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23 hrs ago | CNN

Pelosi keeps door open on war tax

Speaker Nancy Pelosi kept the door open Tuesday to a proposal by several senior House Democrats to impose a graduated surtax on American taxpayers to finance the war in Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, David Obey, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barney Frank, John Larson

Wed Nov 25, 2009

TheDailyBeast.com

Why We Need a War Tax

Amid reports that Obama will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan , liberals are rallying around a plan to raise revenue for the surge.

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Related Topix: US News, Blue Dogs, Country, US Politics, David Obey, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barney Frank, John Larson

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Wick-Qua-Boag Weekender

War surtax: 'Pay as you fight'

Reps. Charles Rangel, John Larson and John Murtha are joining together to support a surtax on the Afghanistan war.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Charles Rangel, Democrat, John Larson, Barney Frank

Mon Nov 23, 2009

New York Times

Pressure Builds Over Obama's Afghanistan Plan

As President Obama nears a decision on a troop increase for the war in Afghanistan, he is facing increasingly vocal criticism from senior Congressional Democrats over the war's cost, the size of the United States troop commitment and the reliability of America's allies.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US News, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, David Obey, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Nicolas Sarkozy

San Diego Union-Tribune

Northrop awaiting word on drones

Northrop Grummana s Global Hawk program, run out of San Diego, could see a delay in funding for three of the sophisticated high-altitude spy drones depending on what emerges from a Pentagon spending proposal being negotiated in Congress.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman, Aerospace-Defense, San Diego Metro, US News, US Military, US Air Force, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sat Nov 21, 2009

The Huffington Post

Gates: Afghan Surge Could Happen Swiftly

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Prison, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Fri Nov 20, 2009

National Journal

Time To Clean House

As House Democrats try to avert political disaster by limiting their 2010 losses to about 16 seats, the norm for post-World War II presidents' first midterm elections, dealing with their members' ethics problems may be one of their toughest tasks.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Charles Rangel, Democrat, Mark Foley, Tom DeLay, Republican, Ohio

Thu Nov 19, 2009

13WMAZ-TV

McCain Wants Defense Review

The Pentagon should rewrite ethics rules for retired generals who work as advisers for the military while representing defense contractors, Arizona Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Politico

Flake denounces defense earmarks

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.

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Related Topix: Jeff Flake, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Joe Wilson, Todd Tiahrt, Democrat

Wed Nov 18, 2009

USA Today

Debate on defense earmarks -- Our view: Campaign cash for contracts casts Congress in a bad light

Opinionline Archives Our view on defense earmarks: Campaign cash for contracts casts Congress in a bad light Public financing of elections purges the urge to reward donors.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Boehner, Republican, Opinion

Mon Nov 16, 2009

National Public Radio

The New Republic: Is Obama Already Losing Dems?

Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., center, answers a reporter's question in Johnstown, Pa., May 29, 2009.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Johnstown, PA, Hamid Karzai, World News, Asia, Afghanistan

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Altoona Mirror

Lawmakers argue health care plans

U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter said Friday that he believes the Senate's version of a health care reform bill will include the "public option," which Republicans oppose.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Arlen Specter, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Bill Shuster, Robert Casey, Healthcare Law, Law

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Aero-News Network

Vote On Appropriations Bill, With Or Without VH-71, Likely To Be Delayed

A New York Congressman says the vote on the Appropriations Conference Bill could be delayed into December, in part over funding for the VH-71 Presidential Helicopter.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Maurice Hinchey, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Owego, NY

Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Boston Globe

Earmarksa cash flow lifts firms, lobbyists, lawmakers

The money is supposed to fund development of a fiber-optic cable repair tool, one that could, at least theoretically, one day be useful to the Navy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Niki Tsongas, Democrat, Edward Markey, Massachusetts

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Free Republic

Barletta to Make Another Run at Kanjorski

Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta is likely this week to announce his third bid against Rep.

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Related Topix: Paul Kanjorski, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

The Mobile Register Online

Our View: The release of a confidential ethics report shows a long...

National Democrats are a long way from those heady days in 2006 when U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, promised to "drain the swamp" of corruption on Capitol Hill if voters gave them control of Congress.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Charles Rangel, Republican, Jo Bonner, Zoe Lofgren

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Freerepublic.com

Watch C-Span Now

This country is in big trouble. 11/07/2009 8:17:04 AM PST by concerned about politics To: Gargantua Thanks for the heads up.. what is Dingell doing? It seems every time an opponent comes up he interrupts their time and uses it to discuss parliamentary procedure.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Cameras, Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican, Tom Coburn, US Senate

Sun Nov 08, 2009

York Dispatch

100 lawmakers back Platts' bid for comptroller general

More than 100 fellow U.S. lawmakers are supporting U.S. Rep. Todd Platts' bid to become the federal government's top financial watchdog.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Tim Holden, Jim Gerlach, Republican, Barney Frank

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Ventura County Star

The gift that keeps on giving

About the only consistent thing in this burg over 46 years of observation is that a whole lot of the politicians who run it never seem to learn from the past.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Marcy Kaptur, James Moran, Republican, Charles Rangel, Bill Young

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Hispanic Business

Health Care Overhaul May Not Come Until 2010

The health care overhaul working its way through Congress probably won't reach the president's desk until next year, Rep.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Health, AARP, Pennsylvania, Health Insurance

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