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Conservative groups urge GOP to let budget cuts go forward
WASHINGTON — With little time left to strike a deal to head off Friday’s arrival of the sequester, conservative advocacy groups are urging congressional Republicans to stand firm and let the $85 billion in automatic cuts to this year’s...
Tags: Republican Party, Americans for Prosperity, Barack Obama, Kay Hagan, Elections
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Hagel confirmed as secretary of defense
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Chuck Hagel, who won two Purple Hearts in the Vietnam War, survived the turbulent battle over his nomination to lead the Pentagon, where he will confront two new challenges: potentially dramatic budget cuts and tensions with...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Michael Mukasey, Heidi Heitkamp, Susan Rice
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Sen. Johnson calls on administration to uphold congressional intent on COOL
Washington, DC- On Feb. 1, U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) called on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Trade Ambassador Ron Kirk to uphold mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) as they develop corrective measures required by the World Trade...Tags: Politics, Consumers, International Organizations, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC
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Senate Democrats are united against GOP push to weaken consumer bureau
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats said Thursday they were united in opposing Republican efforts to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and told President Obama they supported the renomination of Richard Cordray to head the agency. "It is...
Tags: Republican Party, Mitch McConnell, Arkansas Razorbacks, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Consumers
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Area delegates offer reaction to President's State of the Union Speech
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Democratic member of South Dakota's congressional delegation says President Barack Obama is taking the country in the right direction, but the two Republican members say Obama's State of the Union address did not show leadership. ...
Tags: Kristi Noem, Barack Obama, John Hoeven, John Thune, State of the Union Address
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Republicans pick state-party chairman
FORT PIERRE — With their choice of Craig Lawrence of Sioux Falls as their new state-party chairman Saturday, South Dakota Republicans turned to one of the state’s most successful advertising professionals and political campaign messengers....Tags: Republican Party, Marketing, Ronald Reagan, Lawyers, Parties and Movements
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R-CALF USA applauds Senate country-of-origin-labeling letter
Billings, Mont. - R-CALF USA applauds yesterday's action by a group of 31 U.S. Senators led by Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Tim Johnson (D-SD), and Charles Grassley (R-IA). who sent a joint letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack...Tags: Politics, Mike Enzi, Jon Tester, Consumers, U.S. Congress
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Noem, Johnson disappointed with postal service decision
UNDATED - The U.S. Postal Service isn't waiting any longer for permission from Congress to quit delivering mail on Saturdays. It says it's going ahead with plans to start five-day-a-week delivery in August. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe says the...
Tags: Business, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Congress, Kristi Noem, Mail Order Industry
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Senate Republicans vow to block consumer bureau chief's nomination
WASHINGTON -- Nearly all Senate Republicans have pledged to block the confirmation of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, adding to the uncertainty about the agency's leadership after a recent court ruling threatening his...Tags: Republican Party, Mitch McConnell, Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Consumers
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South Dakota bison on the president's menu
WASHINGTON -- South Dakota bison will be on the menu when congressional leaders entertain President Barack Obama and his family at a post-inaugural luncheon on Jan. 21. They will be served a farm-to-table menu celebrating the inaugural theme, "Faith in...Tags: Wildlife Conservation Society, Michelle Obama, Environmental Issues, Beets, David Cameron
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A rally cry to tame spending
"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,...Tags: Republican Party, Corporate Crime, Mark Begich, Arts and Culture, Parties and Movements
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Britton: Lawmaker urges passage of Marketplace Fairness Act
Susan Wismer, a Democratic member of the state House of Representatives, encouraged South Dakota's U.S. senators to support the Marketplace Fairness Act during a recent trip to Washington, D.C. She met with Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson and the staff...Tags: U.S. Congress, John Thune, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC
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