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Republicans take charge of House
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| Jan.8 |
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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot   Map of Tucson Arizona Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was shot at close range during a public meeting. 6 other people have been killed
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| Jan.9 |
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Shot US congresswoman 'doing well'
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| Jan.10 |
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DeLay gets three years in prison
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| Jan.19 |
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House votes to repeal health law
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Giffords to move to rehab clinic
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| Jan.25 |
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 Obama hails US 'Sputnik moment' US President Barack Obama has addressed the US public before both houses of Congress in the annual State of the Union address
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| Feb.9 |
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'Flirt e-mail' politician resigns
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| Feb.16 |
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Senate extends Patriot Act powers
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| Mar.10 |
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Al-Qaeda 'recruiting US Muslims'
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| Mar.17 |
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Congress backs stop-gap budget
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| Apr.8 |
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Blame game as US shutdown looms
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| Apr.9 |
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Deal to avoid government shutdown
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| Apr.14 |
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US Congress approves budget bill | The Congress has passed a budget bill that would cut $38.5bn in government spending over the rest of the fiscal year | |
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| Apr.22 |
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Sex pay probe senator Ensign resigns
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| May.24 |
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  Netanyahu lays out peace terms| Israeli Prime Minister told a joint meeting of the Congress that he is prepared to make 'painful compromises' for a peace deal with Palestinians | |
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| Jun.6 |
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US lawmaker admits lewd picture Married congressman Anthony Weiner has admitted sending a picture of his underpants to a young woman, but says he will not resign
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| Jun.13 |
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Hackers break into US Senate site
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| Jun.15 |
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  White House defends mission in Libya The White House defended to Congress the legality, the costs and accomplishments of the U.S. military mission in Libya
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Giffords released from hospital
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| Jun.16 |
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US lawmaker Weiner 'to step down'
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| Jun.18 |
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Obama tees off in 'golf summit'
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| Jul.5 |
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Obama to meet lawmakers over debt
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| Jul.12 |
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US senator requests hacking probe
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| Jul.25 |
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Obama blames Republicans on debt
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| Jul.26 |
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Republican debt plan under fire The White House has warned that President Obama could veto a debt limit plan proposed by top House Republicans
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| Jul.27 |
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Boehner pushes House on debt plan Speaker John Boehner is urging Republicans in the House of Representatives to back his plan to cut the US budget and raise the debt limit
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| Jul.28 |
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House delays key debt limit vote A Republican bill to raise the ceiling, cut spending and avert default on debt is inching toward back-to-back votes in the House and Senate
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| Jul.29 |
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Republicans scramble to save debt bill Republicans are scrambling to rescue their deficit-cutting bill after a vote on it stalled because of a revolt from members of their own par...
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US Congress split over debt issue | US House and Senate have split along party lines as it seeks a solution to an ongoing deadlock over raising the nation's debt limit | |
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| Jul.30 |
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Senate facing crucial debt vote The Democrat-controlled Senate is seeking a vote on its plan to raise the nation's $14.3tn debt limit
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US Senate in intense debt debate The Democrat-led US Senate is holding an intense debate on its plan to raise the nation's debt limit
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| Aug.1 |
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US House passes debt-limit bill The US House of Representatives has passed by 269 votes to 161 a last-gasp deal to avoid a federal debt default
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| Aug.2 |
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US debt-limit bill heads to Senate The Senate is to vote on a bill to raise the nation's debt limit, one day after the House of Reps backed it and hours before a deadline
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| Aug.31 |
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Obama reschedules speech amid row
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| Sep.8 |
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Obama unveils crucial jobs plan US President Barack Obama has urged lawmakers to back his ambitious proposals aimed at creating more jobs and cutting taxes
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| Sep.21 |
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Google denies 'cooking' searches
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| Sep.22 |
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  Pakistan 'supported' US embassy attack The most senior US military officer has accused Pakistan's spy agency of supporting the Haqqani group in the attack on the US embassy
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| Sep.26 |
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Senate deal prevents US shutdown
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| Oct.26 |
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'Unequal' US sees Occupy clashes
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| Nov.21 |
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Debt talks on verge of failure
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No deal for US 'super-committee' A congressional committee tasked with reducing the deficit by $1.2tn has failed to come to an agreement. The national debt has just risen above...
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| Dec.1 |
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US Senate passes Iran sanctions
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| Dec.16 |
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US taxes and pipeline deal struck Lawmakers have agreed to extend a payroll tax break for 2 months, after Republicans won their fight to attach a provision on a pipeline
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| Dec.17 |
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US Senate passes key funding bill The US Senate has passed a spending bill worth nearly $1tn, averting an impending shutdown of federal government services
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| Dec.19 |
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US Republicans object to tax deal
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| Dec.20 |
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US House rejects tax-break plan
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| Dec.21 |
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Republicans under pressure on tax House Republicans are coming under pressure to pass a bipartisan deal on extending a payroll tax cut, in a wrangle that has split the party
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| Dec.22 |
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House Republicans retreat on payroll tax House of Representatives Republican Speaker Boehner has agreed to accept a bipartisan deal to extend a payroll tax cut, in an abrupt U-turn
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| Dec.23 |
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Obama beats Congress in tax fight | The US Congress has approved a short-term renewal of a payroll tax cut, a day after House Republicans caved in to pressure on the issue | |
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