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2 hrs ago | SFGate

GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes

President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee event at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Atlanta.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Atlanta, GA, Morehouse College, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boehner

7 hrs ago | Hudson Hub-Times

GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes | 39 minutes

The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Jack Kingston, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boehner, Tax

Sat May 18, 2013

US News & World Report

Do the Obama Scandals Rise to the Level of Watergate?

Forty years ago today, the Watergate hearings got underway in Congress. As the Washington Post's Jules Witcover reported at the time, "there was little in this first day of the Watergate hearings to please the sadistic, except perhaps the sight of hundreds sitting stolidly through yawn-inspiring recountings or oft-told tales of how the whole ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives, James Inhofe, US Senate

Fri May 17, 2013

World Magazine

David and Goliath

Four chairs and a couch surround a glass-top coffee table in Rep. James Lankford's Capitol Hill office.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative James Lankford, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Mary Fallin, Oklahoma

Wed May 15, 2013

RecordNET

Health reforms penalize some Indians

When Liz DeRouen needs any kind of health care services, from diabetes counseling to a dental cleaning, she checks into a government-funded clinic in Northern California's wine country that covers all her medical needs.

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Related Topix: Indio, CA, Health Insurance, Health, Tax, us Travel, Travel, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Health Care Law Changes Could Affect Oklahoma Tribes

Some Native Americans could be forced to pay a fine or buy their own health insurance under changes enacted in the federal health care overhaul.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oklahoma, Health Insurance, Health

Tue May 14, 2013

The Japan Times

U.S. defense cuts: An ax is needed, not a scalpel

Over the last decade America's Republican Party put militarism before limited government.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Terrorism, Opinion

NewsOK.com

Defense Department announces 11 days of furloughs, beginning in July

An estimated 24,000 Oklahoma civilian workers will lose two days of work per period through the end of the fiscal year, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Military, US Air Force, Tinker Air Force Base, Fort Sill, US Army, Fort Sill, OK

Protein Wisdom

As Boehner bravely resists bullying by the VRWC, members of his caucus act out

House Republican members are defying Speaker John Boehner and five committee chairmen by endorsing a measure that would set up a special panel to investigate the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Frank Wolf, John Boehner, 2012 Presidential Election, Conservative Political News

Mon May 13, 2013

NewsOK.com

Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Tom Cole seeks special committee to investigate Benghazi killings

Rep. Tom Cole is among four Oklahoma lawmakers sponsoring legislation for a single panel to focus on the Benghazi, Libya, attack, while Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative James Lankford, Frank Lucas, Representative Jim Bridenstine, Representative Markwayne Mullin

Politico

Obama back on Obamacare offense - Sebelius ramps up pitch to...

OBAMA BACK ON OBAMACARE OFFENSE The president is championing his namesake law again, vigorously defending it at a White House event for women on Friday and urging Americans not to be "bamboozled" by what he described as misinformation from opponents.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Republican, Betty McCollum, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jim McDermott

The Hill

A rosier economic outlook now colors political picture for Obama

Recent glimmers of hope that the economy is gaining strength are both helping and hindering the prospects for President Obama's second-term agenda.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Bob Casey, Chris Van Hollen, Democrat, Pete Sessions

Sun May 12, 2013

Bloomberg

Rising Revenue Undercuts Parties' Tax-Spending Arguments

During the recurring fiscal crises of the past few years, Republicans have pressed for deep budget cuts, including fundamental changes to programs such as Medicare and Social Security.

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Related Topix: US News, Healthcare Law, Law, Social Security, Personal Finance, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, George Bush, Barack Obama

Thu May 09, 2013

NewsOK.com

Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole tells Air Force leaders to take action in sexual assaults

Oklahoma Republican, whose district includes Tinker Air Force Base, says heads should roll after series of incidents and a recent report showing increase in sexual assaults in the military.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Tinker Air Force Base, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed May 08, 2013

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Okla. rep introduces homeschool tax deduction bill

Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole has introduced legislation to allow homeschool families a tax deduction already available to elementary and secondary school teachers for certain expenses.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens

Mon May 06, 2013

The Huffington Post

GOP Website Hacked To Show Viagra Ads

The National Republican Congressional Committee's website was hacked Sunday , with the domain "nrcc.org" showing links to erectile dysfunction drugs.

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Related Topix: US News, Representative Tim Scott, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Representative Allen West, Michelle Obama

Tue Apr 30, 2013

Examiner.com

Sussex ascendant at Delaware Republican convention

Delaware Republicans held their annual state convention in Wilmington on Saturday, and it's clear that Sussex County wields heavy influence statewide.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Daily Kos

Boehnerland on GOP debt limit plan: 'No decisions anytime soon'

Boehner's spokesman, Michael Steel, said the Ohio Republican is "talking with members, and the American people, about the best way to increase the debt limit consistent with the Boehner rule," which he said demands spending cuts equal to or greater than the amount of a debt-limit increase.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sun Apr 28, 2013

KFOXTV

The sequester isn't going away

After Democrats held the edge on the fiscal cliff deal back in January, many on Capitol Hill seemed to expect that Republicans would quickly fold when budget cuts from the sequester started hitting home and hitting the headlines.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics

The News Journal

GOP vows to fight 'one-party' rule

The Delaware Republican Party's leaders and workhorses - the kind of citizens who sacrifice a gorgeous spring day in a windowless hotel ballroom to discuss politics - added a new name to the party's inner circle Saturday.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Delaware, Lewes, DE, Wilmington, DE, Georgetown (Washington, DC)