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Ethics panel looking at chairman's stock trades

Last Updated: 11:14 02/10/12

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says he's cooperating with an Office of Government Ethics investigation into his stock trades and expects to be exonerated. (Full Story)

Ethics panel looking at chairman's stock trades

Romney aides to speak at super PAC events

High court asked to undo Mont. campaign money ban

Catholic group backs Obama birth control policy

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Obama to sign last bill Giffords sponsored Post a comment! Last Updated: 6:49 AM 02/10/12 - President Barack Obama is set to sign the last piece of legislation that former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords sponsored and voted on. (Full Story)
GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy Post a comment! Last Updated: 5:48 PM 02/08/12 - The White House pushed back in the face of a political firestorm, arguing that Obama was sensitive to the objections and looking for a way to allay the concerns (Full Story)
GOP targets child tax break for illegal immigrants Post a comment! Last Updated: 5:45 PM 02/08/12 - Republicans are looking to deny child tax credits to illegal immigrants — refund checks averaging $1,800 — in an effort that has roused anger among Hispanics and some Democratic lawmakers. (Full Story)
House GOP introduces its insider trading bill Post a comment! Last Updated: 10:58 AM 02/08/12 - House Republicans have introduced their version of a bill to ban insider trading by thousands of federal officials. (Full Story)
Axelrod defends administration birth control rule 2 Comments Last Updated: 11:38 AM 02/07/12 - A political adviser to President Barack Obama said Tuesday the administration didn't intend to "abridge anyone's religious freedom" with its regulation requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control (Full Story)
Ex-Sen. Bob Kerrey not running again for Neb. seat Post a comment! Last Updated: 11:27 AM 02/07/12 - Former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Tuesday he will not run for the Nebraska Senate seat he gave up more than a decade ago. (Full Story)
Latest call for supermarket wine sales fails Post a comment! Last Updated: 11:45 AM 02/06/12 - The latest effort to allow wine to be sold in Tennessee supermarkets has failed for lack of a sponsor in the state Senate. (Full Story)
Election administrator fires 1, demotes another Post a comment! Last Updated: 10:17 AM 02/06/12 - The Washington County Election Commission Administrator has fired an employee and demoted another over an open meetings issue. (Full Story)
Mayfield hires former Tenn. GOP chairman Hopper Post a comment! Last Updated: 11:03 AM 02/08/12 - Dairy executive Scottie Mayfield has hired on political consultant Tommie Hopper for his challenge of incumbent U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleishmann in the 3rd House District. (Full Story)
Romney: I "misspoke" with comment about the poor 1 Comment Last Updated: 10:45 AM 02/03/12 - Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said Thursday he "misspoke" when he told CNN on Wednesday he was "not concerned about the very poor." (Full Story)
STOCK Act passes in the Senate Last Updated: 10:38 AM 02/03/12 - The STOCK Act - legislation to bar members of Congress from trading stocks based on nonpublic information they have obtained in the course of their congressional work - passed the Senate Thursday (Full Story)
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