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Mayoral candidates halt campaigns because of Boston tragedy
Los Angeles’ mayoral candidates suspended public campaigning Tuesday in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings that left three people dead and more than 170 wounded, in what President Obama called “an act of terrorism.” Eric Garcetti...
Tags: Television Industry, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Barack Obama, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Politics
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Senate votes to consider gun control laws
WASHINGTON — In a lopsided vote, the Senate launched a debate Thursday over the most significant gun legislation in more than a decade, setting up a contest that could last weeks between reinvigorated advocates for stricter laws and conservatives...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Ted Cruz, Laws, Gun Control, Mark Pryor
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Senate Republicans question EPA nominee Gina McCarthy
WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, faced tough questioning from Senate Republicans at her confirmation hearing Thursday, in a clear signal to the White House that they will continue...
Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Air Pollution, Gina McCarthy, Ecosystems, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Republicans turn back effort to change party rules
As members of the Republican National Committee met in Hollywood to debate how to reverse their party's recent losses in presidential campaigns, they narrowly defeated an effort by a Virginia committeeman to undo all the changes to party rules made during...
Tags: Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Voting, Rick Santorum, Tampa
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Obama's mission impossible
Earlier this month, President Obama visited San Francisco and was joined by Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for a fundraising event. In the course of the evening, Obama told the donors that he expected that after the 2014 election, Pelosi...
Tags: Immigration, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Organizing for Action, U.S. Congress
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McAuliffe releases tax information
ReporterTerry McAuliffe has revealed three years of tax summaries, answering critics who said the Democratic candidate for Governor should release his tax returns, but supporters of Republican Ken Cuccinelli say McAuliffe's response is inadequate. McAuliffe...Tags: Star Scientific Incorporated, Ken Cuccinelli, Politics, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Elections
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Letters to the Editor - April 24
What are the implications of the ‘Jesus stomp?’ To the editor: You might have heard about it, maybe not. A professor at a public (tax-funded) university in Florida had his students conduct the following assignment: Write the name “...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, Nutrition, Benghazi
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Obama to unveil budget proposal, latest offer in deficit talks
WASHINGTON — President Obama will unveil a budget proposal Wednesday that curbs spending on Social Security, raises the minimum wage, closes tax loopholes for top earners and invests in infrastructure — an overdue document that the White House...Tags: White House, Budgets and Budgeting, Budget Control Act of 2011, Barack Obama, Loans
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EPA nominee a champion for public health
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate will hold a confirmation hearing on Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Over her decades of public service, Ms. McCarthy has demonstrated a strong commitment to...Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Pollution, Gina McCarthy, Barack Obama, Environmental Politics
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Rep. Paul Ryan warns governors on Obama health care plan
Clout StreetThe chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee said Monday he has been warning governors not to count on high federal reimbursement rates for expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income families under President Barack Obama’s health-care reform. U....Tags: Pat Quinn, Government Health Care, Paul Ryan, Personal Income, Barack Obama
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McManus: A tax everyone can love
The chairmen of Congress' primary tax committees, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), have launched a bipartisan effort to reform our messy, inefficient federal tax law. They've agreed to look for ways to lower tax rates on both...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Energy Saving, Petroleum Industry, Mike Enzi, Primaries
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One to watch from Michigan
WASHINGTON -- America's most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism....
Tags: Christianity, Jeff Flake, Ted Cruz, Religion and Belief, Barack Obama
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