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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address Tuesday to ask the nation to meet the challenges of a global economy, framing what he called a competitiveness agenda that includes traditional Democr atic proposals like increased education spending, alongside gestures to Republicans seeking deep budget cuts.

Obama: U.S. Must Compete Jonathan Weisman 2011

Whether in Republican or Democr atic administrations, the Washington policy consensus for a decade has been "print and spend."

How the Fed Is Holding Back Recovery David Malpass 2010

Senate Tuesday, keeping Democr ats in control of a senate seat held for 30 years by Christopher Dodd.

Blumenthal Wins in Connecticut Suzanne Sataline 2010

The closest Republicans come to a public economic agenda are speeches by their House leader, John Boehner, who promises more detail later this month to blunt Democr atic efforts to paint Republicans as the "Party of No."

Parsing an Ascendant GOP's Economic Prescriptions 2010

The Democratic caucus in the 100-seat Senate currently has 59 members, including two independents who vote with Democrats; Democr ats control 255 seats in the 435-member House.

Top Republican Cites Concerns for GOP's Senate Chances 2010

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