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Read the full White House Fiscal Year 2014 budget
4/10/13 11:22 AM
Check out a full version of President Barack Obama's 2014 budget, as issued by the White House.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell recordings reveal proposed plans against Ashley Judd
4/10/13 9:52 AM
Campaign aides to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell proposed using actress Ashley Judd's past bouts with depression against her if she had decided to challenge him in his re-election bid next year, according to a secret recording posted by a magazine.
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Inside Washington April 7, 2013
4/9/13 10:37 AM
This week on Inside Washington: With federal gun control legislation bogged down in Congress, states take action.
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That was the week that was
4/8/13 3:40 PM
Burkman and Fowler interview April 5, 2013
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Could there be a deal on immigration this week?
4/7/13 11:42 AM
Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday he's hoping for a bipartisan deal by the end of this week on a sweeping immigration bill to secure the border and allow eventual citizenship to the estimated 11 million people living here illegally.
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The rise of the Nationals; Maryland Legislature passes gun control bill; Critics slam Virginia abortion bill
4/5/13 3:48 PM
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Republicans push for hearings on immigration bill
4/5/13 1:32 PM
The legislation could be released as early as next week. It is expected to secure the border and offer eventual citizenship to an estimated 11 million immigrants living here illegally.
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The political appeal of "Obamacare" repeal
4/4/13 4:43 PM
Ethridge interview April 3, 2013
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Obama presses for gun measures in Colorado
4/3/13 6:24 PM
While in Denver, President Barack Obama stepped up his call for background checks for all gun purchases and renewed his demand that Congress at least vote on banning assault weapons and limiting access to large-capacity ammunition magazines.
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Obama's budget aims to trim deficit, tame spending
4/10/13 11:01 AM
President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.77 trillion spending blueprint that seeks to achieve an elusive "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits by raising taxes further on the wealthy.
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Federal workers not happy with Obama budget
4/9/13 2:25 PM
Hicks interview April 8, 2013
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Obama budget plan revisits small-bore budget cuts
4/8/13 4:11 PM
Obama proposes some $200 billion in savings outside of health care costs, including a new fee on telecommunications companies and other users of federally licensed communications spectrum and billions of dollars claimed by selling off excess federal properties.
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Kerry calls Taliban terrorists 'cowardly' in killing of 5 Americans
4/8/13 5:43 AM
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday railed against the "cowardly" terrorists responsible for the attack that killed five Americans in Afghanistan, including a "selfless, idealistic" young diplomat on a mission to donate books to students.
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Senate nears gun debate, background checks pivotal
4/7/13 11:20 AM
Congress returns Monday from a two-week spring recess with gun control and immigration high on the Senate's agenda.
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Budget calls for 4 percent spending increase at VA
4/5/13 2:27 PM
President Barack Obama will propose increasing discretionary spending at the Department of Veterans Affairs by 4 percent.
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Following Obama, Kerry to donate 5% of salary
4/4/13 7:46 PM
Three Cabinet secretaries became the latest senior administration officials to give back part of their salaries, in the spirit of government spending cuts.
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Obama: Gun control a tougher slog than immigration
4/4/13 3:29 PM
Conceding the fraught politics of guns, President Barack Obama said Thursday that passing legislation curbing access to firearms would be a tougher slog than immigration reform.
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Hagel warns of deep, new spending cuts
4/3/13 4:58 PM
Hagel is warning of sharply deeper cuts to personnel, health care and weapons systems across his department, in order to put the brakes on spiraling costs and reshape the military for leaner budgets and new challenges.
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