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Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time...
Tags: Mitch McConnell, John Sullivan, White House, Steve Womack, Fiscal Cliff
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The look of the new Indiana Legislature
Republicans strengthened their control of the Indiana General Assembly in the November election. A closer look shows the Indiana House seeing many new members taking seats this session, while the Indiana Senate becomes more male-dominated. A breakdown:...Tags: Republican Party, Connie Lawson, Indiana Legislature, Vi Simpson, Politics
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Forced out by age, Kelly retiring from top Mich. court
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kelly leaves office Tuesday after 16 years on the state's top court, much of that time in the minority responding to opinions set by the conservative majority. "It wasn't the way I would have...
Tags: Republican Party, Primaries, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Laws
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Some urge Boehner: let Dems pass fiscal cliff bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — In case the public weren't frustrated enough over Congress' failure to resolve the "fiscal cliff," consider this: lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of...Tags: Washington, DC, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush
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Michigan Senate OKs new emergency manager proposal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature cleared the way Thursday for GOP Gov. Rick Snyder to sign a replacement for an emergency manager law struck down by voters, delivering another punch to Democrats still reeling from this...
Tags: Republican Party, Disasters and Accidents, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Politics
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Boehner to House GOP: Don't make Christmas plans
CBS NewsDespite some tentative signs of progress on a deal to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff," House Speaker John Boehner continues to insist that Republicans and Democrats are as far apart as ever in the negotiating process -- and is sending out warning...Tags: Religious Festivals, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Harry Reid, U.S. Senate
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Leading conservative says Obama will win tax fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five weeks after President Barack Obama won re-election and gained more leverage to make GOP conservatives bend on taxes, the new balance of power is proving vexing for both sides. Republicans still aren't budging on Obama'...
Tags: Medicare, Washington, DC, Government Health Care, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party
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Despite deal, taxes to rise for most of us
WASHINGTON (AP) — While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013. That's because the legislation did...
Tags: Washington, DC, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Politics
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Republicans, Democrats honor Lugar's Senate work
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday honored GOP Sen. Richard Lugar from the Senate floor, praising him for his years of service and calling him one of the chamber's all-time best. Mitch McConnell, the Senate's Republican leader,...
Tags: Washington, DC, Dick Durbin, Republican Party, Richard Mourdock, Politics
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Indiana changed state under 8 years of Daniels
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mitch Daniels will leave Indiana a state modeled after the businessman's conservatism he practiced and studied for decades, with all the successes and mistakes that came of his bold vision. He leased the Indiana Toll...
Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Regional Authority, George W. Bush, White House
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UPDATE: 11th-hour fiscal cliff deal reported
South Bend TribuneWASHINGTON -- Racing against the clock, the White House reached agreement with congressional Republicans late Monday on a deal to prevent across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts to government programs from taking effect at midnight, according...Tags: Washington, DC, Joe Biden, Republican Party, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Anti-tax conservatives say they'd rather jump off cliff than compromise
BOSTON (AP) — In the city where a protest over tax policy sparked a revolution, modern day tea party activists are cheering the recent Republican revolt in Washington that embarrassed House Speaker John Boehner and pushed the country closer to a...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Activism, Fiscal Cliff, Steven C LaTourette
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