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Both Parties' Campaign Committees End Election Year in Debt
-Christopher WeberThe GOP won big in the midterm election, but both parties are running about even when it comes to the amount of debt their campaign committees racked up this year.
Tom Daschle on Health Care, Obama and Raging Partisanship
-Mary C. CurtisThe South Dakota Democrat warned that Washington has never been so fractious. "Representative government doesn't work unless there's an acceptance of the need to find common ground."
Deficit Commission Votes 11-7 for Spending Cuts, Tax Changes
-Jill LawrenceThe vote total fell short of the 14 that would have formalized the recommendations and sent them to the House and Senate floors for an up or down vote.
Charlie Rangel Censured by the House, 333 to 79
-Patricia MurphySeveral House members pleaded for the lesser punishment of reprimand, but in the end members agreed to the second-most severe penalty short of expulsion.
House Passes Middle-Class Tax Cuts Over GOP Objections
-Patricia MurphyTwenty Democrats voted against the bill, and three Republicans supported it. Now it goes to the Senate where it will face immediate -- and likely fatal -- opposition.
GOP African American, Rep.-Elect Tim Scott, Won't Join Black Caucus
-Tom DiemerScott, who played down race during his campaign, said he didn't want to focus solely on any "one group of people" as a U.S. House member.
Maryland's Martin O'Malley to Lead Depleted Democratic Governors Group
-Tom DiemerO'Malley said the governors' agenda would be creating jobs in their states, but the main purpose of the organization is electing more Democratic governors.
Democrats Rally to Support Unemployment Insurance Extension
-Josh LedermanIt's unclear what the next move is for either Republican or Democratic proposals. Congress has limited time left in the lame-duck session to make decisions on numerous issues.
House to Vote on Tax Cuts for Middle Class Only; GOP Calls it a 'Nonstarter'
-Patricia MurphyThe House is poised to vote Thursday on extending the Bush tax cuts -- but not for higher-income earners. Negotiations on the issue continue.
Missouri Senate: GOP's Sarah Steelman Already in Race to Oppose McCaskill
-Tom DiemerSteelman says she wants to stop "Washington elites" from "making America more like a European country."
Shush! Loud TV Ads Face Scrutiny in U.S. House
-Politics Daily StaffRep. Anna Eshoo says her bill bars commercials from blasting away at levels louder than the programs they interrupt. She says it's the most popular bill that she's sponsored in her 18 years in Congress.
Deficit Panel Report Gains Support of Two Republicans
-Tom DiemerThe conservatives came on board Thursday, reviving hope the plan might get the blessing of a majority of the panel's 18 members -- if not the super-majority it needs to assure consideration in Congress.
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