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WASHINGTON (AP) — The struggle over tax cuts is seriously straining President Barack Obama’s relationship with House Democrats, who have backed him on key issues even when it cost them politically. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans weighing a White House bid fiercely oppose a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia and stand in stark contrast to two presidents, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican George H.W. Bush, on a critical foreign policy issue. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed mixed Tuesday after enthusiasm over a deal to extend tax cuts faded. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Republican leader says it’s become clear now that taxes will not be raised for anyone during the current economic downturn. (more)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republicans will regain control of the New York Senate after a recount completed Saturday handed control of a key seat on Long Island to the GOP candidate. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to prohibit broadband providers from blocking or discriminating against Internet traffic flowing over their networks has an uncertain future with just lukewarm support from large phone and cable service providers and fierce opposition from Republicans. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats will turn to Sen. Patty Murray of Washington to steer the defense of 21 Democratic seats up for re-election in 2012. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hers was the face on the grainy negative TV ads that helped defeat scores of Democrats. His agenda, re-election chances and legacy are on the line. (more)

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican Tom Emmer, trailing in the Minnesota governor’s race pending a likely recount, asked the state Supreme Court Wednesday to step in and order counties to determine if too many ballots were cast in some precincts. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that Republicans have abandoned the you-scratch-my-back, I’ll-scratch-yours earmark process, Democrats who still hold a majority in the Senate have to decide whether they’ll try to prop up a system that seems to be collapsing all around them. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite suffering near-historic election losses this month, House Democrats moved closer Wednesday to keeping their leadership team intact, with Nancy Pelosi of California still on top. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats averted a messy leadership struggle, clearing the way for Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer to become second in command of their new minority without a challenge from South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn. (more)

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Police in Colorado are both investigating and protecting the author of a guide for pedophiles. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A tea party favorite is dropping her bid for a leadership position in the upcoming Republican-controlled House. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fresh sign of turmoil among defeated Democrats, a growing number of the rank and file say they won’t support House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a politically symbolic roll call when the new Congress meets in January. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Palin is the most polarizing of the potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates, while impressions of Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney lean more positive, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. As for the rest — Pawlenty, Barbour, Thune, Daniels — most Americans say, “Who?” (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are aggressively recruiting a challenger to Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, whose tenure as party chief has been marked by ill-chosen comments and questions about finances. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Be work horses, not show horses. Choose details over drama. The small stuff? Sweat it. And do it fast. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off the tea party’s show of election might, GOP Sen. Jim DeMint said Tuesday he’ll force a showdown next week with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other old guard Republicans over “earmarked” pet projects that DeMint and other victors last week made a symbol of out-of-control deficit spending. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government audit said Tuesday that the advocacy group ACORN should pay back $3.2 million in federal funding, mostly because it hasn’t shown that its lead removal work was performed at a reasonable cost. (more)