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Feb 10 2014
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House GOP to meet Monday to finalize debt limit plan
House Republicans Will meet Monday Night at the Capitol in a bid to Finalize Their debt-limit plan During a "Special Meeting conference," per an internal memo sent to GOP Lawmakers' Offices.
According to three individuals familiar with the meeting's agenda, House GOP leaders will ask Republicans to come together and pass legislation this week to extend the federal government's borrowing
Washington PostDec 10 2020
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Story of the Week: US Nears Vaccine Approval as UK Gives First Doses
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Updated 12/13/20 at 4:21 p.m. PT: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine on Friday evening, with inoculations expected to begin Monday.
Updated 12/11/20 at 11:53 a.m. ET A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee voted Thursday to recommend
AllSides StaffFeb 09 2014
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Holder Orders Equal Treatment For Married Same-Sex Couples
Attorney General Eric Holder has for the first time directed Justice Department employees to give same-sex married couples "full and equal recognition, to the greatest extent under the law," a move with far-ranging consequences for how such couples are treated in federal courtrooms and proceedings.
The directive specifies that such couples can decline to give testimony in U.S. cases
NPR (Online News)Mar 06 2013
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Economy Growing At 'Modest To Moderate Pace,' Fed Says
There was "modest to moderate" economic growth across the nation as the year began, the Federal Reserve says in its latest "beige book" review of conditions around the nation.
According to the central bank, five of its 12 districts "reported that economic growth was moderate in January and early February." Those five: Dallas, New York, Minneapolis,
NPR (Online News)Jun 01 2012
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Edwards Not Guilty on One Count, Mistrial on Five Others
GREENSBORO, N.C.  When former Senator John Edwards, a man who reached for the presidency while scrambling to hide a pregnant mistress, heard on Thursday that a federal jury would not convict him on the six corruption charges he faced, he fell back in his chair and closed his eyes.
New York Times (News)Oct 24 2013
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'System Is Working'? Contractors play down ObamaCare site problems, pass blame
Under heated questioning from lawmakers, contractors behind the botched ObamaCare website on Thursday played down the problems with HealthCare.gov while shifting blame to the government and each other for the troubled launch.
"The system is working. People are enrolling," Cheryl Campbell, senior vice president with contractor CGI Federal, testified, acknowledging the system is still
Fox News DigitalAug 16 2019
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Democrat O'Rourke proposes domestic terrorism agencies to combat hate, gun massacres
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke unveiled a plan on Friday to classify white supremacist violence as an organized crime problem and to create federal domestic terrorism offices, in a bid to combat hate crimes and gun violence in the United States.
O’Rourke hits the campaign trail again after nearly two weeks in his home city of El Paso, Texas, where a white gunman
ReutersMay 07 2014
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Sequestration’s shocking job toll: One measly bureaucrat in entire government
Only one employee in the entire federal government lost a job due to sequestration, according to a government audit that found the only permanent cut came at the U.S. Parole Commission, which eliminated one position. Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, said Wednesday that the audit — performed by the Government Accountability Office and released last month — shows that the worries over
Washington TimesAug 04 2014
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Texan Pro-Abortion Activists: "You Haven't Seen the Last of Us Yet"
Yes, it's true. Those awful orange shirts are back. Today, Texan pro-abortion activists are flooding the capitol for the second federal challenge to House Bill 2, the pro-life legislation enacted last year. The bill, which bans abortion after 20 weeks and requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges, has helped shutter dozens of abortion clinics in the state and saved thousands of
TownhallMay 04 2014
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Obama calls for review of death penalty after botched killing
Calling a botched state killing in Oklahoma "deeply troubling," President Barack Obama said Friday the federal government would review death penalty procedures around the country.
Obama said he's asked Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct an analysis of how death row criminals are killed after an execution attempt in Oklahoma left an accused murderer writhing and convulsing following
CNN Digital