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Senators protest sequester cuts, shutdown threat looms

2013-03-18 11:50:00

WASHINGTON — It was bound to happen: As the sequester budget cuts are felt around the country, lawmakers are having second thoughts — and trying to tinker with them in a way that could lead to a full-scale government shutdown. Senators...

Sen. Roy Blunt placing a hold on Obama's EPA nominee

2013-03-18 15:48:00

WASHINGTON -- Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt said on Monday that he is placing a hold on Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, which could delay a full Senate vote on the nominee. Blunt said the hold...

For David O. Russell, an entry in his own 'Silver Linings Playbook'

2013-02-08 18:49:00

The last time David O. Russell went to the White House, to screen “Three Kings” for Bill Clinton in 1999, he brought his 5-year-old son Matthew. Russell didn’t fully know it then, but a world� of struggle loomed for the boy, who grappled...

Weekend TV Talk: David Plouffe; Condoleezza Rice; Rick Santorum

2013-01-18 13:41:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 20 - 16, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- � SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show The president's second term: Joe Klein, Time;...

USNS Cesar Chavez? Navy asked to explain policy for naming ships

2011-12-05 16:37:34

Bill deals with sailors killed in 1804, Jewish WWI heroes, ship names

2011-12-15 21:37:30

SOPA and PIPA: What's still at stake for music?

2012-01-18 16:36:12

How Obama will run against Washington again in 2010 -- or try anyway

2010-03-11 04:34:58

Christians on football film: Give us a G!

2006-06-21 00:00:00

A low-budget, inspirational football movie made by Baptist pastors in Georgia has triggered a flood of attacks by Christian groups that accuse Hollywood's main trade association of penalizing the film by giving it a PG rating. In the last week alone, the...

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2008-09-28 16:13:29

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Deal on background checks is close, Senate roll call expected Thursday

2013-04-10 05:39:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence. Meanwhile, the Senate is ready for an opening...

Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown

2013-03-22 11:22:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's...

Sen. Roy Blunt and other members of the Republican leadership speak with reporters after the weekly Republican policy luncheon Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

2011-12-14 09:27:11

Rep. Roy Blunt won election to the U.S. Senate in November. Blunt and his Democrat opponent Robin Carnahan ran aggressive campaigns that filled the airwaves for weeks.

2010-11-01 22:00:00

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel , left, speaks to Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) after President Obama was heckled by a GOP congressman.

2009-09-09 00:00:00