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Bob Dole and the GOP's disability
Much ink has been spilled in recent weeks criticizing the Republican Party and its failed presidential candidate for a lack of compassion and obvious antipathy toward "47 percent" of the electorate (if not a bit more), so it was reassuring to see two of...Tags: Polio, Elections, Scott P. Brown, Human Interest, Kelly Ayotte
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Don't punish Palestinians for seeking justice
Very few things unite Democratic and Republican senators in Washington. But unfortunately, one thing that does is attacking the human rights of Palestinians. And now they're are at it again. This time in the form of an anti-Palestinian amendment sponsored...Tags: Civil Rights, International Law, Barbara A. Mikulski, United Nations, Chuck Schumer
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GOP may hurt rights for the disabled
WASHINGTON -- President-unelect Rick Santorum made his triumphant return to the Capitol on Monday afternoon and took up a brave new cause: He is opposing disabled people. Specifically, Santorum, joined by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, declared his wish that...
Tags: Rick Santorum, United Nations, AIDS, Politics, Elections
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R-CALF USA requests investigation into meatpackers' sheep procurement practices
BILLINGS, Mont. - In a letter sent on Oct. 31 to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, R-CALF USA wrote that it strongly supports the bipartisan congressional requests for an investigation into the sheep procurement...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Jon Tester, Eric Holder, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Kristi Noem
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Democrats maintain control of Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...
Tags: Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Benjamin L. Cardin, Scott P. Brown, Connie Mack IV
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Investigate sheep market collapse, risk protection insurance coverage
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) spearheaded a letter signed by a bipartisan group of Senators to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The Senators' letter requests that the Grain, Inspection and Packers and Stockyards Administration...Tags: Japan, Jon Tester, Ottawa Senators, Tom Vilsack, Marketing
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Congress returns from recess
KIAHJust when you thought it was safe to go back into the political waters, comes the frightening return of the sharks that walk on land. Boehner/Reed Productions presents the most terrifying menace ever conceived, Congress 112: The Final Daze! As the...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama
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Alaska Republican Party Showdown Expected Saturday
Channel 2 NewsAt Alaska’s Republican Party Convention in April, there was a push for change – change that wasn’t happening fast enough for some of the party’s newly elected officials, who may get their way on Saturday. Russ Millette, the...Tags: Sarah Palin, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Joe Miller, Republican Party
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Rick Santorum on ‘State of the Union’; John McCain on ‘Meet the Press’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe biggest guest on Sunday morning television will be Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who is talking to CBS' “Face the Nation.” But I've written about that program, which will air at 10:30 a.m. on WKMG-Channel 6. The rest of... -
Casey talks payroll tax committee
Call Washington BureauCongress. Remember Congress? With all focus on political news it may have been easy to forget that when lawmakers return to work they have just a few weeks to find agreement on extending the payroll tax holiday, unemployment benefits and the so-called...Tags: Arts and Culture, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Customs and Tradition, Unemployment Benefits
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President Obama unveiled the American Jobs Act
Q13 FOX News OnlinePresident Obama unveiled the American Jobs Act before a Joint Session of Congress on September 8. The President said, “Let's get to work, and show the world once again why the United States of America remains the greatest nation on earth." The...Tags: Republican Party, Eric Cantor, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Wanna attend Toomey's birthday party? It's gonna cost ya.
Pennsylvania Ave.Pennsylvania's U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is turning the big 5-0 next month and to celebrate the milestone he's having a party! To attend the soiree at the Capitol Hill wine bar, Sonoma, you just have to pay a small admission......
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