In the aftermath of a bruising partisan battle over what the Obama administration knew about an extremist attack in Benghazi, Libya, and when it knew it, officials are rationing their words for a new crisis in Algeria. White House Press...
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Algerian men look at national newspapers headlining the terrorist attack and kidnapping in Amenas at a news stand in Algiers, on Jan. 17, 2013.
Obama Administration Rations Words — Algerian Terrorism Post-Benghazi
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Shoppers crowd a store at the Premium Outlet Mall in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.
Unemployment 101: Professor Christie
Here’s a nightmare moment for every statehouse reporter with a college education heavy on liberal arts and light on statistics. “Explain the unemployment rate to me,” New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, whose bombastic demeanor tends to elicit rapid compliance, said...
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Passengers walk beneath an Amtrak sign at Union Station in Washington.
Amtrak’s Rough Ride Renewed
Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman had hoped for an easier ride in 2013 after Florida Republican John Mica had to relinquish the chairmanship of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Mica, who was term-limited out of the post, took great pleasure...
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President Barack Obama is greeted by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie upon arriving in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to visit areas hardest hit by Sandy.
Christie Joins Obama White House: Calling NRA Kids Ad ‘Reprehensible’
The Christie-Obama bond goes on. Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey who commended Democratic President Barack Obama for his response to Hurricane Sanday, today condemned the National Rifle Association for its ad talking about the president’s children. Christie...
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Representative Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat from Ohio, greets delegates at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sept. 4, 2012.
Kucinich to Fox: ‘Open’ to His Views
To the losers go the TV deals: This just in from The Plain Dealer and wires: Cleveland’s own Dennis Kucinich, the retired congressman and liberal firebrand, has a new assignment. FOX News contributor. Kucinich, 66, a former Cleveland mayor as well...
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Rep. Paul Ryan, left, and Rep. Pete Sessions, right, arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting.
Ryan: Republicans Eye Short-Term Debt-Ceiling Increase at Retreat
The House’s Republicans, assembled at a retreat outside Williamsburg, Virginia, are discussing the “virtues” of passing a short-term increase in the federal debt limit. So says Rep. Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman from Wisconsin. “We are discussing the...
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President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama had their first dance at an appearance at the Neighborhood Ball, the first of many of the evening, at the Convention Center in Washington on Jan 20, 2009.
‘Lobbyist Nirvana:’ Inaugural Festivities — Despite Obama’s Ban
President Barack Obama’s decision to reject contributions to his inaugural committee from registered lobbyists isn’t keep them away from the hoopla surrounding the start of his second term. Lobbyists are helping to fund the state societies’ inaugural bashes and inviting...
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People watch election results as TV networks begin to call the 2012 presidential election in Columbus, Ohio.
Romney Supporters Paid More Than Obama’s for Same TV Air Time
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, his allied super-political action committees and the Republican National Committee matched the $1 billion-plus raised by President Barack Obama, the Democratic National Committee and allied super-PACs for the 2012 campaign. Even so, their ad spending...
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Gov. Chris Christie was good for Republicans’ bottom line heading into the November elections: Campaign finance regulators reported today the party’s largest political action committees doubled fundraising from the same period four years ago. The “Big Three” Republican fundraising committees...
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A "now hiring" sign at a Chase bank branch in San Rafael, California.
Unemployment 8% Mid-January: Gallup
When it comes to work, there are indicators and then there are indicators. The Labor Department won’t report on the state of the U.S. job market this month until the first Friday in February. Gallup, which conducts its own survey...
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