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Georgia Sen. Isakson Discloses Parkinson’s Diagnosis

Sen. Johnny Isakson disclosed Wednesday that he has Parkinson’s disease, but will run for re-election next year. The Georgia Republican, currently in his second Senate term, said he is in the “early...

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Submarine Warfare in House As Members Debate Best Method for Funding

Republican will be pitted against Republican in Congress Wednesday, as members of the House Armed Services Committee go up against congressional appropriators over how best to fund a new generation of...

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Bill Clinton Riffs on Pot, Email, at Clinton Global Initiative America

Bill Clinton cracks jokes on email and marijuana at the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative America meeting.

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How Online Spying Is Like Online Dating

Digital espionage is a lot like online dating: You can pretend to be someone you’re not, though your true self usually comes through. See the alleged Israeli espionage campaign against the Iran nuclear...

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White House: Those Weren’t Cigarettes in President Obama’s Hand

President Barack Obama wasn't reaching for a cigarette in a photo that went viral in recent days, the White House said Wednesday.

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Cuban Interests Section Hoists a Flagpole, But No Flag (Yet)

In a sign that an embassy opening is approaching, the Cuban Interests Section installed a flag pole on its front lawn Wednesday. But no flag yet flies atop it.

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Why Trade Promotion Bill Is So Hard to Pass Through Congress

John Feehery: One man’s job-creating trade agreement spells the end of another man’s job, and that's why it's been so hard for trade promotion authority to pass this Congress.

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Paul Ryan Seeks to Bar Obama From Tweaking Immigration, Climate-Change Law

Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) is seeking to prevent President Barack Obama from using trade agreements to make changes to U.S. laws on immigration and climate change, a move aimed at reassuring...

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What’s Behind the Fight Over Defense Bill and Obama’s Veto Threat

Jim Manley: The real issue is the not president's threat to veto the Defense Department authorization bill but sequestration.

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De Blasio to Skip Clinton Rally, Praises Rival Sanders

One of Hillary Clinton’s rivals for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination received an informal boost Wednesday from a curious source: Mrs. Clinton’s former campaign manager, New York City Mayor...

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On Eve of Trade Vote, Bernie Sanders Pressures Hillary Clinton to Speak Up

With the House headed for a climactic vote on trade policy, Sen. Bernie Sanders Thursday lashed out at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for failing to stake out a clear position on legislation...

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George Pataki Cancels Campaign Events After Son-in-Law’s Stroke

Former Republican New York Gov. George Pataki canceled scheduled campaign stops in his presidential bid this week after his son-in-law suffered a stroke, his campaign said Thursday.

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Racial Gerrymandering – As Bad as the Other Kind

Linda Killian: With gerrymandering concentrating minority voters in some congressional districts, candidates from both parties have little incentive to really compete for minority votes.

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Anti-Hillary Clinton Group Refuses to Change Name, Defying FEC Order

An anti-Hillary Clinton group is refusing to change its name from Stop Hillary in an escalating dispute with the country's election watchdog agency.

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Labor Secretary Jumps Into Trade Fight With Unions

U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez jumped into the fight over trade legislation Thursday. He sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to support a workers-aid bill that unions are publicly calling...

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Chris Christie Says Many Colleges ‘Drunk on Cash’

Gov. Chris Christie endorsed income-sharing agreements and other proposals to help make college tuition affordable, while attacking teacher unions for impeding change on the public school level.

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New Evidence Health Spending Is Growing Faster Again

Like Californians waiting for the record drought to lift, health cost watchers like me have been waiting for health spending to begin to grow more rapidly again as the economy strengthens. It looks...

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Bachelor Lindsey Graham Envisions a White House Without a First Spouse

Is a spouse a prerequisite for the presidency? Unmarried Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is testing the question whether the White House could be a bachelor pad.

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Shoring Up the Highway Trust Fund: A Bridge Too Far?

Linda Killian: A modest increase in the gas tax is a simple and straightforward way to fund this nation’s transportation needs.

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Few Democrats Change Their Trade Tune From 2002

Ahead of one of the most consequential votes of his second term, President Barack Obama is finding that few lawmakers of his own party are willing to give him what they didn’t want to give George W....

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