Congress
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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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How's Congress doing? Not good, Americans say
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The public's contempt for Congress exceeds that of other American institutions.
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Senate panel approves freeze in defense spending
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A Senate panel on Thursday unanimously approved a $513 billion bill that freezes the Pentagon budget.
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Obama proposes $450 billion jobs plan, mostly tax cuts
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President Barack Obama unveiled a larger-than-expected $450 billion plan Thursday night to boost jobs and put cash in the pockets of dispirited Americans.
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Weather satellites: How much do we need them? (And more.)
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Do we really need NOAA's polar-orbiting satellites? Of course, but maybe that's not the only question meteorologists should be asking themselves.
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Obama to propose $300 billion to jump-start jobs
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President Barack Obama is expected to propose $300 billion in tax cuts and federal spending Thursday night to get Americans working again.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: New poll not kind to President Obama
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New poll gives a sobering picture for the man who sits behind The Big Desk.
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Congress returns to tackle jobs
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Congress is reconvening this week for what could be a painful confrontation over how to put Americans back to work.
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Obama urges Congress to pass transportation bill
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President Barack Obama says failure to ensure funding for roads and construction jobs is a path to economic disaster.
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Phillip A. Hamilton, former Virginia legislator, sentenced
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Former high-ranking Virginia legislator Phillip Hamilton was sentenced Friday to 9½ years in prison for bribery and extortion.
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Rep. Chris Van Hollen named to supercommittee
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has named Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to the debt supercommittee.
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Budget deficit, debt supercommittee members named
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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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Waivers for No Child Left Behind tests coming for states
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan said that states can skip the tests as long as they implement other reform efforts.
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Issa subpoenas documents in Boeing case
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Rep. Issa has subpoenaed documents in the House Oversight committee's lawsuit against Boeing Co.
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