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Obama backs gun limits, concedes tough fight ahead
January 14, 2013 7:36 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama endorsed controversial bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines on Monday, as well as stricter background checks for gun buyers - but conceded he may not win approval of all in a Congress reluctant to tighten restrictions. "Will all of them get through... more » -
GOP House votes again to kill health law
July 11, 2012 7:15 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pressing an election-year point, Republicans pushed yet another bill through the House on Wednesday to repeal the nation's two-year-old health care law, a maneuver that forced Democrats to choose between President Barack Obama's signature domestic achievement and a public that is persistently skeptical of its value. The... more » -
Romney says foreclosures should "hit the bottom"
October 18, 2011 7:57 PM
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Mitt Romney says he wants to allow home foreclosures to "hit the bottom" to help the housing industry recover, and Democrats are criticizing him for ignoring the problems plaguing the middle class. In an interview on Monday, Romney was telling the Las Vegas Review Journal... more » -
Democrats off to Vegas, focus West in 2012 contest
October 4, 2011 7:38 PM
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Democratic strategists say rapid population growth in the West means Colorado, Montana, Nevada and New Mexico will be major battleground states during the 2012 elections. Democrats are heading to Las Vegas this month to host a conference on how to appeal to the new voters... more » -
Senate reaches deal on vote to avoid FAA shutdown
September 15, 2011 6:23 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has reached a deal to permit a vote on a bill necessary to prevent another shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as federal transportation programs. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid announced the agreement on the Senate floor Thursday evening. The announcement came... more » -
House rejects Senate Dems' debt-limit bill
July 30, 2011 4:27 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-led House has rejected a Senate Democratic bill that would slash spending and avert a federal government default. The vote was 246-173. It was a pre-emptive vote in the high-stakes political fight as the Senate still hasn't voted on the measure from Senate Majority Leader... more » -
Obama meets with top Dem lawmakers on debt limit
July 30, 2011 4:21 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is stepping back into the debt-ceiling talks, calling Congress' top two Democrats to the White House for a meeting. White House aides said Obama would receive an update Saturday from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. The invitation... more » -
Obama, Dem leaders to meet as debt crisis deepens
July 24, 2011 6:44 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will meet with the top Senate and House Democrats Sunday night amid the nation's deepening political standoff over the federal debt. The White House said late Sunday afternoon that Obama had invited Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi... more » -
President Obama wants social security 'fix'
February 19, 2010 3:47 PM
President Barack Obama says Social Security is slowly running out of money but that it can exist well into the future with a slight fix. The system is funded with a tax on earnings, up to $109,000 a year. Obama says lifting that cap to tax a larger share... more » -
Progress in Senate Democratic health care talks
December 9, 2009 8:34 AM
Democrats say they may be closer to pushing President Barack Obama's health care bill through the Senate. That's after a tentative deal was struck that would drop a top liberal priority - a government-run insurance option. Officials say it will be replaced by a private insurance arrangement that would be... more » -
More votes planned today in health care overhaul
December 4, 2009 8:29 AM
This isn't the end of the work week for senators considering a proposed $1 trillion, 10-year health care overhaul. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants to get the measure passed in the next few weeks. So he's keeping the chamber in session this weekend. Democrats have won the first votes... more »
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