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GOP investigators take aim at health care overhaul
Republicans plan to use the investigative powers of Congress to go after President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, and they're focusing on questions uppermost in... Read more »
Sen. DeMint forces battle within GOP over earmarks
Fresh off the tea party's show of election might, GOP Sen. Jim DeMint said Tuesday he'll force a showdown next week with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and... Read more »
'Final' obstacle stalls $1.15 billion in U.S. aid for Haiti
As if Haitians living in tents and under scraps of plastic don't have enough to grapple with as a tropical storm bears down and cholera spreads, the U.S. Congress has... Read more »
Republicans in charge take aim at health overhaul
Resurgent Republicans rallied Sunday behind an agenda based on unwavering opposition to the Obama White House and federal spending, laying the groundwork for gridlock... Read more »
Iceberg looms on the horizon for Democrats
WASHINGTON — When Alexander Pope was on his deathbed, his doctor assured him that his breathing, pulse and other vital signs were improving. "Here I am," Pope... Read more »
GOP, Obama embrace Bush-era tax cuts compromise
A possible compromise on extending Bush-era tax cuts for rich and poor alike — at least for a while — is in the works after the Republican triumph in... Read more »
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