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House Speaker John Boehner

House Republican Leaders (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

GOP Leadership Protects Their Budget While Cutting Ours

Republican leadership talks about budget cuts. They talk about families hurting and making tough decisions. But when they come to Washington they protect their own budgets.

2012/06/13

Archbishop Timothy Dolan (file / credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Cardinal-Designate Dolan: President Obama Needs To Stop ‘Intruding Into Internal Life Of A Church’

Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan came to the South Bronx to bless a library, but he had no blessings — just harsh words — for President Barack Obama, who wants Catholic institutions to pay for birth control.

2012/02/08

House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama in the Cabinet Room at the White House - Washington, DC - Jul 11, 2011 (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

House Republicans Blink, Payroll Tax Standoff Ends

After months of bickering, congressional leaders have reached a compromise to prevent higher payroll taxes for 160 million Americans.

2011/12/22

Expiring Payroll Tax Cut Threatens To Hit Workers In Their Wallets

“It’s really going to hurt because two of my kids are in college and of course $1,000, $2,000 can really help in paying tuition,” said Antonio Meloni of Astoria.

2011/12/01

President Barack Obama (credit: AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Deal Done In Washington, Government To Stay In Business

President Barack Obama said a last-minute deal Friday with congressional leaders to avert a government shutdown happened because “Americans of different beliefs came together.”

2011/04/08

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