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Congress missed opportunity to prevent bonuses in stimulus bill
Washington (CNN) – Democratic leaders scrambling to strip AIG executives of bonuses are having a hard time answering a key question – why didn't Congress act to prevent the bonuses in the first place?...
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Durbin to give up subcommittee chairmanship in favor of Specter
Sen. Durbin, right, is giving up his chairmanship of a subcommittee in favor of Sen. Specter, left. WASHINGTON (CNN) - Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, is giving up his chairmanship of the Crime and...
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Sotomayor supporters focus on '94 speech
Supporters of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor Wednesday circulated a speech she made in 1994 that include similar remarks to her 2001 'wise Latina' comments. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Supporters...
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Tax on health benefits likely, key senators say
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A controversial new tax on employer-provided medical benefits is gaining traction among Senate health care negotiators as a way to help pay for a $1 trillion reform package moving...
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Senate controversy over abortion already underway
Washington (CNN) - In a sign that the wrenching House debate over abortion is already vexing Senate Democrats, Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson told CNN Monday he will vote against any health care bill that...
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Nelson reviewing new abortion language
Washington (CNN) – Sen. Ben Nelson tells CNN he has received a compromise proposal on abortion restrictions that look "better than what's in the bill," but that he has to review it, and send it back...
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Democratic opposition to terror trials grows
Washington (CNN) – Congressional Democrats are increasingly concerned about the President's plan to bring Guantanamo detainees to the United States for trial, as a bipartisan group of lawmakers...
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Republicans start all-out effort to block changes to health care law
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Montana, said one or two potential problems were identified in the changes bill. Washington (CNN) - The Senate launched debate Tuesday on a House-passed bill to...
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Senate Democrats to push new immigration reform plan
Top Democrats will formally announce the outlines of legislation for comprehensive immigration reform on Thursday. Washington (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, and other leading...
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Murkowski huddles with colleagues ahead of write-in announcement
(CNN) – A day before she declares whether she will mount a write-in candidacy to preserve her Senate seat, Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski spent several hours in and around the Senate chamber...
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Senate halts 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal
Click to watch video Washington (CNN) - A defense bill that includes the repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy failed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as Republicans closed...
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Senate vote on tax cuts likely to be delayed, Democratic sources say
Washington (CNN) – With Democrats divided on tax cuts, a Senate vote before the election on extending Bush-era tax cuts for the middle class is looking less likely, multiple Senate Democratic sources...
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National Republicans Wonder Why No O'Donnell TV Ads
Washington (CNN) – It's no secret that there is no love lost between national Republicans and their GOP Senate candidate in Delaware, Christine O'Donnell. The National Republican Senatorial Committee...
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Murkowski returns to the Capitol
(CNN) – Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was warmly embraced by some of her fellow Republicans who shunned her for launching a write-in campaign instead of accepting the results of the GOP primary she lost....
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Hill Hallways: Senate Democrats Openly Upset with Tax Cut Deal
Washington (CNN) – Senate Democrats are openly expressing their disappointment, and in some cases outrage, with the President Obama's tax cut deal. And what is most striking walking the hallways and...
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Democrats and Republicans spar over possible government shutdown
Washington (CNN) – With government funding set to run out in 10 days, and Congress on recess, Republican and Democratic congressional leaders sparred via press release Tuesday, blaming each other for...
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Senators spar over possible White House link to Colombia scandal
Washington (CNN) - The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Tuesday that he wants an outside investigation to determine whether any White House staff members engaged in inappropriate...
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GOP senator backs tax rate hike on wealthy
Washington (CNN) - In a significant development in the fiscal cliff standoff, Republican Sen. Tom Coburn, a leading deficit hawk, said Wednesday he would support higher tax rates on wealthier Americans...
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Fiscal cliff: Three possible scenarios Democrats may pursue
Washington (CNN) - House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama insist they're not giving up on the - currently stalled - one-on-one talks to avert the fiscal cliff, but regardless, sources in...
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Top Senate Republican doubts damage from defense cuts
Washington (CNN) - Anticipating possible political backlash if forced federal spending cuts kick in as expected later this week, the Senate's No. 2 Republican said Monday that he is preparing a message...
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