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New Jersey's property tax bills have been rising more slowly since Chris Christie became governor, but that does not mean slow growth for what many homeowners actually have to pay, according to new data released by the state.

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House Speaker John Boehner wants to know, "Who's going to jail over this scandal?"

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Attorney General Eric Holder could face tough questioning today by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on topics ranging from the government's handling of intelligence before the Boston Marathon bombings to the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press.

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President Barack Obama seemed to lose control of his second-term agenda when a December school massacre led him to lift gun control to the fore.

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The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder removed himself from a decision to subpoena phone records of The Associated Press.

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U.S. military officials say the Defense Department leaders trying to find ways to deal with mandatory budget cuts are poised to trim the number of civilian furlough days from 14 to at least 11 and allow the military to exempt thousands of additional workers from the unpaid day off requirements.

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The Minnesota Senate has voted to legalize gay marriage, putting the state on the brink of becoming the 12th to allow same-sex couples to marry.

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When members of Congress repeatedly raised concerns with the Internal Revenue Service about complaints that Tea Party groups were being harassed last year, a deputy IRS commissioner took the lead in assuring lawmakers that the additional scrutiny was a legitimate part of the screening process.

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A "sideshow." That's how President Barack Obama is describing the Republican focus on the talking points that were used by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice in the days after the attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya last year.

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One congressional Republican says it "should send a chill up your spine."

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