Victories give GOP more sway in divided Congress
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Their grip on Congress strengthened, Republicans on Wednesday saw both a mandate and an opportunity to push further tax cuts, limits on damage awards in
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The economy and education are areas where lawmakers may break partisan gridlock.
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Flush from their victories in this month&#39;s elections, President Bush and Republicans in Congress must now show that they&#39;re capable of governing.
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Republicans maintained control of both congressional seats that were up for grabs in special elections Tuesday in Ohio and Virginia, disappointing Democrats who had hoped to extend their gains in the House.
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What just last year generated legislative deadlock for a deeply divided Congress, has this year sailed through the House of Representatives after just a few hours of modest debate: H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, has passed the House with at least some measure of bipartisan support.
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Republicans expand their margin of control, even as bitter fights over judiciary and spending remain. By Gail Russell Chaddock | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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The Senate and House that will open in January will have a stronger Republican majority that has moved to the right, while the Democratic minority will be weaker and edged
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House Democrats yesterday opted to keep their current leadership for the next Congress, while House Republicans voted to change their internal rules in an attempt to ensure that their team is not disrupted.
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Moving swiftly to consolidate their control over government in the wake of their big election triumph, President Bush and Republican leaders in Congress are facing a different kind of threat - themselves.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 24, 2004 - Legislation extending three popular middle-class tax cuts for the rest of the decade sailed through Congress by lopsided votes in both the House and Senate, giving President Bush
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Tuesday's election turned Texas Democrats' political landscape from bleak to barren. A new redistricting map pushed through by Republicans helped the GOP gain a 21-11 advantage over Democrats in the state's congressional delegation, up from the current 16-16 split and the first GOP majority since Reconstruction.
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House Democrats may not have won a big enough majority Tuesday night to run the chamber without help from Republicans, but their victories may have ended a historic co-speakership.
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In a sharp change from just two months ago, Republicans are gaining a commanding position in the race for control of the US House and Senate.
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The top-giving corporate political action committees didn't hedge their bets in the fall elections despite the narrow division between the GOP and Democrats in Congress. They favored Republican candidates 10-to-1.
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Republicans are three steps from a November shellacking &#151; each a grim possibility if habitually divided Democrats get their acts together.
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Thirty-four seats are up for grabs. In early returns, Republicans were well-positioned to retain their majority. However, with nine seats in close races, Democrats held on to hope of regaining control.
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The results in Florida were a decisive turning point in the Republican race, effectively winnowing the field to Senator John McCain and Mitt Romney.