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Yesterday | Politico

$49b foreign aid budget clears House

The ousting of Honduras President Manuel Zelaya caused a late-breaking Republican effort to punish the Organization of American States for its support of the coup.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Pete Sessions, Eric Cantor

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Post Politics

John Birch Society Mag Says One Of Our Congressmen Is Peachy Keen

From Terry Frank : The average House score for this index is a dismal 38 percent and the average Senate score is an even worse 35 percent.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, John Duncan, US News, Ron Paul

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Arizona Republic

Brewer vetoes unconstitutional

F rom the political notebook: * Gov. Jan Brewer used her veto pen to increase spending by hundreds of millions of dollars, and perhaps billions.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Janet Napolitano, US Governors, Arizona Government, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Representative Harry Mitchell, Democrat, Representative Ann Kirkpatrick

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Washington Times

Cap and traitors

Conservative activists are angry at eight Republican members of the House of Representatives for voting in favor of the American Clean Energy and Security Act , which passed the House June 26.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Activism, Republican, US House of Representatives, Christopher Smith, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Energy

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Free Republic

The Two Republicans Who Didn't Vote Today...And Why

The two Republicans who didn't vote: Jeff Flake and John Sullivan . Here's why: Flake had a 'family conflict' and Sullivan is undergoing alcohol treatment.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Sullivan, Alabama, Patrick Kennedy, Democrat

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Tribune-News

Snowflake Council Calls For An End To Black Liquor Tax Credits

By Naomi Hatch "I think we are all aware at this point that we have some serious consideration regarding the paper mill and the inability they have to compete on the current playing field," said Paul Watson, Snowflake Town Manager at a council meeting on Tuesday, June 23.

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Related Topix: Snowflake, AZ, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Mon Jun 29, 2009

East Valley Tribune

Flake cites family in missing climate vote

Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake is catching flak from conservatives for missing a key vote Friday on a "cap-and-trade" climate-change bill that is strongly opposed by the GOP.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Global Warming

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Statesman Journal

Another View: Federal earmarks

In the 2009 federal budget, Congress doled out about $18 billion in earmarks - those pet projects that often sound like a ridiculous waste of money because ... they are.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, John Murtha, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Peter Visclosky, Republican

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Obama feeling the strain over immigration reform

For weeks, President Obama has been under increasing pressure from civil rights groups, Latino elected officials and Democratic liberals to do something - anything - to rescue comprehensive immigration reform from political purgatory.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, Charles Schumer, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, US House of Representatives, Illegal Immigration, John Cornyn

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Michele Malkin

The 8 cap-and-tax Republicansa and the 44 Democrats who voted no

I listed them earlier tonight , but am breaking out a separate post to spotlight them again.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Sullivan, Patrick Kennedy, Democrat

Arizona Republic

Obama spurs Congress on immigration issue

President Barack Obama began a push for comprehensive immigration reform Thursday, meeting with members of Congress to seek bipartisan help in reaching an accord on the politically explosive issue.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Bloomberg

Fed Tried to Control Timing of Merrill Loss Disclosures, Republicans Say

House Republican staffers said the Federal Reserve tried to control the timing of disclosures of rising losses at Merrill Lynch & Co.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Financial Services, Merrill Lynch and Co, Investment Services, Banking, Bank of America, Ben Bernanke

Tue Jun 23, 2009

TheHill.com

Progress on earmarks

There is no doubt that headway has been made in the battle to reform earmarks, at least among House Republicans that is.

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Related Topix: US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Jeb Hensarling

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Azcentral.com

Northeast Mesa residents fighting 'unbearable' plane noise

As the plane flies, it is more than 20 miles from Brenda Bilek's house to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

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Related Topix: Phoenix Metro, US Military, US Air Force, Sky Harbor International Airport, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Luke Air Force Base

Arizona Republic

Tax fight cuts to heart of GOP rift

Republican Gov. Jan Brewer proposed a temporary tax hike this winter just as members of her own party were coalescing under a populist anti-tax, anti-spending banner and as an invigorated conservative movement was sharpening its small- government message.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Janet Napolitano, US Governors, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Phoenix, AZ

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Arizona Daily Star

Capitol Link

WASHINGTON a ' Here's how Arizona members of Congress voted in the week ending June 19.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, US House of Representatives, Ed Pastor, Representative Harry Mitchell, Democrat, Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, Republican

Fri Jun 19, 2009

TheHill.com

The Big Question, June 19: Government and Business

The Big Question for Friday, June 19: Is Obama injecting the government too much into business affairs? See responses below from Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative John Adler, Democrat, Michael Turner, Elijah Cummings, Russ Carnahan

Thu Jun 18, 2009

UnionLeader.com

Paul Hodes: We should separate campaign donations from earmarks

Scandals surrounding campaign contributions and earmarks erode the public trust in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Paul Hodes, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Republican

Wed Jun 17, 2009

MSNBC

Panel details war spending waste, inefficiency

Letterman ridicules Palin A A June 10: CQPolitics.coma TMs Craig Crawford talks about the new feud between late night talk show host David Letterman and Gov.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Christopher Shays, Republican, US House of Representatives

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Bush attacked over Merrill Lynch sale

Angry lawmakers today railed against the American government's "threatening" behaviour in pressurising Bank of America to buy struggling Merrill Lynch last year, accusing officials of bullying the bank into a shotgun wedding at a $20bn cost to taxpayers.

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Related Topix: Banking, Bank of America, Financial Services, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Elijah Cummings, Democrat

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