Topic: Nadeam Elshami - CSMonitor.com

Payroll tax deal close: Why did Republicans back down? (+video)

Senate Republicans came to a realization on the payroll tax cut fight: We got the policy right but the politics wrong and it’s time to move on. Specifics of the deal are still being hashed out.

John Boehner, would-be Speaker, pitches his roadmap to fix Congress

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Michael Steele's 'Fire Pelosi' bus tour: 48 states or bust

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Congress scoffs at Obama's plan to trim 'pork' spending

Healthcare reform: 'Fixes' to bills are first major hurdle

Lawmakers gear up for healthcare summit meeting

Mass election results could change healthcare-reform calculus

Democrats' 'big tent' faces challenges from conservative members

Capitol Hill watchdogs are baring their teeth

Congress looking for broader fixes for U.S. economy

Risks from lapsed wiretap law are disputed

House set to let warrantless eavesdropping law lapse