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Unwilling to wait for the Senate to resolve the partisan differences over emergency benefits for the longterm unemployed, Democrats are making a longshot effort to force a vote on the matter in the GOP-led House. House Democrats are filing a discharge petition to force a vote. If a majorit
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White House/Eric Draper George W. Bush may have left office with just 22 percent approval rating, but the former president certainly still has his fans: According to Time, Mr. Bush s backers have raised more than $100 million for his planned presidential library at Southern Methodist University in Da
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