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House lawmakers reach tentative deal to revamp immigration
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives declared they had reached a tentative deal, resolving disputes that had threatened to...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. House of Representatives, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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EDITORIAL: Bipartisan effort something worth Kentucky pride
A tip of the cap to our Republican Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and former Democratic State Treasurer Jonathan Miller for their inter-party field trip to Washington, D.C., this week. The duo, joined by Republican State Senator Paul Hornback of...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Politics, Government, Democratic Party
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The NRA: Nothing for politicians to be afraid
There's no secret why, for years, politicians of both parties have been afraid to stand up and support tighter controls on guns: Because they're afraid of the NRA. But, after the slaughter of innocents at Sandy Hook Elementary School, that fear is all but...
Tags: Republican Party, Al Gore, Gloria Negrete McLeod, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate
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Kentucky Representative campaigns in Roanoke for Obama
WDBJ7 ReporterA Kentucky Congressman is so confident about his chances of being re-elected next week he is in Virginia campaigning for President Obama. We talked with John Yarmuth during a stop in Roanoke today. Yarmuth is a Democrat who is pro-coal. He says...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics, Elections
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Kentucky congressional delegation weighs in on debate
The Norton Center for the Arts supplanted the U.S. Capitol Building as the backdrop of choice for television interviews with Kentucky’s congressional delegation in the hours before Thursday’s vice presidential debate. The zingers were...
Tags: Joe Biden, Republican Party, Elections, Tea Party Movement, Primaries
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Business briefs for the week of Aug. 13-17
Papa John's Pizza Signs on as Dantastic Sponsor Papa John’s Pizza is joining forces with the Danville-Boyle County Community Arts Center to promote the arts in Boyle County’s fourth annual Dantastic Race. The race is loosely based on TV&...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Marketing, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Long Term Care, Brett Guthrie
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Romney, Barr earn wins in Jessamine County, Kentucky
Associated PressWASHINGTON — Mitt Romney swept the Kentucky and Arkansas Republican presidential primaries Tuesday, inching closer to the GOP nomination he is certain to win. With no serious opposition left, the former Massachusetts governor easily won both...Tags: Republican Party, Local Elections, Political Fundraising, Elections, Ed Whitfield
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New gaffe: Obama hails America's historic building of 'the Intercontinental Railroad'
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Chandler: National solution to pill abuse needed
There are a number of things Kentucky is known for: great basketball, the best bourbon, the fastest horses, and our state’s incredible natural beauty. But sadly, the commonwealth is becoming known for something far less flattering: prescription pill...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Laws, Health, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice
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Elizabeth Warren and House Republicans clash bitterly over new consumer agency
Money & CompanyHouse Republicans have been adamant since last year that they don't like the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- and it's also becoming apparent they don't like Elizabeth Warren, the Obama administration advisor who is helping launch the agency....
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