By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it’s hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health ...

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By Andrew Taylor AP Writer Washington — The Senate is where legislation often goes to die, and it’s looking like that’s the fate awaiting a new jobs bill wanted by President Barack Obama. The deficit-financed jobs bill limped out of ...

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By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators on Friday offered yet another approach to tackling climate change, proposing the government sell pollution allowances to industry to cut greenhouse gas emissions and then use most of ...

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Washington, D.C. – Associated Builders and Contractors President and CEO Kirk Pickerel on Thursday issued a statement in reaction to the introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unveiled by Democrats in the U.S. Senate. “The Senate Democratic ...

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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1 million people will run out of unemployment benefits in January unless Congress quickly extends federal emergency aid, a nonprofit group said Wednesday. States typically provide 26 weeks ...

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