Thomas Ferraro
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Senate Republicans block Obama bid to hike minimum wageApril 30, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama blasted Senate Republicans on Wednesday just hours after they blocked one of his top legislative priorities, a bid to increase the federal minimum wage...
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Election-Year Shift from Reid on Keystone Pipeline VoteApril 30, 2014
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in an abrupt election-year shift in strategy, opened the possibility on Tuesday of allowing a vote on congressional approval of the long-delayed Keystone XL oil...
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Senate votes to extend jobless benefits, faces divided HouseApril 7, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. Senate passed a bill on Monday to restore expired jobless benefits for 2.4 million Americans who have been out of work for at least six months....
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Democrats seek ways to limit Obamacare fallout after Florida defeatMarch 16, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his Democrats face the challenge of limiting fallout from Obamacare and drumming up voter enthusiasm in the November congressional elections,...
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Deal reached in Senate to renew jobless benefitsMarch 13, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan deal to renew long-term jobless benefits for more than 2 million Americans was reached on Thursday by a group of 10 U.S. senators, five Democrats and five...
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Romney: If Hillary Runs, She Won’t Need Bill February 17, 2014
Failed 2012 U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said on Sunday he expects Hillary Clinton to win or lose the White House on her record, not that of her husband, former Democratic...
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Republicans respond and respond to Obama State of UnionJanuary 28, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress responded in competing voices on Tuesday to President Barack Obama's annual State of the Union address as various wings of the party vied to...
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Obama-backed jobless bill clears Republican roadblockJanuary 7, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House-backed bill to extend jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans narrowly cleared a Republican procedural roadblock in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, the first...
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Yellen approved to head Fed; only Republicans vote 'no'January 6, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, a key force behind the Federal Reserve's unprecedented and controversial efforts to boost the U.S. economy, was confirmed by the Senate on Monday to lead the...
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Congress to begin 2014 with jobless benefits battleJanuary 5, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress begins what promises to be another highly combative year on Monday with a showdown over a White House-backed bid to renew unemployment benefits for 1.3...
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Yellen takes big step toward taking reins at FedDecember 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, an unwavering advocate of the Federal Reserve's aggressive steps to boost the U.S. economy, on Friday took a big step toward becoming the first woman to chair...
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Yellen takes big step toward taking reins at U.S. FedDecember 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, an unwavering advocate of the Federal Reserve's aggressive steps to boost the U.S. economy, on Friday took a big step toward becoming the first woman to chair...