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Obama's State of the Union: Topic by topic
Climate change: By Neela Banerjee WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama articulated a subtle but noticeable shift away from his longstanding discussion of climate change in almost entirely economic terms to making a moral...
Tags: Elections, Business, Washington, DC, Small Businesses, Politics
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Fact check of Obama's State of the Union address
Job creation through minimum wage increase Many mom-and-pop businesses were among the most vocal critics of President Obama's healthcare overhaul as being too costly, and now they're likely to howl at his latest proposal: an increase in the federal...
Tags: Elections, Personal Weapon Control, Business, Interior Policy, State of the Union Address
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Ronald Reagan's lead on immigration
Yes, good things still happen in this country. They just don't happen overnight. That lesson was brought home to me again on Current TV this week when I interviewed Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, about Defense Secretary...
Tags: Elections, Leon Panetta, Migration, Politics, Jeff Flake
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Worker shortages drives farms to embrace of immigration plan
WASHINGTON -- Labor shortages that left crops rotting in fields have farm organizations backing a Senate immigration proposal that would treat workers in agriculture "differently" than in other industries. The American Farm Bureau Federation, the United...Tags: John McCain, Dick Durbin, Illegal Immigrants, Chuck Schumer, Migration
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Senators reach agreement on immigration reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country....
Tags: Elections, Washington, DC, Employment, U.S. Senate, Migration
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Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal stalwart, won't seek reelection
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal Democrat and a champion for Americans with disabilities, announced Saturday that he will not run for reelection next year, deciding that 40 years in Congress is enough. Harkin’s retirement gives Republicans a chance...
Tags: Politics, Elections, U.S. House of Representatives, Saxby Chambliss, Republican Party
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Obama to outline immigration plans in Nevada speech
President Obama plans to travel to Nevada next week for the public launch of his effort to pass a comprehensive immigration reform measure this year. Obama kicked off the effort to pass immigration reform Friday by meeting with Latino members of...
Tags: John McCain, Dick Durbin, Elections, Illegal Immigrants, Republican Party
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A conceivably effective line of political attack
Change of SubjectFrom Personhood USA’s second wind: The movement is plotting a comeback in Colorado -- and President Obama is hoping to turn it to his advantage by Irin Carmon, Salon There’s strong indication that the ("personhood" begins at the moment of........ -
Senate bill aims to increase drug import safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators would inspect more drug manufacturing facilities in China, India and other foreign countries as part of legislation approved Thursday that aims to step up oversight of the nation's imported pharmaceutical supply....Tags: John McCain, Allergies, Prescription Drugs, Health, Washington, DC
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Seasonal farm-worker visa program frustrates growers
WASHINGTON - As the summer growing season approaches, farmers across the county are experiencing widespread frustration over the federal H-2A visa program for seasonal agriculture workers. In Idaho, farmers such as Jim Little of Emmett say they need...Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Personal Data Collection, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Harsher penalties for counterfeit drug traffickers
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett released the following statement today:
"The U.S. Senate today passed with broad bipartisan support a bill cosponsored by Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, along with senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), to crack...Tags: Chuck Grassley, Patrick Leahy, Prescription Drugs, Heparin (drug), Science and Technology
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Bipartisan Agriculture research bill to spur innovation, strengthen American agriculture
Washington, DC – Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Senator John Thune (R-SD), a Member of the Committee, today introduced a bipartisan bill that will spur new...Tags: Productivity, Ron Wyden, James Inhofe, Michigan State University, Health
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