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DAVID LAWDER

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Boehner Makes U-Turn After Christie Tongue-Lashing

Posted: 1/2/2013 5:42:00 PM

House Speaker John Boehner made a U-turn on Wednesday to clear the way for approval of $60 billion in Superstorm Sandy relief by mid-January after drawing withering fire from fellow Republicans, i…

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Obama Suggests Short-Term Deal to Avert Cliff

Posted: 12/21/2012 8:54:00 PM

The White House on Friday tried to rescue stalled talks on a fiscal crisis after a Republican plan imploded in Congress, but there was little headway as lawmakers and President Barack Obama abando…

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Fiscal Cliff: Defense Cuts Threaten a Brain Drain

Posted: 8/19/2012 12:30:00 AM

The uncertainty over automatic cuts in U.S. defense spending to be triggered in January because of congressional inaction has spread to the engineers and project managers in South Florida's aerosp…

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Congress Cuts a Deal to Avert a Government Shutdown

Posted: 7/31/2012 5:00:00 PM

Democrats and Republicans in Congress reached a deal on Tuesday to fund federal government activities through next March and eliminate any threat of agency shutdowns that could upset voters ahead …

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Why America Is One Big Pothole

Posted: 4/25/2012 11:53:00 AM

Nearly every day, rush-hour traffic backs up for miles on both ends of the overburdened Brent Spence Bridge, which spans the Ohio River and links Cincinnati with its suburbs in Kentucky. The bridg…

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TODAY’S BELTWAY BLAST

We've hit the debt ceiling again, and the U.S. is on life support. Are we headed for another blowout?