Reuters - Republican Senator Judd Gregg withdrew his nomination as Commerce secretary on Thursday in an embarrassing setback to President Barack Obama’s efforts to bridge party differences in his fight against recession.

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AP - Chances of a quick resolution to California’s budget stalemate appeared to fade Wednesday after Senate Republican holdouts ousted their leader in a midnight coup and promised to resist tax increases that GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says are needed to close a $42 billion deficit.

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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Rep. John Mica was gushing after the House of Representatives voted Friday to pass the big stimulus plan.

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AP - Sen. Roland Burris insisted Monday that a newly released affidavit outlining contacts with ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s brother and other advisers was voluntary and not the result of contact from federal agents investigating the former governor.

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AP - Kansas officials say a budget impasse that held up state income tax refunds and threatened to delay state employees’ paychecks has come to an end.

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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Republican Party is taking a big risk by looking like the party of “no” at a time when Americans like their new president and badly want the economy fixed.

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McClatchy Newspapers - Republicans didn’t wait to start ripping Democrats for supporting the $789 billion economic stimulus plan. Even before final votes have been taken, the GOP is promising ads blasting Democrats.

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AP - A handful of Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package, a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents struggling with record foreclosures and soaring unemployment.

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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Friday voted 246 to 183, almost entirely along party lines, to jolt the nation’s struggling economy with a $787.2 billion stimulus package designed to provide quick tax relief and create or save 3.5 million jobs.

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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s Republican nominee for Commerce secretary withdrew from consideration on Thursday, citing “irresolvable conflicts” over the $789 billion economic stimulus plan and conceding that he made a mistake in accepting the job.

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