Shutdown Talks Yield No Deal as Clock Ticks
Apr 7, 2011 - 11:59 PM
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP
WASHINGTON - Time growing short, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders failed to reach agreement Thursday night on a compromise to cut spending and head off a midnight Friday government...
Wis. Corrects Vote Error, Giving Incumbent Justice Prosser the Lead
Apr 7, 2011 - 7:36 PM
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AP / MCT
In a development that instantly changed the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, revised vote totals for Waukesha County released this evening show that incumbent Justice David Prosser picked up...
Obama Threatens to Veto GOP Budget Extension Plan
Apr 7, 2011 - 5:23 PM
|AP
Charles Dharapak, AP
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans advanced legislation Thursday to avoid a government shutdown for one more week, cut spending and fully fund the Pentagon, but the White House labeled the measure a...
5-Year-Old YouTube Sensation Named Governor of New Jersey
Apr 7, 2011 - 2:06 PM
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YouTube
A 5-year-old boy helmed the state of New Jersey on Wednesday, thanks to a viral video and a kind-hearted governor. Most politicos adopt a stiff upper lip in the face of defeat, but scribble-in...
Trump Continues Hammering at Obama's Citizenship Issue
Apr 7, 2011 - 8:57 AM
|AP
Alex Brandon, AP
WASHINGTON -- Real estate tycoon Donald Trump said Thursday he isn't convinced that President Barack Obama was born in the United States, but says he hopes the president can prove that he...
Obama White House Meeting Fails to End Budget Deadlock
Apr 6, 2011 - 11:59 PM
|AP
WASHINGTON - With time growing short, President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that he remains confident that a government shutdown can be avoided this weekend if negotiators can build on...
Fox News: ACORN Pleads Guilty to Voter Registration Fraud in Nevada
Apr 6, 2011 - 9:30 PM
|Fox News
George Widman, AP
The defunct political advocacy group ACORN has pleaded guilty to one count of an election law violation in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Parties Split as House Panel Debates GOP Budget
Apr 6, 2011 - 8:03 PM
|AP
WASHINGTON -- Partisan divisions hardened Wednesday as Republicans began pushing a $3.5 trillion federal budget for 2012 through a House committee, with backers calling it a sobering correction for...
Wis. Voters Send Governor Strong, Angry Message
Apr 6, 2011 - 5:58 PM
|AP
AP
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin voters sent Republican Gov. Scott Walker a clear message about their unhappiness with his muscling through a law restricting union rights by sending a once runaway state...
White House Says Shutdown Will Delay Pay to Troops
Apr 6, 2011 - 4:57 PM
|AP
AFP/ Getty Images
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration warned Wednesday that a federal shutdown would undermine the economic recovery, delay pay to U.S. troops fighting in three wars, slow the processing of tax...
No Budget Deal Yet as Possible Government Shutdown Looms
Apr 6, 2011 - 3:55 PM
|AP
AP / Getty Images
WASHINGTON -- The Senate's second ranking Democrat said Wednesday that negotiators on the budget are making progress but that conservative GOP policy prescriptions remain obstacles as they scramble...
Who Is Curt Weldon and Why Is He Meeting Gadhafi Again Today?
Apr 6, 2011 - 12:04 PM
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Getty Images
Former U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon has met with Moammar Gadhafi several times before, and he'll meet face-to-face with the Libyan leader again. Weldon, a Republican from Pennsylvania, met today with...
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