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President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and promised to unveil a decision soon on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

Nothing highlights the growing importance of Central Asia in Washington more than the formation of a congressional caucus.

It is indeed appropriate that we finished writing the House version of health care reform around Halloween.

House Republican leaders are increasing pressure on the White House to fulfill the troop request by Gen.

Republican Ranking Members yesterday demanded answers to questions posed over the past 10 months about the Administration's ill-advised decision to close Guantanamo Bay, according to a congressional report submitted to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police .

Five senior House Republicans are slamming the Obama administration for its decision to try five 9-11 conspirators in civilian court.

If President Barack Obama is urging lawmakers to hold off on congressional hearings into the Nov.

The Democratic National Committee is targeting 32 House Republicans, including Washington State's Dave Reichert, in a new radio ad campaign that criticizes them for voting against health care reform legislation earlier this month.

I'm hoping, for your sake, that you didn't spend a recent Saturday night as I did: watching the House debate health care reform on C-SPAN the weekend before last.

On Saturday, President Obama urged Congress to hold off on any probe into the Ft.

President Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their probes into the shootings at the Texas Army post, which left 13 people dead.

Republicans Friday condemned the Obama administration's decision to prosecute five September 11 suspects in a U.S. court in New York rather than at the Guantanamo Bay military base as "irresponsible." House of Representatives Republican leader John Boehner said the move "puts the interests of liberal special interest groups before the safety and ...

IS TELLING " UNTRUTHS " A GOP JOB REQUIREMENT? Gary Ater C-SPAN showed exactly why the Republican party just continues to shrink.

You have to wonder: Are the Republican arguments against the bill so weak that they have to resort to these misrepresentations and distortions? What arguments have Republicans advanced that WASN'T shot full of holes and lies? Seriously.

Rep. Louise Slaughter , chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules, which threw out more than 200 amendments proposed for HR 3962, including 11 that required Congress and other government officials to sign on to the same government-run health plan they want for the American people.

As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment and called another to thank him for his friendship - common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier.

A pair of military briefings to members of Congress about the Fort Hood rampage resulted in confusion and conflicting information late Friday on the number of wounded.

House Republicans have a new foreign policy adviser with a controversial pedigree: Oliver North.

This Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Crowbar Cafe in Shoshone, Calif., the Amargosa Conservancy is hosting a long-awaited party for the many people who contributed to the designation of the Amargosa River as a wild and scenic river.

The U.S. must contend with interference from violent extremists, the uncertainty of Iraq's national elections in January and ongoing tensions between the Arabs and Kurds as it withdraws from Iraq.