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Pennsylvania Democrats strike out in bid to expand Medicaid to working poor
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Democrats struck out Monday in their attempts to expand government-funded Medicaid health insurance to hundreds of thousands of working poor as part of the federal Affordable Care Act. First up was Sen. Vince Hughes, D-...Tags: Patricia H Vance, Bucks County, Government Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Parties and Movements
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Penny Pritzker nomination moves forward
Tribune newspapersWASHINGTON — Penny Pritzker moved a step closer to becoming Commerce secretary Monday after a unanimous vote by a Senate panel to advance her nomination. The Chicago billionaire, whose family founded the Hyatt Hotel chain, could win final approval...Tags: John Thune, Washington, DC, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Environmental Politics, Political Fundraising
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Polls open Tuesday for Democratic primary
Polls are open Tuesday for voters to choose the Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general. The Democratic primary race for lieutenant governor pits Aneesh Chopra against state Sen. Ralph Northam of Norfolk. Chopra is President...
Tags: Mark R. Herring, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Polls, Local Government, Government
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New Republican senator could be key vote on guns
WASHINGTON – Even before New Jersey’s new U.S. senator took the oath of office, Democrats seemed to be lobbying the Republican for his vote on a key legislative priority: expanded background checks on gun buyers. Jeffrey Chiesa, appointed...Tags: Chris Christie, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Immigration, Gun Control, Government
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IRS manager: White House not involved in reviews
WASHINGTON (AP) — A self-described conservative Republican who is a manager in the Internal Revenue Service office that targeted tea party groups told investigators that he, not the White House, set the review in motion, the top Democrat on the...
Tags: Elijah E. Cummings, Washington, DC, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, CNN (tv network), White House
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Democrats make major push to hold Massachusetts Senate seat
WASHINGTON — With two weeks before Massachusetts votes in another special election for U.S. Senate, national Democrats are making a major play to retain the seat as a new poll shows a competitive race. As part of the closing push, President...
Tags: Polls, Deval Patrick, Washington, DC, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rudy Giuliani
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Republican jumps into Grayson race
UPDATE 5 PM: Adds detail on another Republican candidate. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, got a new Republican challenger today -- Jorge Bonilla, a military veteran and contributor to The Shark Tank, a conservative blog. In announcing...Tags: Politics, Federal Election Commission, U.S. Navy, Parties and Movements, U.S. Marine Corps
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Parties take statewide battles inside for 2014
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- If Indiana's 2014 election season ends up being a lot quieter than its 2012 bash, it will be due partly to the parties allowing their top intraparty battles to play out inside the convention halls, instead of on the airwaves. There will...Tags: Connie Lawson, Accounting and Auditing, Government, Parties and Movements, Mitch Daniels
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Bad signs on immigration
Even as the Senate takes up the issue of immigration reform this week, Republicans are increasingly giving indications that the effort isn't likely to go very far. First, it was Sen. Marco Rubio's dance around the issue — repeatedly speaking out...Tags: Minority Groups, Immigration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Government Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Civil rights case is obstacle for Obama's Labor Department pick
WASHINGTON — It began with an odd civil rights claim, one that now threatens to derail the confirmation of President Obama's civil rights chief to lead the Labor Department. White landlords had sued the city of St. Paul, Minn., for aggressively...Tags: Minority Groups, Lamar Alexander, Washington, DC, Labor Legislation, Parties and Movements
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Driver's license veto a big step backward
In the big picture of immigration reform, a state bill designed to help young immigrants obtain temporary driver's licenses proved a small step Gov. Rick Scott was unwilling to take. Last week, Scott vetoed HB 235, which would have made it easier for...Tags: Immigration, Government, Parties and Movements, Florida Legislature, U.S. Congress
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Mail Call - June 10
“I was just reading the marriage licenses in the newspaper, and I’m curious to find out, when a woman and a woman get married, how do they decide which name to take? And the same thing with a man, when two men get married, how do they decide...Tags: American Red Cross, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Parties and Movements, Internal Revenue Service, Solyndra LLC
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