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S. Korean president to address Congress
President Lee Myung-bak has been invited to address a joint meeting of Congress next week, House Speaker John Boehner’s office announced Friday.
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Few Americans think Congress is doing a good job
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As the vast majority of Americans have lost faith in lawmakers, the genus Congress Approver has been whittled to two species: those who don’t mind Washington at a stalemate and those who haven’t really noticed it.
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China currency bill splits Republicans
A measure on Chinese currency has opened up a fissure between congressional Republican leaders and rank-and-file members.
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Rick Perry hunting camp resolution in House
The House will consider a resolution by Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. calling on Rick Perry to apologize for the racially charged name of his family’s hunting camp.
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GOP leaders hit Obama on jobs report
House Republican leaders seized on the news that the U.S. unemployment rate remains at 9.1 percent, blaming President Obama.
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Senate makes unprecedented rules change amid late-night debate over jobs, procedure
The Senate on Thursday made an unprecedented change to its rules Thursday night following an extraordinary hour-and-a-half floor exchange that saw leaders and rank-and-file members spar first over consideration of President Obama’s jobs package, then over a series of non-related amendments and finally over the operating procedure of the chamber itself.
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Video: Cain: Wall Street protest a 'coordinated distraction'
Republican presidential hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain spoke with Bob Schieffer on the place religion holds in the election, the driving force behind the "Occupy Wall Street" protests, and Mr. Cain's 9-9-9 tax code to fix America's broken economy. (Oct. 9)
Perry, Romney court conservatives
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Saturday denounced "poisonous language" against faiths. His rival, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, steered well clear of that simmering issue and discussed "big government." (Oct. 8)
'Occupy Wall Street' growing more organized
The three-week-old camp out in a lower Manhattan plaza looks like a jumble of tattered sleeping bags. But volunteers working on food, sanitation, health care and other needs keep the Occupy Wall Street protest functioning. (Oct. 7)
Values Voter Summit attendees: 'Yes We Cain'
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain spoke at the Values Voter Summit on Friday, saying he hoped to put the 'united' back in the United States of America. (Oct. 7)
Santorum: 'I am a values voter'
GOP Presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum spoke at the Values Voter Summit in Washington on Friday. Santorum stressed that he was not a newcomer to the summit, which focuses on social conservative values. (Oct. 7)
Romney: U.S. must dominate this century
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says government leaders reach for a century of American dominance, outlining proposals to strengthen the military while rejecting multilateral institutions like the United Nations when necessary. (Oct. 7)
Perry addresses Values Voter Summit
Texas Gov. Rick Perry addressed the Values Voter Summit in Washington on Friday. He spoke about the importance of American exceptionalism. (Oct. 7)
U.S. asks court to halt immigration law
The federal government asked an appeals court Friday to halt the Alabama immigration law considered by many the toughest in the U.S. (Oct. 7)
Clooney says no plans to run for political office
George Clooney attends the premiere of his latest political thriller, "Ides of March," in New York and says he has no plans to run for President because acting is more fun. (Oct. 6)
Boehner: No leadership from Obama
At the Washington Ideas Forum Thursday, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said he is "disappointed" and there is no "leadership" from President Obama right now. (Oct. 6)
First Lady and Bo play soccer at White House
Michelle Obama along with members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team on Thursday hosted a clinic on the South Lawn as part of the First Lady's Let's Move! campaign. First dog Bo also got in on the action. (Oct. 6)
Cheney talks 2012, Obama's future, defense cuts
Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday said President Obama's going to have "real trouble" getting elected to a second term. (Oct. 6)
Biden: 'Middle class has been screwed'
Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday expressed empathy for the "Occupy Wall Street" protesters in New York and elsewhere, saying the U.S. system has run amok and is no longer fair for the vast majority of Americans. (Oct. 6)Elsewhere in Post Politics
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