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House approves $50.5 billion for Superstorm Sandy aid
More than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.5 billion in emergency relief for the victims Tuesday night as Republican leaders struggled to close out an episode that exposed...
Tags: Hurricanes, Budgets and Budgeting, Andrew Cuomo, Politics, Christopher L. Smith
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Obama weighing executive action on guns
Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps he could take through executive action alone, congressional officials said. But the scope of such measures is limited. The steps could include ordering...
Tags: Interior Policy, Justice System, Barack Obama, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Rockefeller won't seek 6th term in U.S. Senate
Associated PressU.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who came to West Virginia as a young man from one of the world’s richest families to work on antipoverty programs and remained in the state to build a political legacy, announced Friday he will not seek a sixth term....Tags: Metal and Mineral, John D. Rockefeller IV, Black Lung Disease, Coal, Politics
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Pennsylvania briefs
Alloway appointed to Senate GOP Campaign Committee CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — State Sen. Richard Alloway has been appointed chairman of the Senate Republican Campaign Committee for the 2013-14 election cycles. State Sen. Joe Scarnati, president pro...Tags: Elections, Richard L. Alloway, II, York County (Pennsylvania), York (York, Pennsylvania), Joseph B. Scarnati
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Leading rating agency warns it may downgrade U.S. over debt standoff
Associated PressThe United States could lose its top credit rating for the second time from a leading agency if there's a delay in raising the country's debt ceiling, Fitch Ratings warned Tuesday. Congress has to increase the country's debt limit, which effectively...Tags: Timothy Geithner, Moody's Corporation, Fiscal Cliff, U.S. House of Representatives, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 13
When columnists attack: Writers using GOP talking points To the editor: George Michael, David Limbaugh, Charles Krauthammer. Three peas in a pod? No. Three negative op-eds in a row published by The Herald Mail attacking Obama and his policies. Full of...Tags: Interior Policy, Government Health Care, Radio, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics
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Boehner: No decision on accepting 'cliff' pact
House Speaker John Boehner and his leadership team say they need to review a Senate pact that would increase taxes on incomes exceeding $400,000 before deciding to schedule a vote on the measure or try to change it. In a joint statement late Monday,...
Tags: John Boehner, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Obama weighing executive action on gun control, expects tough fight ahead
The Associated PressFacing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps that could be taken through executive action alone, congressional officials said. Those steps could include ordering stricter action against people who...Tags: Interior Policy, Justice System, Barack Obama, Health and Safety at School, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mail Call - Jan. 11
“I see the top tax rate has now climbed to 39.5 percent. The 1913 federal tax rate (adjusted for inflation) was 1 percent for citizens earning zero to $453,000. The top rate was 7 percent for those making over $11 million. Of course, this was when...Tags: Mitt Romney, Elections, U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, John D. Rockefeller IV
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Last ditch effort to avoid fiscal cliff under way
Associated PressThe end game at hand, the White House and Senate leaders made a final stab at compromise Friday night to prevent middle-class tax increases from taking effect at the turn of the new year and possibly block sweeping spending cuts as well. “I’...Tags: Government Health Care, Barack Obama, Fiscal Cliff, Harry Reid, Unemployment Benefits
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Labor secretary tells colleagues she is resigning
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigned her post on Wednesday, saying she plans to return to her native California. She is expected to run for a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. In a message to colleagues, Solis said she made the...
Tags: Eric Holder, Labor Legislation, Kathleen Sebelius, Barack Obama, Unemployment Benefits
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Allan Powell: Politics the old-fashioned way
Ezra Klein is a very gifted young man who is getting deserved recognition in newspapers and on television. His abilities were on display in a Washington Post column (March 19, 2012) describing how the fabulously rich Koch brothers were hard at work in a...Tags: Mitt Romney, Labor Legislation, Religion and Belief, Government, Barack Obama
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