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Horses May Soon Be Slaughtered For Meat In U.S.
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, DC -- Congress has lifted a 5-year-old ban on the slaughter of horses for meat, a move supported by ranchers and also, surprisingly, by some animal rights activists. At issue is a ban, first enacted in 2006, that prevented the U.S. Department...Tags: KTLA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Baltimore SunSens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...Tags: Frank Lautenberg, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Maria Cantwell, Leon Panetta, Rand Paul
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Agreement on payroll tax cut length, not pay fors
![Calling it a "partial step forward," Republicans and Democrats agreed Wednesday morning that the payroll tax cuts for American workers need to be extended through all of 2012, yet put off how to pay for it until future meetings.](http://www.mcall.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/187967860-01092245.jpg "Calling it a "partial step forward,\" Republicans and Democrats agreed Wednesday morning that the payroll tax cuts for American workers need to be extended through all of 2012, yet put off how to pay for it until future meetings.")
Call Washington BureauCalling it a "partial step forward," Republicans and Democrats agreed Wednesday morning that the payroll tax cuts for American workers need to be extended through all of 2012, yet put off how to pay for it until future meetings. Pennsylvania U.S. Sen....Tags: Employees, Lehigh County, Career and Workplace, Republican Party, Employees
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Senate panel will investigate MF Global collapse
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat and Republican on a key Senate panel say Congress should look deeply into what led to the collapse of MF Global, a trading firm run by one of their former colleagues. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the chairman of the...Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Mary Schapiro, Debbie Stabenow, Pat Roberts, Washington, DC
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Horses could soon be slaughtered for meat in U.S.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Agriculture, White House, Wayne, National Government
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Casey, Schwartz named to payroll tax committee
Call Washington BureauEnding weeks of partisan gridlock -- the norm these days for Capitol Hill -- House Republicans agreed Thursday to a two-month extension of a tax cut for working Americans with the stipulation that Senate Democrats agree to appoint conferees to negotiate...Tags: Henry Waxman, Xavier Becerra, U.S. Senate, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Republican Party
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Consumer Confidential: Ticketmaster refund, Lipitor probe
Money & CompanyHere's your fool-to-cry Friday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: --If you bought a ticket through Ticketmaster between October 1999 and October of this year, you're due for some cash -- $1.50, to be precise. Because of a...... -
Politico: Supercommittee behind the scenes
Pennsylvania Ave.Pat Toomey's supercommittee proposal received initial support from Democrat U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, according to a lengthy behind the scenes recap of the supercommittee negotiations by DC-insider publication Politico. Also, in case you missed it, Morning... -
When bipartisanship is bad
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelDemocratic and Republican leaders were gushing last week about the “bipartisanship” behind their deal to extend the payroll tax holiday through the end of 2012. The chairmen of the House-Senate conference committee that cut the deal,... -
Sen. Boxer bets candy on Ocean View victory
If the Ocean View Little League wins Saturday in the Little League Baseball World Series, it will likely mean celebrations around town. And one fewer box sold by a downtown candy merchant. Sen. Barbara Boxer announced Friday that she and Montana Sen. Max...Tags: Windsurfing, Ocean View, Montana, Barbara Boxer, Little League Baseball
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Will the next farm bill be written by budget cutters?
The biggest activity in Washington between now and Thanksgiving is the focus on the so-called “super committee,” those 12 Democrats and Republicans charged with reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Lobbyists,...Tags: Xavier Becerra, Rob Portman, Congressional Budget Office, Randy Neugebauer, Fred Upton
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