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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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Inhofe: Perry’s ‘the one’

By doris | Published: August 30, 2011

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com TULSA, Okla. — Sen. Jim Inhofe knew Gov. Rick Perry was running for president before Rick Perry did. “I said to him, ‘Rick, I know you’ll deny it now, and you’re supposed to, but you’re going to end up running,” Inhofe recalls from a conversation with 14 months ago. “And when [...]

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Perry offers outline of foreign policy platform

By doris | Published: August 29, 2011

Full Story at First Read.msnbc.msn.com Texas Gov. Rick Perry offered the broad outlines of his foreign policy philosophy at an annual gathering of veterans Monday, telling attendees that he opposes “military adventurism” while also advocating for “taking the fight to the enemy” and decrying indecision by “multi-lateral debating societies” at times of international crisis. “We [...]

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Analysis: Bachmann remains the Iowa front-runner

By doris | Published: August 14, 2011

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.com AMES, IA — Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann had plenty to lose at today’s Ames Straw Poll, especially with Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s entry into the race — her front-runner status in Iowa, the buzz surrounding her campaign, and the momentum she’s had since announcing her presidential bid in June. What her [...]

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It’s D-day for state budgets

By doris | Published: July 1, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Despite all the heated rhetoric and the gloomy economic forecasts, most states will start the new fiscal year Friday with budgets in place. But it looks likely that at least three states — Minnesota, Iowa and Massachusetts — could miss the deadline. Lawmakers and governors in several [...]

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Ohio lawmakers pass bill to allow guns in bars

By doris | Published: June 16, 2011

Full Story atmsnbc.com The General Assembly passed the bill, which also eases restrictions on how guns can be transported in vehicles, in a 55-38 vote. The state Senate, which had already passed a similar bill, passed a concurring measure by a 25-7 vote. If Republican Gov. John Kasich signs the law residents will be able [...]

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Texas governor says he might run for president

By doris | Published: May 28, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the longest serving chief executive in the state’s history and a politician who has never lost an election, said Friday he will consider seeking the Republican nomination for president. The outspoken conservative, who for months said he wasn’t interesting in running for the White [...]

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Senate sends 3-week funding bill to Obama

By doris | Published: March 17, 2011

Full Story at  msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Congress approved $6 billion in spending cuts Thursday as part of legislation to keep the government running for three more weeks, a move that will give President Barack Obama and congressional leaders still more time to negotiate the massive gap between administration plans and the sweeping package of reductions [...]

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Wis. governor warns unions of mass layoffs

By doris | Published: March 4, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Friday formally notified state unions that he intends to lay off 1,500 workers, but affected employees may not see the notice for at least two weeks. Walker’s spokesman, Chris Schrimpf, said that the unions have been notified and more details will come soon. [...]

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Obama offers extra $4.1 billion for nuke arsenal, source says

By doris | Published: November 14, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — In a bid to win approval of a nuclear arms control treaty with Russia before newly energized Republicans increase their clout in the Senate, the Obama administration is offering to add billions of dollars in funding for the U.S. nuclear arsenal. A congressional aide briefed on the proposed deal [...]

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Clinton addresses presidential aspirations

By doris | Published: November 7, 2010

Full Story at  msnbc.com CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has again slapped down speculation that she harbors ambitions for another presidential run. In New Zealand on Friday, Clinton told a pair of television interviewers that she won’t run for president even in the aftermath of this week’s congressional midterms that [...]

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Clinton: GOP ‘banking on you not thinking’

By doris | Published: October 24, 2010

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com BALTIMORE — Former President Bill Clinton thinks that voters need to pay attention to the facts like they pay attention to their sports. “When we care about something that’s really important to us, like football or basketball or the World Series — some life or death deal like that,” he said [...]

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