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By Annie GroerOnce again, you won't see this costumed spoof on C-SPAN or YouTube, unless someone among the record 633 invited guests at Saturday night's 126th annual Gridiron Dinner surreptitiously captures the singing, dancing and wise-cracking and posts it online. Of course there's always a chance an adroit ...
Obama Calls for Passage of Workplace Fairness Act for Women
By Politics Daily StaffPresident Obama, who has two young daughters, pressed Saturday for passage of a bill meant to make it easier for women to have their day in court when they feel employers are underpaying them simply because of their gender. Obama, in his weekly address, said he was disappointed when the Senate fell ...
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Recovering by 'Leaps and Bounds,' Doctors Say
By Christopher Weber
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords continues to make a robust recovery, though she has no memory of being shot, her physicians said Friday. At a news conference at TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital in Houston, doctors said the Arizona Democrat is speaking in full sentences and her short-term ...
Congressional Approval Drops Below 20 Percent, Poll Finds
By Christopher Weber
Americans' approval of the job Congress is doing is on the decline again, hitting 18 percent this month after inching above the 20 percent mark in February, according to a new poll out Friday. The Gallup survey found that Congress' approval rating is "essentially back to where it was just after ...
Emotions Run High at Rep. Peter King's Hearings on Radical Muslims in the U.S.
By Patricia Murphy
After a firestorm of controversy, Rep. Peter King pressed ahead with his hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee Thursday examining the threat of radical Islam within the United States. He defended his decision to investigate the role of the Muslim community in homegrown terrorism even ...
Democrats, Republicans Disagree on Peter King's Muslim Hearings, Poll Finds
By Christopher WeberOpinions fall largely along party lines regarding Rep. Peter King's hearings examining the threat of radical Islam in America, with Republicans much more likely to say they are appropriate, according to a new poll. The USA Today/Gallup survey found that 52 percent of all Americans said they support ...
Survey Rebuts Rep. Peter King's Claims on Radicals and Mosques
By David GibsonAs Rep. Peter King opened his controversial hearing into "radicalization in the American Muslim community" on Thursday morning, researchers were noting that King's claims about mosques in the United States being controlled by "radical imams" who are producing extremists are apparently untrue. King, ...
Rep. Peter King's Hearing on American Muslims: How Radical? How Dangerous?
By Patricia Murphy
Rep. Peter King's controversial hearing today examining the threat of radical Islam will feature two men whose family members became caught up in violent extremism, with tragic consequences. A glimpse of the hearing emerged Wednesday as critics implored the New York Republican to scrap the session ...
White House Longs for 'Golden Era' of Balanced Budgets
By Politics Daily Staff
Ah, those were the good old days. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, peppered with spending questions, couldn't hide a little nostalgia Wednesday for a simpler, more prosperous time a little more than a decade back -- a time of balanced budgets. "There was a golden era in an ...
Rival Budget Bills Fail in Senate, Shutdown Countdown Begins
By Patricia Murphy
The Senate voted Thursday to defeat two rival plans to cut federal spending through the end of the year, reflecting deep divisions over the best course to tame the country's spiraling debt. The impasse means that lawmakers will continue negotiations ahead of a March 18 deadline. That's when the ...
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