John Boehner

GOP should be party of big ideas, but it is failing

In this winter of conservative discontent, one of the most dispiriting things is the congressional Republicans' rampant timidity on spending reduction. Read more »

Feb. 3, 2013

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Congress must find courage to deal with federal budget issues

The economy surprisingly shrank in the last quarter of 2012, with the gross domestic product falling by 0.1 percent. Many economists cautioned that this was just a... Read more »

Feb. 2, 2013

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Congress sends President Obama bill to raise debt ceiling

The Senate Thursday took up must-do legislation to permit the government to borrow hundreds of billions of dollars more to meet its obligations, putting off one... Read more »

Jan. 31, 2013

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President Obama on immigration overhaul: 'Now is the time'

Declaring "now is the time" to fix the nation's broken immigration system, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined broad proposals for putting millions of illegal... Read more »

Jan. 29, 2013

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