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The scandal of loyalty
WASHINGTON -- President Obama hasn't even begun his second term, yet already he has been ensnared by scandal. Republicans have uncovered a shocking level of wrongdoing in the Oval Office, and I'm afraid what they say is true: The president is brazenly...
Tags: Eric Holder, Justice System, Democratic Party, Newspaper and Magazine, Elections
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Weekly remarks: GOP's Johanns on less regulation, Obama on investing in energy
Top of the TicketRepublican Mike Johanns of Nebraska calls for less government regulation, while Obama says America must invest in new forms of energy.... -
Senate panel approves massive farm bill to cut spending while still growing farm programs
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday approved a massive five-year farm bill that would cut spending while also creating new subsidies for farmers. The legislation approved 15-5 includes concessions to Southern rice and...Tags: George W. Bush, Insurance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues
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Thune, Klobuchar introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would modify crop insurance premium assistance for insured crops grown on native sod converted to cropland and land that a producer cannot...Tags: Environmental Issues, Amy Klobuchar, Ducks Unlimited, Sherrod Brown, Tom Harkin
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Officials: Democratic Sen. Baucus to retire
Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but recently broke with his party on gun control legislation, has decided to retire, Democratic...Tags: Max Baucus, Iraq, Democratic Party, Mark Pryor, Justice System
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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: Finance, Jerry Moran, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress, Jon Tester
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Senate votes down Feinstein's assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON — In a final appeal to her colleagues to reinstate an assault weapons ban, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) displayed on the Senate floor Wednesday a New York Daily News front page from the day after her ban was pulled from a broader...
Tags: Harry Reid, Sandy Hook Elementary School, U.S. Congress, Elections, Politics
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Senate immigration bill looks promising despite some unease
WASHINGTON — Complete satisfaction with the Senate's bipartisan immigration proposal was hard to find Tuesday as details of the bill became known, but despite reservations, a growing consensus was developing in favor of the proposal as the best...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Chuck Schumer, Republican Party, Elections, U.S. Congress
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Senate moves to begin debate on gun measures
WASHINGTON -- The Senate may begin voting as soon as Thursday on legislation intended to reduce gun violence, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided Tuesday to initiate the procedural steps required to overcome a threatened filibuster by...
Tags: Harry Reid, Patrick J. Toomey, Republican Party, Joe Manchin III, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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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: Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Elections, Politics, Barack Obama
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Twelve steaks and an arugula salad: Obama takes the GOP to dinner
President Barack Obama had a dinner date last week with a dozen of his worst enemies, thus proving that the governmental stalemate in Washington, D.C., is driving him to unusual acts of political creativity -- or desperation. The president personally...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Dan Coats, John Hoeven, Patrick J. Toomey, Republican Party
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Democrats face challenging Senate landscape
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President...Tags: Harry Reid, Bruce Braley, Mike J. Rogers, William Cassidy, Justin Amash
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