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White House to kill, tweak unnecessary regulations
The Obama administration on Thursday said it plans to eliminate or streamline scores of overly burdensome government regulations in a move officials said would save taxpayers and businesses billions of dollars over time.
Food fight: Senator tells first lady to keep potatoes on school menus
Maine grows a lot of potatoes, and one of the state's two U.S. senators is telling Michelle Obama and the Agriculture Department to let potatoes keep a prized place on school menus.
Inhofe: Obama stand on Israel makes no sense
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe said Thursday that he thinks President Obama is out on a political limb with his endorsement of the 1967 borders — with modifications — as the basis for a final peace deal between Israel and a new Palestinian state.
Tax dollars at work: Jell-O wrestling in the Antarctic, shrimp on treadmills
Your taxpayer money has gone to fund Jell-O wrestling at the South Pole.
Landrieu: Obama should increase disaster relief
Democratic Sen. Mary L. Landrieu has urged her fellow senators to press President Obama to boost funding for natural disaster victims in the South and Midwest.
Wisconsin Poll: Gov. Walker's popularity wanes
Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker's popularity has continued to decline over the last three months, and state voters now say they would vote to recall him if there was a new election, a new polls says.
Sunshine State not happy with Gov. Scott
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has been in office less than five months but voters already have grown weary of the Republican by a 2-to-1 ratio, a new poll shows.
President fixated on ... 2008?
Well, it was a good year for him. President Obama mistakenly signed the year "2008" instead of "2011" in the Westminster Abbey guestbook Tuesday.
Obama to visit tornado-wracked Mo. city
President Obama said he will visit Missouri on Sunday to tour the devastation wrought by a tornado that killed more than 116 people in Joplin over the weekend.
Cantor learns DeLay's lesson on disaster spending
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Monday that if Congress passes an emergency spending bill to help Missouri's tornado victims, the extra money will have to be cut from somewhere else.
Exercising Daniels left in stitches — literally
A post-workout mishap involving a door has apparently left Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a possible presidential contender, in stitches — sixteen of them.
Poll: Majority now OK with gay marriage
A slight majority of Americans for the first time say they believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages among heterosexual couples, a new poll shows.
Club for Growth no fan of Gov. Thompson
If it's up to the Club for Growth, Republicans won't nominate former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson for the U.S. Senate seat that Democrat Herb Kohl plans to walk away from next year.
Pilot aborts landing on Obama flight
The pilot of President Obama's plane aborted a landing in Connecticut on Wednesday morning because of poor visibility, before landing safely on a second attempt.
Mark Udall: Congress but not public should see bin Laden photos
Sen. Mark Udall, who on Monday afternoon viewed photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse, said he was glad for the opportunity but said he stands by President Obama's decision to release them to the public.
