Senate Republicans have questioned Chuck Hagel’s truthfulness and they’ve challenged his patriotism. Now they’re threatening to stonewall his nomination to be President Barack Obama’s defense
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John Boehner is pulling back. After two stressful years as Washington’s most powerful Republican and a pair of failed, high-profile rounds of budget talks with
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Outgoing Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue has some parting shots for Congress, the White House and advocates for seniors. They have all “really walked