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    Jan 17, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  1. Obama's gun control measures face tough road in Congress

     President Barack Obama’s sweeping gun-control package faces an uncertain future on Capitol Hill, where majority House Republicans are rejecting his proposals while the president’s allies in the Democratic-controlled Senate are stopping well short of pledging immediate action.
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     President Barack Obama’s sweeping gun-control package faces an uncertain future on Capitol Hill, where majority House Republicans are rejecting his proposals while the president’s allies in the Democratic-controlled Senate are stopping well...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Gun Control, Weaponry, Civil Rights, Barack Obama

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  2. Defending state water rights

    Since 2011, I have been raising concerns about a controversial proposal from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would restrict access to Missouri River water and charge users for surplus water taken from Missouri River reservoirs in South Dakota, North...

    Tags: Tim Johnson, U.S. House of Representatives, Conservation, Natural Resources, Natural Resource Industry

    3. May 20, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  3. AP IMPACT: Thousands of military sex abuse victims seek VA health care, disability benefits

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the...

    Tags: Justice System, U.S. Department of Defense, Chellie Pingree, Barack Obama, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  4. Thousands of military sex abuse victims seek disability, health care after leaving service

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability...

    Tags: Justice System, U.S. Department of Defense, Chellie Pingree, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Washington, DC

    5. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  5. 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: Heidi Heitkamp, Thad Cochran, Amy Klobuchar, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Congress

    6. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Housing programs critical to Aberdeen

    Access to rural housing programs that benefit a significant number of homebuyers in Aberdeen could be extended under a bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., and others. Without an extension of some sort, the city would lose access to two...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Tim Johnson, Personal Income, Mike Crapo, Jerry Moran

    7. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Old school for old boys

    While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month's hurried vote to fund nearly $1 trillion of current federal spending shows just how different these Big Sky legislators really are. Baucus,...

    Tags: Prescription Drugs, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Economy, Business and Finance, Max Baucus

    8. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Proposed gun amendment faces uphill battle in Senate

    WASHINGTON — A single conversation on the Senate floor Monday illustrated the challenges senators face in pushing a bipartisan measure to extend background checks to most gun sales.
    WASHINGTON — A single conversation on the Senate floor Monday illustrated the challenges senators face in pushing a bipartisan measure to extend background checks to most gun sales. Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), the chief author of the proposal,...

    Tags: Mitch McConnell, Patrick J. Toomey, Frank Lautenberg, Gun Control, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)

    9. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Federal poultry regulations relaxed in spending law

    Farming advocates are pressing Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry — a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-and-pop chicken farmers on the Eastern Shore and Salisbury-based Perdue.
    Farming advocates are pressing Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry — a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Barbara A. Mikulski, Tom Vilsack, Laws, Perdue Farms

    10. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. Farming: Old school for old boys

     While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month’s hurried vote to fund nearly $1 trillion of current federal spending shows just how different these Big Sky legislators really are....

    Tags: Prescription Drugs, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Economy, Business and Finance, Max Baucus

    11. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Lawmakers rush to catch up on gay marriage

    WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up. In less than two weeks, seven senators — all from moderate or Republican-leaning states — announced their...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Mitt Romney, John D. Rockefeller IV, Marriage, Mark R. Warner

    12. Mar 29, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  12. Supremes waffle on marriage equality

    Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control, clean air, open space, small farms, global warming. But I've never seen the public turn around and embrace any issue faster than marriage equality.
    Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control,...

    Tags: Social Issues, Dianne Feinstein, Gun Control, Rand Paul, John D. Rockefeller IV

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