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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: Politics, U.S. Congress, Mark Begich, Jon Tester, Congressional Budget Office
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Child's play over the budget
WASHINGTON -- The budget feud on Capitol Hill is looking like those Vietnam War peace talks when negotiators bickered over the shape of the table. House Republicans, after howling for years about Senate Democrats' failure to pass a budget, are...
Tags: Politics, Patty Murray, Parliament, Gene Sperling, Allergies
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The filibuster kills gun legislation and democracy
President Obama called it a shameful day for the Senate. A survivor of the Tucson shooting that wounded Gabby Giffords shouted from the gallery, "Shame on you." This was the response to the rejection of gun control. I was tempted to write the "voting...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, U.S. Congress, Gun Control, Judaism
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Republicans get tough talk from one of their own
Sun SentinelBlaise Ingoglia is one of Florida’s more colorful Republican leaders. The home builder, who enjoys tea party support, is chairman of the Hernando County Republican Party and vice chairman of the state party. He also makes “Government Gone...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Elections, Tea Party Movement, Hernando County (Florida), Politics
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Don't let Donnelly off the hook on gun legislation
On a day our president called "shameful," the Senate defeated four gun control measures. On the weakest highly compromised Toomey-Manchin measure, expanding background checks, our two senators split their votes; Republican Dan Coats voted no, Democrat Joe...Tags: Sports, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Dan Coats, Interior Policy, Politics
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Boston bombing brings out the new xenophobes
The Boston Marathon bombing has brought out the xenophobes. Often when America suffers some large, inexplicable tragedy, we want to blame "foreigners" and look for ways to fortify ourselves against them. It's more reassuring to believe that an evil lies...Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Religion and Belief, Migration, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters to the Editor: Death penalty, gun bill, Bill Clinton
Death penalty's meaning Terrorist operatives want the accused Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarvaev, to receive the death penalty. Why? It plays into their hands. History has proved repeatedly that, if anything, the death penalty encourages terrorists....
Tags: Voting, Punishment, Politics, Bill Posey, Bill Clinton
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Sarah Palin for Senate? Some tea party activists want her to run
SEATTLE — Sarah Palin’s last elective position in Alaska ended early when in 2009 she abandoned the governorship midway through her first term. But tea party activists appear eager for a comeback, urging supporters to contribute money toward...Tags: Sarah Palin, Petroleum Industry, Regional Authority, Interior Policy, Politics
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Signs of grown-ups in charge
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, has told Richard Cordray not to bother. This is part of the recent evidence that government is getting some adult supervision. Barack Obama used a recess...
Tags: Richard Cordray, Politics, Jeb Hensarling, Dave Camp, O'Hare International Airport
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Column: Signs of grown-ups in charge
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, has told Richard Cordray not to bother. This is part of the recent evidence that government is getting some adult supervision. President Barack Obama used a recess...Tags: Richard Cordray, Politics, Jeb Hensarling, Dave Camp, Federal Aviation Administration
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Give 'bomb control' a chance
He thought his wife was in love with another man, police say, so James L. McFillin of Baltimore decided to blow up the other man. It was 1979. McFillin wired two sticks of an explosive called Tovex 220 into the electrical system of a truck belonging...Tags: Sports, Interior Policy, Politics, U.S. Congress, Gun Control
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Internet sales tax bill advances, but final Senate passage delayed
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday failed to pass bipartisan legislation that would allow states to collect sales taxes from larger Internet retailers, but the bill cleared a key procedural hurdle and is on track for approval after lawmakers return...
Tags: Max Baucus, Politics, Local Government, Corporate Crime, Amazon.com Inc.
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