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Holcomb, other top leaders leaving Ind. GOP helm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Republican Party said Wednesday that Chairman Eric Holcomb and several other of its top leaders are stepping down to pursue other endeavors, having served through the transition from the state's longtime Republican...
Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Elections, Becky Skillman, Mike Pence
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Michigan House approves Medicaid expansion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan House late Thursday voted to make hundreds of thousands of more low-income adults eligible for Medicaid, sending the legislation across the Capitol to a chamber where its future may be less...
Tags: Elections, Government Health Care, Personal Income, Medicaid, Health Insurance
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Ind. lawmakers override Pence on local tax measure
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have handily reversed Gov. Mike Pence's veto of a local tax measure. The House of Representatives voted 68-23 and the Senate voted 34-12 Wednesday afternoon to override Pence's veto. Wednesday's vote marked...
Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Mike Pence, Justice System
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Conservative activists oppose Snyder's re-election
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group of tea party and conservative activists said Tuesday that they would oppose Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's expected re-election bid because he has pushed to expand Medicaid coverage to nearly a half-million adults in...
Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Government Health Care, Medicaid, Health Insurance
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Boehner: Congress can do immigration this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Senate ready to cast the first floor votes on a landmark immigration bill, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday he thinks there's a good chance the legislation can be signed into law "by the end of the year." Ahead of...
Tags: National Security, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Washington, DC, Labor Legislation
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Mich. House may pass Medicaid expansion this week
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan might be closer to making 320,000 more low-income residents eligible for Medicaid next year after House Republicans dropped calls to end the health coverage for adults who have received benefits for four years. A new...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Government Health Care, Personal Income, Medicaid
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Obama recasts birth control debate on own terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is casting the contraception controversy as an issue of women's rights, not religious freedom, seizing on what backers see as a political gift from Rush Limbaugh to firm up support from women and young...Tags: Civil Rights, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Nancy Pelosi, Washington, DC
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Senate panel approves immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...
Tags: Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Dick Durbin, Lindsey O. Graham, Employees
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House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern
ALAN FRAM,Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service's improper use of tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the Obama administration, a top House Republican said...Tags: Barack Obama, Charles W. Boustany, Jr., Internal Revenue Service, Sandy Levin, Washington, DC
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Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman...Tags: Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, National Security, Internal Revenue Service, News Media
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GOP ready to push Benghazi case into 2014, beyond
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016. Strategists in...Tags: Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Libya, Jay Carney, Washington, DC
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Walorski joins fellow Republicans, votes in favor of overtime bill
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski voted this week in favor of a bill that would allow private-sector employees to trade overtime pay for paid time off at the same rate of 1.5 hours per hour of overtime worked. The bill passed by a vote of 223-204 with mostly...Tags: Politics, Elections, Fred Upton, Jackie Walorski, Democratic Party
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