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The House GOP's new debt-ceiling plan
Republicans are backing off their threat to use the February 15 deadline as leverage for spending cuts.
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Obama signs documents delivering Cabinet nominations to the Senate after taking oath
(Win McNamee / Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — Minutes after his inauguration speech Monday, President Barack Obama signed documents officially submitting top administration nominations to the Senate.
A cool diagram of the 113th Congress
Who gets elected to Congress? Lawyers mostly. And the occasional microbiologist.
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