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Hawaii, Alaska ‘Opposites Attract’ In Senate Race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Democrat running for a U.S. Senate seat in Hawaii is getting support from Alaska’s Republican congressman. U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono’s campaign this week released a 90-second ad,...
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Study: Government’s Influence On Economy Divides Parties Most
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – The gap in values held by the Republican and Democratic parties has nearly doubled since 1987, and the divide is widest regarding the influence of government on the economy....
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NJ Gov. Praises Obama But Will Vote For Romney
JERUSALEM (AP) — New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Chris Christie says President Barack Obama deserves praise for helping his state recover from Superstorm Sandy but he is still going to vote for Mitt...
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Report: Ashley Judd Considers Run Against GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – Actress and outspoken Democrat Ashley Judd is considering a Senate campaign against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in her home state of Kentucky. Politico reports that...
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Kerry: Global Climate Change A ‘Life-Threatening Issue’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling global climate change a “life-threatening issue,” Secretary of State nominee John Kerry said Thursday that the United States must play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas...
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Senate Confirms Kerry Nomination for Secretary of State
WASHINGTON— The Senate has confirmed Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as the next secretary of state. The vote was 94-3. Once sworn-in, Kerry will replace Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is stepping down...
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Menendez: I Reimbursed Donor Nearly $60G For Dominican Republic Trips
WASHINGTON — Sen. Robert Menendez’s office says he reimbursed a prominent Florida political donor $58,500 in recent months for the full cost of two of three trips Menendez took on the donor’s plane to...
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NJ Gov. Christie Thanks President Obama For Quick Hurricane Sandy Response
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie is thanking President Obama for coming to New Jersey’s aid after Superstorm Sandy and remembering the 42,000 state residents still homeless since the Oct. 29...
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Despite GOP Calls For More Information, Senate Pushes Ahead On Hagel Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee pushed ahead Monday with plans for a vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be defense secretary despite Republican demands for more...
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Sen. Cruz: Constitutional Gun Rights Must Be Protected ‘Not Just When Popular’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The plague of gun violence makes it plain that current firearms restrictions are insufficient and new federal limits are needed, a top Democrat said Tuesday at a Senate hearing on gun...
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Ky. House Speaker: Judd Could Be Formidable
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo says Ashley Judd would be a formidable candidate if she runs for the U.S. Senate next year. Stumbo told reporters Thursday in Frankfort that the...
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Democratic Senator Argues Case For $22 An Hour Minimum Wage Increase
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – Sen. Elizabeth Warren questioned minimum wage increases during a Senate hearing, and cited a study that suggests the federal minimum wage should be standing at $22 an hour. The...
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Retiring Dem Senator Holds $4.8 Million In Unused Campaign Money
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Sen. Max Baucus’ decision not to run for re-election in 2014 leaves the Montana Democrat with more than $4.8 million in campaign money — and no campaign to spend it on. Baucus has...
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Republicans Await ‘Obamacare’ Disaster In 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — If Republicans were writing a movie script for next year’s congressional elections, the working title might be “2014: Apocalypse of Obamacare.” The plot: The rollout of President...
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Senate Democrats Debate Need For ‘Black Agenda’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sole Democratic African-American senator cast doubt on the need for a “black agenda” from the president and on its chances of passage in Congress during a Democratic forum with...
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Jesse Jackson Jr. and Wife Sentenced in Campaign Fraud Case
WASHINGTON — Former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to scheming to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal...
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Zuckerberg Lobbies Congress on Immigration, Says 11 Million People Treated...
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Capitol Hill – in a trip he stated was “largely for immigration” — to lobby members of Congress in support of comprehensive immigration...
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Federal Shutdown Drives Debate Over The Role Of Government
WASHINGTON (AP) — The lingering federal shutdown is transforming a musty debate over the role of government in America into a coast-to-coast, prime-time reality show. With landmarks closed, paychecks...
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Democrat Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Election
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker won a special election Wednesday to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate, giving the rising Democratic star a bigger political stage after a race against...
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Rep. King: NSA Metadata Could Have Prevented 9/11 Attacks
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – In a debate over the future of U.S. government surveillance and the National Security Agency, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., called leaker Edward Snowden a “defector and a traitor,” and...
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Congress Approves $1.1 Trillion Federal Budget Bill
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — A $1.1 trillion budget bill that eases the harshest effects of last year’s automatic budget cuts is on its way to the White House after clearing Congress Thursday night. The...
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Obama Calls For ‘Year Of Action’ In State Of The Union Address
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – President Barack Obama stated he wants to “make this a year of action” when he spoke about a number of proposals in which he hopes will help to push the country forward during his...
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Former VP Mondale Undergoes Heart Surgery
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Vice President Walter Mondale underwent heart surgery Wednesday, his family announced. Mondale, 86, underwent an unspecified procedure at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, his family said...
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Dem Congresswoman Retiring After 1 Term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod says she will retire after one term and run for county supervisor in San Bernardino, Calif. Negrete McLeod announced her plans in a statement on...
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Governors: ‘Obamacare’ Here to Stay
WASHINGTON — The explosive politics of health care have divided the nation, but America’s governors, Republicans and Democrats alike, suggest that President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is here...
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Obama Endorses Dem. Senator in Hawaii Race
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is endorsing Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz in his primary race against Hawaii Rep. Colleen Hanabusa. That’s according to a Democratic National Committee official, who...
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Glenn Beck Says Media Are ‘Rat Bastards,’ Obama Is A Dictator
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – Radio host Glenn Beck ripped into the media “rat bastards” who reported on President Barack Obama’s health care enrollment announcement and called him a dictator. “This is complete...
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Tea Party Losing Races But Tugging GOP Rightward
WASHINGTON (AP/ CBS Washington) — Tuesday’s high-profile primary elections may extend a streak of sorts for tea party Republicans: losing individual races but winning the larger ideological war by...
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McConnell Challenges Democrat Grimes To Three Debates
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell has challenged Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes to three debates. The Republican Senate leader sent a letter to Grimes on Wednesday morning asking her to...
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Obama Taps Castro For Cabinet, Boost To Democrat
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a second-term Cabinet reshuffle, President Barack Obama tapped San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on Friday to be the nation’s next housing secretary, giving a prominent national...
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US Sen. Schumer Wants Tighter Trucking Regulations
ALBANY, N.Y. — In the wake of an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike that injured actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is launching a plan to keep tired truck drivers off the road....
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Boehner Says He’s ‘All In’ To Remain As Speaker
WASHINGTON — Days after House Republicans overhauled much of their leadership team, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that he’s “all in” to remain as speaker in the new Congress that will meet...
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Dem Senator Insists Obama Needs Approval For Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Senate Democrat says President Barack Obama needs congressional approval before initiating any military action in Iraq. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine said Wednesday that the crisis in...
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Rand Paul: Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Have The ‘Wisdom’ To Be President
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., believes that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton does not have the “wisdom” to be president. Speaking on Fox News‘ “Amercia’s Newsroom,” the...
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W on Jeb Bush: ‘I Think He Wants To Be President’
WASHINGTON — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush wants to be president. That’s according to his brother, former President George W. Bush, who recently encouraged him to enter the 2016 presidential race during...
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Va. Political Leaders Call For Lawmaker’s Resignation
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Calls are mounting from Virginia political leaders for the immediate resignation of a legislator who pleaded to charges in a teen sex case. Del. Joseph D. Morrissey entered an...
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New Tool Tells You How Democratic Or Republican Your Job Is
WASHINGTON (CBSDC)– Ever wonder how Democratic or Republican employees in your job field are? Well, now you don’t have to. Through information collected by federal political campaigns, a new...
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Hillary Clinton Delivers First Major Speech Of 2016 Campaign
NEW YORK (CBS DC/AP) — It’s a busy day in the Democratic campaign for presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton as she speaks in New York City on Saturday. As Clinton took the stage, chants could be...
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Obama Set to Speak at Black Caucus Dinner, Clinton to Mingle
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has had the spotlight to himself at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual awards dinner during all but one of his nearly seven years in office. But on...
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O’Malley Campaign Parts Ways With Jailed Virginia Volunteer
HANOVER, Va. — Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley’s campaign has “severed all ties” with a campaign volunteer in Virginia following the supporter’s arrest on felony child pornography...
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