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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are "ashamed" of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services. Obama pledged to "leave no stone unturned" in the effort to halt the abuse, which he said undermines the trust the military needs to be effective. Tweet [...]
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Democrats to launch robocall effort against House members who support Obamacare repeal
Posted by admin on May 15th, 2013
House Democrats will begin making robocalls to voters in 10 congressional districts Wednesday that target Republican lawmakers who support a new effort to repeal the 2010 federal health care law. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is paying for the calls, which according to a script obtained by Yahoo News, will warn voters that Republicans support [...]
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No Comments »IRS Blunder Gives Republicans Ammunition in Effort to Defund the Agency
Posted by admin on May 11th, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service’s admission that it inappropriately targeted conservative political groups for special scrutiny during the 2012 presidential election only gives congressional Republicans more ammunition as they try to defund and weaken the agency. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Agency, ammunition, blunder, defund, Effort, Gives, Republicans No Comments »IRS Mishap Gives Republicans Ammunition in Effort to Defund the Agency
Posted by admin on May 11th, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service’s admission that it inappropriately targeted conservative political groups for special scrutiny during the 2012 presidential election only gives congressional Republicans more ammunition as they try to defund and weaken the agency. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Agency, ammunition, defund, Effort, Gives, Mishap, Republicans No Comments »Eric Cantor’s health care rebranding effort goes down in flames
Posted by admin on April 25th, 2013
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Posted in Breaking News Tags: Cantor's, care, Down, Effort, Eric, Flames, Goes, Health, Rebranding No Comments »Universities Join Effort to Overturn Citizens United Decision
Posted by admin on April 11th, 2013
Students at the University of California at Berkeley will vote on a referendum this week as part of an effort to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its controversial 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision nearly three years after the original ruling…. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Citizens, Decision, Effort, join, overturn, United, universities No Comments »Republicans Launch Technology Catch-Up Effort
Posted by admin on March 28th, 2013
“Republicans are moving aggressively to repair their technological shortcomings from the 2012 election, opening a new tech race to counter a glaring weakness against President Obama,” the AP reports. Tweet This Post
Effort to Repeal Obamacare Fails Again
Posted by admin on March 23rd, 2013
On the third anniversary of the passage of President Obama’s health care reform law, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced an amendment to repeal the law. It was defeated 54 to 45. Tweet This Post
Lawmakers launch new effort to pass China currency bill
Posted by admin on March 20th, 2013
By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday began a new attempt to pass legislation that puts pressure on China to change its currency practices, reprising an effort that has previously failed to make it to the finish line. The bill is similar to legislation that passed the House of [...]
RNC Announces Minority Outreach Effort
Posted by admin on March 17th, 2013
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced a $ 10 million outreach initiative to better convey the party’s message to voters, particularly minorities, Roll Call reports. Tweet This Post
