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Obama to Give George H.W. Bush, Warren Buffett Presidential Medal of Freedom

(Nov. 17) -- Get elected president, win 11 NBA championships or become Warren Buffett, and you too may receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom. The White House announced today that President Barack Obama has named 15 recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor -- the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- to be presented...

John Boehner Calls for Smaller, Less Costly Government

WASHINGTON (Nov. 3) - House Speaker-in-waiting John Boehner pledged Wednesday that Republicans will use their new majority to seek a "smaller, less costly, and more accountable government," and said he hoped President Barack Obama would join them. "We hope he is willing to work with us on these priorities. But as I have...

A Campaign Season of Gaffes and Gotchas

WASHINGTON (Oct. 29) -- Memo to novice political candidates: Know thy Constitution. Don't tell Hispanics they look Asian. Pay special attention to what you say when you are in front of cameras. Which you almost always are. Expect your chitchat to go viral. And, really, try your best to stay out of court. Now relax. Be...

Harry Teague: Why You Should Vote for Me

I'm running for Congress because I want to continue to be a strong, independent voice for you and our communities. The day I was sworn in as your representative, we were in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We were losing half a million jobs a month. That didn't happen on its own. Bad...

Sandy Adams: Why You Should Vote for Me

This year American voters face a choice that will determine the direction our nation will take in the future and will be pivotal to our long-term economic health and well being. That choice is whether to continue the failed policies of higher taxes, bigger government and increased federal spending that have come from this...

Background on 2010 house elections

The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections, part (along with senate elections) of the 2010 midterm elections, were held on November 2, 2010, at the midpoint of President Barack Obama's first term in office.

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