Tom Harkin

Tom Harkin

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  APNewsBreak: Harkin won't seek 6th Senate term

  U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said Saturday he will not seek a sixth term in 2014, a decision that eases some of the burden the national Republican Party faces ... 

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  Court says Obama appointments violate constitution

  President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, ... 

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  Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote

  Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary ... 

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  In polarized nation, Iowa finds itself oddly split

  Republicans and Democrats in state capitals across the country are talking ambitiously about what they'll do next year with the unchecked power they ... 

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  Mikulski becoming 1st woman to head Appropriations

  Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski is set to become the first woman to chair the prestigious Senate Appropriations Committee, a position left open this ... 

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  APNewsBreak: $1 coin backers give to Harkin center

  A South Korean businessman and his Iowa metals company gave $500,000 to a university institute honoring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, who is pushing for a ... 

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  Democrats want jobless benefits in 'cliff' deal

  Hovering in the background of the "fiscal cliff" debate is the prospect of 2 million people losing their unemployment benefits four days after ... 

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  Republican opposition downs UN disability treaty

  Led by Republican opposition, the Senate on Tuesday rejected a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark ... 

• New inflation gauge would cut benefits, hike taxes

  Tweaking the way the government measures inflation sounds like an obscure method to help reduce budget deficits, but over time it would lead to ... 

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  It's not just taxes: Benefit cuts divide Democrats

  It's not just about taxes. There's another big obstacle to overcome as Congress and President Barack Obama work to skirt the fiscal cliff: deep ... 

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  A big disconnect as 'fiscal cliff' clock ticks

  Republicans' newfound willingness to consider tax increases to avert the "fiscal cliff" comes with a significant caveat: larger cuts than Democrats ...