• Obama Signs Fiscal Cliff Bill
• Source: AP/USA Today   |   Nation   |   January 3, 2013
• The White House and a divided Congress can now move on to the next fiscal crisis after a last-minute deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" laid the foundation for more combustible struggles over taxes, spending and debt in the next few months.

• Fiscal Cliff Deal Fixes Medicare Doctor Payments -- for Now
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   January 2, 2013
• Lost among the tax and spending debate, the fiscal cliff bill passed by the House and Senate this week also averted a significant pay cut for doctors who treat Medicare patients, the Washington Post reports.

• Fiscal Cliff Bill Clears Congress
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   January 2, 2013
• With a rare late-night vote on New Year’s Day, the House passed a bipartisan compromise -- which President Barack Obama has vowed to sign -- to extend the majority of Bush-era tax cuts, delay automatic spending reductions for two months and fix a number of expiring tax and spending provisions.

• Vote on Sandy Aid Scrapped by GOP
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   January 2, 2013
• House Republicans abruptly pulled the plug Tuesday night on their promise to take up this week an emergency supplemental disaster aid bill for Northeast states damaged by Hurricane Sandy. The Senate bill will die with this Congress on Thursday at noon.
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• Women Rule Congress, State in New Hampshire
• Source: New York Times   |   New Hampshire   |   January 2, 2013
• Women won the state’s two Congressional seats. Women already held the state’s two Senate seats. When they are all sworn into office, New Hampshire will become the first state in the nation’s history to send an all-female delegation to Washington.

• EPA Head Lisa P. Jackson to Resign Post
• Source: The Washington Post   |   Nation   |   December 28, 2012
• Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, who pushed through the most sweeping curbs on air pollution in two decades, announced Thursday morning that she will resign her post.
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• Online Sales Tax Collection Bill Unlikely to be Voted on Soon
• BY: Stateline   |   December 27, 2012
• Despite bipartisan support the Marketplace Fairness Act, as the online tax legislation is known, is unlikely to pass as part of any fiscal cliff deal.
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• New Health Care Tax Hikes Coming in 2013
• Source: AP   |   Nation   |   December 27, 2012
• New taxes are coming Jan. 1 to help finance President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Most people may not notice. But they will pay attention if Congress decides to start taxing employer-sponsored health insurance, one option in play if lawmakers can ever agree on a budget deal to reduce federal deficits.

• Supreme Court Refuses to Block Health Law's Contraception Mandate
• Source: The Hill   |   Nation   |   December 27, 2012
• The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block the Obama administration's contraception mandate from taking effect.
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• HHS Increases Safety of Electronic Health Records
• Source: NextGov   |   Nation   |   December 27, 2012
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a road map for making electronic health records and other health IT safer for patients.

• IRS to Raise Limits on Retirement Contributions in 2013
• Source: The Washington Post   |   Nation   |   December 27, 2012
• The expiring Bush tax cuts aren’t the only laws worth watching for investors as the year ends. A number of new rules are kicking in next year that will allow workers to stash away more money in their 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts.

• NRA Calls For Armed Guards in Every School
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   NATION   |   December 21, 2012
• Gun-rights organization also criticizes violent movies and video games.
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• William Daley Considering Bid for Illinois Governor
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Illinois   |   December 21, 2012
• The former White House chief of staff and U.S. commerce secretary said he was "seriously" looking at a run for the Democratic nomination for governor.

• Fiscal Cliff: Full Coverage of State, Local Impact
• BY: News Staff   |   Nation   |   December 21, 2012
• The clock is ticking for Congress and President Barack Obama to make a deal to avoid the spending cuts and tax increases set to ring in the New Year.
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• Boehner Cancels 'Plan B' Vote, Leaves Cliff Solution Up to Dems
• Source: The Hill   |   Nation   |   December 21, 2012
• House Speaker John Boehner said it was now up to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Obama to find a way to avert the tax hikes and spending cuts set to be triggered in January that economist warn could start a recession.

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