"All I can say is that I don't think that what happened yesterday is helpful to the American people, " McCain, R-Arizona, said on the Senate floor Thursday.

CNN: Five questions: Targeting Americans on U.S. soil

This is precisely what occurred when Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) threatened to block Obama administration appointments unless money was provided for a harbor dredging project in his home state.

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R. is a big piece of what we do, but he wasn't here ... so I'm not using that as an excuse.

WSJ: Celts top Knicks 97-90 in OT, avoid playoff sweep

"Silverton is about what skiing used to be, " says Lonie R.

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What it ought to be is less taxes, " said House Budget Committee Chairman John Kasich (R-Ohio) on CNN's "Late Edition With Frank Sesno.

CNN: Budget Will Provide $200 Million For Initiative

"Taxpayers expect us to work harder and smarter, and that is exactly what happened across the nation today, " said Health and Human Services inspector general Daniel R.

WSJ: 89 charged in Medicare fraud busts in 8 cities

With the introduction of the Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data plan, T-Mobile(R) is the only U.S. carrier to empower customers to do what they want, when they want, with their smartphones by making fast, nationwide 4G data accessible for everyone -- without limits and at a great value.

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First step in this exercise: Be sure what you write down is SMART--that is, S pecific, M easurable, A ssignable, R ealistic and T ime-bound.

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"My feeling is I can't help what's going on in Washington, " Gov. Terry Branstad, R-Iowa, said in an interview Saturday.

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