House GOP puts off vote on 'Plan B'
Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly scrapped a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise ...
Ethics panel says Nevada's Berkley violated rules
Rep. Shelley Berkley violated House rules and the government's code of conduct when she used her office to benefit her husband's medical practice, the ...
Top prospect Parker chooses Duke
Jabari Parker still had just about everyone guessing. Then, he pulled out that blue T-shirt with a white "D," and, finally, it became clear.
Medicare premiums could rise for many retirees
They may not agree on much else, but there's a change to Medicare that President Barack Obama and Republicans both support: Expand a little-known law ...
Obama, Boehner clash as cliff edge approaches
Fiscal cliff talks at a partisan standoff, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner swapped barbed political charges on Wednesday yet ...
Government prepares to sell General Motors stock
The U.S. government's short stint in the auto business is coming to an end. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it will sell its remaining ...
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012
Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables ...
Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems
President Barack Obama's offer to limit the growth of Social Security benefits would cost the average retiree less than $50 in the first year. But the ...
Heavy price: Medicare overpaying for back braces
Internet sale price for a standard back brace: $99.99. What Medicare pays for the item: $900-plus. A federal report released Wednesday offers a look ...
Cliff talks hit a lull with Boehner's 'Plan B'
Just two weeks from an economy-threatening deadline, fiscal cliff talks hit a lull Tuesday as House Speaker John Boehner announced that Republicans ...
What's on the table now in 'fiscal cliff' talks
An update on the latest offers on the table in negotiations to avert a year-end avalanche of federal tax increases and spending cuts known as the ...
AP sources: New Obama offer moves toward Boehner
President Barack Obama has agreed to curtail future cost-of-living increases for recipients of Social Security and softened his demand for higher ...
Movement seen in 'fiscal cliff' talks
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met at the White House on Monday in hopes of continuing to make progress on a plan to deal with ...
Nigeria minister: Mom's kidnap about fuel payments
Nigeria's finance minister on Monday blamed her 83-year-old mother's kidnapping on those angered by the government's decision to stop making some ...
AP source: Boehner offers millionaire tax hike
Signaling new movement in "fiscal cliff" talks, House Speaker John Boehner has proposed raising the top rate for earners making more than $1 million, ...
Crop insurance juicy target in 'fiscal cliff' deal
Rural lawmakers worry that $9 billion in annual federal crop insurance subsidies are an easy target for spending cuts in a "fiscal cliff" deal so ...
Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants
For years, Sonia Limas would drag her daughters to the emergency room whenever they fell sick. As an illegal immigrant, she had no health insurance, ...
Night talks: Obama, Boehner meet on 'fiscal cliff'
Face to face with time running short, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner negotiated at the White House on Thursday night ...
Time for states to decide on health care exchanges
Nineteen states have turned down the Obama administration's invitation to run the new health insurance markets that will begin serving millions of ...
Obama administration boosts penalties against Iran
The Obama administration on Thursday stiffened penalties on Iran over its nuclear program by blacklisting 12 companies and individuals for their work ...
Durbin: White House won't increase Medicare age
One of President Barack Obama's Senate allies said Thursday that an increase in the Medicare eligibility age is "no longer one of the items being ...
Ark. Republicans consider unusual health stand
Like their counterparts in other southern states, Arkansas Republicans denounced "Obamacare" during this year's election campaign and called for its ...
No budging as fiscal cliff talks appear stalled
Republicans aren't budging on tax rates, and Democrats are resisting steps like raising the eligibility age for Medicare. Negotiations on averting a ...
Why it's so hard to step back from 'fiscal cliff'
The "fiscal cliff" crisis bundles together some of Washington's toughest decisions — the ones lawmakers have dodged for years — and says settle them ...
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