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Republicans Facing Death Threats As Speaker Election Gets Mired In Personal Feuds

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the thing that was supposed to make Rep. Jim Jordan the 56th speaker of the House. An onslaught of pressure from the Republican Party base, …

Liberal Groups Urge Congress To Reject Spending Cuts

by Isabel Allende

More than 80 liberal advocacy groups, unions and think tanks told congressional leaders Friday to stick to the debt ceiling deal reached earlier this year and reject the additional spending …