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Obama proposal irks both sides
President Barack Obama's call for Congress to slow the rise in Social Security benefits is causing consternation inside both political parties, an inauspicious start... Read more »
Treasury Secretary Lew meets with Boehner, Pelosi
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is meeting separately on Friday with House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Read more »
Budding bipartisanship gives rise to optimism in Senate
The cherry blossoms are in bloom in Washington this week. Is long-absent bipartisanship on Capitol Hill flowering as well? Read more »
Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate (+video)
Watched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December... Read more »
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