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Douglas L. Hoffman was the top spender and fundraiser in the special election to replace Rep.

An advanced guard of fresh U.S. troops will hit the ground in Afghanistan before Christmas.

By Tammy Gray-Searles The most recent progress made in the fight to close the black liquor tax credit loophole is in attempting to end the most recently identified loophole, not the provision that will sunset on Dec.

A Mesa Democrat has launched her second bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake by attacking him for one of his signature issues - congressional earmarks.

Ex-Rep. J.D. Hayworth will take advantage of rumors that he may challenge Sen. John McCain by raising money to pay down old legal bills.

Arizonaa s fire departments could receive millions of dollars in funding to help retain personnel and equipment in the face of budget cutbacks if a bill sponsored by Rep.

Bipartisan legislation designed to limit foreign labor via temporary guest worker programs.

Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the past week. House MEDICARE DOCTOR PAYMENTS: The House voted 243-183 on Thursday to pass a bill that would avert a 21 percent cut next year in Medicare payments to doctors.

WASHINGTON a ' Here's how Arizona members of Congress voted on major issues recently: HOUSE DEMOCRATS' HEALTH BILL The House voted 220-215 on Nov.

Rep. Jeff Flake has drafted a resolution that would condemn defense appropriators for failing to protect the dignity of the House in the wake of a lobbying scandal involving the panel's earmarks.

By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 19, 2009 A battle over Cuba policy is escalating in Congress, with proponents saying they have their best chance in years of repealing the ban on U.S. tourist travel to the island.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Richard Lugar and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman have jointly written a compelling case to end the travel ban for all Americans desiring to go to Cuba.

Supporters of the U.S. embargo against Cuba have contributed nearly $11 million to members of Congress since 2004 in a largely successful effort to block efforts to weaken sanctions against the island, a new report shows.

Earlier this week, Senator Jim DeMint and several GOP colleagues unveiled a bill that would require all federal lawmakers to give up their jobs after serving a fixed number of years.

"...[I]t's equally clear that you can't be a right-wing party and govern the country." --Newt Gingrich quoted by Jonathan Martin, Politico, November 12, 2009 Dr.

Congressman Jeff Flake spoke to the College Republicans at Arizona State University last night and it turns out, he's not too thrilled about the health care bill that narrowly passed the house over the weekend.

Among the most recycled quotes on this web site is Karl Marx's old chestnut that historical events occur twice , first as tragedy and then as farce.

The Republican Party needs to return to its core value - fiscal restraint - if it wants to retake Congress in 2010, Rep.

By Tammy Gray-Searles A measure to stop the "black liquor tax credit loophole," which officials at Catalyst Paper say has given competitors an unfair advantage that could put the Snowflake plant out of business, is moving forward, according to an announcement by U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick.

Q: Is it true that the world gains 250,000 people every day? If not, what is the net gain? - Don G. White, Atlanta A: It's typically more than 200,000 a day.