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No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma. Tweet This Post

White House says more farm subsidy cuts needed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is debating cuts to the federal crop insurance program as it considers a massive farm bill this week. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Obama Administration Pushes For Assault Weapons Ban Vote, But Says No National Gun Registry Needed

The Obama Administration says despite Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to exclude the assault weapons ban from comprehensive gun control for lack of votes, the President still supports it and urges the Senate to vote publicly on the proposal to eliminate “military-style weapons” from… Tweet This Post

Abbreviated pundit round-up: Justice and commonsense needed in immigration reform

The Editorial Board of The New York Times declares that it is Time to Strengthen Family Immigration: Tweet This Post

Obama says more trade deals needed to help create jobs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that forging additional new trade deals has to be an important part of U.S. government efforts to spur economic growth and create jobs. "Part of it is making sure we get in place strong trade deals," Obama said at a meeting of the President's Export Council, [...]

Obama: more tax revenue needed to address deficit – CBS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Sunday more tax revenue would be needed to reduce the U.S. deficit and signaled he would push hard to get rid of loopholes such as the "carried interest" tax break enjoyed by private equity and hedge fund managers. Obama, who won re-election in November largely on his [...]