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• In picking Daley, Obama edges out of his comfort zone (The Ticket)
• Constitution reading provokes political tussling (AP)
• Republican bid to scrap healthcare hits snag (Reuters)
• Gates plans to cut $78B from Pentagon budget (AP)
• House Republicans challenge Obama on debt limit (AP)
• Tax code ripe for reform: Senate leader (Reuters)
• The 112th Congress might have to start all over again (The Ticket)
• Christie signs ‘Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights’ into law (Daily Caller)
• GOP restarts anti-health law agenda (Politico)
• K Street goes to Vegas (Politico)
• House cuts its own budget by 5 percent (AP)
• AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers worried about Medicare (AP)
• Helicopters rescue 160 stranded skiers in Austria (AP)
• GOP strikes early in global warming battle (AP)
• Tester Pushes to Reform Senate Rules With Greater Transparency, Efficiency (Huffington Post)
• Who’s afraid of the Constitution? (Daily Caller)
• NPR vice president behind firing of Juan Williams resigns post (Daily Caller)
• Michele Bachmann for president? (The Week)
• GOP takes charge: New Speaker Boehner leads House (AP)

In picking Daley, Obama edges out of his comfort zone (The Ticket) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:34 PM PST The Ticket - Signaling a desire to steer the West Wing in a new direction, President Obama announced today that he's tapped former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley as his next chief of staff. News of the move brought instant praise from the business community, which has had a shaky relationship with the White House over the last two [...]

Constitution reading provokes political tussling (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:08 PM PST AP - Republicans and Democrats took turns politely in a historic recitation of the Constitution from the House floor Thursday, but the decorum hardly meant they were in agreement.

Republican bid to scrap healthcare hits snag (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:50 PM PST Reuters - Republican efforts to scrap President Barack Obama's healthcare reform took a hit on Thursday when budget analysts said repeal would add billions of dollars to the federal budget deficit.

Gates plans to cut $78B from Pentagon budget (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:02 PM PST AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday he will cut $78 billion from the Pentagon's budget in the next five years — money that will come from shrinking the military's ground force, increasing health care premiums for troops and other politically unpopular cost-saving measures.

House Republicans challenge Obama on debt limit (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:48 PM PST AP - In power scarcely a day, House Republicans bluntly told the White House on Thursday its request to raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt limit will require federal spending cuts to win their approval, laying down an early marker in a new era of divided government.

Tax code ripe for reform: Senate leader (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:19 PM PST Reuters - The U.S. tax code is "ripe" for reform and fixing it will be a top priority for Democrats this year, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Thursday.

The 112th Congress might have to start all over again (The Ticket) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:56 PM PST The Ticket - Here's something John Boehner might feel the need to cry about: Just two days into the 112th Congress, there's a chance that the House might have to do all of its voting â€" including the roll call to elect a new Speaker â€" all over again. Per Roll Call's Anna Palmer, House GOP leaders learned [...]

Christie signs ‘Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights’ into law (Daily Caller) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:42 PM PST Daily Caller - Read more stories from The Daily CallerNPR defunding calls heat up in first week of new CongressNothin' but paint: Jessica Szohr's sexy Lifewater ad [SLIDESHOW]Christie signs 'Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights' into lawWho's afraid of the Constitution?Williams reacts: It's good for NPR because it gets the 'keeper of the flame of liberal orthodoxy out of NPR'

GOP restarts anti-health law agenda (Politico) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:37 AM PST Politico - The GOP’s bid to repeal health reform has begun.

K Street goes to Vegas (Politico) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:38 AM PST Politico - Lobbyists take a gamble on finding new clients at the tech industry's largest consumer trade show.

House cuts its own budget by 5 percent (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:46 AM PST AP - The Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to trim members' office budgets by $35 million, a symbolic down payment on a promise to bring the budget deficit under control.

AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers worried about Medicare (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:03 AM PST AP - Anxious to receive their Medicare benefits after years of paying taxes into the system, baby boomers say they're willing to sacrifice to preserve the scope and level of coverage.

Helicopters rescue 160 stranded skiers in Austria (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:23 AM PST AP - Police say helicopters and emergency crews rescued about 160 skiers and snowboarders stuck on a defective chairlift in western Austria.

GOP strikes early in global warming battle (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:40 PM PST AP - House Republicans wasted no time Thursday in trying to block the Obama administration from acting to stem global warming.

Tester Pushes to Reform Senate Rules With Greater Transparency, Efficiency (Huffington Post) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:50 PM PST Huffington Post - Read Sen. Jon Tester's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com

Who’s afraid of the Constitution? (Daily Caller) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:39 PM PST Daily Caller - Read more stories from The Daily CallerNPR defunding calls heat up in first week of new CongressNothin' but paint: Jessica Szohr's sexy Lifewater ad [SLIDESHOW]Christie signs 'Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights' into lawWho's afraid of the Constitution?Williams reacts: It's good for NPR because it gets the 'keeper of the flame of liberal orthodoxy out of NPR'

NPR vice president behind firing of Juan Williams resigns post (Daily Caller) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:02 PM PST Daily Caller - Read more stories from The Daily CallerNPR defunding calls heat up in first week of new CongressNothin' but paint: Jessica Szohr's sexy Lifewater ad [SLIDESHOW]Christie signs 'Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights' into lawWho's afraid of the Constitution?Williams reacts: It's good for NPR because it gets the 'keeper of the flame of liberal orthodoxy out of NPR'

Michele Bachmann for president? (The Week) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:01 AM PST The Week - The controversial Minnesota Republican is reportedly mulling a bid for the GOP presidential nomination — which would leave Sarah Palin... where exactly?

GOP takes charge: New Speaker Boehner leads House (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 09:05 PM PST AP - Claiming power beneath the Capitol dome, resurgent Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives on Wednesday as the 112th Congress convened in an era of economic uncertainty. Dozens of tea party-backed lawmakers took office in both houses, eager to cut spending and reduce government's reach.

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