AP – Seeking more power to shrink the government, President Barack Obama on Friday suggested smashing six economic agencies into one, an election-year idea intended to halt bureaucratic nightmares and force Republicans to back him on one of their own favorite issues.
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Obama takes on big government: `It has to change’
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A group of House Republicans is moving to upend an effort by McConnell to give Obama more power to raise the government’s borrowing authority, complicating efforts by the White House to broker a deal.
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House GOP Aims to Stop McConnell Plan
The Senate moved ahead Sunday night on a deal to fund the federal government through March 4, setting the stage for a budget fight early next year, when Republicans will wield more power in Washington.
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Senate Poised to Vote on Funding Bill
Congressional Republicans decided this week to swear off “earmark” spending, meaning the White House will have more power to eliminate or trim programs that have resisted cuts for a decade.
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GOP Earmark Ban Shifts Clout
AP – The Obama administration is withholding $26 million in aid to Mexico, recommending that the government give more power to its human rights commission and crack down on abusive soldiers.
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State report urges Mexico to improve human rights
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