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Votes expected on constitutional amendments

Posted: 6:07 AM One would prohibit any state or local taxation of payroll or earned personal income, and the other would allow the governor to appoint appellate judges, subject to legislative confirmation.

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Cohen tweets, deletes 'Ilu' during State of Union

Posted: 5:56 AM An aide says U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen accidentally exchanged a couple of public tweets with a woman who is the daughter of a friend, but removed them when he realized they weren't private.

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Obama proposals face quick opposition in Congress

Posted: 7:48 AM President Barack Obama set up high-stakes clashes over guns, immigration, taxes and climate change in a State of the Union address that showcased a newly re-elected president determined to mark his legacy.

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Senators take up immigration in first hearing

Posted: 7:41 AM Senators are weighing one of President Barack Obama's second-term priorities at the first Senate hearing on a comprehensive immigration overhaul. Many stubborn fault lines are sure to emerge.

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First lady hosts 102-year-old determined voter

Posted: 7:39 AM A determined Florida centenarian who had to make two trips and wait several hours to vote for President Barack Obama last fall joined first lady Michelle Obama for Tuesday's State of the Union.

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First lady will host 102-year-old determined voter

Posted: 10:42 AM A determined Florida centenarian who had to make two trips and wait several hours to vote for President Barack Obama last fall will sit with first lady Michelle Obama during Tuesday's State of the Union.

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Finger-pointing trumps problem-solving on budget

Posted: 10:28 AM Just about everyone in official Washington is in agreement that big across-the-board spending cuts at the Pentagon and throughout domestic federal programs on March 1 are a bad idea.

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Senate heads toward vote on anti-violence act

Posted: 10:27 AM The Senate passed a very similar bill last year but the House, which passed its own bill, wouldn't go along with the more expansive Senate version and the bill died.

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Obama to announce 34K troops to be home in 1 year

Posted: 10:25 AM President Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union address that 34,000 U.S. troops will be home from Afghanistan within a year, two people familiar with his remarks said Tuesday.

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GOP to label Obama agenda 'big government'

Posted: 10:22 AM Republicans intend to cast President Barack Obama's second-term agenda as more "big government" and offer a series of steps to boost economic growth and reduce the federal debt.

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Rocker Ted Nugent to be at Obama speech

Updated: 10:01 AM A Republican congressman says he's invited rocker Ted Nugent, who has referred to President Barack Obama's administration as "evil, America-hating," to the State of the Union address.

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Senate panel to vote on Defense nominee Hagel

Posted: 6:31 AM Chuck Hagel — Republican, twice-wounded Vietnam combat veteran and former Nebraska senator — faces his first major hurdle in his bid to become the nation's defense secretary

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Ramsey calls for judicial redistricting

Posted: 5:28 AM Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey is seeking the state's first judicial redistricting in nearly 30 years and says he wants the public's input.

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Gates backs lawmakers' oversight of drone program

Posted: 8:18 AM Robert Gates, a former defense secretary and spymaster, is backing lawmakers' proposal to form a special court to review President Barack Obama's deadly drone strikes against Americans linked to al-Qaida.

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After speech, supporters to promote Obama agenda

Posted: 8:16 AM The White House and outside supporters of President Barack Obama are launching simultaneous social media, public outreach and fundraising campaigns tied to Tuesday's State of the Union address.

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Durbin: Spending cuts were threat, not strategy

Posted: 8:14 AM Sen. Dick Durbin said Sunday that the deep spending cuts were never meant to take effect and were designed to prod both parties to reach a bipartisan agreement to reduce the nation's deficit.

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US condemns attack on refugee camp in Iraq

Posted: 7:48 AM The State Department is condemning the rocket and mortar attack that killed six people and wounded dozens of others at a refugee camp near Baghdad's international airport.

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Lawmaker: Cyberattacks against US getting worse

Posted: 7:47 AM The U.S. is vulnerable to cyberattacks that could shut down financial services or destroy information that companies need for daily operations, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said.

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