Politics
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President Obama heads to Middle East with low expectations
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When President Barack Obama steps into the Middle East's political cauldron this coming week, he won't be seeking any grand resolution for the region's vexing problems.
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Inside Washington March 17, 2013
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This week on Inside Washington: The budget marathon dance continues.
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Sen. Rob Portman now supports gay marriage, reverses previous position
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Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned one of his sons is gay.
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Sequestration 2013: Lawmakers, activists call for end of sequestration
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Activists say they've collected the signatures of hundreds of thousands Americans calling on Congress to stop the sequester.
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Senate Democrats prepare government funding bill
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The bipartisan measure comes as Washington separately girds for weeks of warfare over the longer-term budget.
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Former Senator Brown takes job with Boston law firm
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Former Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, who was defeated in his re-election bid last year, announced Monday that he had landed a new job with the international law firm of Nixon Peabody LLP.
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Obama jokes about budget battle, Rubio at annual Gridiron
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Always a target for digs, the president tossed out a few of his own during the Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner, an annual event where political leaders, journalists and media executives poke fun at each other.
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Obama poised to pick Perez for Labor: Source
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Two people familiar with the process say President Barack Obama is close to naming Thomas Perez, a civil rights official in the Justice Department, as his choice to head the Department of Labor.
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Survey: Many conflicted on government spending cuts
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Most Americans want government austerity, a survey shows, but they also want increased spending on a host of popular programs: education, crime fighting, health care, Social Security, the environment and more. Less for defense, space and foreign aid.
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Senate Democrat unveils bill preventing a shutdown
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On Capitol Hill, efforts to stave off a late March government shutdown shifted to the Senate after House Republicans swiftly passed legislation to keep federal agencies running, while also easing some effects of $85 billion in budget cuts.
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John Brennan to face Senate vote for CIA role
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John Brennan's nomination to be director of the CIA is set for a key test before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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President Obama nominates new cabinet members
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President Barack Obama filled in more pieces of his second term leadership team Monday, nominating a trio of new advisers to lead the Energy Department, Environmental Protection Agency and budget office.
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McConnell takes on group for criticizing wife
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lambasted a liberal group on Saturday for criticizing the Asian heritage of his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao.
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Tax bills for the wealthy approach 30-year high
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President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress say the wealthy must pay their fair share if the federal government is ever going to fix its finances and reduce the budget deficit to a manageable level.
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Sequestration 2013: Gridlock: No budging at the budget-cuts deadline, Obama signs order
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Gridlocked once more, President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders refused to budge in their budget standoff Friday. The president formally enacted the reductions a few hours before the midnight deadline required by law.
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What is sequestration? How will it affect me?
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Many are wondering what will happen if a deal isn't reached by Friday to avert the sequestration.
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Sequester 2013: President Obama argues military affected by looming cuts
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President Barack Obama says there's no way to make automatic budget cuts less damaging by giving him the authority to decide what to cut.
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Leon Winston SCOTUS appeal denied
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The Supreme Court has rebuffed Virginia's request to reinstate the death sentence of a convicted killer who claims he is too mentally disabled to be executed.
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