Many of the themes President Obama is expected to discuss in his State of the Union address aren't new. But the political environment in Washington has certainly changed since last year.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:31:03 GMT]
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GOP aides tell NBC News that Rep. Eric Cantor's chief of staff has asked Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's office if she would like to sit next to the Republican Majority Leader for tonight's State of the Union
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:17:52 GMT]
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Moving to keep a campaign promise to slash the federal budget, Republicans controlling the House Tuesday went on record to return most domestic agencies to 2008 budget levels in place before President Barack Obama took office.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:16:55 GMT]
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Newly empowered Republican lawmakers are taking their first shots at the United Nations, depicting it as bloated and ineffective as they seek to cut government funding for it.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:59:20 GMT]
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[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:59:20 GMT]
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At 9 p.m. ET tonight, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address. Do you plan on watching?
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:01:31 GMT]
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Back home, supporters of the conservative tea party movement clamoring for the debt-ridden federal government to slash spending say nothing should be off limits. Tea party-backed lawmakers are echoing that argument.
[Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:11:14 GMT]
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[Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:11:14 GMT]
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"Paul Ryan's giving the official Republican response,? said Majority Leader Eric Cantor at a pen-and-pad briefing with reporters.
[Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:56:33 GMT]
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In a new political landscape, here are some tips on what to listen for in President Barack Obama's big speech tonight.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:05:07 GMT]
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[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:05:07 GMT]
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Republicans say they want to hear less about everything they've been hearing for the past two years when President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address.
[Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:03:38 GMT]
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Civility or just silly, the push to mix Republicans and Democrats through the audience of President Barack Obama's televised State of the Union address spread across Capitol Hill on Monday, fueled by signals that Americans want to see more cooperation among the nation's leaders.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:20:01 GMT]
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On the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River loom two trophies won by North Dakota's congressional muscle ? a four-lane bridge honoring the nation's veterans and a gleaming college energy center with a glassy facade and a panoramic view of the water.
[Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:38:18 GMT]
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says members of Congress need to get themselves a copy of the Federalist Papers ? and make sure they read it.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:22:37 GMT]
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Don't look for the Senate's Republican leader to take a different seat during Tuesday night's State of the Union address.
[Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:09:20 GMT]
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