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Gabrielle Giffords Bids Emotional Farewell to Congress
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House floor one final time as her colleagues approved her bipartisan border security bill on the day she officially steps down from office. Friends have said the Arizona Democrat has never been one to...Tags: Los Angeles Times, U.S. Senate, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Nancy Pelosi, Human Interest
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House passes debt ceiling agreement; Senate vote is Tuesday
CNNWashington -- The U.S. House on Monday passed the debt-ceiling deal worked out by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, sending it to the Senate for consideration a day before the deadline for the government to face possible default. Senate...Tags: Maxine Waters, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Ohio, Finance
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Obama Signs Debt Ceiling Bill into Law
CNNWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama signed a last-minute compromise plan to raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling Tuesday afternoon, narrowly averting what could have been an unprecedented default with calamitous economic consequences. The U.S....Tags: National Economic Council, Connecticut, Kent Conrad, Harry Reid, U.S. Senate
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Rep. Weiner Announces Resignation After Sexting Scandal
KTLA NewsNEW YORK (KTLA) -- Embattled New York Congressman Anthony Weiner announced his resignation from Congress Thursday in the wake of a sexting and lewd photo scandal. "Today I am announcing my resignation from Congress," Weiner said amid jeers and cheers. A...Tags: CBS Corp., Barack Obama, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Standards, Parties and Movements
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Defense Officials: Time to Lift Military Ban on Gays
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- It's time to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and allow gay troops to serve openly for the first time in history, the nation's top defense officials declared Tuesday, with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...Tags: Judges, Carl Levin, George Bush, Harry Reid, Barack Obama
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Threats, Vandalism Targeting Lawmakers Spread After Health Vote
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- A fax bearing the image of a noose. Profane voice mails. Bricks thrown, a gas line cut. White powder sent to an office. Democrats and a few Republicans revealed mounting numbers and unsettling details of threats against them Thursday in the...Tags: Democracy, Alabama, Medical Services, Ohio, Barney Frank
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Congressman John Murtha Dies At Age 77
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery....Tags: World War II (1939-1945), George Bush, FBI, Bribery, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama Makes Last-Minute Appeal for Health Care Votes
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured. Emerging from a closed-door...Tags: Services and Shopping, Barack Obama, Medical Services, Maryland, Arne Duncan
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Obama Accepts Rep. Joe Wilson's Apology
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he accepts Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's apology for shouting "You lie!" at the president during his speech to Congress Wednesday night. Obama says Wilson apologized "quickly and without equivocation." Obama also...Tags: Maxine Waters, South Carolina, Barack Obama, Medical Services, Politics
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Export-Import Bank reauthorization moves toward passage
WASHINGTON — A rare bipartisan compromise is expected to break a logjam over reauthorizing the nation's Export-Import Bank — a critical issue for the business community but one ensnarled in opposition from tea party Republicans. House GOP...
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Hoyer announces support for gay marriage
The second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives has announced his support for gay marriage. Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland issued a statement Thursday in response to President Barack Obama’s announcement a day earlier that he favors same-...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage
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Hoyer to support gay marriage effort in Md.
Rep. Steny Hoyer's decision to support same-sex marriage could bring a powerful ally to efforts in Maryland to retain the gay marriage law in the state. A source close to Hoyer said Friday that the Democratic House leader will "oppose efforts to repeal...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Democratic Party, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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