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House Republicans' budget plan defeated in the Senate
The Senate roundly rejected the House GOP budget on Wednesday, with five Republicans joining most Democrats in shooting down the proposal to dramatically alter Medicare that has rattled the Republican Party. The 40-57 vote essentially ends the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Kentucky, Maine, George W. Bush, Washington (U.S. state)
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Goodbye Color Codes: US Announces New Terror Alert System
NEW YORK -- A new terrorism warning system will provide the public with information on specific threats, replacing the color-coded alerts put in place after the September 11, 2001, attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday....Tags: Grand Central Terminal, Terrorism, Maine, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Senate rejects rival GOP, Democratic budgets
Associated PressThe Democratic-led Senate on Wednesday emphatically rejected a budget-slashing House spending bill as too draconian. It then immediately killed a rival Democratic plan that was derided by moderate Democrats as too timid in its drive to cut day-to-day...Tags: Chuck Schumer, Hawaii, Maine, Democratic Party, Education
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Group wrong on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
As one would expect, we are once again given a Chicken Little-like reaction from the state director of the Concerned Women of America of South Dakota who comes down on the wrong side of the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Believing the sky will fall...Tags: U.S. Military, South Dakota, Maine, Politics, Elections
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Obama signs repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell;' 'This is a good day'
Top of the TicketDemocrat signs legislation by Democratic congressional majorities to repeal Democratic legislation passed and signed by the last Democratic president.... -
EPA OKs E15 for More Cars
KickingTiresIt???s been more than 30 years since the Environmental Protection Agency allowed a fuel mixture of 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline in America???s vehicle fleet. Today, the federal agency took steps to increase the ethanol mix even further. The EPA......Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Maine, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Vehicles, Politics
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Senate rejects attempts to defund Planned Parenthood, health reform
The Senate has rejected a bill that would have blocked funding for implementation of President Obama’s new healthcare law.
The 47-53 vote, which broke along party lines, was an expected result in the chamber, which is run by Democrats. The bill...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Olympia J. Snowe, Maine, Family Planning, Alaska
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Obama Signs Landmark Repeal Of Military's Gay Ban
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Declaring that members of the military will no longer be asked to lie, President Barack Obama fulfilled a campaign promise Wednesday and signed a landmark law repealing the ban on gay men and women serving openly in the armed services....Tags: Arizona, Maine, Judges, Defense, Gay Rights
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GOP blocks repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'
![WASHINGTON -- A Republican-led filibuster on Tuesday blocked efforts to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military, shelving an Obama administration priority at least until after the November election.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-09/56283090-21122407-187105.jpg "WASHINGTON -- A Republican-led filibuster on Tuesday blocked efforts to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell\" policy on gays in the military, shelving an Obama administration priority at least until after the November election.")
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- A Republican-led filibuster on Tuesday blocked efforts to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military, shelving an Obama administration priority at least until after the November election. The measure repealing the...Tags: Primaries, Maine, Judges, Democratic Party, Dick Durbin
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Obama's luau: Lei it on for Congress
The Swampby Mark Silva That report on the congressional luau on the tiki torch-lined South Lawn of the White House, inhabited by that president who was born in Hawaii: A crowd of congressmen and women and families in colorful attire --......Tags: Hawaii, Michelle Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Government, Alcoholic Beverages
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