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Obama's gun control measures face tough road in Congress
Associated PressPresident 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
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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
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AP IMPACT: Thousands of military sex abuse victims seek VA health care, disability benefits
Associated PressWASHINGTON (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
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Thousands of military sex abuse victims seek disability, health care after leaving service
Associated PressWASHINGTON (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
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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: Heidi Heitkamp, Thad Cochran, Amy Klobuchar, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Congress
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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
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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
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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. 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)
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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-...
Tags: Barack Obama, Barbara A. Mikulski, Tom Vilsack, Laws, Perdue Farms
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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
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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. 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
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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,...
Tags: Social Issues, Dianne Feinstein, Gun Control, Rand Paul, John D. Rockefeller IV
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Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
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