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August 2, 2011
OPINION - Republicans have not introduced a single jobs bill since they took over the House in 2010. Elections have…
August 2, 2011
OPINION - Proposed cuts in U.S. foreign aid would hinder America's ability to effectively assist in what has become the…
August 1, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats crowded around her as she mouthed "thank-you's." She used one hand to greet some, the other…
August 1, 2011
Talk of a tea party challenge to Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) is overblown. But that doesn't mean he'll be in…
July 31, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama and Democrats have been insisting on a one-shot debt ceiling increase of around $2.4 trillion, enough…
July 29, 2011
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Singer and activist Harry Belafonte says President Barack Obama and his "mission" have failed because…
July 29, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - He spoke at the White House as a bill by Republican House Speaker John Boehner to lift…
July 28, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - This is not political rhetoric. It's a real-life psychological negotiating scenario where it sometimes helps to seem…
July 26, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House threatened on Tuesday to veto emergency legislation pending in the House to avert a…
July 26, 2011
OPINION - Last night, President Obama did what many in his party had longed asked of him: Tell the American…
July 22, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - "I expect them to have an answer in terms of how they intend to get this thing…
July 21, 2011
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Many states hit hardest by this week's searing heat wave have drastically cut or entirely…
July 20, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Waters has repeatedly said she did nothing improper and had no role in the Obama administration's decision…
July 20, 2011
OPINION - West has hardly moderated his rhetoric since becoming a Congressman...
July 19, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vick said he wants to teach kids not to get mixed up in animal fights and to…
July 15, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Administration officials and private economists say that if the U.S. fails to raise its borrowing limit by…
July 14, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Testy lawmakers and President Barack Obama headed back for a fifth day of debt-limit negotiations Thursday, pointing…
July 14, 2011
A majority of American would blame Republicans if the nation fails to raise it's debt ceiling. In addition, voters give…
July 13, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Failure to raise the U.S. debt limit may ensure President Barack Obama's re-election in 2012, Senate Republican…
July 10, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is pressing congressional leaders to accept a $4 trillion debt reduction deal that Republicans…