Baucus says taxes, oil pipeline top priorities Washington Examiner Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:09 PM PST MATT GOURAS Associated Press HELENA, Mont. U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says tax cuts and ensuring approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are top congressional priorities for 2012. Montana Chamber of Commerce leaders gathering in Helena made it clear that the Obama administration's decision a day earlier to deny a permit for the pipeline is a major concern. The group's chairwoman argues that such ... | Obama at Disney: 'America is Open for Business' FOX 8 Cleveland Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:06 PM PST President Barack Obama's visit today to Walt Disney World is as much an appeal to Brazilians and their dollars as it is Florida voters and their jobs. But it was a brief one, highlighted by a speech that lasted just 13 minutes. | Debt Ceiling Hike Disapproved by House ThirdAge Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:06 PM PST Â A resolution disapproving Obama's plans to raise the debt ceiling another $1.2 trillion has been sent to the U.S. Senate after passing the House. The lower chamber voted 239-176 to send the measure on with just one Republican voting against it and six Democrats voting in favor, The Hill reported Thursday. Democrats called the vote a waste of time since the Senate is expected to reject it. Also ... | Obama Kills Keystone XL Pipeline --- and His Political Future Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:04 PM PST COMMENTARY | It took real talent to, at a stroke of a pen, eschew 20,000 shovel-ready jobs, reject a ready supply of petroleum, alienate an important Democratic constituency, and insult an important American ally. But President Barack Obama managed it. | | |
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