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Slow and furious legal fight looms
JOSH GERSTEIN | 6/21/12 4:47 AM EDT
The legal process for deciding who wins in fights involving executive privilege is very murky.
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Contempt battle explodes on CNN
KEVIN ROBILLARD | 6/21/12 8:50 AM EDT
The NRA’s executive vice president calls Fast and Furious an "attack on the Second Amendment."
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Fast and Furious brawl blows up
JAKE SHERMAN and REID J. EPSTEIN | 6/20/12 7:40 PM EDT
Though a victory, the GOP’s hot pursuit of Holder doesn’t exactly line up with Romney’s message.
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The Huddle: McCain looks for deal
KATE NOCERA | 6/21/12 7:50 AM EDT
He's working on a bipartisan arrangement with Patty Murray to merge their competing sequestration reports
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JOHN BRESNAHAN and JAKE SHERMAN | 6/20/12 9:51 AM EDT
The administration is refusing to turn over documents requested by House Republicans.
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House extends FDA user fees
BRETT NORMAN | 6/20/12 10:26 PM EDT
Both chambers have worked with remarkable speed and even bipartisanship on this bill.
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Ag panel pulls back on farm bill
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Groups rushing to save green energy
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Frank: Dimon downplaying $2B loss
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This Day in Congress
Joseph Rainey is born, June 21, 1832
By: ANDREW GLASS | 6/21/12 4:45 AM EDT
On this day in 1832, Joseph Rainey was born into slavery in Georgetown, S.C. Rainey, a Republican, went on in 1870 to become the first African-American to serve in the House and the first black person to be directly elected to Congress.
Archived This Day In Congress
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- U.S., Great Britain sign Oregon Treaty, June 15, 1846
- House marks Flag Day, June 14, 1955
- Johnson nominates Thurgood Marshall to Supreme Court, June 13, 1967
- John Howard addresses a joint meeting of Congress, June 12, 2002
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