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Good Morning America's Robin Roberts Gets Support of Michelle Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2012 CommentJust a month after President Obama gave his historic interview coming out in favor of gay marriage to Robin Roberts, the Good Morning America anchor got the public support of the first lady.
Roberts announced in an open letter Monday that she has been diagnosed with the blood disease MDS, or myelodysplastic syndrome.
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Finance Committee Chairman Baucus Has Homework to Do on Tax Proposals
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2012 CommentSenate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is pursuing an ambitious goal of revising the country's tax code to raise revenue, but the senator from Montana revealed Monday at the Bipartisan Policy Center that he still has some homework to do.
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Commerce Secretary John Bryson's Crashes a Hot Potato for Police
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2012 CommentTwo crashes in the Los Angeles area involving Commerce Secretary John Bryson have left local police departments fumbling over who will handle the intense media scrutiny of the incidents.
The traffic accidents took place in the cities of San Gabriel and Rosemead, and the San Gabriel Police Department is investigating the collisions, which a Commerce Department spokeswoman says were the result of a seizure.
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Whispers' Winner And Loser Of The Week
Tweet Share on Facebook June 8, 2012 CommentThere are always winners and losers in Washington, and Washington Whispers always keeps track. Every Friday, we'll tell you who gained the most and who lost out that week.
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Barney Frank Challenges "Fox Bias" On Air
Tweet Share on Facebook June 8, 2012 CommentCongressman Barney Frank (D- Mass.) got into it with FOX Business' new anchor Melissa Francis last night, telling her multiple times that her language showed the network's bias.
Frank, a ranking member on the Committee on Financial Services, appeared on FOX Business to discuss the state of the economy.
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Michelle Obama's 'Delicious and Nutritious' State Dinner For Kids
Tweet Share on Facebook June 8, 2012 CommentLet's Move!, Michelle Obama's anti-obesity program, sent out word Friday of an inviting new contest: A healthy "State Dinner," just for kids.
The FLOTUS wants kid chefs to share their favorite "delicious and nutritious" lunch recipes.
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Jeb Bush: Voters Want Him, But He Doesn't Want Them
Tweet Share on Facebook June 8, 2012 CommentRepublicans really want another Bush in the White House.
The only problem: Jeb Bush doesn't want the job.
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Why There Are So Few Women In Congress
Tweet Share on Facebook June 8, 2012 CommentYou'd think that since 1916—the year a woman was first elected to U.S. Congress—there would have been some serious progress.
Women in the workforce, after all, have been on a steady rise.
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After Kwame Brown, D.C. is Fed Up With Corrupt Politicians
Tweet Share on Facebook June 7, 2012 CommentThe crisis of corruption in Washington's local politics reached a peak Wednesday night, with the resignation of D.C. City Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown hours after being charged with bank fraud.
Thursday, prosecutors in D.C. superior court filed a second charge against Brown for unlawful cash campaign expenditure, according to NBC Washington.
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Most Americans Have Never Heard of Bain Capital
Tweet Share on Facebook June 7, 2012 CommentThe American Enterprise Institute just put out its June political report, which compiles the major polls from the previous month.
Taken together, the polls seem to present a rosier outlook for President Obama than previously thought.
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