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Home » News » Politics

Labor nominee blocked in Senate

Jennifer Haberkorn

Filibuster thwarts pro-union lawyer

In a vivid display of President Obama's diminished clout, the Senate's newest Republican and two veteran Democrats Tuesday helped block Mr. Obama's bid to fill ...

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  • Dems seek quick fix on campaign finance

    5 AM Stephen Dinan

    Buoyed by polls showing the public is fed up with money influencing politics, Democrats are beginning to settle on options for curbing the Supreme Court's recent ruling that freed corporations and unions to enter the ... Continue reading »

  • Jobs bill cuts payroll tax on new hires

    5 AM Andrew Taylor and Stephen Ohlemacher ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill Tuesday that's light on new initiatives on boosting hiring and heavy with provisions sought by lobbyists for business groups, doctors and others. Continue reading »

  • Illegal immigration fell sharply in '08

    2 PM Stephen Dinan

    The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. dropped by nearly 1 million from 2007 to 2009 as the Bush administration ramped up enforcement efforts and the economy took a dive, according to figures the ... Continue reading »

  • Stimulus foes see value in seeking cash

    5 AM Jim McElhatton

    Sen. Christopher S. Bond regularly railed against President Obama's economic stimulus plan as irresponsible spending that would drive up the national debt. But behind the scenes, the Missouri Republican quietly sought more than $50 million ... Continue reading »

  • Obama fights obesity with executive power

    10 AM Joseph Weber

    President Obama on Tuesday put his strength behind the fight against childhood obesity, ordering federal agencies to join in a 90-day plan to curb a problem that has reached epidemic proportions. Continue reading »

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