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| Jan.18 |
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Online protest threatens piracy bill
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Backers desert US anti-piracy bill
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| Jan.24 |
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 Obama demands economic fairness  US President Barack Obama has set the tone for his re-election bid as he attacked income inequality in his third state of the union speech
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| Feb.3 |
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Obama urges 'keep recovery going'
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| Feb.14 |
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Congress 'hatches payroll tax cut deal'
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| Feb.15 |
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China's Xi meets with congressional leaders
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| Feb.17 |
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FBI in US Capitol 'terror' arrest Amine El Khalifi, 29, has been arrested near the US Capitol building as part of an anti-terror investigation
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| Feb.28 |
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US 'ties N Korea aid to change'
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| Mar.5 |
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McCain calls for airstrikes on Syria
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| Mar.6 |
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Senators: No Israeli decision on Iran strike yet
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| Apr.16 |
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Senate blocks Obama Buffett Rule
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| May.8 |
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Senator Lugar loses Indiana poll
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| May.15 |
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Chen tells U.S. lawmakers of reprisals A Chinese human rights activist told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that his relatives continue to suffer government reprisals
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| May.21 |
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Chinese fakes 'used in US planes'
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| May.23 |
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Secret Service scandal in hearing A senator will challenge claims the sex scandal in Colombia was an isolated incident, at the first congressional hearing into the affair
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| May.24 |
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  US cuts Pakistan aid over jailing A US Senate panel has cut $33m in aid to Pakistan in response to the jailing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama Bin Laden
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| Jun.13 |
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JP Morgan boss sorry for losses JP Morgan Chase chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon has apologised for the bank's $2bn losses on high-risk trades
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| Jun.20 |
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Contempt charge for US attorney general A US House of Representatives committee has voted along party lines to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress
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| Jul.16 |
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 HSBC 'allowed money laundering' A US Senate probe discloses how lax controls at Europe's largest bank left it vulnerable to being used to launder dirty money from around the...
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| Aug.20 |
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US candidate's 'legitimate rape' gaffe| A row has erupted after congressman Todd Akin said women's bodies were naturally able to prevent pregnancy in the case of 'legitimate rape | |
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| Aug.21 |
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Congressman Todd Akin seeks 'forgiveness' for gaffe Embattled Todd Akin, who caused uproar by claiming women's bodies could prevent pregnancy in cases of rape, has asked for forgiveness
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 Clinton to label Pakistan-based group terrorists Secretary of State will notify Congress Friday of her intent to formally designate the Pakistan-based Haqqani network as a terror organization
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| Sep.19 |
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  Aung San Suu Kyi given US honour Burmese opposition leader has finally received in person the US Congressional Gold Medal she was awarded under house arrest in 2008
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| Oct.7 |
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 US security warning on China firms Chinese telecom firms Huawei and ZTE pose a security threat to the US, a congressional panel has warned after its probe into the two compani...
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| Nov.16 |
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 Petraeus testifies on Benghazi attack| Former CIA Director testified that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was an act of terrorism committed by al Qaeda | |
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| Nov.21 |
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Jesse Jackson Jr quits US House An Illinois congressman being treated for bipolar disorder and facing scrutiny from ethics probes has resigned weeks after his re-election
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| Dec.17 |
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School killings spark gun debate | Two pro-gun US senators have called for changes to firearm laws, as the first victims of the Newtown school shootings were buried in Connecticut | |
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| Dec.20 |
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Bin Laden film attacked over torture A new film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden is 'inaccurate' for suggesting torture helped lead to his discovery
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US shelves 'fiscal cliff' vote US Republicans have cancelled a vote in Congress on tax rises they hoped would help to avert a so-called fiscal cliff
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| Dec.27 |
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 Senate leader Harry Reid voices fiscal cliff fear | The US appears to be heading over the 'fiscal cliff', with prospects dim for a deal to avoid tax rises and spending cuts, the US Senate leader says | |
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| Dec.30 |
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 US Congress in final push to reach 'fiscal cliff' deal US Congressional leaders are mounting a last-ditch attempt to stop the threat of steep tax rises and spending cuts, known as the 'fiscal cli...
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| Dec.31 |
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US 'fiscal cliff' talks go to wire US Congressional leaders are reported to have made some progress in talks to stop steep tax rises and spending cuts
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Report blames poor security in Benghazi attack Terrorists 'essentially walked right into the Benghazi compound unimpeded and set it ablaze,' a special Senate report on the September 11 at...
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US Senate approves key tax deal | The US Senate has approved a deal to avert tax hikes and spending cuts known as the 'fiscal cliff' | |
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