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Republicans blame Cruz for year-end confirmations
Nation World
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 
December 15, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unhappy Republicans say Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has given President Barack Obama a present this holiday season — a gift certificate g...
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Spending bill a triumph of divided gov’t
Commentary, Nation World
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 
December 15, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — After drawing opposition from both ends of the political spectrum, the $1.1 trillion spending bill cleared for President Barack Obam...
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Can House GOP stay on immigration script
Commentary, Nation World
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 
December 8, 2014
ASHINGTON (AP) — After declaring President Barack Obama's new policy on deportations "null and void," House Republicans are ready to fund the federal ...
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GOP hopefuls avoid specifics in response to Obama
Nation World
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 
November 24, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The rhetoric is barbed, but Republican presidential hopefuls generally fell in line behind the voices of restraint in the wake of Pr...
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House Republicans make liberal use of Obama in ads
Nation World
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 
October 29, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans rolled out late-campaign attack ads tying Democrats to an unpopular President Barack Obama on Tuesday as the chief...
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GOP hopes Obama is key to Senate control
Commentary, Local Columnists
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 
October 24, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Struggling to preserve their Senate majority, Democrats are attacking Republicans over Medicare and Social Security in Louisiana, sp...
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Advice to Democrats: Don’t say ‘recovery’
Commentary, Nation World
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 
April 19, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election-year memo to Democratic candidates: Don't talk about the economic recovery. It's a political loser. So say Democratic strat...
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Senate OKs jobless bill; House prospects slimmer
Nation World
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 
April 8, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted 59-38 Monday to resurrect federal jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, and a small band of Republican sup...
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