Senate Dems' answer on health care: Go on offense


ATLANTA (AP) — Far from reversing course, Senate Democrats who backed President Barack Obama's health care law and now face re-election in GOP-leaning states are reinforcing their support for the overhaul even as Republicans intensify their criticism.
 
 
 

NC protests split on Bible's message to help poor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Over the last two months, hundreds of protesters have walked out of North Carolina's...
 

Conservative activists oppose Snyder's re-election
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — More than 30 conservative and tea party activists say they won't support Gov....
 

House panel OKs abortion bill, debating Medicaid
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona House panel has advanced a measure that bans public dollars from indirectly...
 

Connecticut House approves state budget plan
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A state budget that calls for big spending increases for science and technology...
 

Republican vs. Republican on covering uninsured
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's Republican vs. Republican in the latest round of political battles over health...
 

Needs and threats test GOP on small government
WASHINGTON (AP) — One major principle of Barack Obama's presidency that his foes love to hate — that...
 

Social Security, Medicare still face big challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. recovery slowly gathers steam, federal deficits are finally coming down...
 

Senate removes state income tax cut from budget
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State senators on Tuesday pulled what's left of Republican Gov. John Kasich's...
 

Schuette: Michigan to get $2.3M from drug case
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is expected to receive a $2.3 million share of a $500 million settlement...
 
 
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US Politics


Speculation growing for Hillary in 2016
In her first appearance after ending her stint as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton excited her fans, excited for…
 

Social Status: Harlem Shake campaigns
It’s not uncommon to see YouTube trends come and go, but it’s always fun to watch politicians get involved.
 

Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty in campaign…
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged…
 

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White House News


Obama's Berlin speech: History raises the…
BERLIN (AP) — Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries…
 

Biden vows to 'beat the gun lobby' and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to "beat the gun lobby" by ultimately passing stronger…
 

A look at US-Taliban relations
Word that the Taliban and U.S. will hold formal talks to find a political solution to end nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan…
 

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Federal Budget News


Budget office view boosts Senate immigration…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the…
 

Boehner protests Obama veto threats on…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says the White House's veto threats against legislation that implements spending…
 

Hagel tours new Navy combat vessel
SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured the U.S. Navy's new small combat ship, the USS Freedom, the…
 

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Wisconsin (change)

 
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Wisconsin’s population totaled 5,686,986, a 6.0% increase over the 2000 U.S. Census count of 5,363,715. (Source: Wisconsin Blue Book)
 
Offices & Officials

Governor: Scott Walker
Lieutenant Governor: Rebecca Kleefisch
Attorney General: J.B. Van Hollen

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