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22 hours ago ago from Politicaljunkie Mom
I would say God works in mysterious ways, but I don't want anyone's panties in a wad thinking I'm suggesting that God smote Jack Murtha. I'm not. Truly. Though the Marines whose lives Murtha turned into a living Hell might think so. Philip Klein notes: As the Capitol reacts to the death of Jack Murtha and remembers his legacy, it's worth pointing out that the news will make it even harder for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to secure ...
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22 hours ago ago from New Hampshire Watchdog
Malia Zimmerman of The Hawaii Reporter details Speaker Nancy Pelosi's taxpayer funded holiday travel , in this special report on Watchdog.org. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in Hawaii over the holidays, spending several days in the Presidential Suite at the Hualalai resort for $10,000 nightly. According to interviews with the US capitol police and local law enforcement authorities, Hawaii county police were required to provide ...
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1 day ago ago from FGNPR - News Press Release Site
Rep. Murtha died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., surrounded by his family, his office announced. He had been hospitalized for a little more than a week with complications from gallbladder surgery. The Democratic congressman recently underwent scheduled laparoscopic surgery at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, to remove his gallbladder. The procedure was routine minimally invasive surgery, but doctors hit ...
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13 hours ago ago from MyDD
Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate failed this morning to force floor votes on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. In the Iowa Senate, only one of the 32 Democrats joined the 18 Republicans in signing a petition that would have brought a marriage amendment to a vote on the floor. Shortly thereafter, only one of the 56 Iowa House Democrats voted with the 44 House Republicans on a procedural motion that would have brought ...
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10 hours ago ago from Liberally Conservative
Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) is dead. May he rest in Haditha, Iraq. That's one less vote for Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) to drum up for Obamacare. But Wait, there are more Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL) announced in October that he is retiring from Congress so that he can serve as the head of the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation. One Republican, Joseph Cao (LA) voted for the House version of Obamacare but ...
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17 hours ago ago from NPR
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7 hours ago ago from The New York Times
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3 hours ago ago from U.S. News
PROMISES, PROMISES: War widows' futile fight WASHINGTON (AP) -- For a decade, war widows in matching yellow suit jackets and hats quietly and persistently have knocked on Capitol Hill doors seeking an end to the "widows' tax," a government policy that deprives them of benefits from their husbands' military service. They are always warmly received, but that's where the hospitality ends. Despite pledges of help from scores of federal ...
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8 hours ago ago from The New York Times
WASHINGTON President Obama and Republican leaders, each eager to show they can put aside partisanship, agreed Wednesday that they had pinpointed a handful of areas most of them related to jobs creation where the two sides might be able to work together. Luke Sharrett/The New York Times President Obama met with Congressional leaders from both parties in an effort to find areas in which the sides can work together. Blog ...
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19 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
Both the White House and congressional Republicans see opportunity in an upcoming bipartisan summit on health care, with the GOP given a chance to spotlight its ideas and President Barack Obama having a fresh chance to invigorate the languishing legislation. It's clear a major gulf remains between the parties. On Monday, Republicans rejected outright any health legislation that doesn't start from scratch. The White House reiterated it has ...
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