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Democratic Senators call for extension of unemployment benefits in Washington
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, participate in a news conference calling for the extension of unemployment benefits on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 17, 2008. Brown is holding hundreds of letters sent to him by constituents pleading for unemployment benefits. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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A growing number of members of the U.S. Congress said they would give up their pay or donate it to charity during the government shutdown that began Tuesday.
Senate panel considers shadow regulators
An overload of Washington insiders at Wall Street consulting firms then hired by federal regulators arouses suspicions, Sen. Sherrod Brown said.
Asking how Tim Geithner did as the U.S. treasury secretary, one week after he has stepped down, is a question of tone and detail.
McConnell stiff-arms Obama, Senate Dems
After Democrats increased their U.S. Senate majority Tuesday, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell challenged the president to "move to the political center."
The parties that were in power in the U.S. Congress before Tuesday's elections remain the parties in power, but with a few new faces.
Ohio puts Obama over the top
Ohioans voted for President Obama Tuesday, and the state's 18 electoral votes sent the Democratic incumbent to victory over his Republican rival, Mitt Romney.
U.S. Senate races tighten in key states
Surges by U.S. Senate candidates in at least two races thought to have been pretty much decided have turned the races into nail-biters, political observers say.
President Obama holds a 50 percent to 45 percent lead over Gov. Mitt Romney in the crucial swing state of Ohio, a Quinnipiac/CBS News poll released Monday says.
A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Thursday that a U.S. congressional report on China wasn't in line with the facts.
No love for extending payroll tax holiday
A consensus is forming in the Democratic caucus of the U.S. Senate that the payroll tax holiday should not be extended for one more year, aides said.
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Obama visits Sandwich Shot in Washington, D.C.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool