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thelead.blogs.cnn.com

It may have been the least productive year for Congress in history, at least in terms of passing laws – fewer than 60 of which made it through the House and Senate and were signed by President Barack Obama.

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Free Press Publications

In November, with little media coverage, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid led the charge in changing the Senate rules relating to filibusters. The Washington Post reported, “Democrats used a rare parliamentary move to change the rules so that federa

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Al Jazerra

The US Senate has passed a 2-year budget deal to ease automatic spending cuts and reduce the risk of another government shutdown. The measure, which passed 64-36 with the support of 9 Republicans and the entire Democratic caucus

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Yahoo! News blog

In the end, conservative groups couldn’t muster enough opposition, and enough Democrats came on board to pass the bill. The result will be a future untainted by the threat of government shutdowns for the next two years.

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http://www.politico.com, By JOHN BRESNAHAN

A group of hard-line conservative House Republicans will introduce a resolution on Thursday calling for the impeachment of Attorney General Eric Holder. But there is no sign yet that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) or other House GOP leaders will act o

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AP

Embattled state Sen. Ron Calderon says federal authorities wanted him to wear a wire and record conversations with the Senate leader and another lawmaker. After he refused they tried to ruin his reputation by raiding his offices and leaking an affida

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