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                    [Title] => Mall threat could break US security funding logjam
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The East Africa-based al-Shabab terror group's purported threat to attack the Mall of America will make it more difficult for congressional Republicans to continue their block on funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-23 08:58:19 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1756833 [AuthorName] => Steven R. Hurst [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150223/US-secretary-Jeh-Johnson.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1397887 [Title] => Congress crams unfinished agenda into final days [Summary] =>

Like a student who waited until the night before a deadline, lawmakers resuming work Monday will try to cram two years of leftover business into two weeks, while also seeking to avoid a government shutdown.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-01 02:46:55 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1124712 [AuthorName] => Andrew Taylor [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1366421 [Title] => White House: Obama to delay immigration action [Summary] =>

Abandoning his pledge to act by the end of summer, President Barack Obama has decided to delay any executive action on immigration until after the November congressional elections, White House officials said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-07 04:47:35 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390382 [AuthorName] => Jim Kuhnhenn [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1358917 [Title] => Possible immigration rift for Obama with Democrats [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama is facing potential rifts with members of his own party in tough re-election contests as he barrels toward a fall fight with Republicans over his ability to change immigration policies.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-18 02:13:12 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1432806 [AuthorName] => Julie Pace and Erica Werner [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1333962 [Title] => Senate Republicans block student loan bill [Summary] =>

Senate Republicans on yesterday blocked legislation aimed at letting people refinance their student loans at lower rates, a pre-ordained outcome that gave Democrats a fresh election-year talking point against the GOP.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-12 06:10:22 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1307371 [AuthorName] => Erica Werner [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1279882 [Title] => US Senate easily passes $1.1 trillion spending bill [Summary] =>

Congress sent President Barack Obama a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill Thursday, easing the harshest effects of last year's automatic budget cuts after tea party critics chastened by October's partial shutdown mounted only a faint protest.

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President Barack Obama has told Senate Democrats he plans to use his executive authority to act in 2014 when Congress stands in his way.

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With big, automatic budget cuts about to kick in, House Republicans are turning to mapping strategy for the next showdown just a month away, when a government shutdown instead of just a slowdown will be at stake.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 808440 [Title] => Obama: More teeth needed for Wall Street reforms [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama says the big trading loss at JPMorgan Chase shows the need for Congress to put more teeth into Wall Street reforms intended to prevent the practices that led to the 2008 financial meltdown.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-19 21:00:42 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 804919 [Title] => Obama's 'to do' list for Congress: jobs, mortgages [Summary] =>

Pressuring Congress, President Barack Obama is laying out an election year "to do" list yesterday that urges lawmakers to take another look at economic proposals to promote job creation and help families refinance their mortgages.

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