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      <title>The GOP's Obsolete Talking Point, in the Goppers Blog</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/the-gops-obsolete-talking-point/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Congressional Budget Office projects the deficit this year will be $845 billion, about $2.3 billion per day, less than half the figure Rep. Cynthia M. Lummis cites as a variation of a favorite GOP talking point. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
	  <author>jwarminsky@cq.com (Joe Warminsky)</author>
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      <title>Mixing Apples and Oranges in West Virginia, in Rothenblog</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/mixing-apples-and-oranges-in-west-virginia/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Hoping to hang on to retiring Sen. Jay Rockefeller&apos;s open seat, Democratic strategists are passing the word that attorney and energy company executive Nick Preservati is looking closely at the 2014 Senate contest in West Virginia. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
	  <author>jwarminsky@cq.com (Joe Warminsky)</author>
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      <title>A Grand Bargain Is Still Within Reach, in Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire</title>
      <link>http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2013/03/22/a-grand-bargain-is-still-within-reach/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Ron Fournier explains that a grand bargain on the budget is still there for the taking if Democrats accept entitlement reform. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
	  <author>jwarminsky@cq.com (Joe Warminsky)</author>
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      <title>RSC Members Vote Against Own Budget, in the Goppers blog</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/rsc-members-vote-against-own-budget/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ House Democrats tried an old legislative trick intended to embarrass Republicans but fell short when the GOP defeated the upstart Republican Study Committee budget on Wednesday. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
	  <author>jwarminsky@cq.com (Joe Warminsky)</author>
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      <title>The GOP: A Party Increasingly at Odds With Itself, in Rothenblog</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/the-gop-a-party-increasingly-at-odds-with-itself/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ &quot;I am not a member of any organized party - I am a Democrat,&quot; humorist Will Rogers said many years ago. But if Rogers were alive today, he&apos;d undoubtedly see his party as a model of organization and unity when compared to the GOP. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
	  <author>jwarminsky@cq.com (Joe Warminsky)</author>
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      <title>Extraordinary Monetary Policy Becomes Ordinary, in Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire</title>
      <link>http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2013/03/21/extraordinary-monetary-policy-becomes-ordinary/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Ryan Avent worries that the Federal Reserve&apos;s comfort with extraordinary monetary policies will fall short of preparing us for the next downturn. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
	  <author>jwarminsky@cq.com (Joe Warminsky)</author>
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      <title>Goppers, by David Drucker: Why the Right Is Complaining About the Ryan Budget (and Why They'll Vote for It)</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/why-the-right-is-complaining-about-the-ryan-budget-and-why-theyll-vote-for-it-anyway/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The budget blueprint offered by House Republicans last year would have balanced the budget in what seemed like a million years (actually, it was 27). This year&apos;s plan offered by Budget Chairman Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., balances in only 10. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
	  <author>jwarminsky@cq.com (Joe Warminsky)</author>
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      <title>Rothenblog, by Stu Rothenberg: History May Tell Us Little About GOP Senate Prospects</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/history-may-tell-us-little-about-gop-senate-prospects/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Over the past seven elections, Republicans have defeated only six Democratic senators seeking re-election. Why? ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
	  <author>jwarminsky@cq.com (Joe Warminsky)</author>
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      <title>Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire: It's Business as Usual in Wake of the Financial Crisis</title>
      <link>http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2013/03/20/its-business-as-usual-in-wake-of-the-financial-crisis/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Jesse Eisinger reviews the recent Senate report on JPMorgan Chase&apos;s $6 billion trading loss. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>March Madness, Congress-Style: Fill Out Your Bracket Now</title>
      <link>http://hoh.rollcall.com/march-madness-congress-style/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ While Roll Call hasn&apos;t had much to say about member-vs.-member battles since the conclusion of last fall&apos;s redistricting-fueled election showdowns, our version of the NCAA March Madness bracket offers plenty more fun matchups in the House. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
	  <author>jwarminsky@cq.com (Joe Warminsky)</author>
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      <title>Gay Marriage (Part 2): A Different Kind of Blowback Awaits GOP</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/pennsylvania-avenue/gay-marriage-part-2-a-different-kind-of-blowback-awaits-gop</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Republican politicians have three concerns about gay marriage besides safeguarding the institution of marriage. One is that the religious right, a powerful constituency, is dead against it. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Democrats Need to Expand House Playing Field</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/democrats-need-to-expand-house-playing-field/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Can Democrats win back the House in 2014? Not unless that have a strong recruiting cycle and national events give them a big boost. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>No State Has Double-Digit Unemployment</title>
      <link>http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2013/03/19/no-state-has-double-digit-unemployment/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ State and regional jobs data for January 2013 show that &quot;twenty-five states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate increases, 8 states posted decreases, and 17 states had no change.&quot; ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Gay Marriage (Part 1): Conservatives Have More Important Things to Worry About</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/pennsylvania-avenue/gay-marriage-part-1-conservates</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Hooray for Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, for changing his mind about same-sex marriage. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Ryan Budget Leaves $6 Trillion Revenue Hole</title>
      <link>http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2013/03/18/ryan-budget-leaves-nearly-6-trillion-revenue-hole/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan&apos;s (R-WI) proposal to reduce individual and corporate income tax rates will require $5.7 trillion in offsets over a decade. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>About Romney's Hero's Welcome at #CPAC2013</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/about-romneys-heros-welcome-at-cpac2013/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ A funny thing happened Friday at the 40th rendition of the Conservative Political Action Conference: failed 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney received a hero&apos;s welcome. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Reagan's Long-Lost Message for Today's CPAC</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/pennsylvania-avenue/reagans-long-lost-message-for-todays-cpac/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Likely as not, you could get rich collecting a dollar each time a speaker at this year&apos;s (or any year&apos;s) Conservative Political Action Convention invokes the name of Ronald Reagan. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>CPAC Activists Concerned About Candidate Recruiting</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/cpac-activists-concerned-about-candidate-recruiting/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Think the Republican establishment is alone in obsessing about candidate recruitment and the quality of nominees? Think again. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Chart of the Day: The Coming Squeeze</title>
      <link>http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2013/03/15/chart-of-the-day-208/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ David Wessel charts how Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid will expand as a percentage of federal spending while all other parts of the budget will rapidly shrink. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>GOP Doubles Down on Ryan to Change the Narrative</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/to-change-the-narrative-gop-doubles-down-on-ryan/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Wisconsin Rep. Paul D. Ryan and House Republicans this week are proposing an economic agenda oddly similar to the one they have been offering for the past two years. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Labrador: Obama Sincere on Immigration</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/labrador-obama-sincere-on-immigration/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Breaking through the cloud of pessimism after President Barack Obama met with House Republicans on Wednesday is a single but crucial ray of sunshine: immigration reform. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Payroll Tax Hike Had Little Effect on Consumers</title>
      <link>http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2013/03/14/payroll-tax-hike-had-little-effect-on-consumers/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The latest retail sales report by the Census Bureau shows strong numbers for February. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Goppers: Republicans Remain Skeptical of Obama's Charm Offensive</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/republicans-skeptical-of-obamas-charm-offensive/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Congressional Republicans remain skeptical of President Barack Obama&apos;s charm offensive - very, very, very skeptical. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Rothenblog: Fundraising Reports Don't Tell the Whole Story</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/monthly-party-fundraising-reports-dont-tell-the-whole-story/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Every election cycle the party campaign committees, and many in the national media, make a big deal about party fundraising. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Wonk Wire: Everything You Wanted to Know About Chinese Cyber Attacks</title>
      <link>http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2013/03/13/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-chinese-cyber-attacks/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ A cyber-security firm commissioned by the New York Times to investigate recent hacking incidents, has issued a lengthy report on the Chinese military unit it believes is behind much of the cyber espionage against the U.S.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Boehner Q&amp;A (Part 2): Sequester is Here to Stay</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/interview-with-speaker-boehner-the-sequester-is-here-to-stay-part-ii/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ In part two of Speaker John A. Boehner&apos;s Q&amp;A exchange with CQ Roll Call, the Ohio Republican dishes on hot-button issues such as the sequester. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Florida Senate Panel Rejects Medicaid Expansion</title>
      <link>http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2013/03/12/florida-senate-panel-rejects-medicaid-expansion/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Despite support from Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Florida Senate panel rejected implementation of expansion of Medicaid under the health care law. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>D.C. Heads to SXSW</title>
      <link>http://hoh.rollcall.com/d-c-heads-sxsw/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ You know how to tell when a giant indie-music/movie/tech festival has jumped the shark? ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Ney Says New Book Isn't About Settling Scores</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/ney_says_new_book_isnt_about_settling_scores_but_moving_on-222956-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Republican former House member and convicted felon acknowledged on Wednesday night that while his recently released book paints a harsh portrait of some Washington figures, he isn&apos;t out to settle a grudge. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Did McConnell Wait Too Long to #StandWithRand?</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/did_mcconnell_wait_too_long_to_standwithrand-222953-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;Where is Rand Paul&apos;s fellow Kentucky Senator? Watching Ashley Judd movies?&amp;quot; one influential conservative tweeted. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Obama Gives GOP Reason to Hope for New Grand Bargain</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/obama_gives_gop_reason_to_hope_for_new_grand_bargain-222954-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ There has been no breakthrough, however, on the key question of taxes. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Rep. Cole Pushes Against GOP's Right Flank</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/cole_pushes_against_gop_right_flank-222952-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ In recent weeks, he&apos;s compared the GOP&apos;s right flank to the drunk uncle of a dysfunctional family, suggested Republican critics of the Violence Against Women Act were racist, and singed the tactics of Boehner&apos;s detractors as &amp;quot;amateur night at the Bijou.&amp;quot; ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Democrats Push More Aggressive Minimum Wage Plan, Use Taxes as Lure</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/democrats_push_more_aggressive_minimum_wage_plan_use_taxes_as_lure-222932-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Senate Democrats are looking for sweeteners such as small-business tax incentives they hope will attract support from Republicans and constituent groups for a plan to raise the minimum wage to a level beyond what Obama has proposed.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Speaker Boehner Answers Questions from Goppers blogger David M. Drucker (Part 1)</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/speaker-boehner-interview-we-need-to-do-a-better-job/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Ohio Republican discusses the current state of the GOP and the role of the House majority in rehabilitating its decrepit reputation in part one of his Q&amp;A with CQ Roll Call. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Kondracke Mulls Obama's Charm Offensive</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/pennsylvania-avenue/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ It&apos;s four years, two months and millions of rancorous words too late, but could President Barack Obama&apos;s outreach to congressional Republicans be the start of something big? ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Rothenblog on the GOP 2016: Down to Bush or Rubio?</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/looking-to-2016-is-it-still-either-bush-or-rubio/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ As former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush continues to do nothing to end speculation that he might run for president in 2016, his Florida ally, Sen. Marco Rubio, twists in the wind. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Wonk Wire: How Wrong is Paul Krugman?</title>
      <link>http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2013/03/11/how-wrong-is-paul-krugman/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Jeffrey Sachs has a lengthy attack on Paul Krugman for his adherence to what Sachs calls &quot;crude Keynesianism.&quot; ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Women Finally Get Some Gavel Power in the Senate: Hawkings Here</title>
      <link>http://blogs.rollcall.com/hawkings/is-this-the-year-of-the-woman-legislator/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ A full two decades later, 1992 is still universally recognized as &quot;The Year of the Woman&quot; in the annals of congressional history. The next couple of months will decide whether 2013 should become its closest rival. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>10 Best Moments of Rand Paul's Filibuster</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/10_best_moments_of_rand_pauls_filibuster-222918-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ It focused on weighty constitutional questions about the power of the government to use drones to kill Americans on U.S. soil. But it also had its moments of levity. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Filibuster Reform Returns to the Fore</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/filibuster_overhaul_effort_should_be_revived_durbin_says-222881-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Dick Durbin brought it up around the same time Rand Paul began his talkathon. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Senate Democrats Seek Wider Scope, May Add Appropriations Bills</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Whatever happens, the CR&apos;s overall price tag probably will remain the same. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Stuart Rothenberg: Governorships a Big Opportunity for Democrats in 2014</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/rothenberg_governorships_a_big_opportunity_for_democrats_in_2014-222904-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ If Democrats can win a number of big-state governorships, even if they don&apos;t take back the U.S. House, it could well bolster the narrative of Democratic momentum leading up to the 2016 elections.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Tough Election Cycles Leave Rift in Relationship Between Reid, Heller</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/tough_election_cycles_leave_rift_in_relationship_between_reid_heller-222902-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Nevada&apos;s senators are having trouble getting over two tense election cycles that have strained both their friendship and their working relationship. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Obama Reaches Out to GOP on Spending</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/obama_reaches_out_to_gop_on_spending-222875-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The president is following through on his search for a &amp;quot;caucus of common sense&amp;quot; with that rarest of presidential commodities - his own time.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Boehner Pledges to Stick to the 'Hastert Rule'</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/boehner_pledges_to_stick_to_the_hastert_rule-222874-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Of three major bills passed this session, two have passed in violation of the rule. It could be tested again soon. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Senate majority leader reiterated his personal support for Democrat Robert Menendez, a day after reports cast further doubt on allegations that Menendez had hired prostitutes while traveling in the Dominican Republic. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ After a decade of historic wartime boosts to its coffers, the Pentagon is facing a double whammy that takes much of the decision-making out of the hands of department leaders.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ They&apos;re just the latest in a wave of gun-related advocacy and political spending. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The goal? To avoid what&apos;s become known in GOP circles as &amp;quot;Todd Akin moments.&amp;quot; ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Budget panel chairwoman might have to battle for time and attention as she tries a different approach. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Leaders of House committees got a stark reminder Monday that times are tough all over as they line up to testify before the House Administration Committee regarding their budget requests. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ There is growing scrutiny of the agency&apos;s practice of letting manufacturers self-certify the safety of critical aircraft systems. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/rothenberg_colberts_sister_an_underdog_but_worth_watching-222827-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ It would take something close to a &amp;quot;perfect storm&amp;quot; for the Democrat to win the reliably Republican House seat in South Carolina. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ There are several freshman members and some Blue Dog Democrats. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ President Barack Obama is in a position of supplication to Hill Republicans, talking loudly and often about the harm of automatic budget cuts but lacking the leverage to get the GOP to buckle. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/conservatives_claim_to_be_prepared_for_cuts_and_for_life_under_the-222787-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ In the 112th Congress, even before House GOP leadership mandated that members&apos; office budgets and committee coffers would be slashed first by 5 percent and then by 6.4 percent, many Republican members said they were already envisioning running operations slim on staff, franked mail and interstate travel. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Crop insurance is now on the verge of becoming the primary means, and in some cases the exclusive means, of supporting farm income, supplanting traditional subsidies. But farmers and their allies are worried congressional budget cutters will go after the program in their search for ways to cut the deficit.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The once-mighty defense lobby&apos;s failure to head off some $500 billion in Pentagon cuts marks a moment of truth for an industry that has lost clout and allies on Capitol Hill, probably for good. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ A lot of what goes on in the professional advocacy world can, and does, take place while lobbyists work from home - or from a vacation abode or the pediatrician&apos;s office. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ In the era of modern travel and constant campaigning, the mysterious gym - where staffers and security details are barred - has grown into one of the few places where members can just be themselves without fear of repercussions. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Democratic leaders don&apos;t seem willing to risk a government shutdown by insisting that any funding bill block all of the sequester&apos;s cuts. They feel they could argue in a shutdown scenario that Republicans were shuttering the government to keep the sequester that their leadership has blamed on President Barack Obama. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ House Republican leaders will begin to engage next week on the contentious issue of an immigration rewrite, launching a series of listening sessions to educate members. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Just as members have been increasingly willing to criticize high-court decisions that don&apos;t comport with their own interpretation of the law, the justices have shown in recent high-profile cases a willingness to parry back. The problem for lawmakers is that, at the end of the day, the justices likely have the upper hand. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Fresh off his super PAC&apos;s victory in an Illinois special election, he&apos;s moving on to the rest of Congress as his next target, urging members to pass legislation on background checks. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Pick a fight in a place where you have a substantial advantage and where almost nobody else is playing, dump a ton of money attacking one candidate and supporting another, and then declare victory when - surprise! surprise! - your candidate wins. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;We&apos;re on the side of the angels,&amp;quot; Boehner told his members in a closed-door conference meeting, according to a source in the room. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Government Accountability Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Congressional Budget Office, the Capitol Police and the Architect of the Capitol are making preparations. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Economists say the president&apos;s $9-an-hour proposal would not bring a huge number of people out of poverty and its effects would not be evenly distributed across industries and regions.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The class of senators swept into office riding Barack Obama&apos;s coattails in 2008 - giving Democrats a supermajority in the process - now stands to be the party&apos;s majority firewall when it faces voters in 2014. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ A GOP plan to grant federal agencies more flexibility to implement $85 billion in fiscal 2013 spending cuts worries some Republicans, who fear the White House would use the measure to circumvent congressional budgeting authority. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ A senior Senate Democratic aide said the chamber could take up the Halligan nomination next week. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/greater_federal_state_roles_sought_to_help_develop_offshore_wind_potential-222673-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ More than two years after the Interior Department launched an initiative to speed up and simplify its permitting process, there are still no commercial-scale wind projects up and running in federal waters.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Cook County chief administrative officer scored solidly above 50 percent of the vote. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Before you start taking sides in the blame game, there are a few things you need to know about how the sequester came to be, how it will be implemented, and the choices lawmakers face as they seek to avert it.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ After a cloture vote on the controversial nominee narrowly failed earlier this month, Senate Democrats now appear to have the 60 votes necessary to defeat a filibuster. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Going back to the election of 1862, the only time the president&apos;s party gained as many as 10 seats was, well, never.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Senate action on two of Obama&apos;s top priorities this year - gun violence and immigration - will likely be delayed until April at the earliest. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Quite a few have introduced legislation focused on mental health in the wake of the Newtown shooting, hoping to parlay their knowledge and the energy of the moment into change. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Behind the rhetorical war over who is to blame for the sequester, Senate Democrats and Republicans are putting forward proposals that could be the foundation of a future deal to replace the automatic spending cuts likely to take effect Friday. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ House appropriators may unveil as early as the coming week their proposal for funding the federal government in the second half of fiscal 2013, but there&apos;s no decision yet on whether the Republican leadership may bring the bill to the floor. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Speaker John A. Boehner&apos;s decision to wait on the Senate before taking up a sequester replacement bill may be more tied to his own difficulties getting the votes for one than to a calculated political messaging strategy. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The seemingly inevitable sequester cuts that will slash $85 billion from the federal budget on Friday reflect not only Washington&apos;s political paralysis but a bitter lobbying failure for K Street interests across the board. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ House Republicans are poised to unveil their version of the Violence Against Women Act as early as next week, eager to put behind them an issue that has been a political hot potato over a key voting bloc. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ As Republicans continue to grapple with their diversity problem, former Rep. J.C. Watts has moved to fill at least one void by launching a nonprofit charged with recruiting and placing ethnic minority staffers in GOP congressional offices. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Democratic Sen. Mary L. Landrieu remains undoubtedly vulnerable in her 2014 re-election effort in the Republican redoubt of Louisiana. But increasingly, it appears her future GOP opponent could also be vulnerable after an exceedingly long and divisive primary for the right to take on the three-term senator.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The 2nd District special election remains unpredictable - mostly due to anticipated miniscule turnout in frigid Chicago winter. But it&apos;s clear a combination of strategy, luck and super PAC spending broke in Kelly&apos;s favor, allowing her campaign to control much of the narrative in the race.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Republicans who back an overhaul of immigration laws are largely starting from scratch and must play political catch-up. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Markey is untested as a candidate. No one has had a reason to dig deep into his record, so it&apos;s unclear what his opposition research file will contain. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ About one month into her new position leading the Congressional Black Caucus, Marcia Fudge already has shown a willingness to push the nation&apos;s first African-American president aggressively behind the scenes to embrace her group&apos;s priorities. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Although voting-rights advocates are happy that Obama is trying to address some of the barriers that greeted voters on Election Day, they differ as to whether a presidential commission can play a viable role in the process. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ K Street deploys all sorts of quiet, behind-the-scenes tactics and troops to influence legislation and policy. The most clandestine and high-risk is the use of political-style operatives to dig up dirt on foes. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Republicans continue to argue about whether the party needs to take steps to prevent the next Christine O&apos;Donnell, Sharron Angle, Todd Akin and Ken Buck, as well as how it might do so. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ On Thursday, Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer summoned his nearly 925 employees to break the news that the looming automatic spending cuts could necessitate furloughs and layoffs, the first in institutional memory for the department. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Supporters of more robust changes to the Senate&apos;s rules than were adopted in January - meant to reduce the number of filibusters - said the Hagel situation could push Majority Leader Harry Reid to do more to address the procedure. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The California congressman&apos;s fans are legion, and even critics concede that whipping this particular group of House Republicans might be the toughest job in politics.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Big storms have wreaked havoc with the government&apos;s flood insurance program, and Congress has responded by phasing out subsidized premiums for flood-prone properties while allowing additional borrowing to cover the storm costs. The rate changes, meant to get the program on a sound financial footing, might constitute little more than wishful thinking. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ To ardent supporters, health services research represents nothing less than the way to defuse the continuous rise in health care costs. To others, especially lawmakers charged with providing the money to keep the research going, its relevance and necessity can be questionable. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. are on track to have a New Jersey-style knockout primary for the Democratic Senate nod in 2014.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The flexibility on timing of a compromise stands in contrast to the public narrative both parties are weaving on the sequester. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Caustic exchanges at a meeting Tuesday left some Democrats flabbergasted. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Obama&apos;s push for a $9-an-hour minimum wage in his State of the Union address this week has already been rejected by Boehner, but that&apos;s not necessarily a bad thing for Democrats. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ At issue is the line in the Constitution that says the president &amp;quot;shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient ... .&amp;quot; ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;There is significant worry about Ashley being on the ballot,&quot; one insider says. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ When violence is the topic, the industry has tried to remain diplomatic in its public comments, pledging &amp;quot;to collaborate with the administration and Congress as they examine the facts that inform meaningful solutions.&amp;quot; ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Roll Call&apos;s Fabulous 50 showcases Capitol Hill&apos;s leading staffers - the people behind the scenes who wield the power and drive their party&apos;s message. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ He pressured Republicans to avoid automatic spending cuts set to hit next month while proposing a host of new economic, energy and education initiatives sure to please his base. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It may not matter what the president says because Congress doesn&apos;t appear to be listening to him. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The president noted signs of progress in the private sector and outlining steps he said could improve working conditions, boost exports and encourage a revival of the housing market. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ This time, Republican criticism of the president has been particularly sharp and partisan.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Republican response to the State of the Union had strong echoes of Ronald Reagan. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;I know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence,&amp;quot; Obama said. &amp;quot;But this time is different.&amp;quot; ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ He says he still needs Congress&apos; help, though. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The topic only got about five paragraphs in the speech, but it&apos;s certainly not a low priority for the White House. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ White House aides have long maintained that the administration&apos;s successes have come from an outside-in push rather than through closed-door negotiations and schmoozing with GOP lawmakers. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Gabrielle Giffords will join more than two dozen shooting victims, their family members, first responders and others. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Without their work behind the scenes, the pageantry of the event wouldn&apos;t be remotely possible. ]]></description>
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      <title>The Pentagon's GPS Problem (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Upcoming improvements will make the GPS more secure and more resilient, but they will not make the satellite network immune from attack. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ If the Republican brand has suffered significantly nationally over the past four years, the national Democratic brand has eroded just as dramatically in West Virginia. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The president will outline an ambitious agenda in his State of the Union address, knowing his second term will be harder. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>The Political Imperative of Immigration (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Many assumed the issue would go into hibernation until the political landscape smoothed out, but last fall&apos;s election results gave new immediacy to the effort for both parties.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ To achieve dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the president doesn&apos;t need Congress.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ A month into the president&apos;s legislative push, it&apos;s difficult to see how Obama will achieve the lofty goals he has set out.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Against all odds, a coalition that includes suburban moms, religious leaders, mayors and long-embattled gun safety lobbyists has set out to neutralize the grass-roots power of the NRA. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ They want to unseat him so badly, they&apos;re even questioning his tenacity in bringing money back to Kentucky. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ http://roll.cl/11bluedogsThey will soon start meeting with members of The Tuesday Group, a lineup of centrist Republicans, looking to build cooperation on a range of issues. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Over the past month and a half, Steve Scalise has worked to rebuild his credibility within the Republican Study Committee. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The administration will provide, to the House and Senate Intelligence committees, classified Office of Legal Counsel legal documents about targeted killings of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Obama, who once fantasized about a dream Cabinet fashioned after Abraham Lincoln&apos;s &amp;quot;Team of Rivals,&amp;quot; now faces the less glamorous task of filling his second-term Cabinet. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It could be the longest, bloodiest, most ideological Senate primary this cycle - just as the party grapples with how to nominate candidates with broader electoral appeal.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ http://roll.cl/7votingWith the Supreme Court set to review the law&apos;s &apos;preclearance&apos; requirement, civil rights advocates worry about the landmark statute&apos;s integrity. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ It won&apos;t be easy for the Senate majority leader to find the right balance. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004216388.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ A memo drafted by OMB is starting to make the rounds. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The numbers suggest that - unless the party changes its current trajectory - Republican successes will depend primarily on Democratic failures. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The coming showdown over the sequester is now the main event. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004215511.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ By contrast, the hearings on Panetta and Petraeus were relatively peaceful. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Within the rules, a quick convention stop in January turned into a four-day, three-night trip, with the Consumer Electronics Association picking up most of the tab. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Many Republicans, even those who have publicly voiced concerns about Hagel&apos;s nomination, don&apos;t want to set a new precedent.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Unlike House Republicans, Democrats are not facing a major crossroads over strategy. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ For various reasons, Paul Ryan, Jim DeMint and others won&apos;t be there. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The president&apos;s popularity with the electorate will matter more than any other factor. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ In the coming months, he might be the most important Senate Democrat outside of Reid. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ There&apos;s a Supreme Court opinion that could tie lawmakers&apos; hands as they try to improve the current background check system, as well as logistical questions that could endanger bipartisan talks to expand it. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004214384.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ While the agency continues to improve its day-to-day operations, only Congress can address the deeper, more fundamental questions about the Social Security trust fund&apos;s solvency.  ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/defense_industry_braces_for_sequester_while_publicly_urging_alternatives_to-222145-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The situation is like a &quot;game of chicken,&quot; one consultant says. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The wily Democrat is likely the only candidate who could put the Peach State&apos;s open Senate seat into play next year. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It&apos;s something that has never been done to a Cabinet nominee since the advent of the 60-vote threshold nearly four decades ago, according to Senate records. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Republican is important, but don&apos;t expect him to tell you that. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Even if the supporters of embryonic stem cell research are breathing easier, doubts continue to dog the field. Money isn&apos;t growing, and competition for scarce resources from other areas of research is intensifying. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The seats simply aren&apos;t what they used to be. ]]></description>
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      <title>New Hope for Anti-Human-Trafficking Bill (CQ.com)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004214130.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ As with immigration, Rubio is also a potential dealmaker on this issue, too. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/house_gop_remains_on_offense_on_budget-222092-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The House will take up a measure that would force the president to identify the date his budget would balance when he submits the spending blueprint to Congress later this year. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The situation in North Africa is creating multiple layers of complications for Congress and the Obama administration. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004213871.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ At least one prominent member argues that such a range of opinions is not necessarily a problem. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ There are plenty of Democratic voters who now approve of Christie&apos;s performance but will turn negative when they start evaluating his entire record.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;One way or another, we&apos;re going to cut spending by $1.2 trillion,&amp;quot; one House Republican says. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/in_house_signs_of_openness_on_immigration-222065-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Political reality on the ground -- and Marco Rubio&apos;s involvement on the Senate side -- are two of the biggest factors. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Measure of America, an offshoot project of the Social Science Research Council, is highlighting the disparity between the people who serve in Congress and the people they represent. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/hagel_to_be_grilled_on_iran_nuclear_weapons_gay_rights-222017-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ He&apos;s already provided 112 pages of written answers to questions posed by the Senate Armed Services Committee. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/menendez_pushes_back_on_scandal_implications-222034-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Democratic senator aggressively countered news reports that linked him to an alleged travel and prostitution scandal. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/rubio_must_sell_immigration_changes_to_gop_grass_roots-222044-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Florida Republican&apos;s star power is crucial. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004212835.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ While much of the public discussion around senators&apos; four-page immigration framework has centered on securing the border and granting citizenship to 11 million undocumented people, the so-called &amp;quot;future flow&amp;quot; question could prove to be even more delicate and controversial. ]]></description>
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      <title>Clean Energy Industry Works to Shape New Tax Breaks (CQ Weekly)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004210864.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ A credit was renewed at the end of the last Congress -- but there&apos;s plenty of wiggle room for how the Treasury and IRS define it. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/lynch_markey_ready_for_senate_primary_brawl_in_massachusetts-222041-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Stevie from Southie or Eddie from Malden? ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ http://roll.cl/30harkinThe HELP panel need a new top Democrat, and the Labor-HHS-Education spending subcommittee will need one, too. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Republicans Cruz and Cornyn are keeping a relatively low profile, for now. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;This isn&apos;t your father&apos;s NRA,&amp;quot; the Democratic senator said. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004212046.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Reid says there are &quot;low-hanging pieces of fruit out there.&quot; ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The unions say furloughs aren&apos;t the answer if sequestration kicks in. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The quasi-independent Office of Congressional Ethics sent along 13 of those cases to the House Ethics Committee for further review. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ No push will be more powerful than the cold, hard stats of the Latino demographic wave. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004211309.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ A lot of stakeholders say it&apos;s an early but workable blueprint. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/weeklyreport/weeklyreport-000004210873.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ As secretary of Defense, would he attempt a wholesale revision of dogma that has guided the United States&apos; nuclear strategy since the Cold War? ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Feinstein, Carper and Rockefeller are among those putting ideas on paper. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/rothenberg_have_republicans_turned_the_corner_on_strategy-221156-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ It appears they have an opportunity to pause, catch their breath and prepare for a fight on the future funding of the government. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Legal experts and government watchdog groups contend that it almost certainly violates constitutional protections aimed at shielding members of Congress from outside influence. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Senate&apos;s 2014 playing field is tilted in the party&apos;s favor, but success depends, in part, on how primary season goes. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ A senior Senate Democratic aide said the proposal to suspend the limitation on federal borrowing through May 18 and then to raise the current $16.4 trillion ceiling to match any newly accumulated debt would be on the floor Wednesday &amp;quot;at the earliest.&amp;quot; ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ A bipartisan group of eight senators has agreed on a set of principles that will form the basis for broad immigration legislation they hope to pass this spring. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Steve Kroft of &amp;quot;60 Minutes&amp;quot; got Obama and Clinton talking about how they went from being political adversaries during a hard-fought Democratic primary battle in 2008 to political allies during a four-year period of breathtaking events on the international stage. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ If CIA director nominee John O. Brennan manages to overcome controversies surrounding him on drone strikes and interrogation policy, he will inherit an agency in transition, from its workforce to its mission to the tools it uses. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;We&apos;re not preaching austerity. We&apos;re preaching growth and opportunity,&amp;quot; the House Budget Committee chairman told host David Gregory in a half-hour conversation on &amp;quot;Meet the Press.&amp;quot;  ]]></description>
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      <title>For Economists, Austerity Can Wait (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Economists forecast that growth, while not spectacular, will continue through 2013, even as fights over fiscal issues and government spending will weigh down the expansion in the first quarter. So what could derail this kind of progress now? In a word, Congress. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ In theory, Harry Reid could use the new rules to bring up almost any piece of legislation, as long as he allowed Republicans to offer at least two amendments of their choosing. But in practice, political pressures may make him think twice before employing that tactic. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., unveiled legislation Thursday that would reinstate and considerably expand the expired federal ban on assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Senate Budget Chairman Patty Murray is making an aggressive effort to raise new revenues as she oversees the writing of the chamber&apos;s first budget resolution in more than three years. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ On Wednesday, the House passed legislation to suspend the debt limit through May 18. It would also suspend lawmakers&apos; salaries if they don&apos;t pass an annual budget by April 15, the main thrust of the No Budget, No Pay Act. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Abortion opponents rallying by the thousands Friday in Washington at the annual March for Life have lost some political battles lately but won a string of court victories, thanks in part to a diverse coalition challenging a contraception mandate in the health care overhaul. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Issued for decades by the full gamut of interest groups, congressional voting report cards have become more popular, more controversial and, in some cases, more potent on the campaign trail. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/senate_majority_leaders_biography_badly_needs_a_rewrite-221068-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Reid, 72, recently became Nevada&apos;s longest-serving member of Congress and has always been partisan. I don&apos;t know whether he has always been mean. But I do know that he has become increasingly selective in his memories, looking more and more hypocritical. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Republicans won by scaling back their expectations. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The cycle begins with a reduced number of competitive-looking seats.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ It looks as if the momentum from last month&apos;s deadly school shooting may have a chance of being parlayed into legislation this year.  ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004209115.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ For the GOP, it&apos;s not just the cost, it&apos;s the timing. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/murray_hopes_to_end_her_partys_budget_dry_spell-221064-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ When House Republicans decided last week to try to force the Senate to pass a spending blueprint for the first time in three years, Democrats were ready to say yes. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The command is something of a stepchild of the military&apos;s European Command, with fewer than 2,000 troops at its disposal after roughly a decade in existence.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Not just for wonks: On Jan. 29, a group of Washington personalities will work through a fiscal crisis presented to them at George Washington University&apos;s Jack Morton Auditorium. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The restive right flank of the House Republican Conference appears willing to walk the plank Wednesday on a short-term debt limit extension, but it is vowing there will be &amp;quot;hell to pay&amp;quot; if GOP leaders don&apos;t follow through on agreements they made to secure conservative support.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says clearing the $50.5 billion aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy will be the chamber&apos;s &amp;quot;first item of business,&amp;quot; but Republicans could slow it by seeking changes to the House-backed spending bill.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has until Thursday to defuse a standoff over filibuster changes, because Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated Tuesday that he is otherwise going to go &amp;quot;nuclear&amp;quot; on Republicans. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Democrats are reintroducing legislation this week that would renew the Violence Against Women Act for five years, and the updated proposal includes at least one key concession to Republicans. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Lawmakers in both chambers have proposals to curtail congressional paychecks unless there is progress toward achieving their priorities. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Spy Agency Could Be Big Winner With Mikulski Chairing Appropriations (CQ.com)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004208458.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Barbara A. Mikulski&apos;s takeover of the Appropriations Committee should be a boon to the National Security Agency, the largest of the U.S. intelligence agencies and one of the largest employers in her state of Maryland. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ There was a new twist to the Homeland Security Department&apos;s latest decision on Real ID. Previously, the department set one deadline for all states to meet. In its latest announcement, it said it will take a &amp;quot;phased&amp;quot; approach, customizing deadlines for individual states. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The new campaign by the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association to persuade lawmakers to allow a big expansion of highway tolls across the country seems like a tough sell. But Patrick D. Jones, the executive director of the group that represents tolling agencies, says it&apos;s actually a common misconception that people will never support an increase in tolls. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ With his far-reaching inaugural address Monday, an emboldened President Barack Obama made the case for an activist federal government and a decidedly liberal agenda while challenging the gridlocked Congress to act. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Obama Renews Call for Addressing Climate Change (CQ.com)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ President Barack Obama heartened environmentalists Monday by highlighting the threat of global warming in his inaugural address, though even supporters expect his second-term efforts to focus on regulatory measures rather than a fresh push for comprehensive climate change legislation. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ As soon as echoes of President Barack Obama&apos;s lofty second inaugural speech have faded, House lawmakers will open a new season of conflict with his administration in a series of fights over spending during the weeks ahead. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The short-term debt limit suspension detailed Monday by House Republicans appears likely to delay one fiscal confrontation, but opinions are divided on whether it could lay the groundwork for something much bigger. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Opening Visa Doors for Israel (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It&apos;s unusual to see pro-Israel lawmakers scrambling for congressional approval of the latest Israeli request - to be included in the U.S. visa waiver program, which now allows citizens from 37 countries to visit the United States for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ It is far too early to handicap the 2016 Academy Awards, the 2016 World Series or the 2016 Summer Olympics. And yet, if you are a true political junkie, you may already be apoplectic that we aren&apos;t yet knee-deep in discussions about the next presidential race.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ In his second inaugural address, the president will provide a window into his broad plans for the next four years. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ You might not see him, but you&apos;ll definitely hear him. His booming, baritone voice will reverberate across the sprawling National Mall on Monday. His name is Courtney R. Williams, and he is the &quot;Voice of the Navy.&quot;  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The new Capitol Police chief was air-dropped into the final days of complex law enforcement preparations for the biggest event in Washington, which also happened to coincide with his start date.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The question for congressional leadership is how to find a legislative track to raise the debt ceiling that limits the political pain. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The GOP feels it has some forward momentum after a brutal holiday stretch of failed negotiating ploys and infighting. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ He said Sunday that a proposal to require universal background checks for gun purchases could be in the works within two weeks and would have broad support. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ As President Barack Obama prepares to announce his policy agenda on gun violence Wednesday, key lawmakers and advocates are playing down expectations for a renewed assault weapons ban and instead are emphasizing their hopes for universal background checks on all gun purchases. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ With Oklahoma Sen. James M. Inhofe taking over as the new ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee, there are some questions about whether his partisan approach on certain issues, such as alternative-energy development and defense spending levels, will make the task of clearing a defense authorization even tougher. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ How Boehner and the rebellious members of his conference respond - both to the events of the past few months and particularly to the events of the first weeks of the new Congress - will show whether the speaker will try to consolidate his power at the risk of fracturing the rank and file, whether he will try to persuade the right flank to accept a truce and unify behind party priorities, or whether he will allow the House to continue to work its will, even if the result sometimes looks like a chamber in disarray. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ In Virginia, politicians from both parties are preparing for what seems to be the oddest gubernatorial race the state has seen in years. Each party is poised to nominate a deeply flawed candidate for the state&apos;s top post, with the winner replacing the popular current governor, Republican Bob McDonnell.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Outside groups spent more than $3.6 million last year to send members of Congress and staffers on trips to far-flung locations such as Indonesia, Israel, Ghana and Turkey, a figure that could increase as late filers submit their post-travel disclosure forms. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/fiscal_battles_portend_good_year_ahead_for_k_street-220740-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ When the congressional agenda includes cuts to entitlements and defense programs, a fight over the debt ceiling and potential tax changes that could affect virtually every sector of the economy, you can bet on one thing: Lobbyists will be very busy this year. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ President Barack Obama is less than a week away from taking his second oath of office, but the expansive agenda he&apos;s already laid out for his second term has no clear path to enactment. ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004204803.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The House Rules panel set up consideration of immediate and long-term aid to Hurricane Sandy victims, paring back all but a dozen of 92 proposed amendments and avoiding a floor situation that could have hampered final passage of the package Tuesday.  ]]></description>
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      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004204742.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Treasury Department likely would resort to paying bills late if Congress refuses to raise the nation&apos;s debt ceiling, a response the department terms its &amp;quot;least harmful&amp;quot; alternative but one that still would reverberate across the economy and hit those who depend on government assistance. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The much-anticipated hearings will be Clinton&apos;s final appearance as secretary on Capitol Hill, a place where she has generally received a warm reception. Lawmakers have promised tough questions, however, regarding the State Department&apos;s failures to properly secure the U.S. compound in Benghazi that was attacked Sept. 11. ]]></description>
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      <title>Hagel, Biden See Security Deals in a New Light (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ As Defense secretary, Chuck Hagel would play a key role in crafting an agreement to govern the military relationship between the United States and Afghanistan after 2014. And the sponsor of a similar Iraq proposal five years ago? The man who is now vice president, Joseph R. Biden Jr.  ]]></description>
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      <title>Obama Reviews Gun Proposals; Emanuel Offers Advice (Cq.com)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ President Barack Obama said Monday that he would detail his administration&apos;s proposals to prevent gun violence later this week, even as his former chief of staff provided him with some unsolicited advice about how to push gun control legislation through a bitterly divided Congress.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Mark Pryor and Mary L. Landrieu begin the 2014 election cycle as two of the most vulnerable Democratic senators. But their names - brands, even - have been hewed into the Arkansas and Louisiana political firmaments, respectively, by years of family service.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ House Republican leaders will describe on Monday how much they want to battle over a proposed package of more than $50 billion for Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Hagel Would Bring Outsider's Perspective to Tighter Defense Budget (CQ.com)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Nebraska Republican, or whoever the next Pentagon chief is, will have to redesign the military after a decade of war into a smaller force with fewer resources at its disposal. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Congressional Democrats scrambled Friday to rally behind their favored gun-control proposals before Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivers his recommendations to the president by Jan. 15. ]]></description>
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      <title>Biden Embraces Beltway Insider Role With Eye on 2016 (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/biden_embraces_beltway_insider_role_with_eye_on_2016-220703-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Biden&apos;s close association with a legislative body that is viewed less favorably than cockroaches presents a conundrum as he forms his role in President Barack Obama&apos;s second term and looks ahead to a possible 2016 presidential bid.  ]]></description>
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      <title>Harry Reid Disavows Report Linking Him to Bribery Case (Roll Call)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid broke days of silence on Sunday evening to deny any knowledge or involvement in a Utah case in which a man claims to have funneled money to others in an attempt to get the Nevada Democrat to intervene in a Federal Trade Commission case. ]]></description>
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      <title>Business Allies Urge GOP to Avoid Government Shutdown (CQ.com)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Business groups are warning lawmakers not to try to gain political leverage by shutting down the government during the coming debate over raising the debt limit. ]]></description>
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      <title>Fiscal Cliff Resolution Leaves Some Republicans Miffed at CEOs (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/fiscal_cliff_resolution_leaves_some_republicans_miffed_at_ceos-220679-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ By blessing a deal that raised taxes on the country&apos;s top income earners, business leaders aggravated some congressional Republicans. Now the CEOs&apos; clout in the GOP may be waning. ]]></description>
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      <title>New Cast, Same Old Plot (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Like the last Congress, the new one will be dominated by the same tax and spending fights - over and over, it seems - and other issues will take a back seat. ]]></description>
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      <title> Rockefeller's Winning Streak in Jeopardy (Roll Call)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ He hasn&apos;t had a close race in 30 years, but his strong support for Obama&apos;s agenda, combined with Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito&apos;s decision to run for Senate, could have undermined his political career. ]]></description>
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      <title>New Assault Weapons Ban Would Face Altered Legal Landscape (CQ.com)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Some constitutional experts warn that key provisions of the ban would face dim prospects in court. ]]></description>
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      <title> House Bill Batches to Be Made Available Free to Public (Roll Call)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Making information available in just a few clicks and a single download encourages engagement with the legislative process, proponents say. ]]></description>
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      <title>Has Kirk's Office Been Running a Secret Anti-Hagel Campaign? (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/has_kirks_office_been_running_a_secret_anti_hagel_campaign-220664-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ A top aide to the senator has been distributing anti-Chuck Hagel emails to a large, undisclosed listserv of staffers beginning as early as Dec. 20, according to emails obtained by CQ Roll Call. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>AIPAC Stays on the Sidelines in Hagel Fight (CQ.com)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004203132.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The most influential pro-Israel lobby has officially distanced itself from the confirmation battle. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>With Holder Staying On, Conflicts With House Likely to Continue (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/holder_stays_as_attorney_general_conflicts_with_house_likely_to_continue-220667-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Holder&apos;s decision to stick around ensures that the &amp;quot;Fast and Furious&amp;quot; controversy will continue into the president&apos;s second term.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Gun Control Will See Action, Biden Vows (Roll Call)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The vice president told gun control advocates that Obama will act on guns - possibly including executive actions. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Solis Departure Could Set Up Tough Fight Over Her Successor (CQ.com)</title>
      <link>http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004203218.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ A nomination fight is possible in a Congress that has been deeply divided over union organizing and other workplace issues. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Administration Unveils Mortgage Regulations (CQ.com)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The new rules are designed to prevent the kind of reckless lending that fueled the 2008 financial crisis. ]]></description>
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      <title>Though He Lacks the Classic Resume, Lew Would Be Popular Choice to Head Treasury (Roll Call)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ &amp;quot;The environment calls for a different type of Treasury secretary,&quot; one analyst says. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Stuart Rothenberg: Are Democratic Insiders Missing the Boat in Massachusetts? (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/rothenberg_are_democratic_insiders_missing_the_boat_in_massachusetts_as-220620-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Would a primary really be bad for Democrats - and would it really be helpful for the expected GOP nominee, former Sen. Scott Brown? ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>A New Obstacle to Any Shift Toward Cuba (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The island&apos;s steps toward free-market policies mean different things to different people. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Obama's Budget Is Running Late (Roll Call)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ It looks like it&apos;ll arrive on the Hill in March. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Tea Party Re-Flexes Its Muscle (Roll Call)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Reports of its death were an exaggeration. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Debate on Sandy Aid Takes Two Tracks (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The storm exposed the weaknesses in the ability of political leaders to budget for the unforeseen. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Nebraska Republican occasionally split with the GOP on military issues. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Battle Lines Harden in the Game of Debt Limit Chicken (Roll Call)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Two years of on-again, off-again grand bargain talks haven&apos;t yielded a breakthrough, and there&apos;s no indication yet that they will finally be able to consummate such a deal anytime soon. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <description><![CDATA[ Abercrombie and Schatz could both be vulnerable. ]]></description>
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      <title>Hagel to Face Concerted Opposition for Top Pentagon Post (CQ.com)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The former senator&apos;s path to confirmation as secretary of Defense will hinge to a tremendous degree on his performance at his confirmation hearing, which promises to be a blockbuster. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Boehner Coup Attempt Larger Than First Thought (Roll Call)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ A group of disaffected conservatives planned an effort to unseat the speaker, but called the plan off a half-hour before the House vote, CQ Roll Call has learned. ]]></description>
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      <title>McConnell Hits Sunday Shows to Talk Debt Ceiling Clash (Roll Call)</title>
      <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/mcconnell_hits_sunday_shows_to_talk_debt_ceiling_clash-220606-1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Senate minority leader made clear that Republicans would demand spending cuts and oppose tax increases as the price for their support to raise the federal borrowing limit. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Sequester Agreement Could Raise Domestic Spending This Year (CQ.com)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Under the fiscal cliff deal, appropriators may put more into domestic spending while making some cuts to defense and international programs. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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      <title>Welcome to the 113th Congress (CQ Weekly)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Both veterans and freshmen are facing up to a fast-approaching series of challenges: the debt limit, automatic spending cuts and expiration of the continuing resolution that is funding the government. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          
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