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    Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  1. Shame on Senate -- send 'em all home!

    Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take over. And this is one of them.
    Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take...

    Tags: John McCain, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Heidi Heitkamp, National Rifle Association of America

    2. Mar 29, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Supremes waffle on marriage equality

    Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control, clean air, open space, small farms, global warming. But I've never seen the public turn around and embrace any issue faster than marriage equality.
    Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control,...

    Tags: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Career and Workplace, Rand Paul, Barack Obama

    3. Jan 10, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  3. A rally cry to tame spending

    "Even victors are by victories undone."
    "Even victors are by victories undone." -- John Dryden WASHINGTON -- Democrats not allergic to arithmetic must know the cost of their "fiscal cliff" victory. When they flinched from allowing all of George W. Bush's tax rates, especially those on...

    Tags: Bribery, Corporate Crime, Tim Johnson, Services and Shopping, Vehicles

    4. Apr 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  4. Background check 'win-win' amendment gets a 'no, thanks' from Senate minority

    Change of Subject
    Senate deals setback to gun bill in vote on background checks tells the story of how the filibuster wins again: The final vote was, 54 (yes) to 46 (no), after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) switched his vote to......
    5. Feb 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Ted Stevens case: Probe of prosecutor misconduct will go public

    Nation Now
    Ted Stevens corruption case: A federal judge orders the release of an independent probe into the prosecution of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska....
    6. Mar 17, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  6. Nelson, other senators urge curb on oil speculators

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Florida Senator Bill Nelson and a dozen of his colleagues urged federal officials on Thursday to use new regulations to curb speculators from driving up gas prices. “Speculators are...
    7. May 4, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. In rural Alaska, $8.60 for a gallon of gasoline

    Money & Company
    These days, there's no shortage of information on the nation's gasoline prices. As motorists look for options as costs rise to levels not seen since the summer of 2008, publicly accessible databases can be found on sites such as the......
    8. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. IRS targeted conservative groups, official says

    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny of their applications for nonprofit status, a top agency official said Friday, setting off calls for investigations into an organization already under fire for its handling of secret political spending by nonprofits.
    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny of their applications for nonprofit status, a top agency official said Friday, setting off calls for investigations into an organization...

    Tags: Elections, Darrell E Issa, Interior Policy, Politics, U.S. Congress

    9. May 10, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. REFILE-EXCLUSIVE-Elon Musk quits Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy group

    Reuters
    (Fixes misplaced apostrophe in senators' in 5th para) * Advertising tactics turn some groups against Facebook * Support for positions of three lawmakers, including oil drilling * Musk and David Sacks removed from donor list on website By Sarah McBride...

    Tags: Marco Rubio, Science and Technology, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Chris Christie, MoveOn

    10. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. Senate to take up farm bill in May

    WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Politics, U.S. Congress, Immigration, Congressional Budget Office

    11. May 9, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  11. Alaska Democrats Endorse Senator Mark Begich

    Alaska Democrats have endorsed U.S. Sen. Mark Begich for re-election.
    Channel 2 News
    Alaska Democrats have endorsed U.S. Sen. Mark Begich for re-election. The endorsement is somewhat unusual in that the party typically doesn't announce its support for any one candidate in a primary. Party spokesman Zack Fields says the party can...

    Tags: Joe Miller, Sean Parnell, Politics, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements

    12. May 5, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Amid budget cutbacks, U.S. shipping sector seeks more federal funds

    Reuters
    * In Washington, barge industry courts lawmakers from river states * Critics question plan to boost already large subsidies for waterway traffic * Shipping industry has a history of support in Congress By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - As...

    Tags: Robert P. Casey, Jr., Lobbying, Bill Clinton, Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing

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