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The scandal of loyalty
WASHINGTON -- President Obama hasn't even begun his second term, yet already he has been ensnared by scandal. Republicans have uncovered a shocking level of wrongdoing in the Oval Office, and I'm afraid what they say is true: The president is brazenly...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, George W. Bush, The Washington Post, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Weekly remarks: GOP's Johanns on less regulation, Obama on investing in energy
Top of the TicketRepublican Mike Johanns of Nebraska calls for less government regulation, while Obama says America must invest in new forms of energy.... -
U.S. Senate panel approves farm bill that expands crop insurance
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill on Tuesday, costing $500 billion over a decade, that would expand the scope of the federally subsidized crop insurance program and modestly trim spending on food stamps for the...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Kirsten Gillibrand, Politics, Science and Technology, Parties and Movements
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Thune, Klobuchar introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would modify crop insurance premium assistance for insured crops grown on native sod converted to cropland and land that a producer cannot...Tags: Science and Technology, Ducks Unlimited, Sherrod Brown, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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U.S. senators want exemption to Dodd-Frank swap rules
Reuters* Proposal would protect end-users from higher costs * Identical proposal was adopted in House committees * Treasury's Lew warns not to tinker with Dodd-Frank By Douwe Miedema and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of 12...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Politics, Parties and Movements, Sales, U.S. Congress
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Fierce lobbying counters White House push for food aid reform
Reuters* White House seeks biggest change in aid since Cold War * Opposition began work months ago on Capitol Hill * Reforms have mostly detractors, few supporters in Congress By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - A White House plan to modernize...Tags: Tom Vilsack, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Shipping Service, Politics
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Officials: Democratic Sen. Baucus to retire
Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but recently broke with his party on gun control legislation, has decided to retire, Democratic...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Carl Levin, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Saxby Chambliss
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Housing programs critical to Aberdeen
Access to rural housing programs that benefit a significant number of homebuyers in Aberdeen could be extended under a bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., and others. Without an extension of some sort, the city would lose access to two...Tags: 2010 Census, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Personal Income, Tim Johnson, Finance
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Senate votes down Feinstein's assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON — In a final appeal to her colleagues to reinstate an assault weapons ban, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) displayed on the Senate floor Wednesday a New York Daily News front page from the day after her ban was pulled from a broader...
Tags: Assault, Gun Control, Mark Kirk, Politics, Weaponry
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Senate immigration bill looks promising despite some unease
WASHINGTON — Complete satisfaction with the Senate's bipartisan immigration proposal was hard to find Tuesday as details of the bill became known, but despite reservations, a growing consensus was developing in favor of the proposal as the best...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Personal Data Collection, Politics, Parties and Movements, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Senate moves to begin debate on gun measures
WASHINGTON -- The Senate may begin voting as soon as Thursday on legislation intended to reduce gun violence, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided Tuesday to initiate the procedural steps required to overcome a threatened filibuster by...
Tags: Ted Cruz, Gun Control, Richard Blumenthal, Politics, Parties and Movements
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Johnson to retire in 2014
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Democrats’ efforts to maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate after next year’s midterm elections were thrown into further doubt Tuesday when Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., became the fifth senior member of the party to announce his...Tags: Carl Levin, Mitt Romney, Saxby Chambliss, Politics, Mike Rounds
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