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Congressman Upton's Niece On SI Cover
The cover of this year's Swimsuit Edition of Sports Illustrated has been leaked, and a St. Joseph, Michigan native is featured on the cover. Kate Upton, 19, the niece of U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, is on this year's cover. Last year, Upton was named Sports...Tags: David Letterman, Sports Illustrated, Periodicals
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Upton, NRC to visit Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Monday
VAN BUREN COUNTY -- Michigan Congressman Fred Upton, R- St. Joseph, along with a commissioner from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will head to southwest Michigan today, to get a first-hand look at the troubled Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Van...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Defense Equipment, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Entergy Corporation, Nuclear Power
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Walorski joins fellow Republicans, votes in favor of overtime bill
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski voted this week in favor of a bill that would allow private-sector employees to trade overtime pay for paid time off at the same rate of 1.5 hours per hour of overtime worked. The bill passed by a vote of 223-204 with mostly...Tags: Jackie Walorski, Labor Legislation, Elections, Republican Party, U.S. Congress
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The high cost of tailpipe emissions
It isn't hard to recognize an example of false economy in the average household budget. The vegetable gardener who spends $500 on supplies to produce $12 in produce, the inexpensive home repair that falls apart in a month or the avid shopper who saves...Tags: Arable Farming, Gasoline Industry, Global Warming, Environmental Politics, Asthma
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St. Joseph Harbor to get US funding for dredging
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton says emergency federal funding will be used to dredge St. Joseph Harbor for the second straight year. The St. Joseph Republican made the announcement Friday. The dredging is necessary because of Lake...
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Walorski discusses debt ceiling, federal pay
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Newly elected U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski spoke to The Tribune on Thursday about her vote to suspend the federal debt ceiling, federal pay and other fiscal issues facing the 113th Congress. Along with 86 Democrats and 199 Republicans,...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Elections, Republican Party, U.S. Congress
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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: Elections, White House, Republican Party, Voting, Primaries
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Scaling the fiscal cliff
The optimism expressed early in the week on both sides of Washington’s political aisle for a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, lamentably, has waned. If last November’s failure of the “supercommittee” to reach a grand...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Dan Coats, Joe Donnelly, U.S. Congress, Joe Donnelly
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BioWatch documents demanded
WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Department and other federal officials responsible for BioWatch, the nationwide system for detecting deadly biological attacks, have withheld key documents sought by a congressional committee, according to the panel's...Tags: Smallpox , Cliff Stearns, Janet Napolitano, Democratic National Convention (2008), Disease Prevention
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Fiscal cliff looms for Congress
South Bend TribuneAs most Americans shift into holiday mode, members of Congress are going back to work this week. They have some important work to finish before the end of the year. The fiscal cliff -- a $600 billion combination of tax hikes and spending cuts -- is...Tags: John Boehner, Mayo Clinic, Dan Coats, Medicare, Republican Party
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FDA seeks more authority amid meningitis outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration asked Congress Wednesday for more authority to police pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak, even as lawmakers questioned why the agency didn't do more with...
Tags: Washington, DC, Cliff Stearns, Judges, Back Pain, Margaret Hamburg
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