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Hot rhetoric, tiny numbers separate Obama, Boehner

December 20th, 2012 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? In their "fiscal cliff" standoff, President Barack Obama wants to raise taxes by about $20 billion a year more than House Speaker John Boehner. The president wants the government to spend about that much more yearly than Boehner does, too.

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Booker won’t run for NJ gov, eyes US Senate seat

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TRENTON, N. J. (AP) ? Newark Mayor Cory Booker has ruled out a bid for New Jersey governor and is eyeing a run for U. S. Senate in 2014.

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Medicare premiums could rise for many retirees

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? It’s a health care change that President Barack Obama and Republicans both embrace: Expand a current, little-known law so more retirees the government considers well-off are required to pay higher Medicare premiums.

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Obama to send Congress gun proposals in January

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Declaring the time for action overdue, President Barack Obama promised on Wednesday to send Congress broad proposals in January for tightening gun laws and curbing violence after last week’s schoolhouse massacre in Connecticut.

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Bork nomination fight altered judicial selection

December 19th, 2012 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Conservatives wanted Robert H. Bork on the Supreme Court. They wound up with Anthony Kennedy, the key vote in reaffirming a woman’s right to an abortion.

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Obama pressing for policy changes after shooting

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama is asking a team led by Vice President Joe Biden to offer "concrete proposals" to curb gun violence no later than January, in the aftermath of the horrific massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

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Obama to press for policy changes after shooting

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama is launching an administration-wide effort to curb gun violence, underscoring the growing political consensus over tightening gun restrictions following the horrific massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

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Congressional backing grows for gun control debate

December 19th, 2012 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

Congressional gun rights supporters showed an increased willingness Tuesday to consider new legislation to control firearms in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shootings ? provided it also addresses mental health issues and the impact of violent video games.

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Cliff talks hit a lull with Boehner’s ‘Plan B’

December 18th, 2012 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

Just two weeks from an economy-threatening deadline, fiscal cliff talks hit a lull Tuesday as House Speaker John Boehner announced that Republicans would also march ahead with their own tax plan on a separate track from the one he’s been pursuing with President Barack Obama.

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White House rejects Boehner’s ‘Plan B’ option

December 18th, 2012 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

The White House is rejecting House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to push a backup tax bill as a way to deal with the “fiscal cliff. ”

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