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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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Lawmakers open to changes in military benefits

By doris | Published: October 23, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The government’s promise of lifetime health care for the military’s men and women is suddenly a little less sacrosanct as Congress looks to slash trillion-dollar-plus deficits. Republicans and Democrats alike are signaling a willingness — unheard of at the height of two post-Sept. 11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan [...]

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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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Sizing up the millionaire tax

By doris | Published: October 9, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — If Senate Democrats have their way, millionaires and billionaires will pay more in taxes for President Obama’s jobs bill. How much? Answer: $110,467 a year. That’s the average additional amount they would owe in federal taxes starting in 2013, according to estimates released Thursday by the nonpartisan [...]

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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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Why Congress won’t stop hurting you

By doris | Published: October 2, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com It’s a question worth asking as Democrats and Republicans threaten for the third time this year to shut down the federal government. Americans faced the same prospect during spring budget talks and the summer debt ceiling debate. Now it’s happening over what was expected to be passage of a routine bill [...]

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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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Republicans hope to seize Democratic House seat

By doris | Published: September 13, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW YORK — Democrat David Weprin faced an unusually tight race against Republican Bob Turner in a special election Tuesday in New York’s heavily Democratic 9th Congressional District, where voters unhappy with President Barack Obama could elect a Republican for the first time. The contest to replace disgraced Democratic Rep. Anthony [...]

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Obama preparing $300 billion jobs package

By doris | Published: September 7, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama is preparing to roll out a roughly $300 billion plan to strengthen the shaky economy and stimulate new job growth, Democratic sources said Wednesday. The plan would be paid for partly by closing corporate loopholes and raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans in the future, [...]

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Nanny State? Calif. May Force Parents To Pay Babysitters Workers’ Comp, OT

By doris | Published: September 6, 2011

Full Story at Los Angelescbslocal.com LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The next time you plan a movie night without the kids, you may have to provide more than just pizza for your babysitter. Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento are fast-tracking a bill that would require workers’ compensation benefits, meal breaks and paid vacation time for all “domestic [...]

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Congress returns, unpopular as well as divided

By doris | Published: September 5, 2011

Full Story at Congress returns, unpopular as well as divided – politics – Capitol Hill – msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Congress returns to work this coming week, divided over measures to create jobs and scorned by the nation it was elected to help lead. After a five-week break, Republican and Democratic leaders alike promise action to [...]

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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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