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Gun control: Gun ban would protect more than 2,200 firearms
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Congress' latest crack at a new assault weapons ban would protect more than 2,200 specific firearms, including a semi-automatic rifle that is nearly identical to one of the guns used in the bloodiest shootout in FBI history.
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Obama: Growth vs. deficit reduction a false choice
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In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says no American who works full time should live in poverty.
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President Obama treats himself to boys' weekend in Florida
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President Obama is spending a weekend in Florida with the boys, presidential style.
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Jesse Jackson Jr., wife agree to plead guilty
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The charges represent a dramatic fall from political prominence for the couple. The son of a famed civil rights leader, Jackson entered Congress in 1995 and resigned last November. Sandi, as she's known, was a Chicago alderman, but resigned last month.
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Hagel nomination heading to vote on Senate floor
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A moderate Republican senator once thought to be a possible backer of Chuck Hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense said she'll oppose his confirmation. His nomination now heads to the Senate floor.
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State of the Union 2013 transcript
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Read the transcript of President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union address.
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Sequestration: Federal workers, contractors brace for spending cuts
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With no deal in sight before the March 1 deadline, federal workers and government contractors are bracing for $984 billion in spending cuts over nine years to federal and domestic programs.
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Senate Democrats craft bill to avert budget cuts
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Top Senate Democrats have prepared a plan to slice the Pentagon's budget by $3 billion a year in an attempt to avoid far steeper cuts that defense hawks warn would cripple the military.
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Cyberattacks against US getting worse, lawmaker says
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Rep. Mike Rogers says 95 percent of private sector networks are vulnerable and most have already been hit.
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Marco Rubio on rise within GOP
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In the nearly 100 days since President Obama won a second term, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has made calculated, concrete steps to emerge as a next-generation leader of a rudderless party.
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Senator Graham vows to delay Obama's nominees over Libya
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Senator Lindsey Graham tells CBS he'll hold up Senate action on the nominations of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary and John Brennan as CIA director until he gets what he wants
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Robert Gates, former Pentagon chief, OK with drone oversight
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Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he finds merit in "some check" on a president's ability to order drone strikes against American al-Qaida suspects overseas.
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Alex Mooney stepping down as Maryland GOP chairman
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Maryland Republican Party Chairman Alex X. Mooney announced his resignation Saturday. He says it takes effect March 1.
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Cheney criticizes Obama nominees in Wyoming speech
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Cheney, a Wyoming native, said it was vital to the nation's national security that "good folks" hold the positions of secretary of state, CIA director and secretary of defense.
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Obama to refocus on economy in State of the Union
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Obama's State of the Union marks his second high-profile speech to the nation in about three weeks, after his inaugural address Jan. 21 that opened his second term.
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Obama asks Congress for short-term budget fix
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President Barack Obama is urging Congress to pass a smaller set of spending cuts and tax changes while they hash out a broader budget deal.
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Maryland pension bill and corrupt politicians
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Dirty politicians rocked by scandal and sent to prison - and taxpayers in Maryland still have to pay for their pensions. Could a bill to end this make it into the law books?
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John Brennan faces Senate confirmation hearing
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Nominated to head the CIA, John Brennan told a protest-disrupted Senate confirmation hearing Thursday the United States remains at war with al-Qaida and other terrorists and is under "daily cyberattack" by foreign countries and others.
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