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    Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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.
    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: David Vitter, Labor Legislation, Politics, Civil Rights, Tom Harkin

    2. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Labor nominee Perez faces sharp questions from GOP senators

    Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in the U.S. Justice Department.
    Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Tom Harkin, Montgomery County (Maryland), Health and Safety at Work

    3. Apr 5, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  3. Is this the best the GOP can come up with?

    WASHINGTON -- I think I've figured it out. Republicans must be staging some kind of fiendishly clever plot to lure Democrats into a false sense of security.
    WASHINGTON -- I think I've figured it out. Republicans must be staging some kind of fiendishly clever plot to lure Democrats into a false sense of security. That's the only possible explanation for some of the weirdness we're seeing and hearing from the...

    Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Government, Elections, Mark Sanford

    4. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Sally Jewell, nominee for Interior, approved in Senate committee

    <span class=&quot;runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama&rsquo;s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration.
    WASHINGTON -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama’s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration. At a time when...

    Tags: Wildlife, Politics, Elections, Land Resources, Barack Obama

    5. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Ex-Gov. Mark Sanford tops GOP congressional primary in S.C.

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Former Gov. Mark Sanford took a big step on the road to political redemption Tuesday, topping a large field of Republican candidates in the special election for a South Carolina congressional seat.
    WASHINGTON — Former Gov. Mark Sanford took a big step on the road to political redemption Tuesday, topping a large field of Republican candidates in the special election for a South Carolina congressional seat. A onetime rising star in the GOP,...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Government, Elections, Mark Sanford

    6. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Stephen Colbert supports his sister in SC congressional race

    Stephen Colbert likes to tread the line of fiction and nonfiction with his conservative pundit character on &quot;The Colbert Report," but he's putting the fictional part aside to help out his sister, who's running for Congress in the siblings' home state of South Carolina.
    Stephen Colbert likes to tread the line of fiction and nonfiction with his conservative pundit character on "The Colbert Report," but he's putting the fictional part aside to help out his sister, who's running for Congress in the siblings' home state of...

    Tags: Politics, Stephen Colbert, Literature, Elections, Barack Obama

    7. Jan 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Female vs. male senators

    As the son of a woman, the husband of a woman and the father of daughters and granddaughters, I celebrate the record number of females who are now United States senators. However, I do see some differences in the way these and other women are treated, depending on their party, policies and beliefs.
    As the son of a woman, the husband of a woman and the father of daughters and granddaughters, I celebrate the record number of females who are now United States senators. However, I do see some differences in the way these and other women are treated,...

    Tags: Susana Martinez, Republican Party, NAACP, Michele Bachmann, Dianne Feinstein

    8. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'Mo' Cowan sworn in, giving Senate a record number of blacks -- 2

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The usually pin-drop-quiet Senate gallery erupted in applause Thursday after William &ldquo;Mo&rdquo; Cowan was sworn in as the newest senator from Massachusetts.
    WASHINGTON — The usually pin-drop-quiet Senate gallery erupted in applause Thursday after William “Mo” Cowan was sworn in as the newest senator from Massachusetts. Vice President Joe Biden administered the noontime oath to Cowan, a...

    Tags: Scott P. Brown, Executive Branch, Politics, Regional Authority, Stephen F. Lynch

    9. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Mass. governor names ex-aide as interim senator to replace Kerry

    WASHINGTON -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has named his former chief of staff to temporarily fill the Senate seat being vacated by John Kerry, and called a special election for June 25 for voters to choose a permanent replacement for the incoming secretary of State.
    WASHINGTON -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has named his former chief of staff to temporarily fill the Senate seat being vacated by John Kerry, and called a special election for June 25 for voters to choose a permanent replacement for the incoming...

    Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Government, Elections, John Kerry

    10. Dec 20, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  10. NRA on ‘Meet the Press,’ ‘Face the Nation’

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    The National Rifle Association will have a presence on the Sunday morning programs this weekend. The group's leaders will discuss calls for greater gun control since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Wayne LaPierre, the NRA'...
    11. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Congress ushering in new members, with old divide

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is ushering in the new and the old — dozens of eager freshmen determined to change Washington and the harsh reality of another stretch of bitterly divided government. The 113th Congress will convene Thursday at the...

    Tags: Republican Party, Kevin Brady, Ted Cruz, Elections, Washington, DC

    12. Dec 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Haley not considering a 'placeholder' to replace DeMint

    South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, faced with finding a replacement following Sen. Jim DeMint&rsquo;s sudden retirement, said Monday that she will not appoint a &ldquo;placeholder appointee.&rdquo; Talk of such an appointee, who would pledge to serve for just two years before the 2014 election, had been recently fueled by rumors that Haley was <a href=&quot;http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/source-haley-considering-bbq-chain-owner-as-placeholder">looking into barbecue chain magnate Chad Walldorf</a>.
    South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, faced with finding a replacement following Sen. Jim DeMint’s sudden retirement, said Monday that she will not appoint a “placeholder appointee.” Talk of such an appointee, who would pledge to serve for...

    Tags: Politics, Stephen Colbert, Trey Gowdy, Government, Elections

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