State of the Union
TAKOMA PARK, MD - MARCH 01: Education Secretary Arne Duncan (L) and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (R) read the Dr. Seuss book 'Green Eggs and Ham' to students enrolled in a Head Start program at Rolling Terrace Elementary School March 1, 2013 in Takoma Park, Maryland. Duncan and Sebelius toured the school in an effort to highlight U.S. President Barack Obama's proposals to expand high-quality learning opportunities as mentioned in his State of the Union speech.
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It has been downhill since the state of the union address in February, and it is going to be a tough road from here on in for him. It is a very bleak period for the White House
The measure establishes a clear and simple process for Puerto Rico to gain admission as a State of the Union
Kenneth was known in every state of the union. We traveled around the country together doing makeovers on real women for the magazine. In Anchorage, Alaska, we were eating at a lunch counter and two teenage girls started giggling—they recognized him. He was so popular with our two million readers that if we ran a cover line with his name on it circulation shot up.More quotes »
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Thomas: Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, a double threat
Just as Lenin's body remains on public display in Russia, because one never knows when he might be useful to rally the masses, so, too, does the ghost (but thankfully not the body) of the late Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis.) remain a useful symbol for Democrats Read more »
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Petri: The millennials -- underemployed and overlooked
The State of the Union may be improving. But the state of the millennials is still pretty dire.I know that we are noted, as a generation, for our ability to complain. We complain on Twitter, via text, in person, on Tumblr . We are Generation Always Says Read more »
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Navarrette: Water-sip focus shows Democrats are afraid of Marco Rubio
Here's a thought that Republicans should find as refreshing as a cool drink of water: Marco Rubio drives liberals crazy. The Florida senator had an awkward moment while giving the Republican response to President Barack Obama 's State of the Union addres Read more »
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Editorial: Make it easier to vote in New York State
Desiline Victor, 102, the iron woman of November's presidential election, has a lesson for all Americans.From North Miami, Fla., by way of Haiti, she waited in line for hours to vote last fall and inspired others to do the same. When she finally put on a Read more »
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Ann McFeatters: Marco Rubio's rebuttal watered down the facts
Enter Marco Rubio! Exit Marco Rubio?The charismatically starved Republican Party needs a new champion. Millions of people were hoping, praying and betting that it would be the handsome young senator from Miami. He's from Cuba, and the fastest-growing eth Read more »
Around the web
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Obama announces bipartisan election commission
good on one of his State of the Union promises, President Obama on Tuesday announced a presidential commission on election administration, a 10-person committee aimed at identifying "non-partisan" ways to make the voting process more efficient, according to 3:56 PM from CBS News Read more »
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Obama names 10 to election commission
Reobert Bauer and Ben Ginsberg, who served respectively as Obama and Mitt Romney’s campaign legal counsel, were named to the commission. The president created the commission in March , fulfilling a promise he made in his State of the Union address. 3:38 PM from The Washington Post Read more »
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Obama taps members of panel to ‘fix’ voting problems
Mayes, Ann McGeehan, Tammy Patrick and Christopher Thomas, the president announced Tuesday. “As I said in my State of the Union Address, when any American, no matter where they live or what their party, is denied that right simply because too many obstacles 3:27 PM from The Politico Read more »
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S.Amdt. 919 (Cantwell) to S. 954: To allow Indian tribes to participate in certain soil and water conservation programs.
7). The House sometimes operates under a special set of rules called the “Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union” (or “Committee of the Whole” for short), which is a sort of pseudo-committee that is made up of every congressman. During this mode 1:41 PM from GovTrack Read more »
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Now Online: PRIME TV #180: Vic’s State of the Union
VIC’s STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS In his first official television broadcast on the job, Vic has already made plans to center the show around himself… big surprise. Vic will address the state of PRIME Wrestling, The Megalomaniacs, Matthew Justice, Justin LaBar, 5/20/13 from Pro Wrestling Digest Read more »
