Congress
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Giffords vows to get stronger
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In a new book, Gabrielle Giffords describes her months of intense therapy and her emotional struggle to come to terms with being shot in the head.
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Glendon Swift arrested for threatening Eric Cantor's family
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The FBI says a Tennessee man has been charged with threatening the family of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia.
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Obama urges Congress to pass transportation bill
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At the foot of the Key Bridge, President Obama pressed Congress on Wednesday to pass the transportation piece of his stalled $447 billion jobs bill
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'Joe the Plumber' wants to become Joe the Representative
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Joe the Plumber has launched his bid for Congress in Ohio.
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Joe the Plumber plans big news on bid for Congress
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The Ohio man who became a household name after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign will announce Tuesday whether he plans to run for Congress in Ohio.
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Senate takes up $60B measure for roads, infrastructure
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Senate Democrats unveiled the next piece of Obama's jobs bill, a measure that would invest $60 billion in the nation's roads, bridges and transit systems.
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Obama slams Senate rejection of smaller jobs bill
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President Barack Obama has issued a statement criticizing Senate Republicans for shooting down a slimmer jobs bill.
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Senate rejects slimmed-down Obama jobs bill
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The Senate on Thursday scuttled pared-back jobs legislation aimed at helping state and local governments avoid layoffs of firefighters and teachers.
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Lawmakers send advice to supercommittee
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Lawmakers send recommendations to the supercommittee today, urging the group to cut aggressively - somewhere else.
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Congress passes free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, Panama
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Congress approved free trade agreements Wednesday with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that supporters hope will lead to new jobs in America.
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Senate shuts down Obama's jobs bill
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Senate Republicans voted Tuesday night to kill the jobs package the president had spent weeks campaigning for.
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National debt supercommittee disagreeing on taxes, entitlement
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After weeks of secret meetings, the 12-member deficit-cutting panel established under last summer's budget and debt deal appears no closer to a breakthrough than when talks began.
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Bill would give D.C. a spot for statue in Congress
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A new bill introduced in Congress would allow the District to place a statue in the Capitol, as the 50 states do.
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The Onion's 'Congress Hostage' coverage prompts response from Capitol
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A bit of The Onion's trademark satire and fake news prompted Capitol Police to send out an alert notifiying the public that conditions on Capitol Hill were normal. Do you think The Onion went too far? Take our poll.
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Government shutdown averted as Congress passes spending measure
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A nearly empty House on Thursday passed a stopgap spending measure to avert a government shutdown this weekend and refill disaster aid coffers.
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Anthony Muse, Maryland State Senator, plans run for U.S Senate
CommentMuse, a Democrat from the 26th Legislative District, will announce plans for an exploratory committee Wednesday.
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Obama urges Congress to pass jobs bill
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday tried to keep pressure on Congress to consider his nearly $450 billion jobs bill.
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House shoots down spending bill
A stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded past Sept. 30 was upended in the House late Wednesday when Democrats pulled back their support in protest of cuts made to offset disaster aid in the package.
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