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 02-10-16 ^
 D.Trump wins Republican presidential primary in New Hampshire ;
 Democrat B.Sanders wins big over H.Clinton ;

 02-02-16 ^
 T.Cruz wins the Republican Iowa caucus ; Democrat H.Clinton 
 wins the Iowa caucus by the smallest margin in the states history

 01-28-16  ^ 
 D.Trump skips Fox News Republican presidential primary 
 debate over sexism remark by Fox moderator M.Kelley


 12-07-15   ^
 Republican presidential candidate D.Trump expresses his desire to 
 ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. drawing sharp criticisms 
 from other Republican leaders
  -
 key_> 2016 Republican presidential primary ; California terror attack ;
 Paris, France terror attacks ; 

 10-29-15   ^
 P.Ryan sworn in as the new Speaker of The House of 
 Representatives
 -
 key_> Republican leadership ; budget committee chairman
  
 10-13-15   ^
 CNN hosts 1st Republican presidential debate
 -
 key_> primary

 09-25-15   ^
 J.Boehner resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives
 -
 key_> Republican leadership ; Tea Party opposition

 09-24-15   ^
 Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to address a joint 
 meeting of congress - technically it could not be called a
 joint session

 08-06-15 ^
 Texas VOTER ID LAW struck down by 5th circuit court of appeals
   -
 key_> voter suppression ; voter fraud ;
 
 08-05-15   ^
 FOX News hosts first Republican presidential primary debate
 including the undercard debate of second tier candidates

 07-13-15   ^ 
 GOP presidential race grows to 15 ;
 -
 key_> Republican presidential primary 

 03-28-15   ^
 Freshman  Republican Senator T.Cruz of Texas 
 becomes the first official candidate of the 2016 
 presidential campaign
  -
  key_> Right Wing conservative ; 2013 government 
  shutdown ;  Canadian born ; Tea Party ; obstructionist
  politics

 03-10-15   ^
 A letter sent to the leaders of Iran signed by 47 
 Republican senators warns of the potential of the next 
 U.S. president to rescind any agreement regarding 
 Iran's nuclear program
  -
 key_> presidential snub ;

 03-03-15   ^
 Benjamin Netanyahu breaches diplomatic protocol with an 
 address to a joint session of congress concerning the 
 proposed deal with Iran over their nuclear program
  -
 key_> presidential snub ;



 11-05-14 ^
 The Republican Party wins big in the mid-term election 
 with the largest seat gain since the U.S. Civil War
  --
 key_> U.S. Senate - leadership ;

 06-28-14   ^
 Speaker of the House J. Boener announces intent-
 ion  to  sue the  President Obama  for  abuse of 
 power  and  executive  overreach  regarding  the 
 executive  order to delay  the  employer mandate 
 provided in the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
  -
 key_>  Obamacare ;  partisanship ;  congressional 
 gridlock party politics ;


 04-02-14   ^
 U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the "aggregate limit" 
 on  political campaign contributions by individuals in 
 a 5-to-4 vote
   -
 key_> McCutchin decision ;  campaign finance law ; 
 see.also.. Citizens United decision

 01-28-14   ^
 President Obama delivers the State of the 
   Union address
   -
  key_> U.S. politics ; government ; policy

 01-13-14   ^
 Governor Chris Christie under fire over the use of 
 Hurricane Sandy relief money to make a pointedly 
 political ad - this follows on the heals of the larger 
 Bridge-gate scandal that threatens to bring down 
 the presidential hopeful
   -
 key_> New Jersey ; Republican governor ; 2016 
 presidential election

 11-21-13   ^
 After more than two decades of threats by both parties the
 Senate Democrats invoke the "nuclear option" - a senate rules
 provision that ends filibuster tactics with a simple majority
 vote, but only concerning presidential appointments - the 60
 vote legislative filibuster still stands
   -
 key_> federal judges ; DC Circuit Court

 10-17-13   ^
 deal reached to end government shutdown
   -
 key_> budget battle - spending, appropriations

 10-08-13   ^
 President Obama holds a press conference concerning government
 shutdown
   -
 key_> budget battle ; government funding

 10-01-13   ^
 Partial government shutdown takes affect over budget battle
 attempting to defund the Affordable Care Act
   -
 key_> ACA - Obamacare ;
   **
 government health exchange opens for business
   -
 key_> www.healthcare.gov

 08-05-13   ^
 Washington Post sold to J.Beezos founder of Amazon.com
   -
 key_> media - newspaper ;
 see.also. Boston Globe ; Warren Buffet

 02-22-13   ^
 J. Jackson, Jr. (son of the famed civil rights leader) pleads
 guilty to misusing campaign funds


 
 11-07-12   ^
 President B. Obama wins re-election

 10-11-12   ^
 Vice President J. Biden and Republican hopeful P. Ryan square
 off in nationally televised debate
   -
 key_> politics - general election

 10-03-12   ^
 Republican M. Romney wins 1st debate against President Obama
   -
 key_> politics - general election

 08-28-12   ^
 The Romney \ Ryan ticket is officially nominated at the
 Republican National Convention in Tampa , Florida
   -
 key_> politics \ leadership - president

 08-11-12   ^
 Republican presidential hopeful M. Romney chose Wisconsin
 congressman P. Ryan as his running mate
   -
 key_> politics \ leadership

  04-10-12   ^
  R. Santorum withdraws from Republican presidential primary
   -
  key_> politics \ leadership ; primary election

 01-03-12   ^
 M. Romney wins Iowa caucus
   -
 key_> politics \ leadership ; primary election ; Republican


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