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Republicans Set to Wield New Power in Washington
Mark Wilson/Getty Images The Capitol building, January 4, 2011. Republicans will lay claim to a broad — if partial — governing mandate at exactly noon on Wednesday, ushering into Washington scores of new conservative lawmakers who promise to challenge President Obama’s vision for America’s economic future. The start of the 112th Congress will be marked in the nation’s capital city by grand ceremonies and symbolic gestures. The new owners of prime offices will get their keys. O

Taking the House, GOP primes for fight with Obama (AP)
WASHINGTON – Taking control of the House at last, Republicans are rushing straight into a political fight with President Barack Obama over Health Care and changes in Washington they say voters demanded in the Midterm Elections. Incoming House Speaker John Boehner says "it's new energy" after two years of Democratic dominance. But the Republican upsurge also ushers in a divided government in the run-up to the 2012 Elections. With campaigns but a short time away, President Barack Obama and...

Taking the House, GOP primes for fight with Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking control of the House at last, Republicans are rushing straight into a political fight with President Barack Obama over Health Care and changes in Washington they say voters demanded in the Midterm Elections. Incoming House Speaker John Boehner says “it’s new energy” after two years of Democratic dominance. But the Republican upsurge also ushers in a divided government in the run-up to the 2012 Elections. With campaigns but a short time away, Presi...

Taking the House, GOP primes for fight with Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) - Taking control of the House at last, Republicans are rushing straight into a political fight with President Barack Obama over Health Care and changes in Washington they say voters demanded in the Midterm Elections. Incoming House Speaker John Boehner says "it's new energy" after two years of Democratic dominance. But the Republican upsurge also ushers in a divided government in the run-up to the 2012 Elections. With campaigns but a short time away, President Barack Obama and...

GOP primes for fight with Obama
WASHINGTON — Taking control of the House at last, Republicans are rushing straight into a political fight with President Barack Obama over Health Care and changes in Washington they say voters demanded in the Midterm Elections. "It’s new energy," incoming House Speaker John Boehner told reporters on the eve of his swearing-in. The oath-taking Wednesday ends two years of Democratic dominance in the capital and ushers in a divided government in the run-up to the 2012 congressional and ...

Pelosi has no regrets but some Democrats may disagree
Democrat Nancy Pelosi said she had no regrets on her last day as House Speaker Tuesday, a reign that lasted four years and is ending after the November Elections. Many of her Democrats who are still licking their wounds from the midterm massacre might disagree. Pelosi said Tuesday she looks forward to leading a loyal but tenacious opposition in the House. She started by calling Republicans hypocrites for trying to Repeal President Barack Obama‘s Health Care overhaul, saying it would add to...

Taking the House, GOP primes for fight with Obama
Taking control of the House at last, Republicans are rushing straight into a political fight with President Barack Obama over Health Care and changes in Washington they say voters demanded in the Midterm Elections. "It's new energy," incoming House Speaker John Boehner told reporters on the eve of his swearing-in. The oath-taking Wednesday ends two years of Democratic dominance in the capital and ushers in a divided government in the run-up to the 2012 congressional and presidential Elections. W...

House GOP asks business for advice on regulations
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are turning to their business allies as they move to scrap Obama Administration programs and Regulations as varied as controlling Greenhouse Gases, regulating the Internet and modifying home Mortgages. Incoming committee chairmen already have asked businesses to identify Regulations that kill jobs. They’ve also denounced new Climate Change rules, pledged to stop regulation of the Internet and proposed shutting down a troubled program to modify mort...

Obama's first public remarks of 2011: He speaks out on shaved ice
He's baaack. From 11 days off in Hawaii. Just in time to join a new Congress that convenes Wednesday with Republicans now controlling the House of Representatives. The president and family and Bo landed safely late this morning after an all-night flight and returned to the White House this afternoon. En route from the Pacific the president issued his first public statement of 2011. In a brief encounter with media traveling on Air Force One, the Democrat revealed that he expects politics t...

As GOP Takes Power in House, Obama Suddenly Becomes Mr. Job Creator Video 1/4/11
Here is video of President Obama on Air Force One as he returned to Washington following his 11-day paradise Vacation in Hawaii. In remarks to the press onboard, Obama suddenly became “Mr. Job Creator,” as he chided Republicans for planning to vote in the House to Repeal ObamaCare for not focusing on jobs. Ironic coming from a President who has “focused” on everything but jobs during his first two years in office. ...

Obama hopes Republicans will help with 'delivering jobs'
President Obama said early this morning that he hopes Republican congressional leaders will help with "delivering jobs for the American People," and "realize that there will be plenty of time to campaign for 2012 in 2012.'' "I think that there's gonna be politics, that's what happens in Washington," Obama told reporters before departing Hawaii for Washington, D.C. "They are going to play to their base for a certain period of time." "But," he added, "I'm pretty confident that they're going to re...

Obama Expects Temporary GOP Partisanship in New Congress
President Obama says he expects the new GOP-infused Congress to begin their session with political gamesmanship, but eventually get it out of their systems and get down to business. Traveling home on Air Force One from Hawaii overnight, Mr. Obama said of the Republican leadership, "[M]y expectation, my hope is that John Boehner and Mitch McConnell will realize that there will be plenty of time to campaign for 2012 in 2012, and that our job this year is to make sure that we build on the recovery....

Bam, Dems hit back at GOP's bid to repeal health care
WASHINGTON - President Obama will use his bully pulpit to launch a Populist pushback against Republicans, who take control of the House on Wednesday. En route to Washington on Tuesday from a Hawaii Vacation, Obama signaled his emerging to paint the GOP as more interested in scoring points than helping ordinary people. "They are going to play to their base for a certain period of time," Obama told reporters. "But I'm pretty confident that they're going to recognize that our job is to govern and...

View the Livestream of the opening day proceedings for the new 112th Congress
Starting at 12:00pm ET today, live coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives first day's floor proceedings along with the first Speech by the newly minted Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) will be aired live. Speaker Boehner has set up a Facebook page titled “Pledge to America” where the opening day proceedings of the new 112th Congress can be viewed. Nevada’s newest Congressman Joe Heck (R-NV), representing the 3rd Congressional District, along with 62 other freshma...

Death of the Pro-Life Democrat
As the 112th Congress is sworn in, an already Endangered Species is nearing extinction in the Capitol Building: the pro-life Democrat. This increasingly rare bird is in the process of committing political Suicide. That the Democrats took a thumping in the mid-term election of November 2 is, of course, obvious. The dramatic switch from Democrat to Republican control of the House of Representatives is unprecedented in modern times. Over 60 seats changed from Democrat to Republican, giving the Repu...

Our job is to govern, not bicker, says Obama
Stumble This! ABOARD Air Force ONE (AFP) - President Barack Obama, heading back to Washington where a new divided Congress awaits, said Tuesday he expects Republicans will try to stall his reforms but ultimately will work with him to improve the battered economy. "You know, I think that there's going to be politics, that's what happens in Washington," Obama told reporters on Air Force One after departing the island state of Hawaii where he spent 10 days on holiday with his family. He retu...

Taking the House, GOP primes for fight with Obama
WASHINGTON—Taking control of the House at last, Republicans are rushing straight into a political fight with President Barack Obama over Health Care and changes in Washington they say voters demanded in the Midterm Elections. "It's new energy," incoming House Speaker John Boehner told reporters on the eve of his swearing-in. The oath-taking Wednesday ends two years of Democratic dominance in the capital and ushers in a divided government in the run-up to the 2012 congressional and preside...

2 new congressmen for Colo.
Colorado's two new congressmen take office Wednesday. Republicans Scott Tipton of Cortez and Gory Gardner of Yuma take oaths in Washington to join the 112th Congress. Colorado's House delegation becomes majority Republican, with four Republicans and three Democrats. Colorado's Republican House Speaker-designee Frank McNulty is headed to Washington to see the swearing-in. Two Republican state lawmakers are also going — Amy Stephens and B.J. Nikkel. Also taking the oath of office Wednesday i...

Repeal of health care bill tops agenda as GOP takes over House
WASHINGTON — After four years of playing heavy defense, Republicans will get a long-awaited shot at driving their policy goals through Congress starting today at noon, when new lawmakers are sworn in and the GOP takes over the House majority. The party flip is causing a rejiggering of priorities and power balances all over Capitol Hill, as Republicans hit the ground running with their rollback agenda. First strikes: the Health Care bill — GOP leaders have scheduled a vote on Repeal for next ...

Congressional Calendar January 5, 2010
Wednesday will be the first day for the 112th Congress. The House and Senate will convene at 12:00 p.m. ET. After receiving the certificates of election from the states and taking an attendance vote, the House will start the process to select the next Speaker. Democrats will nominate Nancy Pelosi of California. Republicans will nominate Rep. John Boehner of Ohio. We expect all Republicans to vote for Boehner. We do not expect all Democrats to vote for Pelosi. Since there are more Republicans tha...

On Obama's agenda: maintain momentum and defend 'ObamaCare'
Obama achieved several legislative victories just before going on Vacation. But with a GOP-led House vowing to target 'ObamaCare' and Government Spending, difficult battles await. President Barack Obama, with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia (l.) and Sasha (r.) right, returns to the White House in Washington, Tuesday, after a Family Vacation in Hawaii. President Obama had the same spring in his step when he stepped off Air Force One Tuesday that he had when he left before Christmas...

Republicans target US health bill
Republican leaders have begun a bid to overturn the healthcare law signed by US President Barack Obama in 2010. A bill to Repeal the landmark law was formally unveiled on Monday evening, two days before Republicans assume control of the lower house of Congress. It is set to be voted on by the House of Representatives on 12 January. But he vote is expected to be largely symbolic as Democrats retain a Senate majority and can block the move and the president could ultimately Veto it. The Republican...

Cantor takes aim at health-care overhaul
The 112th Congress opens today, cementing a new House Republican majority fattened by a three-seat pickup in Virginia. The GOP leadership is starting off with one of its campaign pledges — a bid to Repeal President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul. House Majority Leader-elect Eric Cantor put forth a brief, two-page Repeal bill late Monday, despite its slim chance for success in the Senate, which retains a Democratic majority. The House is expected to vote on the Repeal proposal next wee...

Pickler and Jacobs marry
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Kellie Pickler's publicist says the U.S. Country Music star has married her longtime beau Kyle Jacobs. The couple dated for about two years before exchanging vows last Saturday in a "small, intimate ceremony on a Private Island in the Caribbean," her representative told People.com Tuesday. No other details regarding the Wedding were immediately reported. Pickler was a contestant on TV's "American Idol." Jacobs is a songwriter. Los Angeles, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Recording ...

GOP readies budget knives for House takeover
Republicans are sharpening their Budget knives, ready to take over the House when Congress convenes at noon Wednesday. At his first news conference with reporters on Tuesday, the incoming House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor, R-Va., previewed the coming year with a promise to make a cut a week to the Budget to pare the $1.3 Trillion Deficit. Cantor described Republicans as "a cut-and-grow majority" that will trim spending and bolster The Economy. The GOP on Thursday will vote on a measure to trim...