US Catholics’ fury at Obama’s contraceptive bill

examiner 08-FEB-12

Will Nevada give Romney a second straight victory?

cnn 04-FEB-12

Senate OKs insider-trading bill

cnn 03-FEB-12

Grand concert dedicated to 20th anniversary of Armed Forces of Armenia

armenpress 27-JAN-12

Candidates to face off in Florida

bbc 24-JAN-12

Ex-U.S. spy chief says may take crisis for new cyber law

reuters 24-JAN-12

Hollywood regroups after losing battle over anti-piracy bills

latimes 21-JAN-12

Reid puts off PIPA vote

CBSnews 20-JAN-12

Obama rejects controversial $7billion Keystone XL oil pipeline plan, citing 'arbitrary' deadline

dailymail 18-JAN-12

Wikipedia Will Go Dark On January 18 To Protest SOPA And PIPA

techcrunch 16-JAN-12

Bill Daley resignation: Did Obama's shift to the left force out White House chief of staff?

dailymail 10-JAN-12

Obama touts recess appointment: 'I refuse to take no for an answer'

latimes 04-JAN-12

House GOP leaders yield on payroll tax

latimes 24-DEC-11

Republicans pass payroll tax extension

telegraph 23-DEC-11

Top Senate Republican offers payroll tax compromise

cnn 22-DEC-11

Congress leaves, no deal on payroll taxes

cnn 21-DEC-11

Boehner and House GOP to block Senate tax plan

CBSnews 20-DEC-11

House, Senate at odds over payroll tax cut (AP)

news 19-DEC-11

Congress OKs massive spending plan

cnn 18-DEC-11

Russians 'to quit Londongrad' if Putin loses March election

dailymail 17-DEC-11

Negotiations continue on tax cut

cnn 17-DEC-11

US Congress deal averts shutdown

bbc 16-DEC-11

U.S. Republicans move to muscle spending bill through House

montrealgazette 15-DEC-11

U.S. tax fight gets nastier, government shutdown looms

montrealgazette 14-DEC-11

Nuke agency chief denies 'bully' claim, won't quit (AP)

news 14-DEC-11

White House: Obama would veto GOP payroll tax plan

cnn 13-DEC-11

White House: Dispute at NRC not impacting safety (AP)

news 13-DEC-11

Pipeline showdown escalates payroll tax cut fight

cnn 09-DEC-11

Obama rules out trading Keystone pipeline for payroll tax cut

guardian 08-DEC-11

Democrats offer payroll tax cut compromise

cnn 06-DEC-11

Senate Secret Santa Gift Exchange

ABCnews 01-DEC-11

Senate Democrats Start Push for the Payroll Tax Cut Extension

ABCnews 28-NOV-11

Obama Vows to Veto Attempts to Undo Automatic Spending Cuts

ABCnews 22-NOV-11

Debt-reduction panel spirals toward failure (Reuters)

news 21-NOV-11

Pakistani ambassador to US caught in controversy (AP)

news 17-NOV-11

5 things to look for in GOP debate

cnn 12-NOV-11

Obama urges Congress to pass veterans' tax credits (AP)

news 07-NOV-11

Republicans block another part of Obama jobs plan (Reuters)

news 03-NOV-11

House Republicans warm to a piece of Obama's jobs plan

latimes 25-OCT-11

Obama calls time on America's war in Iraq

independent 22-OCT-11

Obama says U.S. troops leaving Iraq by year's end

CBC 21-OCT-11

Competing fiscal plans blocked in divided Senate (Reuters)

news 21-OCT-11

First Lady Joins Obama Bus Tour to Tout Jobs for Vets

ABCnews 19-OCT-11

Lawmakers find a common whipping boy: China (AP)

news 05-OCT-11

Senate Dems plan new tax to pay for jobs bill

CBSnews 05-OCT-11

IRS Hits Oakland Pot Shop With $2.4M Tax Bill

ABCnews 05-OCT-11

Obama urges Congress to 'pass this jobs bill' in radio address

latimes 01-OCT-11

Subway crash in Shanghai injures about 270 on trouble-prone line

washtimes 28-SEP-11

US Senate averts government shutdown

aljazeera 27-SEP-11

'I need your help': Obama calls on black voters 'to put on your marching shoes' in fight against unemployment

dailymail 25-SEP-11

House disaster vote sets up showdown with Senate

washtimes 21-SEP-11

Three killed in Nevada air race show

RTERadio 17-SEP-11

Tea Partier challenges Boehner for House seat

CBSnews 17-SEP-11

Obama tries to sell jobs plan, end gridlock (Reuters)

news 10-SEP-11

Obama unveils jobs plan to 'jolt' economy

aljazeera 09-SEP-11

Top House Republican vows no disaster aid hold-up (AP)

news 08-SEP-11

Special deficit committee holds its first meeting Thursday

cnn 08-SEP-11

Sheriff identifies suspect in Nevada IHOP shooting (AP)

news 07-SEP-11

Rivals’ ideological overreach likely to aid Obama

ft 07-SEP-11

2 of 3 killed at Nev. restaurant were Guardsmen

washtimes 06-SEP-11

Obama yields to Boehner's Sept. 8 speech timing (AP)

news 01-SEP-11

Obama plans to outline jobs plan in speech to Congress on Sept. 7

latimes 31-AUG-11

'Doomsday' defense cuts loom large for select 12 (AP)

news 14-AUG-11

China to slow its high-speed trains

latimes 11-AUG-11

Reid picks Sen. Murray to co-chair debt committee

cnn 10-AUG-11

Markets look to Fed to help US economy again

telegraph 09-AUG-11

House vote on Republican debt plan set for Thursday

cnn 28-JUL-11

Boehner backed into corner by tea party, Obama

cnn 27-JUL-11

Obama: 'Make your voice heard' on debt crisis

cnn 26-JUL-11

FAA in partial shutdown; air traffic unaffected

latimes 26-JUL-11

Obama to speak on debt ceiling negotiations after Boehner, Reid release separate plans

cnn 25-JUL-11

U.S. leaders struggle to reach debt deal as deadline clock ticks

cnn 24-JUL-11

US seeks deal to avoid 'economic Armageddon'

aljazeera 21-JUL-11

President Obama continues debt talks with Democrats, then Republicans

cnn 20-JUL-11

U.S. debt ceiling hike stalled

CBC 19-JUL-11

'Cut, cap and balance' unlikely to end debt ceiling struggle

cnn 18-JUL-11

[ asked]: What are they going to talk about if the economy continues to improve?

cnn 08-FEB-12

[-said]: The caucus totally supports the president,

ABCnews 08-FEB-12

[-said]: I thought Republicans got the message in December … I hope they won't pick this losing fight a second time,

usaToday 07-FEB-12

[-said]: I just want to make sure they (Republicans) understand there is a backup plan,

reuters 03-FEB-12

[-said]: I believe an agreement is an agreement,

ABCnews 02-FEB-12

[-said]: I want to see some action,

ABCnews 02-FEB-12

[-said]: I just think the child tax credit is working just fine and there's no need to punish children,

AP 01-FEB-12

[-said today]: She steps into very large shoes,

ABCnews 01-FEB-12

[-said]: He was briefly a Washington celebrity,

ABCnews 01-FEB-12

[-said]: one of the most talked about men in Washington,

cnn 31-JAN-12

[-said]: I am hopeful that we can work toward completing this very quickly.

ABCnews 25-JAN-12

[-told]: I think it’s a little strange that someone that’s making that much money is paying less taxes than Warren Buffett’s secretary,

ABCnews 25-JAN-12

[-said]: From all that I have heard from the Republicans, they want to do something and get this completed for a full year. That’s what they’ve said, and we hope that can be accomplished,

ABCnews 25-JAN-12

[-told]: If we want to wean ourselves from foreign oil, why would we allow a pipeline to be built of 1,700 miles to manufacture petroleum products to be shipped overseas? That's the purpose of this,

reuters 24-JAN-12

[-told]: If we want to wean ourselves from foreign oil, why would we allow a pipeline to be built of 1,700 miles (2735 km) to manufacture petroleum products to be shipped overseas? That's the purpose of this,

trust 24-JAN-12

[-said]: I am optimistic that we can reach a compromise in the coming weeks,

ibtimes 21-JAN-12

[said:]: counterfeiting and piracy cost the American economy billions of dollars and thousands of jobs each year, with the movie industry alone supporting over 2.2 million jobs.

dailystar 21-JAN-12

[-announce]: In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday's vote on the Protect IP Act,

dailystar 21-JAN-12

[-said]: I am pleased that we were able to resolve the major obstacles in a manner that protects American workers, and clears the way for a long-term extension of the Federal Aviation Administration,

upi 21-JAN-12

[-said]: We made good progress through the discussions we’ve held in recent days, and I am optimistic that we can reach a compromise in the coming weeks,

WashingtonPost 21-JAN-12

[-said]: Every issue does not have to be a fight. This is a good example of the common sense results that Democrats and Republicans can produce when they work together, and put the interests of the American people ahead of scoring political points,

reuters 21-JAN-12

[-said]: Counterfeiting and piracy cost the American economy billions of dollars and thousands of jobs each year, with the movie industry alone supporting over 2.2 million jobs,

reuters 20-JAN-12

[-announce]: In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday’s vote on the Protect IP Act,

japantoday 20-JAN-12

[-said]: Counterfeiting and piracy cost the American economy billions of dollars and thousands of jobs each year, with the movie industry alone supporting over 2.2 million jobs. We must take action to stop these illegal practices,

latimes 20-JAN-12

[ said]: In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday's vote,

cnet 20-JAN-12

[-said]: to forge a balance between protecting Americans' intellectual property, and maintaining openness and innovation on the Internet.

CBSnews 20-JAN-12

[-said]: recent events

guardian 20-JAN-12

[added:]: I admire the work that Chairman Leahy has put into this bill. I encourage him to continue engaging with all stakeholders to forge a balance between protecting Americans' intellectual property, and maintaining openness and innovation on the internet.

ibtimes 20-JAN-12

[-wrote]: In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday's vote on the PROTECT IP Act,

irishsun 20-JAN-12

[-urge]: We live in a country where people rightfully expect to be fairly compensated for a day's work.

france24 20-JAN-12

[-said]: There is no reason that the legitimate issues raised by many about this bill cannot be resolved,

france24 20-JAN-12

[-expressed]: We must take action to stop these illegal practices.

reuters 20-JAN-12

[-replied that]: may be premature.

news 18-JAN-12

[told:]: Meet the Press

cnn 17-JAN-12

[-said]: I would hope the two Republican leaders would have learned from what took place in the previous year,

cnn 17-JAN-12

[-said]: We need to work on this and we're going to -- I will hope we can have a manager's amendment when we get back here in a week or 10 days and move forward on this,

ibtimes 17-JAN-12

[-said]: We've had obstructionism on steroids,

cnn 17-JAN-12

[-wrote]: This is an issue that is too important to delay,

cnet 15-JAN-12

[-said]: So the number one goal and I hope the Republicans have learned a lesson, as extending the payroll tax,

news 15-JAN-12

[ urge]: courteously

cnet 11-JAN-12

[-said]: I will keep the Senate in pro forma session to block the president from doing an end run around the Senate and the Constitution with his controversial nominations,

news 09-JAN-12

[saying that:]: despire admitting that ... [Cordray] is qualified for the job, Republicans denied him an up-or-down vote in an effort to substantially weaken the agency.

CBSnews 04-JAN-12

[ wrote]: [I]f for some reason the Department is reconsidering its longstanding position, then we respectfully request that you consult with Congress before finalizing a new position that would open the floodgates to Internet gambling,

news 28-DEC-11

[-announce]: somewhat inventive.

CBSnews 24-DEC-11

[-said]: People wonder why the approval rating for Congress is so low. I don’t wonder. Everything has been a knockdown, dragout fight. There is no reason to do that,

arabtimes 24-DEC-11

[-said]: They will work expeditiously to come up with a long-term arrangement,

channelnewsasia 23-DEC-11

[-said]: I hope this Congress has had a very good learning experience, especially those who are newer to this body. Everything we do around here does not have to wind up in a fight. That isn't the way things need to be,

upi 23-DEC-11

[said:]: I am grateful that the voices of reason have prevailed and Speaker Boehner has agreed to pass the Senate's bipartisan compromise.

trust 23-DEC-11

[-said]: I hope this Congress has had a very good learning experience, especially those who are newer to this body,

newschannel5 23-DEC-11

[-said]: People wonder why the approval rating for Congress is so low. I don't wonder. Everything has been a knockdown, dragout fight. There is no reason to do that,

RTERadio 23-DEC-11

[-said]: I look forward to appointing members of my caucus to continue negotiations toward a year-long agreement. Two months is not a long time, and I expect the negotiators to work expeditiously to forge year-long extensions of these critical policies,

usaToday 23-DEC-11

[-said]: We can pay for it in many different ways,

CBSnews 23-DEC-11

[-announce]: We have to be somewhat inventive.

CBSnews 23-DEC-11

[-says]: Year-long extensions of the payroll tax cut, unemployment insurance and Medicare payments for physicians has always been our goal, and Democrats will not rest until we have passed them.

ABCnews 23-DEC-11

[-says]: Two months is not a long time, and I expect the negotiators to work expeditiously to forge year-long extensions of these critical policies,

ABCnews 23-DEC-11

[-said]: They're going to work expeditiously to come up with a long-term arrangement on the payroll tax, on unemployment, of course, and on the doc fix,

ABCnews 23-DEC-11

[-said]: People wonder why the approval rating for Congress is so low,

telegraph 23-DEC-11

[-said]: I hope this Congress has had a very good learning experience, especially those who are new to this body,

guardian 23-DEC-11

[-said]: Once the House passes the Senate’s bipartisan compromise to hold middle-class families harmless while we work out our differences, I will be happy to restart the negotiating process to forge a year-long extension,

news 23-DEC-11

[-said]: I have talked to each of them. They're going to work expeditiously to come up with a long-term arrangement on the payroll tax, on unemployment, of course, and on the doc fix. I have great confidence in them,

upi 23-DEC-11

[-said]: There remain important differences between the parties on how to implement these policies, and it is critical that we protect middle-class families from a tax increase while we work them out,

AP 23-DEC-11

[-wrote]: Because we have a responsibility to assure middle-class families that their taxes will not go up while we work out our differences, we must pass this immediate extension first,

france24 22-DEC-11

[-said]: We have made good progress towards a year-long extension of all of these programs, but there remain important differences between the two parties,

news 22-DEC-11

[-said]: This is the right thing to do to strengthen our families, grow our economy, and create new jobs.

latimes 22-DEC-11

[-wrote]: There remain differences between our parties over how to fund and implement these programs that will take longer than a few days to reconcile,

usaToday 22-DEC-11

[-said]: This is a question of whether the House of Representatives will be able to fulfill the basic legislative function of passing an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement in order to protect the economic security of millions of middle-class Americans,

AP 21-DEC-11

[ said]: I have been trying to negotiate a yearlong extension with Republicans for weeks, and I am happy to continue doing so as soon as the House of Representatives passes the bipartisan compromise to protect middle-class families, but not before then,

japantoday 21-DEC-11

[-said]: I will not reopen negotiations until the House follows through and passes this agreement that was negotiated by Republican leaders, and supported by 90 percent of the Senate,

upi 20-DEC-11

[-said]: I negotiated a compromise (with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky) at Speaker Boehner's request. I will not reopen negotiations until the House follows through and passes this agreement that was negotiated by Republican leaders and supported by 90% of the Senate,

cnn 20-DEC-11

[-said]: I negotiated a compromise (with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky) at Speaker Boehner's request. I will not reopen negotiations until the House follows through and passes this agreement that was negotiated by Republican leaders and supported by 90 percent of the Senate,

cnn 20-DEC-11

[-said]: With millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet, it would be unconscionable for Speaker Boehner to block a bipartisan agreement that would protect middle-class families from the thousand-dollar tax increase looming on January first,

cnn 20-DEC-11

[-said]: Neither side got everything they wanted, but we forged a middle ground,

latimes 20-DEC-11

[-said]: I am happy to continue negotiations on a yearlong deal as soon as the passes the Senate's bipartisan compromise, and prevents a tax hike from hitting middle-class families,

ibtimes 20-DEC-11

[-said]: I am happy to continue negotiations on a yearlong deal as soon as the House of Representatives passes the Senate's bipartisan compromise, and prevents a tax hike from hitting middle-class families,

reuters 20-DEC-11

[-said]: When we met last week, Speaker Boehner requested that Senator McConnell and I work out a compromise. Neither side got everything they wanted, but we forged a middle ground that passed the Senate by an overwhelming bipartisan majority,

guardian 19-DEC-11

[-said]: Neither side got everything they wanted, but we forged a middle ground that passed the Senate by an overwhelming bipartisan majority,

cnn 19-DEC-11

[-said]: I would hate to think that Speaker Boehner is refusing to act on this bipartisan compromise because he is afraid it will actually pass, but I cannot imagine any other reason why he would not bring it up for a vote,

iol 19-DEC-11

[-said]: I will not re-open negotiations until the House follows through and passes this agreement that was negotiated by Republican leaders, and supported by 90% of the Senate,

usaToday 19-DEC-11

[-added]: This is a question of whether the House of Representatives will be able to fulfill the basic legislative function of passing an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement, in order to protect the economic security of millions of middle-class Americans,

cnn 19-DEC-11

[-said]: and I negotiated a compromise at Speaker Boehner's request. I will not reopen negotiations until the House follows through and passes this agreement that was negotiated by Republican leaders, and supported by 90 percent of the Senate,

cnn 19-DEC-11

[-said]: inexcusable.

cnn 19-DEC-11

[-said]: The times that we are going through here are not unusual for the United States Senate,

reuters 18-DEC-11

Brown [-told]: My insider trading bill is on Harry's (Majority Leader Harry Reid's) desk right now,

news 03-FEB-12

McConnell [-said]: With today's agreement between the Speaker and Leader Reid, working Americans can breathe a sigh of relief knowing their taxes will not go up at the end of the year and that the President will have to finally decide on whether to move forward on a pipeline project that would create thousands of American jobs,

france24 23-DEC-11

Boehner [-said]: Senator Reid and I have reached an agreement that will ensure taxes do not increase for working families on January 1 while ensuring that a complex new reporting burden is not unintentionally imposed on small business job creators,

xinhuanet_en 23-DEC-11

Johanns [-said]: Leader McConnell was right to ask Senator Reid to appoint conferees, and the House should pass the Senate compromise while we continue searching for a resolution by February,

cnn 22-DEC-11

Boehner [-said]: There's no need to shut down the government, and I see that Sen. Reid has signaled that may not happen,

cnn 16-DEC-11

Boehner [-told]: It's pretty clear to all of us that President Obama and Senator Reid want to threaten a government shutdown so that they can get leverage on a jobs bill,

msnbc 15-DEC-11

Brown [-said]: Leader Reid has come to me a few times and asked me to consider bills on their merits, and I'm always willing to do so,

upi 05-NOV-11

Norquist [-told]: As Harry Reid knows, the ‘Taxpayer Protection Pledge’ is a commitment that elected officials make in writing, to their voters, to their constituents. And almost all the Republicans in the House and the Senate have made that commitment in writing — not to me, not to Americans for Tax Reform but to the voters in their states. So Harry Reid’s problem is with the American people who don’t want their taxes increased,

news 03-NOV-11

Cantor [-told]: I guess Harry Reid will have to bear the burden of denying the disaster victims the money that they need,

trust 23-SEP-11

Cantor [-told]: It'll be on Leader Reid's shoulders because he's the one playing politics with it. No one wants to stand in the way of disaster relief money that is needed. There is nothing else but politics going on with that move, if that's what happens,

cnn 21-SEP-11

Cantor [-said]: There is nothing but politics involved if Harry Reid wants to go and play these games,

news_com_au 21-SEP-11

Vitter [-wrote]: Typical Harry Reid,

news 09-SEP-11

Cantor [-said]: I appreciate Leader Reid's concern for the people of my district and those facing these terrible disasters across the country, and hope we can work quickly and responsibly to provide any funding needed immediately, as well as to navigate through the appropriations process for the coming year,

news 08-SEP-11

McConnell [-said]: We know the Reid proposal will not pass the Senate,

upi 31-JUL-11

Boehner [-said]: The only thing standing in the way of the House proposal over in the Senate is the president and Senator Reid,

upi 31-JUL-11

McConnell [-told]: We know that the Reid bill will not pass the Senate,

peopledaily 31-JUL-11

Dreier [-said]: We are going to let [Reid] know when we defeat it here . . . that it is not the plan that can gain broad support in the House and the Senate,

latimes 30-JUL-11

Boehner [-said]: This will also expose any Senate vote on the Reid bill as a pointless political exercise that squanders precious time as the specter of a job-crushing default looms,

CBC 30-JUL-11

Boehner [-said]: For the second time, the House has passed a reasonable, common-sense plan to raise the debt limit and cut spending and, for the second time, Sen. Reid has tabled it. The responsibility to end this crisis is now entirely in the hands of Sen. Reid and President Obama.

msnbc 30-JUL-11

Plouffe [-told]: What you're going to have to do is reconcile what's in Reid and Boehner, which is a lot of the things the president has talked about in terms of spending cuts he'd be willing to accept,

JakartaPost 29-JUL-11

Plouffe [-said]: What you're going to have to do is reconcile what's in Reid and Boehner, which is a lot of the things the president has talked about in terms of spending cuts he'd be willing to accept. And that's where the compromise is,

guardian 29-JUL-11

Peter T. King [ said]: John is making it clear. You go with the president, you go with [Senate Majority Leader] Harry Reid or you go with John Boehner,

latimes 28-JUL-11

McConnell [-said]: We believe the Reid proposal is not a serious effort to address deficit and debt and should be defeated,

npr 27-JUL-11

Carney [-said]: Senator Reid's plan is a reasonable approach that should receive the support of both parties,

npr 26-JUL-11

Jay Carney [ said]: Senator Reid's plan is a reasonable approach that should receive the support of both parties, and we hope the House Republicans will agree to this plan so that America can avoid defaulting on our obligations for the first time in our history,

CBSnews 25-JUL-11

Cantor [-said]: Leader Reid, I imaging, is frustrated as we all are,

usaToday 14-JUL-11

Boehner [-told]: I am pleased Senator Reid and I and the White House have been able to come to an agreement that will in fact cut spending and keep our government open,

aljazeera 09-APR-11

Boehner [-said]: confident that those Democrats who believe it is important to fund our troops and make real spending cuts will prevail upon Sen. Reid and our commander-in-chief to keep the government from shutting down,

cnn 08-APR-11

Boehner [-said]: confident that those Democrats who believe it is important to fund our troops and make real spending cuts will prevail upon Sen. Reid and our commander in chief to keep the government from shutting down,

cnn 08-APR-11

Cantor [-told]: We need to see [Senate Majority Leader] Harry Reid and [Sen.] Chuck Schumer get serious,

upi 30-MAR-11

Boehner [said recently:]: It's not going to be easy — and I think I understand that, and Sen. Reid understands that.

latimes 10-MAR-11

Boehner [-said]: I'm hopeful Senator Reid will quickly hold a vote on our short-term proposal so we can ensure the government remains open and that we're addressing the need to cut spending,

cnn 26-FEB-11

Boehner [-said]: If Senator Reid refuses to bring it to a vote, then the House will pass a short-term bill to keep the government running – one that also cuts spending,

time 23-FEB-11

John Boehner [ said]: The House has passed legislation to keep the government running until October while cutting spending. If Senator Reid refuses to bring it to a vote, then the House will pass a short-term bill to keep the government running – one that also cuts spending,

csmonitor 23-FEB-11