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Andrea Seabrook

Andrea Seabrook appears in the following:

#FollowFriday: A Tiny Shred Of Political Authenticity

Friday, May 25, 2012

Politicians routinely use Twitter, but harder to find are those whose tweets actually, really, identifiably come from them. The ones who tweet interesting facts, interact with constituents, and even — gasp — crack jokes on occasion. Let me recommend a few who walk the walk and tweet the tweet.

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Health Law's Downfall Could Put GOP In Odd Spot

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Republicans have rallied for repeal of the Affordable Care Act since the very day it passed. But now the GOP has a problem: Some provisions in the law are very popular with voters. If the Supreme Court strikes the law down, choosing whether to try to revive those parts could be difficult.

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Remember The Debt Ceiling Debate? It's Back

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

In the past week, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner have begun a new round of sparring over the U.S. debt ceiling. It's part of a number of problems involving debt, taxes and spending that are all slated to come to a head in early 2013. And solutions aren't likely before Election Day.

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Silence Of Super(secret)committee May Be Progress

Thursday, October 13, 2011

On Capitol Hill, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has gone silent for the past month. The 12 members have been meeting behind closed doors — sometimes all together, sometimes in smaller groups — to try to hammer out a deal on future budget cuts.

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It Took Only 5 Minutes? House Votes To Stay Funded

Thursday, September 29, 2011

A few members voted Thursday in five minutes and two seconds to keep the government funded for four days — or until their colleagues return next week. Astonishing, considering it took the entire months of June and July for Congress to decide to continue paying bills it had already incurred.

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Identify That Lobbyist

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

NPR Congressional Correspondent Andrea Seabrook explains NPR's new crowdsourcing project -- indentifying the lobbyists attending healthcare reform hearings.

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