Politics
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Fiscal Cliff: Defense workers, companies in Northern Virginia will be hit hard
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In Northern Virginia, it doesn't take long to find companies or workers who would be hit hard by big defense cuts.
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Fannie, Freddie managers earn more than $200,000, report says
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The inspector general for the Federal Housing Finance Agency issued the report Monday saying 333 of the 2,000 senior managers are vice presidents who had median pay of $388,000.
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Greg Hall, Tiffany Alston case stay granted
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The Maryland Court of Appeals has temporarily put on hold a judge's decision regarding former Delegate Tiffany Alston and the man who wants to replace her.
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2012 election fundraising numbers: Over $2 billion raised
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Remarkable for its last-minute surge of contributions, the U.S. presidential election witnessed unprecedented sums of cash boosting two men in their quest for the White House. It was a cost that surpassed $2 billion and sometimes came with the cloak of anonymity for billionaire donors.
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Greg Hall no longer slated to take Maryland House of Delegates seat
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Prince George's Circuit Court Judge C. Philip Nichols Jr. said that the county's Democratic central committee has the right to withdraw the nomination of Greg Hall.
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Obama: Don't hold middle-class tax cuts hostage
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In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Obama says the average middle-class family of four could pay $2,200 more in taxes next year after the fiscal cliff.
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Fiscal Cliff: Obama in Pennsylvania to discuss plan
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"I believe America only thrives when we have a strong and growing middle class," Obama told the crowd Friday.
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John Boehner meets with Tim Geithner over fiscal cliff
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House Speaker John Boehner met with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Thursday and accused Democrats afterward of failing to outline specific cuts to avert the "fiscal cliff" that threatens to send the economy into recession.
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President Obama hosts Mitt Romney at private lunch at White House
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President Barack Obama will host his former political rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House Thursday, their first meeting since the election.
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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton wants military to include DC flag
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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will lead a series of speeches on the House floor Wednesday. Delegates from other U.S. territories are also expected to participate.
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The hottest political scoop
CommentNikki Schwab, a columnist for the Washington Examiner, chatted with Natasha and Melanie about the newest gossip making its way around D.C.
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Political dating site helps to match similar-minded voters
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The couple that votes together, stays together… or at least that is what one, new, dating site is hoping.
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Sen. Mark Warner not running for governor in Virginia
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“I loved being Governor, but I have a different job now -- and it's here, in the United States Senate,” Sen. Mark Warner said in a statement issued Tuesday.
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Poll: Mark Warner would rule Virginia governor race
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If Democratic Sen. Mark Warner seeks an encore term as governor, he'd dominate the field, according to a new poll.
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Hot off the press: the latest political gossip
CommentJudy Kurtz, The Hill's In-the-Know columnist, chatted with Natasha about the latest gossip fluttering around the political world.
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George Allen retiring from politics after crushing loss
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After a crushing loss to Democrat Tim Kaine a week ago, Allen says he has "no intention of running for office again."
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Congress unlikely to block D.C.'s budget autonomy
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“Congress won’t block D.C. budget autonomy.” That was the message from a former Republican representative testifying Friday at a D.C. Council public hearing on a proposed charter amendment.
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Face of US changing; elections to look different
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Tuesday's election drove home demographic trends that have been embedded in the fine print of birth rates and immigration statistics for years. America is getting more diverse.
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