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    Amid budget cutbacks, U.S. shipping sector seeks more federal funds

    Reuters By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Congress imposes deep spending cuts on everything from national defense to child care, shipping industry executives are urging lawmakers to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more on a river network that accounts for a declining share of the nation's domestic freight. During a lobbying blitz in the past month, roughly 130 tugboat and barge oper…

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      RNC splits on deals as Congress weighs compromises AP - Fri, Apr 12, 2013

      LOS ANGELES (AP) — With bipartisan deals emerging on President Barack Obama's top priorities, the GOP's most devout activists are deeply divided over potential compromises in Congress — only the latest … More »RNC splits on deals as Congress weighs compromises

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      LOS ANGELES (AP) — With bipartisan deals emerging on President Barack Obama's top priorities, the GOP's most devout activists are deeply divided over potential compromises in Congress — only the latest fissure for a party struggling to regain its footing.

    • Like GOP outreach plan, delegate rules divide GOP AP - Wed, Apr 10, 2013

      LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frustration over Republican presidential nominating rules could threaten whether a plan to revive the GOP takes hold among the party's most conservative activists. More »Like GOP outreach plan, delegate rules divide GOP

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    • Activists give mixed reviews to GOP outreach plan AP - Wed, Apr 10, 2013

      LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican leaders gave mixed reviews to their party's new plan aimed at turning around the GOP's losing slide nationally, as the party's state leaders gathered for the GOP's first big … More »Activists give mixed reviews to GOP outreach plan

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    • Wednesday in politics: ‘Sequester’ meets ‘snowquester,’ and more The Ticket - Wed, Mar 6, 2013

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    • Weekend in politics: Obama, congressional leaders meet, and more The Ticket - Fri, Mar 1, 2013

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      Supreme Court Justice Kennedy leaves at conclusion of annual Red Mass held at Cathedral of St. Matthew Apostle in Washington D.C.

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barely a minute into a U.S. Supreme Court hearing, liberal justices began a strategic barrage of questions that came down to this: Why should a time-honoured plank of the 1965 Voting Rights Act be invalidated in a case from Alabama with its history of racial discrimination? What followed constituted …

    • U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Rev. Al Sharpton attend a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
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      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled strong doubts about the ongoing validity of a key part of the Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965 to end a century of attempts … More »Conservatives on high court cast doubt on voting law

      U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Rev. Al Sharpton attend a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled strong doubts about the ongoing validity of a key part of the Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965 to end a century of attempts by formerly slaveholding Southern states to block blacks from voting. During a tense and sometimes fractious oral argument, …

    • Former U.S. Senator Hagel testifies during Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be Defense Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington
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      Former U.S. Senator Hagel testifies during Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be Defense Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington

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      Supreme Court to weigh ongoing validity of voting rights law Reuters - Tue, Feb 26, 2013

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      Voter gives thumb's up after voting in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act …

    • UPDATE 3-U.S. Supreme Court to revisit campaign finance limits Reuters Middle East - Tue, Feb 19, 2013

      * Case brought by Alabama businessman * Republican National Committee involved in challenge (Adds comments by petitioner and details on his case) WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Three years after easinglimits … More »UPDATE 3-U.S. Supreme Court to revisit campaign finance limits

      * Case brought by Alabama businessman * Republican National Committee involved in challenge (Adds comments by petitioner and details on his case) WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Three years after easinglimits on corporate political donations in the Citizens Uniteddecision, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to considerwhether …

    • UPDATE 1-House Republicans challenge Obama immigration plan's citizenship … Reuters Middle East - Tue, Feb 5, 2013

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    • FactChecking GOP Response to Obama Gun Plan FactCheck.org - Thu, Jan 24, 2013

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    • Members of Vermont's electoral college take their oath of office on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 in Montpelier, Vt. The three Vermonters have cast the state's votes in the Electoral College that will formally elect President Barack Obama to a second term. Vermont was the first state whose electoral votes were placed in the column of President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. From left, Sherry Merrick of Post Mills, William Sander of Jeffersonville and State Rep. Kevin Christie of Hartford. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
      Electoral College vote affirms Obama re-election AP - Mon, Dec 17, 2012

      Tradition trumped suspense Monday as members of the Electoral College cast the official, final votes in the 2012 presidential election, a constitutional formality on President Barack Obama's march to … More »Electoral College vote affirms Obama re-election

      Members of Vermont's electoral college take their oath of office on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 in Montpelier, Vt. The three Vermonters have cast the state's votes in the Electoral College that will formally elect President Barack Obama to a second term. Vermont was the first state whose electoral votes were placed in the column of President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. From left, Sherry Merrick of Post Mills, William Sander of Jeffersonville and State Rep. Kevin Christie of Hartford. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

      Tradition trumped suspense Monday as members of the Electoral College cast the official, final votes in the 2012 presidential election, a constitutional formality on President Barack Obama's march to a second term.

    • Members of Vermont's electoral college take their oath of office on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 in Montpelier, Vt. The three Vermonters have cast the state's votes in the Electoral College that will formally elect President Barack Obama to a second term. Vermont was the first state whose electoral votes were placed in the column of President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. From left, Sherry Merrick of Post Mills, William Sander of Jeffersonville and State Rep. Kevin Christie of Hartford. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
      Electoral College set to affirm Obama re-election AP - Mon, Dec 17, 2012

      Tradition trumped suspense Monday as members of the Electoral College cast the official, final votes in the 2012 presidential election, a constitutional formality on President Barack Obama's march to … More »Electoral College set to affirm Obama re-election

      Members of Vermont's electoral college take their oath of office on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 in Montpelier, Vt. The three Vermonters have cast the state's votes in the Electoral College that will formally elect President Barack Obama to a second term. Vermont was the first state whose electoral votes were placed in the column of President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. From left, Sherry Merrick of Post Mills, William Sander of Jeffersonville and State Rep. Kevin Christie of Hartford. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

      Tradition trumped suspense Monday as members of the Electoral College cast the official, final votes in the 2012 presidential election, a constitutional formality on President Barack Obama's march to a second term.

    • White House, Boehner quietly swap ‘fiscal cliff’ offers The Ticket - Tue, Dec 11, 2012

      President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner spoke Tuesday after privately exchanging a new round of rival proposals for keeping the economy from tumbling off the "fiscal cliff" on … More »White House, Boehner quietly swap ‘fiscal cliff’ offers

      President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner spoke Tuesday after privately exchanging a new round of rival proposals for keeping the economy from tumbling off the "fiscal cliff" on Jan. 1, aides to both men told Yahoo News. The fresh discussion signaled a welcome bit of movement in negotiations that …

    • FILE -- In this Feb. 11, 2012 fie photo, anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. For decades, Norquist vowed to drive Republicans out of office if they didn’t pledge to oppose tax increases. Many signed on, but now, several senior Republican lawmakers are breaking ranks, willing to consider raising more money through taxes as part of a deal with Democrats and the White House to avoid a catastrophic budget meltdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
      Some GOP lawmakers now flout anti-tax man Norquist AP - Tue, Nov 27, 2012

      For decades, conservative lobbyist Grover Norquist vowed to drive Republicans out of office if they didn't pledge to oppose tax increases. Many lawmakers signed on. More »Some GOP lawmakers now flout anti-tax man Norquist

      FILE -- In this Feb. 11, 2012 fie photo, anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. For decades, Norquist vowed to drive Republicans out of office if they didn’t pledge to oppose tax increases. Many signed on, but now, several senior Republican lawmakers are breaking ranks, willing to consider raising more money through taxes as part of a deal with Democrats and the White House to avoid a catastrophic budget meltdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

      For decades, conservative lobbyist Grover Norquist vowed to drive Republicans out of office if they didn't pledge to oppose tax increases. Many lawmakers signed on.

    • NEWSMAKER-Jesse Jackson Jr., promising political scion, resigns Reuters Middle East - Wed, Nov 21, 2012

      * Son of civil rights leader elected to Congress in 1995 * Political prospects seemed promising for many years * Blagojevich corruption scandal tarnished reputation CHICAGO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Jesse Jackson … More »NEWSMAKER-Jesse Jackson Jr., promising political scion, resigns

      * Son of civil rights leader elected to Congress in 1995 * Political prospects seemed promising for many years * Blagojevich corruption scandal tarnished reputation CHICAGO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Jesse Jackson Jr. is thenamesake son of one of the most prominent black men in theUnited States, a progressive-minded activist whose …

    • RPT-FACTBOX-Thought presidential campaign was over? Now it's time for  … Reuters - Sun, Nov 11, 2012

      (Repeats with no change in text) WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The dust has barely settledfrom the 2012 presidential campaign, and already there is talkabout who might run for president in four years, … More »RPT-FACTBOX-Thought presidential campaign was over? Now it's time for  …

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