Ike Skelton

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Openings Give Obama Chance to Shape Military

By Andrea Stone

WASHINGTON (Nov. 8) -- Here's one place with plenty of job openings: the "E" Ring of the Pentagon. In the next several months, the secretary of defense and four of the six uniformed members of the ...

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Democratic Big Dogs, Blue Dogs, Young Pups Swept Away

By Andrea Stone

Change has turned to carnage for Democrats on Capitol Hill. Freshmen. Veterans. East. West. North. South. Conservative. Liberal. If it was blue, it bled. Voters who didn't believe in the change ...

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What Congress Bought Itself With Your $1 Billion

By Ernie Smith

(July 21) -- Congress requires a lot of stuff to keep itself running. Like coffee. And plane tickets. And student loan payments. That's the point underscored (and underscored again) by figures ...

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Should Army Surrender Arlington Cemetery to VA?

By Andrea Stone

WASHINGTON (June 30) -- The secretary of the Army vowed today to clean up the management mess at Arlington National Cemetery, but a spokesman for the nation's largest organization of combat veterans ...

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WH Says Funding Cut Could Prolong Iraq War

By Mark Impomeni

In a new line of argument, the White House cautioned Congress that any funding cuts in aid for Iraq could wind up lengthening the war effort there. This is the first time that the White House has used ...

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May 19, 2012

Congressional race is on for incumbent Hartzler, challengers

Source: Fort Scott Tribune - Fort Scott KS

The national spotlight is trained on Missouri's 4th Congressional District with incumbent Republican Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler facing a well-funded challenger in Democratic Cass County Prosecutor Teresa Hensley.

Apr 09, 2012

HUFFPOST HILL - Trayvon Martin: Congress Does Non-Binding Nothing

Source: The Huffington Post

David Axelrod made a semi-stale joke on Twitter, so don't be surprised if President Obama's top campaign guru starts tweeting Double Rainbow jokes soon.

Apr 09, 2012

Why Is There A Resurgence of Congressional Birtherism?

Source: TheAtlantic.com

In the last month, two representatives have questioned Obama's birth certificate.