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6 Foreign Newspapers That Are Not Confident In Congress
The world is finally taking note of Washington's inability to make a deal. [Ed. note: Some of these translations may not be exact.] Germany: USA Bankrupt Soon? Source: webmedia.newseum.org Belgium:...
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CIA Takes Not-So-Veiled Shot At "Zero Dark Thirty"
The agency releases a rather pointed press release reminding everyone that it's not a Hollywood movie. Image by Courtesy Jonathan Olley/MCT The CIA does not wish to be confused with Hollywood...
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Are These Guys Really In Charge Of The Republican Party?
From a DUI to fumbled fiscal cliff talks, there's no time for soul-searching in a leaderless party. “It's a shit show,” says one Republican. Image by Roger Wollenberg / Getty Images WASHINGTON —...
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Why Stalking Apps Have To Go
The Location Privacy Protection Act would protect consumers from apps that share their location with third parties without their consent. Here's why the bill's passage in 2013 is a good idea. Source:...
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Source: Obama Not Making New Offer To Avert Fiscal Cliff
Markets plunge. Image by Charles Dharapak / AP WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will not be making a new offer to congressional leaders to avert the fiscal cliff at a meeting at the White House...
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Obama: "Modestly Optimistic" Much Of Fiscal Cliff Will Be Averted
Urges Senate leaders to strike a deal. Hill leaders indicate sequester, debt ceiling likely to be excluded from final agreement. Image by Jonathan Ernst / Reuters WASHINGTON — In a meeting at the...
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The First Gay Couple Married In Maine
“We finally feel equal and happy to live in Maine,” Steven Bridges told the Bangor Daily News after marrying Michael Snell. Same-sex couples can now marry in Maine. Via: @alexsteed Meet Steven Bridges...
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Claire McCaskill Highlights Fight With NRA In New Fundraising Pitch
Once a third-rail issue for moderate Democrats, opposition to the NRA is suddenly en vogue. Image by Charlie Riedel / AP WASHINGTON — Sen. Claire McCaskill sent out a fundraising pitch to Democratic...
View Article28-Year-Old Benjamin Netanyahu On A Local Boston TV Show In 1978
The future Israeli Prime Minster and MIT graduate — using the Anglicized version of his name “Ben Nitay” — argued on the local Boston TV debate show The Advocate , that “the US should oppose the...
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5 Senators Who Needed A Break From Working On The Fiscal Cliff
Taking Saturday off while Senate leaders negotiate. Congress will be back in session Sunday. Source: pbs.twimg.com Source: yfrog.com View Entire List ›
View ArticleObama Gives Members Of Congress A Pay Raise
Seriously. Members of Congress will join other federal workers in seeing a modest increase in their pay next year thanks to an executive order signed by President Obama Thursday.Congressmen and...
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The Strange 46-Year History Of The Term "Fiscal Cliff"
The phrase isn't new. Here's how it traveled from speculation about a western movie in 1966 to become shorthand for Washington's current budget crisis. The "fiscal cliff" was born in 1966, in an...
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Obama Pushes For Marriage Equality In The State Of Illinois
“Were the President still in the Illinois State Legislature, he would support this measure that would treat all Illinois couples equally,” White House spokesman Shin Inouye told the Chicago Sun-Times...
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Obama Takes Another Step In The Marriage Equality Debate
Weighing in for the first time to support a state legislative effort that would let gay couples to marry, Obama goes further than ever on the issue. Still unresolved: Whether Obama thinks the U.S....
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GOP Senator Concedes Fiscal Cliff Defeat: "Hats Off To The President"
Lindsey Graham says odds of deal are “exceedingly good,” but hints at another debt ceiling fight. WASHINGTON — South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham conceded defeat in the fiscal cliff...
View ArticleObama Says Day Of Newtown Shooting Was "Worst" Of His Presidency
Also talked about the fiscal cliff, Chuck Hagel, and gun control on “Meet The Press” Sunday morning.
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Environmentalists Try To Make "Climate Cliff" A Thing
The goal: “Win the Twitter war on the climate cliff versus the fiscal cliff,” says Johnson. It hasn't quite caught on. Image by Querido Galdo / Upworthy As members of Congress scramble to avert the...
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Congress Stumbles Toward Fiscal Cliff's Edge
Private talks, public chaos. This may be the worst Congress of the modern era, but they do know how to drag a fight out as long as humanly possible. Image by J. Scott Applewhite / AP WASHINGTON — The...
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Hillary Clinton Hospitalized With Blood Clot
She had been scheduled to return to work this week. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses a news conference in Brussels in this December 5, 2012 file photo. Image by Francois Lenoir /...
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8 People Who Thought Hillary Clinton Was Faking Her Concussion
The Secretary of State was hospitalized Sunday night with a blood clot. Former U.S. U.N. spokesman Richard Grenell Via: @RichardGrenell The New York Post Via: nypost.com Newbusters hit the press for...
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