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FEC says John Edwards owes Treasury millions
The Federal Election Commission voted unanimously to compel former presidential candidate John Edwards to repay the Treasury more than $2 million in campaign funds he shouldn't have received.
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Democrats, Republicans at White House - separately
President Barack Obama called Democratic and Republican leaders back to the White House on Wednesday for separate, bottom-line negotiations on how to prevent a disastrous government default.
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Gingrich, other GOP hopefuls headline Twitter debate
The latest debate amongst hopefuls for the GOP nomination for the 2012 presidential election is taking place Wednesday, but the candidates will not even be in the same room.
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Celebrities lobby lawmakers on drug courts
Celebrities including actor Martin Sheen lobbied Congress to continue funding the nation's drug courts.
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Vick speaks on the Hill to support Moran's anti-dogfighting bill
Michael Vick told a news conference Tuesday that he supports a House bill by Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) to ban attendance at organized animal fights.
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China slams Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama
China slammed President Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama as an act that has "grossly interfered in China's internal affairs" and damaged Chinese-American relations, and demanded the U.S. remedy the situation.
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Debt ceiling: Plan B
Senate leaders turn to Plan B, to give President Obama broad authority over the government's borrowing cap while allowing Congress whatever spending cuts it can muster.
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Is Kwame Brown settling some political scores?
D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown made some major decisions on the D.C. council that have left some scratching their heads.
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Debt talks yield little; Obama rules out stopgap
Obama declared that he would reject any stopgap extension of the nation's borrowing limit, imploring lawmakers once again to reach one of the most sizable debt-reduction deals in years.
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Obama would OK stopgap measure if bigger debt deal is near
As time is running out, President Barack Obama softened his stand and signaled he would back a short-term deal to prevent a default, but only if a larger compromise was taking shape.
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Gray offers D.C.'s gun dealer place at police HQ
Do you need a gun? MPD headquarters might be the place for you.
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Debt crisis continues
House Republican leaders will give tea party members a symbolic floor vote on a "cut, cap and balance" debt-limit plan today. Behind the scenes work continues on a fallback, compromise measure.
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Obama to speak at U of Md.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak in College Park this week in a town hall setting.
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Ehrlich political operatives plead not guilty
Two political operatives for former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich pleaded not guilty in relation to robocalls made on Election Day, allegedly to discourage African-American voters from voting.
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O'Malley rails against GOP over default
Speaking at the National Governors Association meeting in Utah, the Maryland governor said that the GOP wants a default and higher unemployment so that President Obama doesn't get reelected.
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2012 GOP candidates stay silent on debt talks
Republican presidential candidates are all but silent on Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell's proposal to sidestep a potentially disastrous government default on loan obligations.
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Leslie Johnson returns to work at P.G. County Council
The wife of former Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson has returned to work at the county council.
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Boehner: No deal!
Saturday night, House Speaker John Boehner informed President Barack Obama that he wants to pursue a smaller $2 trillion deficit reduction deal, not the larger proposal sought by the White House.
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