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Senate rejects bid to turn food stamp program over to states, cut spending
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states. Known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the food stamp program is administered by the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bipartisan Senate bill would give EPA power to ban dangerous chemicals
In a rare display of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, a group of key senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require chemical companies to provide more health and safety information about their products and give regulators more power to force...Tags: Environmental Defense Fund, Medical Procedures and Tests, Politics, Chemical Industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Column: How much does Jamie Dimon matter?
Reuters(Reuters) - So today is the day. After weeks of near-constant coverage of the big decision — will JPMorgan Chase shareholders keep Jamie Dimon as chairman and CEO or relegate him to just CEO? — the verdict came at JPMorgan's annual meeting in Tampa,...Tags: Banking, Warren Buffett, Sherrod Brown, Periodicals, Derivative Securities
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U.S. Republicans see IRS scandal parallel in EPA info requests
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Friday began an investigation into whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greatly favored left-leaning environmentalists over conservative groups when granting fee waivers for requests to...Tags: Politics, Science and Technology, Freedom of Information Laws, Barack Obama, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Obama Cabinet picks advance after party-line votes
WASHINGTON – Two of President Obama’s second-term Cabinet nominees inched forward Thursday, while another was poised to win final confirmation by the Senate. Thomas E. Perez, Obama’s choice to lead the Labor Department, and EPA nominee...
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U.S. FDIC's Gruenberg joins call for higher bank capital
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Limits on how much banks can borrow may need to be tougher, a top U.S. banking official said on Wednesday, the latest in a growing group of regulators to call for big banks to set aside more equity to fund their business....Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Martin J. Gruenberg, Sherrod Brown, Federal Reserve
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Senate Republicans stonewall Obama's EPA nominee
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans boycotted a committee vote Thursday morning on President Obama’s nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, prompting accusations of obstructionism from Democrats and calls to...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Politics, Environmental Issues, Republican Party, Mitch McConnell
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GOP ramps up criticism of Perez
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans, including Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, stepped up their criticism of Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez on Tuesday, amplifying their concerns a day before the former state official faces a Senate committee vote on his...Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics, Labor Disputes, Eric Holder
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Fed's Tarullo wants big banks to hold more capital
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks' limits on how much they can borrow should be tighter than what is called for under a global pact, a top Federal Reserve official said, as calls to cut the size of the largest banks continue. Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo...Tags: Finance, Sherrod Brown, Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Economy, Business and Finance
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U.S. Senate duo dials back anti-big bank proposal
ReutersBy Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - Legislation to force U.S. banks to drastically raise their capital buffers - a proposal that has been criticized as a veiled attempt to break up the biggest banks - was presented in a slightly weakened...Tags: Politics, Banking, Republican Party, Jeb Hensarling, Finance
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The governor, the soul mate and … The End
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- As the reporter said to the novelist: Why bother to make stuff up? For stories and characters, one needs only a pair of walking shoes in this city, where recent attentions have turned to two salacious stories. One concerns a murder-...
Tags: Politics, Anthony D. Weiner, Government, Mark Sanford, U.S. House of Representatives
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Labor secretary nominee unscathed after hearing
WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick for Labor secretary, Thomas E. Perez, emerged unscathed Thursday from a Senate confirmation hearing that was more perfunctory than contentious. Conservatives have been critical of Perez, the administration's top...
Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics, Washington, DC, Tom Harkin
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