This is a day of new beginnings. On the morning that President Barack Obama stands to deliver the inaugural address for his second term, he has some guests in at the White House this morning: Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia...
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, among the coffee guests.
Cantor at White House: ‘Lovely Wives’
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Gymnastics US Olympic Trials in San Jose.
Reid On American Uniforms Made in China: Burn Them
The U.S. Olympic Committee “should be ashamed of themselves” for commissioning uniforms made in China, said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who told reporters the outfits American athletes are to wear while being introduced in London should be put in...
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Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton in Los Angeles.
Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, Harry Reid’s Thinking About You
This may have been the Senate’s version of a squirrels-on-water-skis video. Majority Leader Harry Reid tossed in the names of a few reality-TV celebrities when making a point on the Senate floor about the wealthy paying taxes. “Congressional Republicans want...
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John Edwards, center, arrives at a federal courthouse with his parents Wallace and Bobbie Edwards, right, in Greensboro, N.C.
Democrats Used Edwards as Bipartisan Bad Example
Not that anyone needed another reason to be glad they’re not John Edwards. But here’s one you wouldn’t have noticed unless you follow the Senate very, very closely. When Democrats proposed paying for a freeze in student-loan interest rates by requiring some...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid whispers to House Speaker John Boehner with Mitch McConnell left, and Nancy Pelosi in the House Speaker's office on July 23, 2011.
Washington Daybook: Power Lunch, or Food Fight?
President Obama, seeking to gain the upper hand on economic issues, hosts a luncheon at the White House to talk about job creation with House Speaker John Boehner and Mitch McConnell at one side of the table, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Nancy...
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