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Sequestration 2013: Maryland impact due to budget cuts
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On Sunday, the White House released state-by-state reports on the potential impact that sequestration would have on all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Here's the report on Maryland.
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Sequestration 2013: Virginia impact due to budget cuts
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On Sunday, the White House released state-by-state reports on the potential impact that sequestration would have on all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Here's the one regarding Virginia.
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White House details sequester impact if inaction continues
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The White House has detailed the potential fallout in each state from budget cuts set to take effect at week's end, while congressional Republicans and Democrats keep up the sniping over who's to blame.
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GOP governors shift gears, soften rhetoric toward Obama
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The shift is most pronounced on health care, where seven states led by Republican governors are pushing to expand their Medicaid program under Obama's health care law. Such a move once was considered anathema in the party.
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Gen. John Allen retiring from United States military
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President Obama says he has accepted Gen. John Allen 's request to retire from military.
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Tiger Woods joins vacationing Obama for round of golf
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The foursome also included Houston Astros owner Jim Crane, who also owns the Floridian, a secluded and exclusive yacht and golf club, and outgoing U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, a former mayor of Dallas. The White House prohibited any media coverage.
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President Obama urges action on gun violence, preschool, jobs, wages
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In remarks Friday at Hyde Park Academy in his hometown of Chicago, Obama says by reducing gun violence, expanding preschool access, raising the minimum wage and improving job training, the U.S. can ensure every child has a chance to succeed.
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Obama re-nominates three officials previously blocked by GOP
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President Obama has re-nominated two members of the NLRB and the director of the CFPB. All three had been recess appointments last year after Republicans prevented the Senate from taking up-or-down confirmation votes.
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Marco Rubio's water break: Rubio takes mid-speech swig (video)
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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's mid-speech swig from a small Poland Spring water bottle during his GOP response generated instant reaction in social media circles and on cable television, even as Republicans offered fresh appeals on the economy and promises to rein in federal spending.
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Minimum wage 2013: Barack Obama calls for $9 minimum wage (Video)
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President Obama has called for an increase in the national minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour. It’s a controversial proposal as small business owners worry about paying more to employees, while those working for minimum wage would welcome any bump in pay.
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Obama travels to N.C. to rally support for jobs plan
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President Obama is kicking off three days of travel to rally support for the job-creation in Asheville, N.C., with a visit to Linamar Corp., a supplier of engine and transmission components.
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State of the Union 2013: Economy, gun control on Obama's radar
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In his first State of the Union address since winning re-election, Obama conceded economic revival is an "unfinished task," but he claimed clear progress and said he was seeking to build on it as he embarks on four more years in office.
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State of the Union 2013: Streaming video, Twitter talk, and more
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From the hot topics President Obama will touch on, to where you can watch the address live to how to keep up with the very latest Twitter chatter, everything you need to know about the State of the Union is right here.
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Afghanistan troop withdrawawl will bring 34,000 troops home
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President Barack Obama will announce during the State of the Union that 34,000 U.S. troops will be home from Afghanistan within a year.
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State of the Union 2013: Twitter talk surrounds Obama's address
CommentThe economy is set to be a major topic of conversation during Tuesday's address, but guns and gun control also promise to be a major talking point.
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Obama 2013 State of the Union: Obama to push for tax increases
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President Obama will press a politically-divided Congress to approve more tax increases and fewer spending cuts during a State of the Union address focused on stabilizing the middle class and repairing the still-wobbly economy.
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Obama's Commandments: How the president is wielding executive power in 2nd term
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This is what "Forward" looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obama's campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive directives and agency rule-making that touch many of the affairs of government.
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Obama directs DOJ to give Congress classified drone info
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President Obama has directed the Justice Department to give Congress' intelligence committees access to classified legal advice providing the government's rationale for drone strikes against American citizens working with al-Qaida abroad.
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