Headline Roundup • September 22nd, 2012
Congress Leaves Washington
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Fox News Digital
President Obama on Saturday accused Capitol Hill lawmakers of leaving behind both Washington and unfinished legislative business until after November because they are more concerned about their re-election campaigns, amid criticism he is side-stepping key United Nations meetings next week to hit the campaign trail.
NPR (Online News)
The most partisan, least productive Congress in memory has skipped out of Washington for the campaign trail.
Politico
โTheir work isnt finished,ย Obama said in his weekly address released Saturday. But, โlast week, without much fanfare, members of the House of Representatives banged a gavel, turned out the lights and rushed home, declaring their work finished for now.
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