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Analysis: A quiet surrender for the GOP this time
WASHINGTON (AP) — A united House Republican leadership surrendered crisply and cleanly on legislation to extend expiring payroll tax cuts for 160 million Americans, skipping most if not all of the self-defeating drama that accompanied their far...Tags: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Eric Cantor, Washington, DC, Politics
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Komen reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding
ReutersLocal Reaction: On Wednesday, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest network of breast cancer activists, announced that it would no longer grant funds to Planned Parenthood of America for breast health education and cancer screenings....Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Cycling, Cancer, Lance Armstrong, Politics
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Casey talks payroll tax committee
Call Washington BureauCongress. Remember Congress? With all focus on political news it may have been easy to forget that when lawmakers return to work they have just a few weeks to find agreement on extending the payroll tax holiday, unemployment benefits and the so-called...Tags: Democratic Party, Customs and Tradition, Republican Party, Unemployment Benefits, Customs and Tradition
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Lawmakers launch effort to permanently repeal 'death tax'
WASHINGTON, DC - A bipartisan group of lawmakers joined Congressmen Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Mike Ross (D-Ark) in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the estate, or “death” tax, including Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD), Dan Boren (D-OK), and...Tags: Mike Ross, Arkansas, Lawyers, Farms, Laws
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Violence Will Not Stop Houston House Members
KIAHThe shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has brought wide-spread condemnation from elected officials including those here in the Houston-area. They are shocked to hear the news of their colleague's shooting. Houston area representatives...Tags: NASA, Voting, Ted Poe, Gabrielle Giffords, Politics
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Should Treasury Secretary Geithner be fired?
Top of the TicketPresident Obama is just back from an eight-day trip to Asia. Perhaps he hoped to sleep in a bit today. But amid growing discontent over the administration's handling of the economy -- and new revelations about misspent or at least...... -
Health-care fight: Obama vs. insurers
The Swampby Mark Silva A full-bore fight is on to the finish: With a frontal assault on the insurance industry for sponsoring "misleading'' information, President Barack Obama today calls the passage of health-insurance reform "the great test'' of the "change''...Tags: NASA, Drugs and Medicines, Economic Policy, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Services
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Weekly remarks: GOP's Kevin Brady and Obama on jobs, deficit and healthcare myths
Top of the TicketTexas Republican and Illinois Democrat argue over claims that the other side is making about their policies.... -
The New "New Deal"
The White House is pushing for health reform and the president has encountered pressure on all sides to provide a detailed plan of his expectations.
President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress and the White House posted a new list of key...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Ohio, Drugs and Medicines, Health Care Reform (2009), Medical Services
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HUD Leader Visits
Two members of President Bush's Cabinet visit Houston and promise government programs for those displaced by Hurricane Ike. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Steve Preston, and the Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff are both in...Tags: Michael Chertoff, Disasters, Hurricane Preparedness, Defense, Texas
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HUD and Homeland Secretaries Visit Houston
Two members of President Bush's Cabinet visit Houston and promise government programs for those displaced by Hurricane Ike. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Steve Preston, and the Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff are both in...Tags: Michael Chertoff, Disasters, Hurricane Preparedness, Defense, Texas
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President Surveys Ike Damage
President Bush viewed the devastation in Galveston first hand Tuesday and is instructing island residents to stay away. Bush flew over the devastation onboard Marine One shortly after Air Force One Landed at Ellington Field. When he landed he was as he...Tags: Local Government, Justice System, Harris County, Texas, Houston
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