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Farming: June is . . . a mess
Less than a generation ago, June meant the end of school, the beginning of summer and the arrival of Dairy Month. Now, somehow, June has become the Golf Channel’s official Pace of Play Month, LGBT Pride Month (you can look that up) and Farm Bill...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, LGBT Pride Month, John Thune, Golf Channel (tv network), Pat Roberts
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Senate passes farm bill, moving debate to House
WASHINGTON (AP) - The last time Congress passed a farm bill, Democrats had control of the House and the food stamp program was about half the size it is today. That was five years ago. Conservatives calling for an overhaul of the domestic food aid...Tags: Prices, Pat Roberts, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Republican Party
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As U.S. House takes up farm bill, groups warn of hidden costs
Reuters* Taxpayer costs could skyrocket if crop prices falter mildly * House leaders set farm bill debate for next week * Food stamps are the major House-Senate dispute By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - As the U.S. House of Representatives...Tags: Prices, Politics, Parties and Movements, American Enterprise Institute, Eric Cantor
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What to get for the political dad who has everything
What do political dads really want on Father's Day? I'm not a political dad. So all I'd like is a pair of leopard-print spandex bike shorts and a Big Wheel Sidewalk Screamer, that I may go on bike rides with the mayor of Chicago. But what do political...
Tags: Mark Kirk, Michael Madigan, Bill Daley, The Washington Post, Springfield
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Laying odds on immigration bill's future
The immigration debate that began this week in the Senate looms as the most consequential in years - for the country's growing Hispanic population and both major political parties. The bill's fate could have more effect on future presidential and...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Migration, John McCain, Career and Workplace, George W. Bush
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U.S. lawmakers renew push for gun control six months after Newtown
ReutersBy Paige Gance WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Gun-control advocates renewed their push for stricter measures on Thursday, a day before the six-month anniversary of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which horrified the public and sparked a...Tags: Harry Reid, Justice System, U.S. Congress, Shootings, Personal Weapon Control
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Lawmakers renew push for gun control six months after Newtown
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gun-control advocates renewed their push for stricter measures on Thursday, a day before the six-month anniversary of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which horrified the public and sparked a national debate on guns....Tags: Harry Reid, Richard Blumenthal, U.S. House of Representatives, Justice System, U.S. Congress
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More Americans see man who leaked NSA secrets as 'patriot' than traitor: Poll
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roughly one in three Americans say the former security contractor who leaked details of top-secret U.S. surveillance activity is a patriot and should not be prosecuted, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday....Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. House of Representatives, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Hong Kong, China
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Debt-limit fight heats up with Pay Your Bills measure
WASHINGTON — As Congress readied for a new battle over raising the debt limit, Sen. Barbara Boxer announced legislation that would prevent lawmakers from being paid if they do not increase the nation's borrowing authority. "It is an American value...
Tags: Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance, Jim McDermott, Justice System, Barbara Boxer
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Newtown families push for gun control, go back to Congress
WASHINGTON — Although the drive for tougher gun controls has faded into the background, families of victims in the Newtown school shooting returned to the Capitol on Wednesday to show they are not giving up. Advocacy groups on both sides of the...
Tags: Harry Reid, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Laws, U.S. Congress
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Extent of snooping likely too invasive
The question of whether the government has gone too far or if such measures are necessary is hard to answer unless we know the full extent of what is being collected, why it is being collected and what the government will do with the intelligence....Tags: White House, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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Jun 16, 2013
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Jun 12, 2013
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Jun 12, 2013
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