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    Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  1. Courage in short supply

    WASHINGTON -- The gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try.
    WASHINGTON -- The gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try. In an unorthodox tactic, he appealed directly...

    Tags: Richard Shelby, Parties and Movements, Lobbying, Politics, Heidi Heitkamp

    2. Apr 11, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  2. Rubio has dinner at the White House

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other...
    3. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Obama and GOP senators discuss issues over dinner

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama hosted Republican senators at the White House Wednesday evening, with dinner conversation including the deficit, gun control and immigration.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama hosted Republican senators at the White House Wednesday evening, with dinner conversation including the deficit, gun control and immigration. A White House official characterized their discussion over steak...

    Tags: Mike Crapo, John Thune, Mike Enzi, Lamar Alexander, Republican Party

    4. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  4. Newtown Families Make Their Case In Washington

    WASHINGTON — At the end of an emotional day of deeply personal meetings with senators Wednesday, families of victims of the Newtown school massacre sat down for a public conversation with Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who had just announced a dramatic compromise on gun control.
    The Hartford Courant
    WASHINGTON — At the end of an emotional day of deeply personal meetings with senators Wednesday, families of victims of the Newtown school massacre sat down for a public conversation with Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who had just...

    Tags: Elections, Chuck Grassley, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Politics

    5. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  5. Rubio dines with political adversary Obama

     
      U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other topics.  Not big breakthroughs emerged from the...

    Tags: Mike Crapo, John Thune, Parties and Movements, Mike Enzi, Lamar Alexander

    6. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Obama courts GOP senators, Part II

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &ndash; President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host.
    WASHINGTON – President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host. Republican senators who dined Wednesday at the White House, the second time Obama has extended an invitation to his sometime adversaries, offered mostly positive reviews,...

    Tags: Elections, Budgets and Budgeting, Mike Crapo, John Thune, Mike Enzi

    7. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. Deal on background checks is close, Senate roll call expected Thursday

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence. Meanwhile, the Senate is ready for an opening...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Laws, Mark Kirk, Politics, Michael Bloomberg

    8. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. One date is not enough: Obama to dine again with GOP senators

    WASHINGTON – President Obama is taking Senate Republicans on another date night. Following his successful dinner earlier this month with a dozen GOP senators, during which they discussed budgets, the president has dialed up his ideological...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Parties and Movements, John Boehner, Republican Party, Politics

    9. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. The challenging math of passing immigration reform

    WASHINGTON &ndash; Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation&rsquo;s immigration system.
    WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...

    Tags: Maria Cantwell, Richard Shelby, Mike Crapo, Parties and Movements, John Kerry

    10. Dec 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Weekend Talk Shows for Dec. 22-23: Placido Domingo; Ben Affleck; Adele

    <strong>SATURDAY</strong>
    SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Annual political awards. (N) 5 p.m. KNBC McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY Today Holiday travel; shopping after Christmas; holiday potluck. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC Good Morning...

    Tags: Opera (genre), Kent Conrad, Ben Affleck, Amy Klobuchar, Politics

    11. Aug 21, 2012 |Story| CNN
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    Tags: John A. Yarmuth, John Kerry, Parties and Movements, Ron Wyden, Darrell E Issa

    12. Sep 26, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Home buyer tax credit might be extended for service members

    Will Congress extend the wildly popular $8,000 home buyer tax credit beyond its Dec. 1 expiration date?
    Will Congress extend the wildly popular $8,000 home buyer tax credit beyond its Dec. 1 expiration date? That's a question generating huge pressure on Capitol Hill from would-be buyers who haven't found the right house as well as from realty agents,...

    Tags: Homes, Georgia, Internal Revenue Service, Debbie Stabenow, Nevada

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