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The Caucus: Republican Senator Blasts Nominee for Attorney General

21 hours ago

New York Times: On the Senate floor, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee launched into a critique of President-elect Obama's nominee for Attorney General. . (Read More)

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Take Two Bailouts and Call Me in the Morning

1 day ago

washingtonpost.com - In The Loop: Senate staffers working on confirmations are looking hard into the backgrounds of President-elect Barack Obama 's nominees, poring over their past writings and speeches searching for controversial statements and positions. . (Read More)

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Obama Pitches Stimulus Plan

1 day ago

washingtonpost.com - In Congress: President-elect Barack Obama arrived on Capitol Hill yesterday and immediately set to work reassuring skeptical Republicans about his massive economic stimulus package -- part of a campaign that earned him praise for seeking their input but questions from those averse to hundreds of billions of d... . (Read More)

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Top Democrats Favor Deliberate Approach to Stimulus Bill

2 days ago

washingtonpost.com - In Congress: Lowering expectations for quick passage of an economic stimulus bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid rejected setting "some false deadline" for delivering legislation to President-elect Barack Obama in favor of a more deliberate approach that allows Congress to get the package right "the fi... . (Read More)

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The New Congress Is Missing a Few Gray Eminences

3 days ago

washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns: When the new Congress begins this week, a great many familiar faces will be missing. While the most notable absentees will be the new president- and vice president-elect, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, something tells me that we will see plenty of them in coming months. (Read More)

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Tone May Be Key to Obama's Agenda

3 days ago

washingtonpost.com - In Congress: Rarely have lawmakers confronted an agenda as ambitious as the one Congress will face upon convening this week, with an incoming president pushing to stabilize an economy on the brink of long-term recession, to create universal health coverage and to overhaul federal energy policies. . (Read More)

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Missing A Few Sages

4 days ago

washingtonpost.com - Sunday Outlook: When the new Congress begins this week, a great many familiar faces will be missing. While the most notable absentees will be the new president- and vice president-elect, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, something tells me that we will see plenty of them in coming months. . (Read More)

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Ill. Gov. Blagojevich Makes Senate Pick Over Democrats' Objections

7 days ago

Washington Post: Brushing aside the objections of Democratic leaders, embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich selected former state attorney general Roland W. Burris yesterday to take the Senate seat previously held by President-elect Barack Obama, setting up a potential constitutional showdown. . (Read More)

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