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18 hours ago ago from The United States of Jamerica
The Washington Post reports on the newest round of bipartisan kabuki: Leading House Republicans raised the prospect Monday night that they may decline to participate in President Obama's proposed health-care summit if the White House chooses not to scrap the existing reform bills and start over. In a letter to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (Ohio) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (Va.) ...
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22 hours ago ago from Random Musings
From an announcement from Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the schedule for the U.S. House of Representatives: “As a result of the inclement weather affecting Members’ ability to travel to Washington, DC this week, there will be no votes in the House for the remainder of the week. The change this week means that we will add two days to the schedule as ...
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12 hours ago ago from PubliCola
The D.C. insider paper, Roll Call , reported this afternoon that House Majority Leader Rep. Stenny Hoyer (D-MD), says he Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA, 6) to takeover as chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, which will oversee $650 billion in spending this year to contractors like Boeing. The Seattle Times had a good summary this morning on Rep. Dicks' likely ascension the powerful position. Former chair, Rep. John Murtha ...
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23 hours ago ago from Life on Sleepy Creek in Words and Images
What a nice little winter vacation! The Majority Leader has announced that due to inclement weather in the Washington, D.C. area, there will be NO VOTES in the House for the remainder of this week. The next votes in the House are expected to occur on Monday, 6:30 p.m., February 22, 2010. Members are further advised that votes are also now expected on Friday, February 26, 2010. Please note that these are changes to ...
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21 hours ago ago from Washington Wire - WSJ
By Susan Davis Cabin Fever, Continued: Federal agencies in the Washington region are closed again today as the capital area continues digging out from the weekend blizzard and prepares for another storm that forecasters say could dump another 10-20 inches of snow. All Together Now: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will host a bipartisan, bicameral meeting with congressional leaders at the White House to talk about ...
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Obama: GOP And Dems Together Can Spur Job Growth : NPR
15 hours ago ago from NPR
Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Obama: GOP And Dems Together Can Spur Job Growth by The Associated Press Enlarge Associated Press Vice President Joe Biden, far left, takes his seat in the Cabinet ...
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12 hours ago ago from FOX Business
Existing users please login User Name: Password: Remember me on this computer Home / Markets Tuesday, February 09, 2010 US Sen Reid Hopes To Complete Job-Creation Bill This Week  By Corey Boles Dow Jones Newswires  WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Senate ...
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22 hours ago ago from BlackVoices
Now is the time for Republicans to put up or shut up when it comes to health care reform . President Barack Obama has invited Republicans to serve up their solutions to one of this country's most enduring problems on national television. According to the Associated Press: In the first major move to jump-start his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, Obama on Sunday invited GOP and Democratic ...
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Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Obama Urges Bipartisan Work On Jobs Bill February 9, 2010 [4 min 1 sec] text size A A A February 9, 2010 President Obama said Tuesday ...
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