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A day pulsing with history follows very old script
Published January 21, 2013 9:10am

For once, the drumbeats of division receded and Americans of every ornery opinion gathered to witness history unfold in President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration.

GOP eyes new election laws
Published January 18, 2013 9:50am

From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, GOP officials who control legislatures in states that supported President Barack Obama are considering changing state laws that give the winner of a state’s popular vote all of its Electoral College votes, too.

Obama won’t support building ‘Death Star’
Published January 16, 2013 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — A “Death Star” won’t be a part of the U.S. military’s arsenal any time soon.

US Chamber makes immigration overhaul priority
Published January 15, 2013 8:27pm

The president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Thursday that the “door to the American dream must always remain open” as he announced a broad coalition intent on overhauling the nation’s immigration system.

Obama weighing executive action on guns (AP)
Published January 15, 2013 3:30pm

Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps he could take through executive action alone, congressional officials said. But the scope of such measures is limited.

The Associated Press
Published January 15, 2013 3:30pm

U.S. tax law is filled with so many credits, deductions and exemptions that Americans will be able to reduce their tax bills by about $1.1 trillion this year, according to congressional estimates.

Respite from surging health care costs
Published January 08, 2013 11:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans kept health care spending in check for three years in a row, the government reported Monday, an unusual respite that could linger if the economy stays soft or fade like a mirage if job growth comes roaring back.

Wind, ethanol industries get boost in Congress
Published January 03, 2013 9:25am

The wind energy and ethanol industries celebrated a victory Wednesday with the inclusion of tax credit extensions in the tax relief bill approved by Congress. Among the states expected to benefit from the extension are Texas and Iowa.