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Kerry stays quiet as Cabinet speculation swirls
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Kerry is angling to be the nation's top diplomat by being, well, diplomatic. The longtime Democratic lawmaker from Massachusetts has largely stayed quiet while President Barack Obama considers him for the next secretary...
Tags: United Nations, Washington, DC, Politics, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Talk Shows (genre)
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Fiscal cliff: Donnelly says there's reason for optimism
Despite a booming first weekend of holiday sales, the stock market opened on a down note this morning because of a warning from White House economists about the fiscal cliff. The National Economic Council and the Council of Economic Advisers say a...
Tags: John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Politics, Religion and Belief, Joe Donnelly
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Ind. lawmakers meet ahead of packed 2013 session
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's lawmakers are meeting to prepare for a jam-packed 2013 session that will begin in earnest in January. The 25 state senators who won their races earlier this month took the oath of office Tuesday afternoon. The...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives
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Jindal: Liking people is key to expanding GOP tent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the Republican Party needs to go back to basics to attract the broad coalition of voters credited with putting President Barack Obama back in the White House. Kindergarten basics. "If we want...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Executive Branch, Washington, DC, Politics, Government
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Biden meets with gun safety, victims groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday heard personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gun-safety organizations as he drafts the Obama administration's response to the shooting at a Connecticut...
Tags: Washington, DC, Politics, Joe Biden, Personal Weapon Control, Arne Duncan
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Obama wants tax cuts extended to all but top 2%
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a challenge to Republicans, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to extend expiring tax cuts immediately for all but the nation's highest income earners as a way to eliminate half of the so-called "fiscal cliff"...
Tags: Honeywell International Incorporated, John Boehner, Washington, DC, General Electric Company, Politics
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New Ind. congressional delegation will lack clout
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A former longtime Indiana congressman says even though the state's delegation to Capitol Hill will be its least experienced in many years, the new members can bring new energy to Washington. Besides the loss of Republican...Tags: Politics, Joe Donnelly, Richard Lugar
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Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is coming to grips with a new reality — fewer dollars. The...
Tags: Barney Frank, Budgets and Budgeting, Bill Young, Defense, Washington, DC
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Donnelly ends local political drought
South Bend TribuneU.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly ended a long drought for local politicians Tuesday. When the Granger Democrat beat Republican Richard Mourdock for one of Indiana's seats in the U.S. Senate, he also became the first St. Joseph County resident in almost a century...Tags: Evan Bayh, Local Elections, Richard Mourdock, Politics, Education
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Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win House
Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama, in his freshly authorized second term, will face the same divided Congress in...
Tags: Michele Bachmann, Politics, Harry Reid, Government, Jim Webb
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One-on-one with Walorski after win over Mullen
After narrowly losing to 2nd district Congressman Joe Donnelly two years ago, Republican Jackie Walorski has claimed Donnelly's U.S. House seat in Washington after beating Democrat Brendan Mullen in a very tight race in Tuesday's election. Walorski won...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Joe Donnelly, Karl Rove, Iraq
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Indiana exit poll: Women aid Donnelly victory
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney cruised to victory in Indiana, while Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly won a closely watched U.S. Senate race and Republican Rep. Mike Pence won the governor's contest. Here's a look at results from a...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Polls, Media Industry, Health Care Reform (2009), Politics
Nov 28, 2012
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Nov 26, 2012
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Nov 20, 2012
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Nov 19, 2012
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Jan 9, 2013
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Nov 14, 2012
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Nov 12, 2012
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Nov 12, 2012
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Nov 11, 2012
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Nov 7, 2012
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Nov 6, 2012
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Nov 6, 2012
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