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Actors, musicians visit Congress for arts funding

Celebrities including Alec Baldwin visited Capitol Hill Tuesday to shine their spotlight on federal funding for the arts.

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House Republicans oppose Senate payroll tax bill (Reuters)

Reuters – The fate of an expiring tax break for 160 million American workers was in doubt on Sunday after the top Republican lawmaker declared his opposition to a two-month extension passed overwhelmingly by the Senate.

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Divided lawmakers muster modest tax deal (Reuters)

Reuters – Deeply divided U.S. lawmakers on Friday eked out an agreement to extend payroll tax cuts for just two months, and only after Democrats bowed to Republican demands on a controversial oil pipeline.

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Reid: Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown (AP)

AP – Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise to end a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has idled tens of thousands of workers and cost the government about $30 million a day in uncollected airline ticket taxes, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said Thursday.

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House approves debt bill; Senate rejects it (AP)

AP – In an unforgiving display of partisanship, the Republican-controlled House approved emergency legislation Friday night to avoid an unprecedented government default and Senate Democrats scuttled it less than two hours later in hopes of a better deal.

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Senate GOP shows flexibility in debt, budget fight (AP)

AP – Senate Republicans are showing far more flexibility than their tea party-backed House colleagues as Washington policymakers seek to steer the government away from a first-ever default on its financial obligations.

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Boehner says upcoming deficit legislation is solid (Reuters)

Reuters – House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Friday that deficit reduction legislation due for a House vote next week is “a solid plan” for moving forward toward an increase in the U.S. debt limit.

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Libya says Gaddafi stays, wounded relate siege hell (Reuters)

Reuters – Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are staging a “massacre” in the besieged city of Misrata, evacuees said on Monday, as Libya said it was ready to discuss political reform, led by Gaddafi.

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Republicans planning cost curbs on health benefits (AP)

AP – House Republicans will “lead with our chin” and offer politically explosive cost curbs this spring on programs like Medicare, Medicaid and perhaps Social Security, the party’s point man for curbing crippling budget deficits said Thursday.

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Freshman Democrat upbraids Obama on spending (AP)

AP – A freshman Democratic senator accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of failing to provide leadership on a worsening national deficit as top Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill spent more time pointing fingers than seeking common ground on a must-do measure to fund the government for the next six months.

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