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    Apr 17, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  1. Ricin letter sent to Obama; suspicious packages, envelopes reported on Capitol Hill

    Letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks Wednesday, and authorities chased reports of other suspicious mail at a U.S. Capitol already on edge.
    Associated Press
    Letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks Wednesday, and authorities chased reports of other suspicious mail at a U.S. Capitol already on edge. An FBI intelligence...

    Tags: Anthrax, Chuck Hagel, Crime, Law and Justice, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Politics

    2. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. NASA chief: Visiting an asteroid is all we can afford

    WASHINGTON — A NASA plan to send astronauts to an asteroid was met with skepticism Wednesday when NASA Chief Charlie Bolden presented the idea to top space officials in Congress — though their doubts may not be enough to sink the program.
    WASHINGTON — A NASA plan to send astronauts to an asteroid was met with skepticism Wednesday when NASA Chief Charlie Bolden presented the idea to top space officials in Congress — though their doubts may not be enough to sink the program. The...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Bill Nelson, Politics, White House, Ted Cruz

    3. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Mikulski campaign account boosted by chairmanship

    In addition to having a hand on the nation's checkbook, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski is reaping a political reward from her new assignment as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee: a significant increase in campaign cash. The Maryland Democrat, who...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John Delaney, Federal Election Commission, Democratic Party, Duke Energy Corporation

    4. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Shame on the Senate; send 'em all home

    Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Patrick J. Toomey, Mitch McConnell, Safety of Citizens, Bill Press

    5. Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  5. Courage in short supply

    WASHINGTON -- The gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try.
    WASHINGTON -- The gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try. In an unorthodox tactic, he appealed directly...

    Tags: Dean Heller, Joe Biden, Crime, Law and Justice, Patrick J. Toomey, The Washington Post

    6. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Update: Ricin is indicated in letters to Obama, senator

    WASHINGTON (AP) — In a capital city on edge, letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks, and authorities chased a stream of reports Wednesday of other suspicious-looking...

    Tags: Anthrax, Chuck Hagel, Crime, Law and Justice, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Politics

    7. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| AM News

  7. FBI: Miss. man arrested, accused in ricin letters

    OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The FBI has identified a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters containing poisonous ricin as 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis.
    Associated Press
    OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The FBI has identified a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters containing poisonous ricin as 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis. FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said Curtis was arrested Wednesday afternoon at his...

    Tags: Anthrax, Crime, Law and Justice, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jeff Flake, White House

    8. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. NFU: Poultry grower fairness provisions endangered by Senate continuing resolution

    WASHINGTON - National Farmers Union (NFU) signed a coalition letter on March 13 urging opposition to a policy rider in the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution that would rescind regulations that help ensure fair markets for...

    Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Politics

    9. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Hagel wins another GOP vote, others call for nomination to be pulled

    WASHINGTON – Fifteen GOP senators called on President Obama to withdraw Chuck Hagel’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, even as support from another Republican increased the likelihood he will be confirmed when Congress returns from recess next week.
    WASHINGTON – Fifteen GOP senators called on President Obama to withdraw Chuck Hagel’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, even as support from another Republican increased the likelihood he will be confirmed when Congress returns from recess next...

    Tags: Chuck Hagel, Thad Cochran, Wars and Interventions, Defense, Politics

    10. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. The challenging math of passing immigration reform

    WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system.
    WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...

    Tags: Bob Corker, John Thune, Bill Nelson, Lisa Murkowski, Crime, Law and Justice

    11. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Mary Jo White won't be intimidated as SEC chief, Obama says

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama nominated Mary Jo White to be the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying her track record as a hard-nosed prosecutor means she won't be easily intimidated as Wall Street's new top watchdog.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama nominated Mary Jo White to be the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying her track record as a hard-nosed prosecutor means she won't be easily intimidated as Wall Street's new top watchdog. "You don't...

    Tags: Prosecution, Mary Schapiro, Crime, Law and Justice, White House, Chuck Schumer

    12. Jan 5, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  12. Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time...

    Tags: Tom Harkin, Tea Party Movement, Democratic Party, Mitch McConnell, Voting

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