President Barack Obama will offer cuts to Social Security and other benefits programs in a budget proposal next week aimed at winning over enough congressional Republicans to pass a broad deal to reduce the deficit.
Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio has joined the filibuster threat over the pending gun control legislation, with Robert Costa of the National Review. Also, Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL); Dean Baker Center For Economic & Policy Research; and Hadley Heath, Independent Women's Forum, discuss whether Republicans can overturn Obamacare.
*Kansas Democrats, Republicans see a threat to jobs* Private-jet industry accounts for 1 in 10 jobs in region* Conflict shows complexities of Obama call for tax fairness By Andy Sullivan. "I'm certainly disappointed that he would do something of this nature," said Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer, a Democrat who displays Obama's portrait on his office wall. "
*Kansas Democrats, Republicans see a threat to jobs. WICHITA, Kansas, March 20- First came the recession, throwing thousands out of work. "I'm certainly disappointed that he would do something of this nature," said Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer, a Democrat who displays Obama's portrait on his office wall. "
*Kansas Democrats, Republicans see a threat to jobs. WICHITA, Kansas, March 20- First came the recession, throwing thousands out of work. "I'm certainly disappointed that he would do something of this nature," said Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer, a Democrat who displays Obama's portrait on his office wall. "
WASHINGTON, March 19- Two Republican state senators from Arkansas may soon accomplish what seasoned Washington politicians couldn't: make the main provisions of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul palatable to hard-core conservatives.
With the Dow Jones reaching an all-time high and the S&P 500 not far behind, markets have shrugged off the disappointment of the sequester. But Alastair Newton, senior political analyst at Nomura says that far bigger hurdles lie ahead that could potentially give the U.S. another "brush with default".
OXON HILL, Md., March 14- The Republican Party heard contrasting messages on Thursday about how to recover from last year's election defeats as two possible contenders for the next presidential campaign in 2016 brandished their conservative credentials.