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Tamara Lytle

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Tamara spent 11 years as a reporter with the Orlando Sentinel and 14 years with the New Haven Register. She has freelanced for publications including U.S. News and World Report, and AARP Bulletin.

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Court Fight Looms With Talk of Stevens' Departure

posted: 3 hours 47 minutes ago

(March 17) -- President Barack Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts have been sniping at each other like in-laws with an ax to grind. And now they're potentially on the verge of a major family occasi ...

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House Democrats to Cut Some Pork From the Menu

posted: 5 days 8 hours ago

WASHINGTON (March 12) -- It's hard to compete with bridges to nowhere, teapot museums and gigantic weapons systems the Pentagon doesn't want. But finally, pork projects for private companies are gett ...

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Health Reform Hinges on Votes From Abortion Foes

posted: 7 days 21 hours ago

(March 9) -- The arcane rules that govern debate as Congress finishes health care reform soon will meet the simple rule of majority math. House Democratic leaders, resigned to the fact that no Republ ...

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Cliffhanger: Will New Yorkers See the Oscars?

posted: 12 days 21 hours ago

WASHINGTON (March 4) -- The prospect is worse than an ostrich-feather fashion faux pas: More than 3 million New York City-area Oscar fans sitting in front of a blank television screen Sunday night. T ...

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Who's Affected by Senate Squabbling? A Long List

posted: 15 days ago

WASHINGTON (March 2) -- Washington's political squabbles hit home this week for unemployed workers, some construction workers, doctors who treat senior citizens and Department of Transportation emplo ...

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Who Exactly Counts as Middle Class?

posted: 18 days 10 hours ago

(Feb. 28) -- Vice President Joe Biden knows what he wants to do to help the middle class, and on Friday he laid out a series of proposals to help them. But does he -- or anyone -- know what middle cl ...

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Aloha? Hawaii Moves Closer to Having Sovereign Powers

posted: 19 days 10 hours ago

WASHINGTON (Feb. 25) -- Call it Queen Liliuokalani's revenge. Long-stalled legislation to give Native Hawaiians the right to form a sovereign government passed the House this week and has the support ...

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Who's the Bad Guy in Insurance Premium Hikes?

posted: 26 days ago

(Feb. 19) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently told the story of villainous insurance companies charging double-digit rate increases for health coverage while taking "wil ...

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Don't Be Snowed by the Cost of Closing Government

posted: 28 days 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (Feb.17) -- The estimate for how much it cost to close the federal government during the recent blizzard was about $450 million. But don't believe the hype. The real cost may be much less ...

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Shuttle Brings Space Station a Room With a View

posted: 35 days 22 hours ago

(Feb. 9) – Real estate agents might call it a cozy home for six in need of some updating. There's that toilet on the fritz, a dearth of windows and a need for a little more space to exercise. S ...

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