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“After bin Laden was killed, they want to close the case on al-Qaeda and radical Islam…The idea that somehow this is all over is really preposterous.” Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
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New House Homeland Security Chair’s Blunt Analysis: Obama Admin’s Narrative Is One of Biggest Security Threats
Posted by admin on May 25th, 2013
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No Comments »Tecmo Bowl–Winning Bulldogs Visit White House
Posted by admin on May 24th, 2013
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama hosted the Tecmo Bowl champion Bulldogs at the White House Thursday, honoring the team for their stunning victory over the heavily favored Wildcats. Obama, who met with the players and coach BOB and provided a guide… The Onion Tweet This Post
Inside the Cover: The Cabal That Quietly Took Over the House
Posted by admin on May 24th, 2013
Not long ago, it would have been ludicrous for the House speaker to approach the Republican Study Committee on bended knee, much less to depend on it to restore harmony to the conference. The committee’s philosophy of governance would vex any speaker: Members consider themselves conservatives first and Republicans second. They did not come to [...]
The Cabal That Quietly Took Over the House
Posted by admin on May 24th, 2013
On a frigid Wednesday afternoon in January, Speaker John Boehner sat in a conference room at the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va., acknowledging the limits of his authority. For the past two years, the Republican Study Committee—a caucus of the most conservative representatives—had defied his leadership, plotted against his policy proposals, and, just two weeks [...]
House backs variable rate student loans
Posted by admin on May 23rd, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Nineteen House Democrats vote to take authority over Keystone XL decision away from the president
Posted by admin on May 23rd, 2013
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White House would veto Republican-sponsored bait-and-switch student loan interest bill
Posted by admin on May 23rd, 2013
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Posted by admin on May 23rd, 2013
In 1992, Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson won re-election by a single point. Two years later, he defeated Republican Bernie Omann again, but by just two points. He hasn’t faced a serious re-election bid since. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
House Passes Keystone Bill For the Seventh Time, With the Same Result Likely
Posted by admin on May 23rd, 2013
For the seventh time in two years, the House passed legislation on Wednesday approving the Keystone XL pipeline, a 1,700-mile project to carry heavy oil from Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. And for the seventh straight time, the bill—approved on a 241-175 vote—is likely to have little substantive effect. Politics News [...]
House to vote on variable rate student loans
Posted by admin on May 23rd, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
