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Obama signs defense bill ‘with reservations’

By doris | Published: January 1, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama on Saturday reluctantly signed a defense authorization bill, saying he was concerned about some in Congress who want to restrict options used by counterterrorism officials. “I have signed this bill despite having serious reservations with certain provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation, and prosecution of [...]

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Payroll tax cut OK’d by Congress, signed by Obama

By doris | Published: December 24, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Shortly after Congress approved a two-month renewal of payroll tax cuts for 160 million workers and unemployment benefits for millions, President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bill formalizing the extension and won a convincing victory for his jobs agenda.  The voices of Americans “made a difference” in persuading [...]

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Deal made to avoid government shutdown

By doris | Published: December 16, 2011

Full Story at NBCPolitics.msnbc.msn.com WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators reached agreement Thursday on a compromise spending bill to avert a weekend federal shutdown. They also worked toward a deal renewing the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for another year but prepared a shorter version as a fallback. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told reporters [...]

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Senate passes defense authorization bill

By doris | Published: December 15, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The Senate gave approval Thursday to a giant $662 billion defense authorization bill, sending it to President Barack Obama for his signature. On Wednesday, the White House lifted a veto threat against the bill after legislators made changes in language involving detainees. In particular, the legislators added language [...]

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Senate blocks $60B part of Obama jobs plan

By doris | Published: November 4, 2011

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com The Senate on Thursday blocked another portion of President Obama’s jobs plan, a $60 billion bill to fund infrastructure projects around the country. This is the second piece of the president’s proposal to be voted on and rejected in the Senate. The bill would have invested $50 billion dollars to fund [...]

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Senate Dems press ahead with latest piece of j

By doris | Published: October 27, 2011

Full Story at First Read.msnbc.msn.com Senate Democrats on Friday rolled out the next phase in their push to pass individual parts of President Obama’s jobs bill: a $60 billion bill to invest in infrastructure projects around the country. In a conference call less than 24 hours after the Senate blocked a jobs bill for teachers [...]

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Senate blocks votes on jobs bills

By doris | Published: October 21, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Democrats and Republicans tried to force versions of a jobs bill through the Senate late Thursday, but both fell short of the 60 votes they would have needed to bring their proposals to the floor. In a 50-50 vote, senators blocked a component of President Barack Obama’s jobs [...]

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Senate Democrats add millionaire tax to jobs bill

By doris | Published: October 6, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are rewriting portions of President Barack Obama’s jobs bill to include a new 5 percent tax on income above $1 million — a proposal that is sure to be blocked by Republicans. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday he is changing the plan to make [...]

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House passes temporary spending bill

By doris | Published: October 5, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved legislation Tuesday keeping the federal government funded through November 18 — effectively ending another partisan showdown over taxes and spending. House members passed the bill easily in a 352-66 vote. The measure, which also ends the latest threat of a government shutdown, [...]

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Disaster aid bill fails in Republican-led House

By doris | Published: September 22, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — House GOP leaders are regrouping after a surprise loss on a measure to provide $3.7 billion for disaster relief and prevent a government shutdown at the end of next week. Speaker John Boehner of Ohio said Thursday that he would meet with Republican lawmakers this afternoon on Capitol Hill [...]

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Obama to propose $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue

By doris | Published: September 19, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will propose $1.5 trillion in new taxes as part of a plan to identify more than $3 trillion in long-term deficit reduction and slow the nation’s escalating national debt. Obama’s tax plan is aimed predominantly at the wealthy and draws sharp contrasts with congressional Republicans. It [...]

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Deficit “super committee” gets to work

By doris | Published: August 28, 2011

Full Story at CBS News With just a few short months to come up with a plan for significant budget savings, the leaders of the congressional deficit “super committee” said in a statement today that they’re busy devising a plan of action. “In our capacity as co-chairmen, we are engaging in serious discussions to determine [...]

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