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NRA on ‘Meet the Press,’ ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe National Rifle Association will have a presence on the Sunday morning programs this weekend. The group's leaders will discuss calls for greater gun control since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Wayne LaPierre, the NRA'... -
Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham on ‘Meet the Press’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelSen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will be a guest on ‘Meet the Press.' Photo credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images UPDATE: THE REVISED GUEST LIST IS AT THE BOTTOM: The fiscal cliff, Susan Rice and Benghazi will be topics on the Sunday morning... -
House Ethics Committee finds no violations in Countrywide VIP probe
WASHINGTON -- The House Ethics Committee has found no rules violations by lawmakers and staffers who used a VIP loan program from Countrywide Financial Corp. saying the allegations of special treatment fell outside the panel's jurisdiction. The...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Countrywide Financial Corp., Jo Bonner, Ethics, Google+
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Weekend TV Talk: Dianne Feinstein; John McCain; Richard Durbin
Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 16 - 22 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America Coverage of the shootings in Newtown, Conn. (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Situation Room With Wolf...
Tags: Republican Party, Peter Orszag, Susan Rice, Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer
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Ducks are us
On the face of it, few things carry a more apt name than today's “lame duck” Congress. Indeed, how lame is it that after two years of raw partisanship and paralyzing inactivity, we believe two legislative bodies that haven't agreed on what day it is...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Government Health Care, John Boehner, Newspapers, Social Security
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Weekend Talk Shows for Dec. 22-23: Placido Domingo; Ben Affleck; Adele
SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Annual political awards. (N) 5 p.m. KNBC McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY Today Holiday travel; shopping after Christmas; holiday potluck. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC Good Morning...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Holidays, Ben Affleck, Shootings, Holiday Vacations
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Farming: Dealing with lame ducks
Farm and Food FileOn the face of it, few things carry a more apt name than today’s “lame duck” Congress. Indeed, how lame is it that after two years of raw partisanship and paralyzing inactivity, we believe two legislative bodies that haven’t...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Government Health Care, John Boehner, Social Security, Newspapers
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Election results have minor impact on House and Senate Ag Committees
With votes cast and ballots counted, the 2012 election is over. Though the majority of the focus during the 2012 election season focused on the presidential race, the results of key congressional races in the Nov. 6 election will have a small effect on...Tags: Republican Party, Scott Tipton, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Sherrod Brown
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Farm bill could hinge on budget talks
WASHINGTON (AP) - A farm bill that stalled in Congress before the election could see quick action by the end of the year if congressional leaders decide they need its spending cuts - including a small reduction in the $80-billion-a-year food stamps...Tags: Republican Party, Interior Policy, Eric Cantor, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 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: Antitrust Issues, Lamb, Jon Tester, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...Tags: Shelley Berkley, Bill Nelson, Richard Lugar, Harry Reid, Mazie K. Hirono
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GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans vigorously pursued their last, longshot chances for taking control of the Senate — Pennsylvania topped their list — as Democrats remained cautiously optimistic that they'd retain their narrow majority...Tags: Republican Party, Shelley Berkley, Claire McCaskill, Tea Party Movement, Mike Pence
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