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Obama Election-Year Jobs Agenda Stalls in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The election-year jobs agenda promised by President Barack Obama and Democrats has stalled seven months before voters determine control of...

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Obama election-year jobs agenda stalls in Congress (Obama trying for the permanent welfare state)

The election-year jobs agenda promised by President Barack Obama and Democrats has stalled seven months before voters determine control of Congress. Democrats have...

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House GOP adopts earmark moratorium

In an election-year appeal to voters frustrated with Washington, House Republicans promised Thursday not to stuff any of this year's spending bills with pet...

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Reagan on the $50?

It doesn't buy what it used to, but will this swap-out be granted? Remember when Grover Norquist was on that tear to have one thing in every state named for...

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Obama hints to Dems: If you don’t pass ObamaCare, you deserve to lose the midterms

From tonight’s fundraiser. You have to read between the lines, but you don’t have to read too hard. So what happens if the bill in Congress does not pass?...

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Ohio gubernatorial candidates raise big bucks for 2010 election

Ohio gubernatorial candidates Ted Strickland and John Kasich jumped into the 2010 election year with millions in their campaign pockets and on pace to make their...

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How Martha Coakley misread the tea leaves in Boston Harbor

Win or lose, Martha Coakley’s Massachusetts senate race campaign will influence Democratic strategy in a tough election year. And the result could have major...

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The White House’s election-year fratricide

The White House’s election-year fratricide

Democrats are not known for being overburdened with the gift of partisan solidarity, but in throwing Creigh Deeds under the bus, the White House is setting a high...

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