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    Apr 25, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  1. Senate passes bill to ease FAA furloughs

    With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers.
    With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers. A House vote on the measure was expected as early as Friday, with...

    Tags: Patty Murray, Trips and Vacations, Federal Aviation Administration, Layoffs and Downsizing, Travel

    2. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  2. Gun control loses: No expanded background checks

    Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from families of victims of last winter’s school massacre in Newtown, Conn.
    Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from...

    Tags: Mark Begich, Lobbying, Rand Paul, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy

    3. Mar 9, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Senate rejects rival GOP, Democratic budgets

    The Democratic-led Senate on Wednesday emphatically rejected a budget-slashing House spending bill as too draconian. It then immediately killed a rival Democratic plan that was derided by moderate Democrats as too timid in its drive to cut day-to-day agency budgets.
    Associated Press
    The Democratic-led Senate on Wednesday emphatically rejected a budget-slashing House spending bill as too draconian. It then immediately killed a rival Democratic plan that was derided by moderate Democrats as too timid in its drive to cut day-to-day...

    Tags: Chuck Schumer, Maine, Rand Paul, Elections, Tea Party Movement

    4. May 22, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  4. House subcommittee approves legislation to stem growing epidemic of sexual assault in military

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a House panel angry over the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military took a key step toward tackling the problem by passing legislation Wednesday that would strip commanding officers of their longstanding...

    Tags: Military Justice, Crime Victims, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Army

    5. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows: 'The Confession'

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Orphan Black Paul (Dylan Bruce)...

    Tags: BBC, Tulsi Gabbard, Sherry Stringfield, Adam Kinzinger, Linda Sanchez

    6. May 10, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  6. Benghazi attack tops Sunday morning news menu

    The Benghazi attack will be the main topic this weekend on Sunday morning chat programs.
    Staff writer
    The Benghazi attack will be the main topic this weekend on Sunday morning chat programs. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., talk to NBC's "Meet the Press" at 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2. They will discuss whether there was...

    Tags: BBC, Tulsi Gabbard, Linda Sanchez, Adam Kinzinger, This Week (tv program)

    7. May 10, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  7. Bill Nelson: shortened news cycle, the Internet and partisan cable "news" makes Washington dysfunctional

    U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., is beginning his third term in the U.S. Senate. Washington, D.C., is a far different place than it was when he was a freshman member of the U.S. House back in 1979.
    Sun Sentinel
    U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., is beginning his third term in the U.S. Senate. Washington, D.C., is a far different place than it was when he was a freshman member of the U.S. House back in 1979. Speaking Friday to the Realtor Association of Greater...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Ted Cruz, Bill Nelson, Television, Washington, DC

    8. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions

    WASHINGTON &mdash; A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving the dispute over Iran's nuclear program.
    WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...

    Tags: Bill Nelson, Petroleum Industry, Economic Sanctions, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Senate

    9. May 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Taxing the tea party

    Loyal readers of this page are likely aware that we have not been great supporters of the tea party movement. Too often, we have found those anti-tax crusaders who call themselves tea party patriots are simply rebranded John Birch Society members of an...

    Tags: United Nations, Tea Party Movement, Republican Party, Taxation, Barack Obama

    10. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Letters: Narrowing the NRA

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-nra-convention-20130504%2C0%2C791179.story">Re "Both sides of debate at NRA convention," May 4</a>
    Re "Both sides of debate at NRA convention," May 4 When the National Rifle Assn. backed improved background checks on gun buyers in the 1990s, the organization truly was nonpartisan. Time and money have changed that. Witness the lineup of speakers...

    Tags: Rick Perry, Sarah Palin, Government, Ted Cruz, Republican Party

    11. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Deal on background checks is close, Senate roll call expected Thursday

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence. Meanwhile, the Senate is ready for an opening...

    Tags: Ted Cruz, Chuck Schumer, Mark Begich, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice

    12. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. 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 a group of Republicans.
    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: Ted Cruz, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Richard Blumenthal, Gun Control

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