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Obamacare enrollment deadline for 2014 extended a week
Consumers now have until Dec. 23 to get coverage by the New Year
Creigh Deeds tweets: "Some wounds won't heal"
Three days after he was stabbed and his son died in what police described as an attempted murder-suicide, Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds is released from the hospital
Obamacare enrollment for 2015 to be delayed a month
Administration announces change that will allow for more accurate rate setting, and may also benefit Democrats up for re-election
The old Senate was already dead
John Dickerson: The collegial Senate of years past was long gone by the time Democrats passed filibuster reform
Paul's peace offering to Christie: A fried Twinkie
Amid an escalating feud, Ky. Sen. Rand Paul offers to break bread - or more accurately, a fried Twinkie - with N.J. Gov. Chris Christie
For GOP, "nuclear option" offers political opportunity
Republicans can link the rules change to Obamacare in their fight to unseat Democratic candidates in the 2014 midterms
Clinton says sustainability has to be priority
Former secretary of state gave a speech in Philadelphia at a conference presented by the U.S. Green Building Council
Chris Christie takes on new GOP leadership role
The N.J. governor promises to use post as head of the Republican Governors Association to help colleagues, not himself
Boehner, Pelosi decline to call on Radel to resign
Republican and Democratic House leaders say Radel’s cocaine use is a problem between him and his family
Reid invokes “nuclear option” to get Obama nominees approved
The Senate majority leader was fed up with GOP “obstruction” changed the rules to require a 51-vote threshold for executive and judicial nominees
White House worried about HealthCare.gov crash, email shows
Email exchange shows officials wanted to prepare for possible crashes ahead of HealthCare.gov launch
Fed nominee Janet Yellen clears first Senate hurdle
Senate Banking Committee approves her nomination setting up a vote by the full Senate, which is expected to confirm her - eventually
Defense bill stalls in the Senate
Lawmakers can't agree on how many amendments to offer, leaving in limbo issues like military sexual assault and deep spending cuts
Illinois governor signs same-sex marriage into law
Illinois, where Democrats lead both legislative chambers and the governor's office, legalized civil unions in 2011, but the road to same-sex marriage was bumpy
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