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Congress Approval Rating Lower Than Roaches
According to a new poll, Congress’ approval rating is currently lower than that of traffic jams, much-hated rock band Nickelback and cockroaches. Americans also prefer NFL replacement refs, used car salesmen and lice to the U.S. Congress. There is...
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Dollar treads water as investors hold breath for BOJ, Bernanke testimony
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hovered some way below last week's 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency, after being dampened by hints from two U.S. Federal Reserve regional presidents that the central bank will continue its bond-buying scheme. But...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Global Expansion, UBS AG, ABN AMRO, Market and Exchange
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Why the medical device tax needs to stay
The chief drawback of a law as complex as the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform measure passed in 2010, is that it provides self-interested opponents a multitude of places to stick a wedge in and hammer away. But you'd be hard-pressed...Tags: Economic Indicator, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Science and Technology, Government Health Care, Medicaid
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News media confidential sources are often what expose government wrongdoing
It took courage for more than a dozen Allentown police officers to divulge what they felt was wrongdoing by their chief, who they said threatened "retribution" on anyone who did so. It also took solid assurances that the chief would never find out who...Tags: The New York Times, The Associated Press, Pentagon Papers Release (2011), Exxon Mobil Corporation, NAACP
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Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Harry Reid, Marco Rubio, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, AFL-CIO
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U.S. House panel approves spending cuts, assumes more to come
Reuters* $967 billion spending cap approved, lowest in a decade * Republicans shifting limited funds toward defense, security By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives made clear on...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Economy, Business and Finance, Democratic Party, Harold Rogers
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Ex-strategist can sue UBS as whistleblower: U.S. judge
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG lost a bid Tuesday to dismiss a whistle-blower lawsuit by a former commercial mortgage-backed securities strategist who said he was fired for refusing to publish misleading research reports. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in...Tags: Judges, UBS AG, Labor Legislation, Financial Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Senate votes to make small cut to food stamps in farm bill
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut — or roughly a half of 1 percent — to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill. Food stamps now cost almost $80 billion annually and are...Tags: Republican Party, Debbie Stabenow, Science and Technology, Pat Roberts, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
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Senate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full Senate over the biggest changes in immigration policy in a generation....Tags: Republican Party, Gays and Lesbians, Personal Income, Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Senate panel backs arming Syria rebels
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, James E. Risch, National Government, Bashar Assad, Government
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PRECIOUS-Gold firms as Fed officials play down stimulus halt
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) - Gold edged higher on Wednesday, buoyed by a weaker dollar after Federal Reserve officials dampened expectations that the U.S. central bank may soon exit its bullion-friendly bond purchases. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold rose 0....Tags: Ben Bernanke, Metal and Mineral, Money and Monetary Policy, Bonds, Financial Markets
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Donovan Says: He Never Fell For Scheme; His Vote Was Never For Sale
The Hartford CourantIn his most detailed comments since the scandal broke last year, former House Speaker Christopher Donovan said Tuesday that he never fell for a campaign finance scheme by an FBI informant and that his vote in the legislature was never for sale. Donovan...Tags: Terry Backer, West Haven, Christopher G Donovan, Elizabeth Esty, FBI
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