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US Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies at 89 — Frank R. Lautenberg, who rose from a poor Paterson boyhood to become a multimillionaire businessman and New Jersey's longest-serving U.S.senator, died Monday at 89 of viral pneumonia, his office said. — The oldest member of the Senate …
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Frank Lautenberg, 5-Term Senator From New Jersey, Dies at 89 — Frank R. Lautenberg, who fought the alcohol and tobacco industries and promoted Amtrak in more than 30 years as a United States senator from New Jersey, died on Monday morning in Manhattan. He was 89.
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Sen. Frank Lautenberg Dead At 89 — WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a multimillionaire New Jersey businessman and the last World War II veteran remaining in the Senate, has died at age 89. — His office said Lautenberg died shortly after 4 a.m. EDT on Monday at a New York hospital …
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Frank Lautenberg's Senate Seat To Be Filled By Special Election This Year — The passing of the longtime Democratic fixture will push a Senate race into high gear. Christie has the option to appoint an interim replacement. — Via: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
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Sen. Frank Lautenberg dead at 89 — Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), the last World War II veteran in the Senate and the chamber's oldest member, died Monday morning. He was 89. — In a statement, Lautenberg's office said he died at 4:02 a.m. “due to complications from viral pneumonia.”
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Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies at 89 — Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a World War II veteran who served nearly three decades in the Senate, died early Monday morning in New York at 89. — The New Jersey Democrat - the oldest member of the Senate - had been ill and was a rarely-seen presence in Washington in recent months.
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David Plouffe rips Darrell Issa ‘loose ethically’ — Former White House senior adviser David Plouffe took to Twitter to question Rep. Darrell Issa's ethics after the California Republican trashed press secretary Jay Carney. — “Strong words from Mr Grand Theft Auto and suspected arsonist/insurance swindler.
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IRS controversy turns personal, nasty — (CNN) - An unusually harsh and personal war of words erupted on Sunday, even for the current hyper-partisan atmosphere in Washington, DC, with one of President Obama's top advisers bringing up the 40-year-old criminal record of the Republican congressman leading …


Robert Gibbs: Darrell Issa must apologize
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IRS employee in bombshell congressional interviews about tea party targeting: 'Washington …
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HOUSE PANEL: REPORT FINDS $50M FOR IRS CONFERENCES
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Report: How GOP lost young voters — A new postmortem on the November elections from the nation's leading voice for college Republicans offers a searing indictment of the GOP “brand” and the major challenges the party faces in wooing young voters, according to a copy given exclusively to POLITICO.
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Immigration reform deal hangs on border security — The Gang of Eight's hopes for a Senate supermajority is running into the GOP's push for a dramatic crackdown on border security — testing the limits of the bipartisan coalition that's propelling the bill through Congress.
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GOP immigration supporters face back-tax dilemma
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Mayhem in the city: 25 people shot in 48 hours — Three killed Sunday after three were killed Saturday. One of the wounded includes an 11-year-old girl who will never walk again. — Cops check the scene of a deadly gun battle at Bedford Ave. and Lenox Road in Brooklyn on Sunday.
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The Geezers Are All Right — Last month the Congressional Budget Office released its much-anticipated projections for debt and deficits, and there were cries of lamentation from the deficit scolds who have had so much influence on our policy discourse. The problem, you see …
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‘Constitutional crisis’ if Lords reject gay marriage, senior peer warns — The Government could be plunged into a “constitutional crisis” if members of the House of Lords reject plans for gay marriage this week, a senior peer has warned. — Opponents of the Same Sex Couples Bill …
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Bishops under pressure to abstain in gay marriage vote
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Devoted to Politics, MSNBC Slips on Breaking News — At MSNBC they view it as rooting against death and destruction: the last thing the channel wants is more months like the last two, filled with terror bombings, tornadoes and plant accidents. — It's not all altruism.
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Inside The Meltdown At America's Most Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm — Rex Elsass built a Republican empire on his faith, but he found himself battling his closest allies over his immortal soul. — DELAWARE, Ohio — About 30 miles north of Columbus …
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Marsha Blackburn: Women 'Don't Want' Equal Pay Laws — Republican congresswoman Marsha Blackburn said on Sunday that women “don't want” equal pay laws. — During a roundtable discussion on NBC's Meet The Press, former White House advisor David Axelrod asked if she would support a law promoting workplace gender equality.
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David Axelrod Dismisses IRS Scandal On NBC: Too ‘Stupid’ To Be Politically Motivated
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