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Obama to use speech to offer election-year agenda for Democrats
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama may not say it in his State of the Union speech this week, but part of his underlying message will be: Please vote for Democrats in the November elections.
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- Republicans decry Obama plans to bypass Congress to advance agenda
- U.S. farm bill agreement could come within days: report
- Analysis: Gov Walker needs Wisconsin win to vie for GOP presidential nod
- Arizona Republicans censure Senator McCain as too 'liberal'
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Obama to pitch ideas in speech for spurring upward mobility in U.S.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will urge the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to do more to help poor and middle-class Americans move up the economic ladder.
Nuns get partial win in U.S. Supreme Court contraception fight
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday that, while litigation continues, an order of Roman Catholic nuns need not comply with a part of President Barack Obama's healthcare law requiring employers to provide insurance that covers contraception.
Pentagon F-35 program says 'laser-focused' on software issues
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's F-35 program office on Friday said it was "laser-focused" on finishing development of the software needed for the U.S. Marine Corps to start using its Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets from mid-2015.
U.S. Republicans consider their list of demands on debt limit
WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans are showing little stomach for another bruising fight over the U.S. debt limit next month, but they do want to extract some concessions in exchange for expanding the Treasury's borrowing authority.
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