Articles filed under Political Figures
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Bipartisan immigration bill crosses a hurdleMar 30, 2013 2:14 pm - WASHINGTON — Big business and labor have resolved a dispute over a low-skilled worker program that threatened to hold up agreement on a sweeping immigration bill, accord...
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Beavers' tax evasion trial resumesMar 11, 2013 12:00 pm - A tough-talking Chicago Democratic politician remained defiant as his tax-evasion trial resumed Monday after a three-month delay, vowing to testify and challenge prosecu...
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Rice may become national security adviserMar 09, 2013 5:56 pm - UNITED NATIONS — Susan E. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who lost out in a bruising bid for the job of secretary of state, may have the last laugh. Rice...
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Senate confirms Hagel as defense secretaryFeb 26, 2013 3:14 pm - WASHINGTON — A deeply divided Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Republican Chuck Hagel to be the nation’s next defense secretary, handing President Barack Obama’s pick ...
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Obama weighs stepping in on gay marriage caseFeb 21, 2013 7:47 am - WASHINGTON — Facing heightened expectations from gay rights supporters, the Obama administration is considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California’s ban on ...
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Obama bypasses Congress with economic pitchFeb 16, 2013 5:09 pm - WASHINGTON — Weeks before President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, White House aides were locking down a plan for the sales pitch that would follow during th...
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Jackson Jr. and wife will plead guiltyFeb 15, 2013 2:22 pm - WASHINGTON — In a spectacular fall from political prominence, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal charges growing ou...
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After speech, supporters to promote Obama agendaFeb 11, 2013 8:57 am - WASHINGTON — The White House and outside supporters of President Barack Obama are launching simultaneous social media, public outreach and fundraising campaigns tied to ...
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Obama seeks to avoid sequester with short-term fixFeb 05, 2013 8:43 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will ask Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to put off the automatic ac...
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White House photo shows Obama skeet shootingFeb 02, 2013 7:44 pm - WASHINGTON — Two days before President Barack Obama’s first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White House tried Saturday to settle a brew...