Texas-Strong Rick Perry — Can He Win the Center?
Posted: 8/14/2011 11:23:00 AM
Even in a state known for producing colorful political personalities, Texas Gov. Rick Perry stands out. In a Houston stadium half-filled with Christian conservatives, he leads a prayer service cal…
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How the Super Committee is Likely to Vote
Posted: 8/11/2011 4:03:00 PM
Here is where members of the new joint House-Senate deficit reduction committee stand on key spending and tax issues:
SEN. PATTY MURRAY, D-WASH.
Defense
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The Government’s Most Random Items for Sale
Posted: 8/5/2011 2:26:00 PM
While Democrats and Republicans bickered over raising the debt ceiling and reducing the deficit, the federal government was still making money. It may seem more like a…
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Airlines Pocket Uncollected Taxes from FAA Squabble
Posted: 8/4/2011 5:42:00 PM
Many airlines refused to lower their air fares to give travelers the benefit of a federal tax holiday that was precipitated by the shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. So far, the layo…
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Congress Knows the Drill: Pass an Energy Bill
Posted: 8/2/2011 5:36:00 PM
Not long after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, Congress began pointing fingers at anyone it thought it could blame. How would Congress respond to th…
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