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Olympia Snowe book party: Congress 'doesn't have to be this way'

There's a powerful demand out there for the juicy personal-life stories of powerful women. So you have to admire the former senator for resisting that trend -- and delivering a legislative history instead.

What's next for immigration reform? A roadmap

It all turns on whether mainstream conservatives privately want something to pass -- no matter what they say publicly.

Pelosi: If Boehner were a woman he'd be called 'the weakest speaker in history'

The Republican benefits from a sexist double standard, she suggested.

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Markets worldwide react positively to "fiscal cliff" fix

(The Washington Post / Source: Bloomberg)

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Rep. Pete Sessions discusses job creation and the fiscal cliff

Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, discusses how Republican leaders plan to work with President Obama on the fiscal cliff and job creation. For Washington Post “truth-teller” prototype.

 

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