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U.S. Republicans map campaign attack plan on veterans scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans who hope to wrest control of the U.S. Senate from Democrats see medical care delays for veterans as a potent line of attack and are devising...

Boehner ‘closer’ to calling for ouster of U.S. Veterans Affairs chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday he is "getting closer" to asking Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign, saying he is still unconvinced that...

Boehner ‘closer’ to calling for ouster of U.S. Veterans Affairs chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday he is "getting closer" to asking Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign, saying he is still unconvinced that...

Lawmaker asks Obama to form panel on veteran care delays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Expressing frustration with a growing controversy over medical care delays for veterans, a prominent U.S. congressman asked President Barack Obama on Tuesday to establish a bipartisan commission...

Lawmaker asks Obama to form panel on veteran care delays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Expressing frustration with a growing controversy over medical care delays for veterans, a prominent U.S. congressman asked President Barack Obama on Tuesday to establish a bipartisan commission...

U.S. Congress faces highway funding battle; gridlock looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A slow-motion pile-up is coming into view on U.S. highways and Capitol Hill this summer: federal funding for road construction is running out and Congress faces a...

U.S. Congress faces highway funding battle; gridlock looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A slow-motion pile-up is coming into view on U.S. highways and Capitol Hill this summer: federal funding for road construction is running out and Congress faces a...

Paul Ryan tries to ease tensions with black lawmakers on poverty
(This April 30 story was corrected to fix surname of congressman to Clyburn from Rayburn in the final paragraph) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Paul Ryan, who angered black lawmakers...

Paul Ryan tries to ease tensions with black lawmakers on poverty
(This April 30 story was corrected to fix surname of congressman to Clyburn from Rayburn in the final paragraph) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Paul Ryan, who angered black lawmakers...

Republican strategy memo focuses on Obamacare, not immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A memo outlining the legislative agenda for Republicans in the House of Representatives lists replacement of President Barack Obama's healthcare law as a priority for the coming...
