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Congressional leaders reach deal to prevent spike in milk prices
Associated PressThe top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in October, a move that could head off a possible doubling of milk prices next month. Senate...Tags: Republican Party, John Boehner, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Tom Vilsack, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
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Senate to take up farm bill in May
WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Congressional Budget Office, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mark Pryor, Thad Cochran
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Confused about trade
For decades, Americans have been told of the evils of importing energy. It sends our money abroad, the argument goes, makes us vulnerable to supply disruptions, strengthens our enemies and weakens the economy. Now, though, the tide is turning....
Tags: Energy, Ron Wyden, Barack Obama, Dow Chemical Co., Alcoa Incorporated
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Outdoor Forum columnist receives national DU award
Ducks Unlimited recently announced the winners of the 2013 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards during its 78th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Arlington, Va. This year's recipient in the Communications category was...Tags: Wetlands, Ducks Unlimited, Agriculture, Conservation, Lifestyle and Leisure
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New USDA 'rural' definition stirs up controversy
A proposed definition of the term “rural” submitted by the Department of Agriculture to Congress last month could have broad implications for small towns across America - and not everyone is happy about it. The report - delivered two and one-half years...Tags: Collin Peterson, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress, Finance, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
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Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan won't run for reelection in 2014
WASHINGTON -- Michigan Democrat Carl Levin announced Thursday that he would not run for reelection in 2014, adding to an exodus of experience in the chamber. Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is the sixth sitting senator to decide...
Tags: Carl Levin, John D. Rockefeller IV, Frank Lautenberg, Tom Harkin, U.S. Congress
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Senators: Address Russia's ban on U.S. beef, poultry, turkey
Washington, D.C. - Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee, recently urged U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to...Tags: Russia, Thad Cochran, Science and Technology, Washington, DC, Turkey (animal)
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State changes Democratic chair, keeps GOP leader
DETROIT (AP) — Eager for the 2014 election, Michigan Democrats dumped their long-time party leader Saturday in favor of a challenger who said Republicans' complete control in Lansing must no longer stand. Lon Johnson won when incumbent Mark...
Tags: Government, Justice System, Barack Obama, Regional Authority, National Government
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Rep. Benishek: Hopeful for deal to avoid sequestration funding cuts but skeptical
Staff WriterPETOSKEY, Mich. — Congress is gearing up for another down-to-the-wire budget crisis this week with mandatory $1.2 trillion cuts to governmental spending set to take effect March 1. But, despite being discouraged, second-term Congressman Dan...Tags: Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Tea Party Movement, Media Industry, Agriculture, Carl Levin
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D.C. is an issue in Oscar campaigns
Hollywood director David O. Russell took a meeting this week to talk about a movie. But the man in the room with him wasn't a studio executive or an actor hoping for a role — he was Vice President Joe Biden. Russell met Biden and spoke on the...Tags: Joe Courtney, The Hurt Locker (movie), U.S. Congress, Silver Linings Playbook (movie), Oliver Stone
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For David O. Russell, an entry in his own 'Silver Linings Playbook'
The last time David O. Russell went to the White House, to screen “Three Kings” for Bill Clinton in 1999, he brought his 5-year-old son Matthew. Russell didn’t fully know it then, but a world of struggle loomed for the boy, who grappled...
Tags: Movies, Family, Bill Clinton, Jennifer Lawrence, Vice (movie)
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Senators introduce extension of ag disaster assistance programs
Washington, D.C. - Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced legislation recently to extend agriculture disaster assistance programs that expired at the end of the 2011 Fiscal Year and were not part of the...Tags: Droughts, Natural Disasters, Agriculture, Max Baucus, Washington, DC
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