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DAYBREAK DAILY: Post-debate spin begins after GOP affair; Perry's a go
Daybreak ventures outside the Beltway today for reactions to last night's GOP debate.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry running for president
Perry's entrance is certain to shake up the race for the GOP nomination much to the delight of conservatives looking for a candidate to embrace.
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Debt supercommittee members named
Members of the powerful new committee responsible for coming up with a plan to reduce the federal budget deficit were named.
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Tea Party takes a hit over economy
The Tea Party also took much of the blame for the economic crisis – and not just from colleagues. Average Americans accused the Tea Party of taking the country hostage.
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Labor council endorses Davis for PG Council seat
The Metro Washington Labor Council has endorsed of Derrick L. Davis in the special election to fill the vacant District 6 seat on the Prince George's County Council, which was vacated when Leslie Johnson resigned in June.
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Obama says U.S. will always be AAA country
President Barack Obama says the U.S. will always be a triple-A country despite what rating agencies say.
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Congress could actually get something done
When Congress gets back to work after Labor Day it will have the chance to achieve something that it hasn't been able to for a while: Passing legislation that might actually create jobs.
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FAA shutdown ends, but anxiety remains
After a shutdown lasting two weeks, more than 70,000 FAA workers and contractors will get a paycheck again. One lawyer with the agency has little faith left in Congress.
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Next up for the debt: 'Supercommittee' must find $1.2T to cut
For six Republicans and six Democrats, the toughest-to-swallow items on the deficit-cutting menu await.
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Walter Reed, Bethesda Naval merge to form military medical center
The barracks were dedicated in a ceremony on the Bethesda Naval Medical base Thursday as part of the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
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Rep. Chris Van Hollen named to supercommittee
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has named Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to the debt supercommittee.
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After nearly 200 years, House Pages getting axed
The House Page program, which dates back to 1820, will end by Aug. 31. Speaker John Boehner says that the Internet and email have left the pages with little to do.
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Archbishop pressured O'Malley's Catholic faith on gay marriage
Letters released by Gov. Martin O'Malley's office show that he and the archbishop of Baltimore were at odds over a same-sex marriage bill.
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Togo West stepping down as DC elections board chairman
The chairman of Washington's elections board is stepping down. Mayor Vincent Gray confirmed the departure of former Army Secretary Togo D. West Jr. on Monday.
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Issa subpoenas documents in Boeing case
Rep. Issa has subpoenaed documents in the House Oversight committee's lawsuit against Boeing Co.
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Gov. Perry: Preachin', prayin', politickin' in the Lone Star State
The moment gave Texas Gov. Rick Perry a national spotlight before a pivotal voting group in the GOP nomination fight.
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Inside Washington Aug. 7, 2011
This week on Inside Washington: Congress agrees on a debt ceiling deal, after which the stock market tanks. Who wins, who loses on this deal? Will the troubled economic outlook sink the Obama presidency? What is the future of the Tea Party?
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Debt deal done? Good Stuff, says Obama!
With the debt crisis over (for now), President Obama took his staff on an afternoon trip to Spike Mendelsohn's Good Stuff Eatery for lunch.
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