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Spending cuts blame game continues
Lawmakers pepper their forced spending cuts arguments with salty language as the deadline looms. Dana Bash reports.
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Newtown victim's dad: 'I'm Jesse's voice'
Neil Heslin testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the proposed assault weapons ban Wednesday. His son Jesse was murdered in the Sandy Hook school shooting along with 19 other children....
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Playing politics with forced cuts
David Gergen, Margaret Hoover and Charles Blow argue who's responsible for forced spending cuts taking effect March 1. Read David Gergen's op-ed "Americans sick of budget soap opera."
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Lawmakers leave town before spending cuts deadline
CNN's Dana Bash talks to legislators leaving Washington for a long weekend a day before the $85 billion in spending cuts takes effect.
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Police chief: Slow motion mass murder in U.S.
Anderson Cooper talks to Milwaukee Police Chief Flynn about his heated exchange with Senator Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina at a Senate hearing on a proposed assault weapons ban. The debate...
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McCain: Everyone shares blame for spending cuts
Sen. McCain says he accepts blame for the spending cuts but thinks Pres. Obama should lead to protect the defense budget.
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Hoover: Paul's filibuster is substantive
Margaret Hoover, Peter Beinart and Gloria Borger discuss Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster to stall a confirmation vote for President Obama's nominee for CIA Director, John Brennan. He began speaking at...
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Sen. Paul: Happy with answer from Holder
Sen. Rand Paul ended his quest Thursday to block a vote on the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director after he received an answer from the Obama administration about his question on drones....
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Gergen: Give Obama credit for reaching out
David Gergen, Margaret Hoover and Peter Beinart discuss the authenticity of the president's outreach to Republicans.
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Santorum on Portman's gay marriage support
In an exclusive interview with CNN's Dana Bash, Ohio Senator Rob Portman announced he has changed his stance on same-sex marriage because his 21-year-old son is gay. CNN asked his conservative...
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Investigation ends when Bachmann leaves
Rep. Michele Bachmann has decided not to seek re-election in 2014. An ethics investigation into how her campaign funds were used will end when she exits Congress at the end of her term. The Republican...
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Michele Bachmann's political legacy
John King and David Gergen discuss why Rep. Michele Bachmann won't run again in 2014 and how her legislative career will be remembered by her colleagues and constituents. In a video statement, Bachmann...
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Raw Politics: Congress in crisis mode
Lawmakers are scrambling to strike a deal to avoid a government shutdown this Tuesday. But there is another budget battle looming, the debt ceiling needs to be increased by mid-October. President...
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No game plan to avoid a shutdown
Dana Bash, David Gergen and Candy Crowley discuss the congressional clashes over the looming government shutdown.
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U.S. congressman's cocaine arrest
The U.S. Attorney's office announced today that Rep. Trey Radel of Florida is charged with a misdemeanor for possessing cocaine. He was arrested Oct. 29 in Washington, D.C. In a statement, the freshman...
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Congress strikes budget deal
It seems rare these days to hear of Democrats and Republicans reaching a compromise in Congress. But they did manage to reach a tentative agreement on a budget deal. It is still a long way from...
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Keeping Them Honest: Putting a price tag on political leadership
The political gasbag crowd in Washington may focus directly on the upset primary loss of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. But whomever wins the seat—Republican or Democrat—they’ll arrive at a House...
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House votes to allow Speaker Boehner to sue President Obama. Now what?
The Republican-led house voted 225 to 201 to sue President Obama over the Affordable Care Act. Not a single Democrat voted for the resolution. The suit claims the president abused his power, and it is...
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The new Congress will make history
When the new Congress gets to work in January, there will be at least 100 women serving between the House and Senate. That is just one of the "firsts" decided in the midterm election. Dana Bash breaks...
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Michele Bachmann, Dana Bash, and ... Macklemore?
During her eight years in the public and political spotlight, Michele Bachmann has been a lot of things. Boring, however, is not one of them. As the Republican representing Minnesota prepares to retire...
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