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Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO of AT&T, introduces President Obama before the latter's remarks Dec. 3 at the quarterly meeting of the Business Roundtable, a group Stephenson chairs. Stephenson has said that increasing regulation of the broadband ind

Would FCC Plan Harm Telecom Investment? Even Industry Opinion Is Mixed

2:21pm February 04, 2015

by Joel Rose

The Federal Communications Commission will decide this month whether the Internet should be regulated as a public utility. In speeches, CEOs alternately have predicted a chilling effect or no impact.

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A Look At What's Inside Obama's Budget Proposal

11:39am February 04, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama's budget proposes more government spending and more taxes on the wealthy. How will Republicans respond?

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Like Groundhog Day, There's A Routine To White House Budget Debut

11:39am February 04, 2015

by Tamara Keith

What's the point of a White House budget besides using up a lot of paper and ink? So the administration can lay out its political priorities and draw contrasts with the Republicans.

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker spoke about taking on public employee unions, and the protests that followed, at a recent candidates forum in Iowa. He said what people may not know is that protesters — as many as 1,000 of them — showed up outside his home

Gov. Scott Walker Eyes 2016, But Can He Get Past Labor's Loathing?

11:39am February 04, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Unions don't like any of the 2016 GOP presidential prospects so far. But organized labor's loathing for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker runs especially deep.

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House Votes To Repeal ACA, Though Bill Unlikely To Pass Senate

11:02am February 04, 2015

by Juana Summers

The House has voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the first such full repeal vote in two nearly two years. Some 19 million Americans would lose health coverage under the legislation. The bill, though, is not likely to pass the Senate, where a half dozen Democrats would have to go along with it. President Obama has also promised to veto legislation that undoes his signature achievement.

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Marco Rubio Challenges Obama Administration's New Approach To Cuba

11:02am February 04, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Florida Republican Marco Rubio is using his new role as chairman of a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee to rail against what he sees as U.S. concessions to Cuba. He's particularly concerned about plans to reopen the U.S. embassy in Havana.

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Science Of Vaccines Is Settled — But Politics Are More Complicated

11:02am February 04, 2015

Should kids get the measles vaccine or should parents be given a choice? Potential 2016 presidential candidates weigh in, and their views are all over the place.

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NSA's Bulk Collection Of Phone Data Continues, Intelligence Review Says

7:40am February 04, 2015

by David Welna

A year ago, President Obama proposed doing away with the National Security Agency's practice of collecting Americans' phone records in secret. Has that change been accomplished?

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Beefed-Up Border Security Proposal Unsettles Texas Business Leaders

1:18am February 04, 2015

by John Burnett

A bill proposing tighter security on the Southern border has provoked a backlash from some South Texas leaders. They say the measures may hurt trade with Mexico, the state's largest trading partner.

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President Obama delivers remarks during a meeting with people who wrote him letters explaining how they benefited from the Affordable Care Act in the White House on Tuesday.

Life In The 'New' Washington: In Your Face! No, In YOUR Face!

7:28pm February 03, 2015

by Ron Elving

The 114th Congress so far has displayed all the dominant traits inherited from its parents — the 113th and 112th Congresses. It's all about honoring past promises and settling old scores.