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What Would Jesus Cut? Deficit Debate Rallies Christians -- and Exposes Divisions
By David Gibson
"What would Jesus do?" That question has for years been a powerful slogan for conservative Christians who want to challenge Americans to conform to Gospel teachings. But now that some are applying the rallying cry to the nation's divisive budget battles, it is also exposing divisions among ...
Poll: Republican Push for Deep Budget Cuts Could Alienate Independents, Swing Voters
By Bruce Drake
Republicans may be in a tenuous political position as they try to navigate between tea party adherents and conservatives who want deep reductions in federal spending, and independents and swing voters who don't share the same zeal, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll conducted Feb. ...
Poll: Voters Like Obama Better Than His Policies
By Bruce Drake
About three-quarters of voters like President Obama personally, but a small majority don't like his policies, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted Feb. 21-28. The numbers break down like this: -- Forty-one percent of those surveyed like Obama and his policies. That includes about ...
Senate Votes, 91-9, to Avoid Government Shutdown -- for Now
By Patricia Murphy
With a midnight deadline looming on Friday, the Senate voted, 91-9, to pass a stopgap funding measure Wednesday to keep the federal government operating through March 18. Because the House approved the same bill Tuesday, it immediately went to President Obama for his signature. The legislation, ...
GAO: Eliminating Overlap in Federal Programs Would Save Billions of Dollars
By Tom DiemerTwenty federal offices devoted to the problem of homelessness? Forty-four for job training programs? Fifty-six programs dealing with financial literacy? And more than 100 addressing surface transportation issues? Yes, all true. The Government Accountability Office said this week the federal ...
House Passes Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown, 335 to 91
By Patricia Murphy
With funding for the federal government scheduled to expire Friday at midnight, the House of Representatives voted 335 to 91 Tuesday to keep the government operating through March 18. More than 100 Democrats joined 231 Republicans to pass the measure, while six Republicans joined 85 Democrats in ...
Overnight Protesters in Wisconsin Statehouse Can Stay, Police Say
By Christopher Weber
Protesters who hunker down at night with pillows in Wisconsin's capitol will not be forced out, as long as the demonstration remains peaceful, state authorities said early Monday. The announcement reversed a decision by the state agency that oversees the capitol police, which had said Sunday that ...
Obama: Government Shutdown Must Be Avoided for 'Sake of Our People'
By Tom DiemerPresident Obama he expects Republicans and Democrats in Congress to find "common ground" on a short-term budget to avoid a government shutdown next Friday when the current stopgap spending plans expires. "For the sake of our people and our economy, we cannot allow gridlock to prevail," he said in ...
Moderates Are Not Independents, and Other Clues to Moves by Obama, GOP
By Jill Lawrence
If you want to understand why President Barack Obama and opposition Republicans are acting the way they are, a new study provides some clues. Bottom line: Democrats need huge numbers of moderates to win national elections, while Republicans can rely a lot more on their conservative ...
Most Americans Want a Budget Compromise, but Favor GOP on Deeper Cuts
By Bruce Drake
A clear majority of Americans -- including a plurality of Republicans -- want both parties to compromise on the federal budget in order to avoid a government shutdown, but nearly half say that the proposals put forward by President Obama and congressional Democrats don't go far enough in cutting ...
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