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Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan
ReutersBy Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, John Kline, Barack Obama, White House
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Gregg pondering 2nd run for Indiana governor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg said Wednesday he is pondering another run at the state's top job, but has yet to make a decision. Gregg narrowly lost to Republican Gov. Mike Pence last November despite the...Tags: Regional Authority, U.S. Senate, Politics, Government, Vi Simpson
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Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major trade legislation appears increasingly likely to clear Congress this year despite an intensely partisan atmosphere made worse by scandals plaguing President Barack Obama's administration. Business groups are preparing to push...Tags: U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, White House, Devin Nunes, Trade Agreements
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...Tags: U.S. Senate, Lindsey O. Graham, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Barack Obama
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Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Jeanne Shaheen, Sales, Government, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Citadel's Kenneth Griffin exposes 'cronyism,' causes a stir at Economic Club
Citadel LLC founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the financially strapped state in a speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called a local CEO to talk to him...
Tags: Republican Party, Political Corruption, Rahm Emanuel, Al Gore, Barack Obama
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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Parties and Movements, George W. Bush, Executive Branch
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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: Republican Party, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Political Corruption, CNBC (tv network)
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U.S. Democrats call for controls on tax-exempt groups at IRS hearing
Reuters* Senators put focus on "loophole" for political activity * "There are two scandals here," Senator Menendez says * Former IRS chief says enforcement "very, very difficult" By Gabriel Debenedetti and David Lindsey WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - As they...Tags: Ron Wyden, Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Bob Menendez, Parties and Movements
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U.S. House panel approves spending cuts, assumes more to come
Reuters* $967 billion spending cap approved, lowest in a decade * Republicans shifting limited funds toward defense, security By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives made clear on...Tags: Harold Rogers, Republican Party, Jose Serrano, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives
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Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election
Reuters* Democratic Party primary is on Tuesday * City is poster child for mismanaged public finances By Hilary Russ May 19 (Reuters) - In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-hungry capital city, local political battles are waged much as they are across the...Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), G. Terry Madonna, Bonds, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Economy, Business and Finance
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Democrats seeking office have their eye on Sacramento
WASHINGTON — Early this year, Leticia Perez and her husband flew here for a whirlwind 48 hours. The couple dined at the Italian Embassy, visited the Lincoln Memorial and joined the crowd on the National Mall watching as President Obama was...
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Henry A Waxman, Jackie Speier, U.S. House of Representatives
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