Republicans push to update education law
By KIMBERLY HEFLING The No Child Left Behind education law could be making a political comeback. Sen. Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who is the incoming chairman of the Senate…
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Sebelius takes GOP criticism over “Obamacare”
By DAVID ESPO Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center, is greeted by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, right, as she is escorted…
Gay rights legislation gains bipartisan support
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Proponents of a bill that would…
BIDEN IN IOWA: UP CLOSE TO ANTI-WAR DEMOCRATS
By THOMAS BEAUMONT FILE – In this Jan. 3, 2008, file photo then-Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., talks to supporters during a rally in Dubuque, Iowa, on the…
DEMOCRATS FACE DIVIDE OVER A STRIKE ON SYRIA
By KEN THOMAS FILE – This this Oct. 29, 2010, file photo shows Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, in Dubuque, Iowa. President Barack Obama’s pursuit of a military strike in Syria…
STUDENT LOAN COMPROMISE HEADS TOWARD FINAL VOTE
By PHILIP ELLIOTT FILE – In this July 17, 2013 file photo, House Education Committee Chairman Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., left, followed by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif.,…
AP SOURCES: SD SEN. JOHNSON WON’T SEEK RE-ELECTION
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and DAVID ESPO FILE – In this Oct. 14, 2009 file photo, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic officials say Johnson…