November 7, 2013 Comments Off on Md. GOP sponsored robocall about Frederick Co. Dem
FREDERICK — The Maryland Republican Party says it sponsored a robocall targeting a Democratic candidate for the Frederick County Board of Aldermen. The Frederick News-Post reports that the calls programmed to reach 10,000 home the night before Tuesday’s election urged ...
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Read More »November 5, 2013 Comments Off on Gay rights bill advances in Senate with little word from GOP
WASHINGTON — Invoking the Declaration of Independence, proponents of a bill that would outlaw discrimination against gays in the workplace argued on Tuesday that the measure is rooted in fundamental fairness for all Americans. Republican opponents of the measure were ...
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Read More »October 30, 2013 Comments Off on GOP newcomer replaces Getty on Senate judicial panel
The Democratic-controlled Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee will see a changing of the Republican guard when it returns to Annapolis in January.
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Read More »September 30, 2013 Comments Off on GOP unity frays as midnight shutdown approaches
WASHINGTON — Republican unity showed unmistakable signs of fraying Monday as Democrats and the White House vowed to reject tea party-driven demands to delay the nation’s health care overhaul as the price for averting a partial government shutdown at midnight. ...
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Read More »September 16, 2013 Comments Off on Obama warns GOP against creating ‘economic chaos’
WASHINGTON — In a blistering warning to congressional Republicans, President Barack Obama said Monday it would be the “height of irresponsibility” for lawmakers to cause a new economic crisis just five years after the near-collapse of the nation’s financial system. ...
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Read More »August 26, 2013 1 Comment
A few government and politics headlines for Monday.
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Read More »August 5, 2013 Comments Off on Immigration bill critics focus on health law delay
WASHINGTON — For many House conservatives, President Barack Obama’s decision to delay a central provision of his health care law has emerged as a major arguing point — not against that law but in opposition to immigration legislation In the ...
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Read More »August 1, 2013 Comments Off on Transportation funding bill faces GOP opposition
WASHINGTON — A measure awarding generous funding to road and bridge projects, community development grants and housing help for the poor is running into stiff Republican opposition in the Senate. The bill appeared likely to fall prey Thursday to a ...
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Read More »August 1, 2013 Comments Off on GOP prepares bill to cut food stamps by 5 percent
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are preparing legislation that would cut food stamps by as much as $4 billion annually in an effort to downsize a program that many conservatives say has become too bloated in recent years. The head of ...
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Read More »July 24, 2013 Comments Off on GOP signals it will oppose nominees to D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON — Just a week after the Senate hashed out a compromise for approving seven of President Barack Obama’s nominees to run government departments, agencies and boards, Republicans on Wednesday signaled their opposition to Obama’s plan for filling vacancies on ...
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