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Dems take aim at oil industry tax breaks
Nov 18 2006 1:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats are targeting billions of dollars in oil company tax breaks for quick repeal next year. A broader energy proposal that would boost alternative energy sources and conservation is expected to be put off until later.
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Reid: Dems to seek GOP aid on wage hike
Nov 18 2006 11:25AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats will seek Republican help to raise the minimum wage, cut taxes for working families and make health care and college more affordable, incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Saturday.
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Skelton to prioritize Pentagon oversight
Nov 18 2006 2:30AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A student of military history, Missouri Rep. Ike Skelton recently pulled out his latest reading, a 1926 tome about the disastrous allied campaign at Gallipoli during World War I. The title: "The Perils of Amateur Strategy."
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GOP chooses Boehner as minority leader
Nov 18 2006 1:37AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cast into the minority by an angry electorate, House Republicans chose Rep. John Boehner of Ohio on Friday to lead a return to power as quickly as possible. "We're going to earn our way back into the majority," he vowed.
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