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ESPN pulls intro after Williams' Obama comments
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN is pulling Hank Williams' classic intro song from Monday night's broadcast of the game between Tampa Bay and Indianapolis after the country singer used an analogy to Adolf Hitler in discussing President Barack Obama. In...Tags: Hank Williams, Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, Football, ESPN (tv network)
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Tea Party: Cut, cap and balance - not compromise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tea partiers rallying in Washington say House Speaker John Boehner should stay in his job - for now. Gathered across the street from the Capitol Wednesday, members of the populist movement said they want Boehner (BAY'-nur) to...Tags: Joe Walsh, Illinois, Ohio, Washington, DC
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Republicans bail on budget talks, blame Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pulled out of debt-reduction talks led by Vice President Joe Biden with a flourish on Thursday, blaming Democrats for demanding tax increases as part of a deal rather than accepting more than $1 trillion in cuts to...Tags: Arizona, Health, Jon Kyl, Medicare, Politics
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Arizona tragedy gives Congress a moment to pause
WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting rampage in Arizona seems to have created a reset moment for confrontational politics, as lawmakers reflect on the repercussions of the overheated rhetoric traded on the airwaves and on the campaign trail. Members...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nancy Pelosi, Injuries and Wounds, Jared Lee Loughner, Cultural Development
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House Speaker Boehner: Shootings won't deter duty
\WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says that the shooting of an Arizona congresswoman won't stop representatives in Washington from their duties. In a brief statement Sunday morning, the newly sworn speaker said flags on the...Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona, Tucson, Ohio, Human Interest
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Historic reading of Constitution sees House tussle
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans made history Thursday by staging the first-ever reading of the entire Constitution on the House floor. But that record may come with an asterisk: Democrats asked why original sections that later were amended,...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Interior Policy, Hawaii, Arts and Culture, Politics
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Constitution reading provokes political tussling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats took turns politely in a historic recitation of the Constitution from the House floor Thursday, but the decorum hardly meant they were in agreement. In a nod to the tea partiers who put the Republicans...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Hawaii, Interior Policy, Human Interest, Politics
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Boehner sees wide-open field for GOP in 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says he doesn't see a front-runner so far in the large field of potential GOP candidates for the White House in 2012. He says he's never seen a more wide-open race for his party's nomination. He tells...Tags: South Carolina, Elections, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Politics
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House feels the heat on immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and top leaders have been pushing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to produce its own bill. House...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Steve King, Politics, Healthcare Policies, Paul Ryan
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House Republicans, taking on own leaders, promote legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican who oppose abortion promoted legislation Wednesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. These Republicans want to move ahead despite recent court decisions that have struck down similar state...Tags: Abortion, Kermit Gosnell, Politics, U.S. Congress, Justice System
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...Tags: Parties and Movements, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Flake, Social Security, Politics
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Oklahoma lawmakers who opposed disaster aid now face own disaster
WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma’s five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes. At the time, some of the Oklahoma lawmakers...
Tags: Chris Christie, Harold Rogers, Executive Branch, Politics, Mary Fallin
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