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The politics of marriage
May 10, 2012 at 3:25 PM
WASHINGTON D.C. (NBC) - President Obama headed to the west coast for three fundraisers Thursday, one hosted by actor George Clooney. The president's decision to back same-sex marriage is sure to get a warm reception and help raise millions in campaign cash.

House votes to extend low rates on federal student loans
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Apr 27, 2012 at 2:39 PM
WASHINGTON (USA TODAY) -- The U.S. House approved, on a mostly party-line (215-195) vote, a $5.9 billion bill to maintain low interest rates for Stafford student loans, paying for it by slashing funds for a provision of President Obama's health care law.

Obama proposes new measures to cut down on oil speculation
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Apr 17, 2012 at 2:41 PM
WASHINGTON (NBC) -- President Obama charged Tuesday that speculators are driving up the price of gasoline and demanded Congress approve his new plan to crack down.

President Obama offers woman support
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Mar 2, 2012 at 1:13 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. - When Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke testified in support of President Obama's policy for employers to provide birth control for all women she became a target for conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh.

Birth control mandate stirs debate
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Feb 9, 2012 at 8:10 AM
WASHINGTON (USA TODAY) -- Congressional leaders and Republican presidential candidates joined Catholic religious groups Wednesday in denouncing the Obama administration's mandate requiring health insurers to offer birth control coverage, but the White House stood its ground.

Rep. Giffords makes her resignation official
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Jan 25, 2012 at 1:15 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBCNC) - There were very few dry eyes in the U.S. House of Representatives today where Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords made her resignation official.

Obama rallies for benefits extension
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Dec 22, 2011 at 11:27 AM
WASHINGTON (USA TODAY) -- President Obama and Senate Democrats appealed to House Republicans on Wednesday to return to Washington and approve a two-month extension of benefits for American workers before they expire Dec. 31.

Tax fight is so deadlocked, lawmakers have started leaving Washington
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Dec 21, 2011 at 10:02 AM
WASHINGTON (NBC) -- Washington's standoff over your payroll taxes is getting worse, and no one is budging. In fact, more lawmakers are throwing up their hands and going home for the holiday.

House, Senate at odds over payroll tax cut
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Dec 19, 2011 at 1:26 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House and Senate barreled toward a collision Monday over some of the chief ingredients of President Barack Obama's recipe for reviving the economy, with tax increases and jobless benefit cuts awaiting millions of Americans on New Year's Day if the dispute is not resolved.

House GOP leaders want new payroll tax cut bill
Dec 18, 2011 at 6:11 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are rebelling against a bill extending payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for two months.

President warns against GOP efforts to tie tax cuts to pipeline
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Dec 8, 2011 at 9:58 AM
(NBCNC) - President Obama's push to extend the middle-class payroll tax cut has hit a new snag.

Republicans are now working to tie the tax cut bill to a controversial oil pipeline.

Lawmakers fail to pass legislation that would extend the payroll tax cut
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Dec 2, 2011 at 10:42 AM
WASHINGTON (NBC) -- This morning, the Labor Department reports new job numbers, and a new unemployment rate. Predictions are cautious and economists are worried about what'll happen if Congress doesn't extend unemployment benefits, and this year's payroll tax cut.

Republicans and Democrats debate your payroll taxes
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Dec 1, 2011 at 9:32 AM
WASHINGTON (NBC) -- It's December, that means congress has just a few weeks to decide if Americans will get another payroll tax cut next year.

Deficit deal failure would pose crummy choice
Nov 19, 2011 at 1:36 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If the deficit-cutting supercommittee fails, lawmakers can allow tax cuts and jobless aid to expire or extend them and increase the nation's debt.

Snowe among the wealthy 1% in Congress
Nov 15, 2011 at 1:21 PM
WASHINGTON (USA TODAY) -- Fifty-seven members, or roughly 11%, of Congress can count themselves among the top 1% of wealth, with an estimated net worth of $9 million, according to a USA TODAY analysis of personal financial disclosures compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.