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Politics as Usual
Toomey reaffirms background check support Six months after the Sandy Hook murders of 20 children and six adults, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., reaffirmed his support for expanding background checks on firearms sales, and said he hopes the Senate can...Tags: Interior Policy, Democratic Party, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Montgomery County (Virginia), Ed Pawlowski
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The two tortured political marriages of Richard Nixon
Just as they say that the poor are always with is, so it is with Richard Nixon, arguably the most tormented American president, who comes back to us in the new book "Ike and Dick" (appropriately subtitled "Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage"). The...
Tags: Richard Nixon, Political Dissent, Executive Branch, Henry Kissinger, Joe Biden
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Editorial: Immigration reform is more than border security
Federal spending on border security is at a historic high. Illegal crossings are at a 40-year low. Deportations reached record numbers in President Barack Obama's first term. Let's get on with the business of fixing the rest of our dysfunctional...Tags: Interior Policy, Science and Technology, Personal Data Collection, John Cornyn, FBI
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Anne Arundel County politicians share social media tips
Whether they're warning constituents of impending storms or posting pictures of their kids eating ice cream, social media is a growing part of the political world, four politicians said Thursday night. "Politics is being turned on its head," said Dan...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Elections, Social Media, Josh Cohen, Annapolis
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Open thread: Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
Judge orders halt to impeachment, restores Fair Grove mayor to office
ghartley@schurz.comFAIR GROVE, Mo. -- The mayor sued four members of the Board of Aldermen on Monday to try to prevent his removal from office by impeachment. Later in the day, a Greene County judge ordered a halt to the impeachment proceedings, at least temporarily, and...Tags: Lawyers, Trials, U.S. House of Representatives, Judges, Litigation
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Senate passes U.S. farm bill; food stamp fight looms in House
ReutersJune 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed a $500 billion five-year farm bill on Monday and sent it to the House of Representatives, where bitter argument over the extent of cuts to food stamps for the poor stalled action in 2012. The Senate bill,...Tags: Politics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Senate panel backs Obama picks for Commerce, Transportation
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - The Senate Commerce Committee on Monday gave strong bipartisan backing to President Barack Obama's nominees to head the Departments of Transportation and Commerce, sending them to the Senate floor for approval. The...Tags: Mitt Romney, Democratic Party, Penny Pritzker, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Anthony Foxx
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Environmental activists to crash Facebook's shareholder meeting
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook is the latest Silicon Valley company to bar the media from attending its annual meeting. Google and Zynga also decided to keep out the media this year. Instead, Facebook suggests the media watch a live webcast of its first...
Tags: Social Media, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Mark Zuckerberg, Advertising, Marketing
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Why the Southern Baptists favor immigration reform
The Florida Baptist Witness has this story about the Southern Baptists pushing for immigration reform under the new leadership of Russell Moore: Two days before he began serving as president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), Moore...
Tags: Baptist, Religion and Belief, Immigration, Migration, Politics
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Democrats make major push to hold Massachusetts Senate seat
WASHINGTON — With two weeks before Massachusetts votes in another special election for U.S. Senate, national Democrats are making a major play to retain the seat as a new poll shows a competitive race. As part of the closing push, President...
Tags: Democratic Party, Interior Policy, Polls, Joe Biden, Al Gore
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TALK ABOUT IT: Immigration reforms before the U.S. Senate
All this week we will be asking readers questions about various aspects of immigration reform. Are the immigration reforms before the Senate reasonable in demanding that undocumented people show a viable income, pay back taxes, fees and fines and...Tags: Immigration, Migration, Politics
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