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Parties Debate Meaning, Value Of 'Redistribution'

Cuban-Americans know a thing or two about what can happen when a government seizes wealth and redistributes it, as Fidel Castro's regime did five decades ago in Cuba. So Mitt Romney had an especially...

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Republicans Face Uphill Battle To Take Over Senate

Just a few months ago, most observers believed Republicans had a pretty decent chance to take control of the U.S. Senate. Now, that doesn't seem as likely.

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In Blue-Leaning Connecticut, Tight Senate Race Has Democrat On Offense

It might seem counterintuitive, but the man running against Republican Linda McMahon in her second attempt at becoming Connecticut's first female senator wants this race to be all about women....

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Romney, Obama Far Apart On Closing Budget Gap

Here's one thing President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney could agree on during their first debate this week: Something has to be done about the enormous gap between what the...

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Bachmann Faces Competitive Re-Election Bid In Minnesota

More than a year after winning Iowa's Straw Poll for the GOP presidential nomination, and more than nine months after dropping out of that race, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., is back on the campaign...

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Obama Campaign Slams Romney's Jeep Ad

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Solving Fiscal Cliff Math Might Come Down To Two

Fresh off his re-election, a politically fortified President Obama summoned the top four congressional leaders to the White House on Friday for the first of what could be many rounds of talks for a...

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Before The Showdown: The Long Road To The Fiscal Cliff

New Year's Day typically inspires hope and new beginnings. But this next one may be cause for trepidation. Tax cuts for all income levels expire on Jan. 1, 2013, and most federal programs will face a...

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Republican Cole Breaks Party Ranks On Fiscal Cliff

President Obama wants House Republicans to simply pass tax-cut extensions for most Americans and argue about the rich later. It looks like he's found at least one ally — Oklahoma congressman Tom Cole.

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The 3 Unofficial GOP Rules That Are Making A Deficit Deal Even Harder

Making an already head-splittingly difficult deal on the fiscal cliff even harder to resolve is a set of three rules by which the Republicans who run the House play. These are not official regulations;...

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Senate Fails To Ratify U.N. Treaty On Disabilities

Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And amid that budget debate, a wall of Republican opposition to a new United Nations treaty kept it from being ratified in the Senate. The treaty is aimed at promoting...

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Democrats Dig In Their Heels On Entitlement Cuts

Congress has barely two weeks to agree on a deficit-cutting deal to keep the nation from going over the "fiscal cliff" in the new year. The problem is that right now there is no such deal to agree...

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Parting Advice From The Senators Leaving Congress

The United States is now just over two weeks away from a plunge over the "fiscal cliff"— that is, unless Congress can agree on a deal to prevent automatic tax hikes and spending cuts in the new year....

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Some Senators Show Willingness To Take On Gun Laws

As President Obama spoke to mourning families in Newtown, Conn., on Sunday night, he clearly seemed to suggest a need for tougher gun laws."Are we really prepared to say that we're powerless in the...

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Congressional Leaders 'Hopeful' Of Deal On Fiscal Cliff As Deadline Nears

Even though the top four Congressional leaders left their White House meeting with the president separately and silently on Friday, they cast the hour-long encounter in a positive light back at the...

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After Fruitless Weekend, Congress Still Seeks Fiscal Deal

It is almost unimaginable that both the House and Senate would be in session on a Sunday evening on the penultimate day of the year.

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As The Capitol Turns: Little Has Changed In Congress' New Season

This week saw both a frantic finale to the much-unloved 112th Congress and, hours later, the swearing in of the new 113th. The cast of lawmakers and their leaders is mostly unchanged. The same can be...

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Cabinet Picks Come As Democrats Push To Change Filibuster

In recent weeks, President Obama has chosen Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as his next secretary of state; former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., to head the Pentagon; counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to be...

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The Decades-Old Gun Ban That's Still On The Books

When President Obama laid out his proposals Wednesday to reduce gun violence, he included a call for Congress to ban "military-style assault weapons."Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have tried banning...

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House GOP Backs Off Debt Ceiling Demands

House Republicans held their annual retreat this week in Williamsburg, Va., to figure out their next steps. They dropped a demand to have spending cuts for ever dollar the debt ceiling is raised, at...

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