The Big Slough

As Charles S. Clark of Government Executive  writes, three members of the House –  Reps.
The Weekly Standard

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VIDEO: American Shows Are Hot in China

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Netflix’s “House of Cards” is the most-watched U.S. television show on China’s online-video service Sohu. Michael Berry, a professor of contemporary Chinese culture at the University of California, Santa Barbara, tells Deborah Kan why American shows are gaining popularity in China.
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‘Ed Snowden isn’t a whistleblower – he’s a traitor’

(PJMedia) Leading members of the House Armed Services Committee emerged from a classified briefing on the Edward Snowden leaks Wednesday afternoon “shocked” at the amount of information he reportedly leaked beyond the NSA surveillance programs.
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the Arm…
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With AIPAC Reeling, Let’s Push the House to Support Diplomacy

Who knew we’d live to see this glorious day? The New York Times is reporting that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)’s efforts to pass a bill in the Senate to cripple diplomacy with Iran have stalled, and concludes that AIPAC has lost influence in Washington. [1] Hal…
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With AIPAC Reeling, Let’s Push the House to Support Diplomacy

Who knew we’d live to see this glorious day? The New York Times is reporting that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)’s efforts to pass a bill in the Senate to cripple diplomacy with Iran have stalled, and concludes that AIPAC has lost influence in Washington. [1] Hal…
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With AIPAC Reeling, Let’s Push the House to Support Diplomacy

House conservatives rule out immigration this year

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FILE – This Feb. 1, 2012 file photo shows Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Doug Elmendorf testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. More people than previously estimated will reduce their hours or leave the workforce because of incentives built into President Barack…
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House conservatives rule out immigration this year

VIDEO: Lawmakers Press VA to Find Lobotomy Survivors

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Senior House lawmakers are pressing the Veterans Administration to track down veterans still living today who underwent lobotomies at Veterans Administration hospitals during and after World War II. Michael Phillips joins the News Hub. Photo: Fran Malzahn.

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VIDEO: Seib & Wessel: Election Lessons

WSJ’s Patrick O’Connor looks at what the New Jersey and Virginia results signal for the U.S. political mood. Also: Did the tea-party fueled government shutdown blunt Republican efforts to capitalize on President Obama’s health-law troubles? And will big business and the GOP recon…
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Can Obamacare Be Repealed? History Says Yes!!

A Democrat-led Congress did this before. They had forced elderly Americans into the “Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act” (MCCA); and almost immediately, it became obvious that they had made a big mistake. In June of 1988, both Parties patted themselves on the back and bragged that they had sol…
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Obama to Congress: No negotiations to reopen govt

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has told congressional leaders he still won’t negotiate over re-opening the government or raising the nation’s borrowing limit.
Obama and top lawmakers met for more than an hour at the White House on Wednesday, the sec…
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Obama to Congress: No negotiations to reopen govt