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One to watch from Michigan
WASHINGTON -- America's most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism....
Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Marco Rubio, Barack Obama, Religion and Belief, Mitt Romney
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Step toward possible military intervention in Syria
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Jordan, the vanguard of a potential U.S. military force of 20,000 or more that could be deployed if the Obama administration decides to intervene in Syria to secure chemical weapons arsenals...
Tags: Rebellions, Barack Obama, Armed Forces, Weaponry, David Petraeus
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More skepticism of BRAC, this time in the Senate
Sen. Tim Kaine expressed skepticism this week that another military base-closing round is a good idea -- and he had some company. Kaine questioned Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey about the effectiveness of the...Tags: Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, U.S. Department of Defense, Parties and Movements, Armed Forces
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Update: Ricin is indicated in letters to Obama, senator
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a capital city on edge, letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks, and authorities chased a stream of reports Wednesday of other suspicious-looking...Tags: Roger F. Wicker, Chuck Hagel, Justice System, Barack Obama, Joe Manchin III
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FBI: Miss. man arrested, accused in ricin letters
Associated PressOXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The FBI has identified a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters containing poisonous ricin as 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis. FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said Curtis was arrested Wednesday afternoon at his...Tags: Police Arrests, Barack Obama, U.S. Postal Service, Anthrax, Sports
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Miss. man arrested in poison mail probe
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Just two days after the Boston bombings, reports of letters possibly laced with poison and suspicious packages in government buildings set the nation’s capital on edge Wednesday and resurrected memories of the jittery weeks after the...Tags: Roger F. Wicker, Tom Daschle, Justice System, Barack Obama, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Report: US footing greater bill for overseas bases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is footing more of the bill for overseas bases in Germany, Japan and South Korea even as the military reduces the number of American troops in Europe and strategically repositions forces in Asia, a congressional...
Tags: Germany, U.S. Military, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of Defense, China
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Police said to have suspect in mind in Senate ricin letter case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police have a suspect in mind as they investigate a letter mailed to Sen. Roger Wicker that tested positive for poisonous ricin, a Senate colleague said. "The person that is a suspect writes a lot of letters to members," Sen....Tags: Roger F. Wicker, Patrick Leahy, Tom Daschle, Washington, DC, Prince George's County
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No plans for Upton to leave U.S. House for Senate
Long-time Michigan Senator Carl Levin is not going to run for re-election. That decision raised the name of a local congressman as a possible replacement. But Southwest Michigan Congressman Fred Upton is not sounding like he will run for statewide...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Politics
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Johnson to retire in 2014
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Democrats’ efforts to maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate after next year’s midterm elections were thrown into further doubt Tuesday when Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., became the fifth senior member of the party to announce his...Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Jim DeMint, U.S. Congress, Mike Rounds
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Whale tale shows Wall Street has not ended its excesses
The following guest commentary was written by Carl Levin, the senior U.S. senator from Michigan. In April 2012, Americans were confronted with a story of Wall Street excess and derivatives disaster now known as the JPMorgan Chase whale trades. Those...Tags: Jeff Merkley, U.S. Congress, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Jamie Dimon
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SD Sen. Tim Johnson retirement opens door for GOP
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson was expected to announce his retirement Tuesday, making the state the fifth where Democrats will have to defend a seat without an incumbent seeking re-election. The decision opens up a 2014 race...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Mitt Romney, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Democratic Party, Rick Berg
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