ARTICLES BY JIM ABRAMS

Is this budget a cinch?

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House passes GOP bill to streamline job training

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New rules, tools for food stamps

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Anti-piracy bill vote postponed

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Obama signs 3 trade deals

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Senate passes bill to sanction China over currency

WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Tuesday to threaten China with higher tariffs on Chinese products made cheap through an artificially undervalued currency, which lawmakers blame for destroying American jobs. The House, though, is unlikely to take up the bill, which some American businesses warn could trigger a trade war.

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Time to flip the switch?

WASHINGTON - House Republicans on Tuesday failed to stop the enactment of new energy-saving standards for light bulbs they portrayed as yet another example of big government interfering in people's lives.

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House approves repeal of gays in military ban

WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday delivered a victory to President Barack Obama and gay rights groups by approving a proposal to repeal the law that allows gays to serve in the military only if they don't disclose their sexual orientation.

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Flood insurance program stops thousands

WASHINGTON - Many people trying to buy a house with a riverfront view were up a creek the past few weeks because of the temporary shutdown of the federal program that provides flood insurance.

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Texas Republican says he shouted 'baby killer'

WASHINGTON - Texas Republican Rep. Randy Neugebauer acknowledged Monday that he is the lawmaker who shouted out "baby killer" during a floor speech by Rep. Bart Stupak, an anti-abortion Democrat whose vote was crucial to passing the Democratic health care bill Sunday evening.

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Partisanship's bad now in Washington? Try again

WASHINGTON - The current partisan divide is as stark and nasty as any in recent history and on almost every issue - from health care to energy independence to reviving the economy - there's little or no effort to find common ground.

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Congress tries to attract foreign tourists to U.S.

WASHINGTON - Millions of foreign tourists are shying away from U.S. destinations, a trend that Congress hopes to reverse in a travel promotion act it passed Thursday.

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