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Friday, August 1, 2014

Cantor To Step Down This Month To Make Room For Successor

Cantor relinquished his leadership post on Thursday and said he would step down before the end of his term.

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Corker Says Congress' Irresponsibility Burdening States, Cities And Future Generations

Senator Bob Corker on Thursday voted against legislation to temporarily patch the Highway Trust Fund by transferring nearly $10 billion from the general fund.

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US employers add 209K jobs, rate rises to 6.2 pct.

U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor tells a Virginia newspaper he will resign his seat in the House of Representatives months earlier than expected.

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Gosar's fisheries bill clears first hurdle

By Hubble Ray Smith Miner reporter WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Natural Resources Committee passed a bill to protect national fish hatcheries such as the one at Willow Beach, Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., said Thursday.

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Views clash at EPA hearings

Competing visions for America's energy future clashed in downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's public hearings on proposed new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants got under way.

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Rep. Eric Cantor, ex-Majority Leader, to leave Congress early

Rep. Eric Cantor, the Virginia Republican whose last day as House majority leader was Thursday, has told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that he is resigning his seat effective Aug. 18 in hopes that his successor will be able to participate in the lame-duck session after the November elections.

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Millennials are over Israel: A new generation, outraged over Gaza,...

It might seem counterintuitive to make the argument that Israel should no longer count on U.S. support for its policies as assuredly it has in the past.

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CIA director reverses himself on Senate spying

CIA Director John Brennan stood firm for months in his insistence that the CIA had little to be ashamed of after searching the computers of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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Poll: Would you vote for Hillary Clinton or Chris Christie for president?

TRENTON - Without more and more polls showing Hillary Clinton as the Democratic frontrunner and Gov. Chris Christie among the Republican contenders, who would you vote for if the two squared off in a presidential election today? Of course, Election Day is still more than two years away and no candidate from either party has officially launched a ... (more)

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Delegation from The John Marshall Law School Presents United Nations...

A delegation from The John Marshall Law School today is presenting proposed international human rights legislation before the United Nations.

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AIG, GE Capital Systemic Risk Designations Renewed

The top U.S. regulatory panel tasked with policing the safety of the financial system said on Thursday it is launching a review of potential risks in the asset management industry.

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Cantor to resign from House seat in August

After a surprise primary election loss, U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor will resign his seat in the House of Representatives months earlier than expected.

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migrant

For a handful of U.S. companies that have exclusive or longstanding contracts with federal agencies dealing with illegal immigrants, the recent wave of children crossing the southern border with Mexico is a business opportunity.

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Johnson, Baldwin vote "yes" on VA reform bill

US Capitol at night. A mosaic image of around 10 segments taken with a Canon 5D and 24-105mm f/4L IS lens By Diliff [GFDL , CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC-BY-2.5 ], via Wikimedia Commons UNDATED Both of Wisconsin's U-S senators helped pass a compromise veterans' health care reform bill.

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The men and women behind "the most amazing economics site in the world"

Inside the staid, stone Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Keith Taylor was rocking a baby-blue hoodie with "got gdp?" splashed across the back.

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Poll: Percentage who say economy's 'good' on the rise

Most Americans still say that the economy's in poor shape. But the percentage who describe economic conditions as good continue to slowly but steadily increase, and now stands at its highest level since before the last recession, according to a new national survey.

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Alaska congressman apologizes for grabbing aide

Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, has apologized for grabbing the arm of a young House aide after the incident was captured on camera.

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We're not sure why, but Congress takes up matter of driving while high

Amid rancorous debate over other weighty issues Thursday on Capitol Hill, lawmakers wondered aloud whether driving cars after smoking marijuana is dangerous.

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Poll reflects Obama's foreign policy troubles

A string of problems across the globe is apparently taking a toll on President Obama's support in the United States.

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Iraq's top Shiite cleric urges peaceful transition

U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor tells a Virginia newspaper he will resign his seat in the House of Representatives months earlier than expected.

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Election 2014: See where District 9 Republican candidates for Kalamazoo County Board stand on issues

Two Republican candidates for the District 9 seat on the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners will square off in Tuesday's primary election for a chance to replace outgoing commissioner Brandt Iden .

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Morning Plum: Obama warns GOP -- Ia m acting alone on immigration

So today House Republicans may take one more stab at trying to pass a bill to address the border crisis.

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Chicago budget gap to shrink, but pension payment spike looms

Chicago said its budget deficit was on track to shrink to just below $300 million in 2015, but a state-mandated increase in pension payments would expand gaps in the future.

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Halper Talks Clinton, Inc. On Morning Joe

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2nd I-69 ethics investigation report release set

Inspector General David Thomas plans to outline the findings of his investigation of land sales involving a former top Indiana Department of Transportation staffer.

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Jon Stewart says Congress is like 'Sharknado 2': It was supposed to suck all along

As Congress hurried to pass legislation before taking its summer recess, Daily Show host Jon Stewart reassured them that the American people wouldn't think any less of them for failing - because it's likely that they couldn't do so.

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