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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled his first budget proposal Wednesday, revealing that the nation's largest city has a surplus but warning that it still faces stark fiscal challenges due to the expired labor contracts of all 150 municipal unions. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, Pool)

New York City mayor unveils budget, warns of labor contract challenges

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It was once the backbone of the House Republican majority — the hard-line stand that brought President Obama to the negotiating table and yielded more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction. On Tuesday, it abruptly vanished, the victim of Republican disunity and a president determined not to bargain again. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Bedrock GOP principle dropped in debt ceiling vote

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Monday delayed a key procedural vote on legislation to extend unemployment benefits for 1.3 million Americans as Democrats and Republicans continued negotiations on a bipartisan accord. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)
Economy

Senate clears debt limit bill, ending fight over borrowing until 2015

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White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. Carney answered questions on topics including recent developments in Congress. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Economy

Jay Carney: House debt ceiling vote a ‘victory’ for the economy

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Fix to veterans’ pension cut in limbo
Senate

Fix to veterans’ pension cut in limbo

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House Speaker John Boehner must balance the voices of a vocal 30-member segment of the House with the rest of the Republican party. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Politics

With GOP divided, House passes clean debt-ceiling increase

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FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2014, photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures while speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The road the country has been on for the past five years is now beginning to come to an end. The Federal Reserve, which pumped $3 trillion into the economy to keep the Great Recession from worsening, is withdrawing its financial lifeline amid signs of fresh economic growth. The nation's gross domestic product is inching up and annual federal budget deficits are heading down. How Washington policymakers respond to the improvements in the economy may even sow the seeds for more cooperation in Washington.
Politics

John Boehner to move clean debt-limit increase

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President Barack Obama speaks about the farm bill, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. The president planned to sign the farm bill at Michigan State University, choosing middle America for a rare celebration of Washington political compromise. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Op-Eds

Campaign to raise minimum wage could backfire against Democrats

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Steny Hoyer calls House GOP’s strategy to raise debt limit ‘irresponsible’

Steny Hoyer calls House GOP’s strategy to raise debt limit ‘irresponsible’

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House Speaker John Boehner's decision Tuesday to hold a vote on a

Conservative groups bash John Boehner over clean debt limit bill

Sean Lengell -
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