWS - An overwhelming majority of Americans want Congress and the Obama White House to reach a deal featuring…
December 12, 2012

Jesse Jackson Jr’s wife won’t run for House seat

CHICAGO (AP) — The wife of Jesse Jackson Jr. said Tuesday that she's not interested in running for the U.S.…
December 12, 2012

US could survive going off ‘cliff’ for a bit

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the scenario that's been spooking employers and investors and slowing the U.S. economy...
December 11, 2012

Obama looks to use political capital in ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations

(AP) - President Barack Obama is trying to spend what former President George W. Bush called 'political capital'...
December 6, 2012

Ann Coulter says GOP should cave on tax hikes for rich

theGRIO REPORT - Her political about face came during Fox's Sean Hannity Show when the topic of the fiscal cliff…
December 5, 2012

Rep. Jack Brooks, co-author of 1964 Civil Rights Act, dead at 89

HOUSTON (AP) - Jack Brooks, who spent 42 years in Congress representing his Southeast Texas district and was in the…
December 3, 2012

Obama insistent on tax hikes for wealthy in ‘fiscal cliff’ deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has laid out its vision for pulling back from the looming 'fiscal cliff' and…
December 3, 2012

Allen West on Election 2012 loss: ‘Lincoln only served one term in Congress, too’

theGRIO REPORT - Having already compared himself to Harriet Tubman, recently defeated Tea Party congressman Allen West is linking his…
November 28, 2012

The GOP's House leadership lacks diversity, unless you count hair color, region and age

OPINION - In today's congressional GOP, this is what diversity looks like...