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Ray LaHood resigning as transportation secretary
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the only Republican still in President Barack Obama's first-term Cabinet, said Tuesday he plans to leave the Obama administration.
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'No budget, no pay' measure advances despite reservations
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The "no budget, no pay" measure temporarily would withhold pay from any member of the House or Senate whose chamber doesn't pass a budget this year.
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Gun control: Obama says advocates have to listen more
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In an interview with The New Republic, Obama says he has "a profound respect" for the tradition of hunting that dates back for generations. The president says it's understandable that people are protective of their family traditions when it comes to hunting.
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Sen. Tom Harkin will not seek re-election in 2014
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U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin will not seek re-election in 2014, the Iowa Democrat said Saturday. The announcement comes as a surprise, considering he had $2.7 million in his campaign war chest and was planning a gala fundraiser in Washington, D.C., next month.
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Gun control: Democrats poised to stand in president's way
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Democrats from largely rural states with strong gun cultures view the president's proposals warily and have not committed to supporting them.
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Michelle Obama to figure out what comes next for her
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Will Michelle Obama travel more or take on a new cause in the next four years? The first lady is trying to figure out what comes next for her.
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Immigration push to be launched by White House, senators
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President Obama will launch a campaign next week aimed at overhauling the nation's flawed immigration system and creating legal status for millions, as a bipartisan Senate group nears agreement on achieving the same goals.
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Denis McDonough next chief of staff
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President Barack Obama announced Friday he would pick his longtime foreign policy adviser and popular West Wing staffer Denis McDonough to lead his staff.
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President Obama nominates Mary Jo White for SEC post
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President Barack Obama sent his strongest signal yet Thursday that he wants the government to get tougher with Wall Street, appointing former prosecutor Mary Jo White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first time in the agency's 79-year history.
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Timothy Geithner's last day as Treasury Secretary Friday
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President Barack Obama has saluted the outgoing Timothy Geithner as one of the best U.S. Treasury secretaries ever. He's surely been among the most contentious.
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John Kerry Secretary of State nomination: 'Foreign policy is economic policy'
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Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state, said Thursday that the United States must get its fiscal house in order to lead worldwide, as lawmakers signaled his confirmation was a foregone conclusion.
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The latest political gossip
CommentJudy Kurtz, a columnist for The Hill, came on the show to talk about the latest gossip going around Washington.
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Women combat roles change as Leon Panetta lifts ban
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in lifting a ban on women serving in combat, said that not all women will be able to meet the qualifications to be a combat soldier. "But everyone is entitled to a chance," he said.
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Va. Senate panel kills gun show loophole bill
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The Courts of Justice Committee voted 8-7 to reject the bill Wednesday.
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Gen. John Allen's NATO nomination to go ahead, White House says
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The nomination had been put on hold while the Pentagon investigated Allen's email exchanges with a Florida woman linked to a sex scandal that led David Petraeus to resign as CIA director.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify Jan. 23 before House committee
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will address the biggest controversy of her tenure - the deadly terror attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
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President Obama calls for unity in inaugural address
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Similar to four years ago, President Obama called for unity in his inauguration speech Monday. But unlike four years ago, parts of the speech ventured into left-wing partisanship.
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Obama inauguration speech video: Barack Obama delivers second inaugural speech
CommentINSIDE: The full transcript and video from President Barack Obama's second inaugural speech.
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