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Obama to nominate Penny Pritzker as Commerce secretary
WASHINGTON – Making official what many Democrats have expected for weeks, President Obama plans to nominate Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker, a longtime political supporter and heavyweight fundraiser, as his new Commerce secretary on...
Tags: PlayStation Portable, Washington, DC, Finance, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Parties and Movements
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Amid budget cutbacks, U.S. shipping sector seeks more federal funds
Reuters* In Washington, barge industry courts lawmakers from river states * Critics question plan to boost already large subsidies for waterway traffic * Shipping industry has a history of support in Congress By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - As...Tags: Lobbying, Justice System, Ed Whitfield, Parties and Movements, Personal Weapon Control
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Hopkins announces $4.5 billion fundraising goal
Johns Hopkins announced Saturday a $4.5 billion fundraising goal — among the largest in the country — to help the university and health system address some of the world's most challenging issues, including water scarcity, education quality and...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Research, Finance, Elections, Michael Bloomberg
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The 2013 legislative session's biggest winners, losers
Lawmakers put to bed another legislative session Friday night and, as usual, some people in Florida came out big winners and others came out losers. Teachers and state workers got raises in the state budget, the insurance industry held onto a 26-year-...
Tags: Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Elections, Voting
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In South Carolina, an ex-governor's quest continues
CHARLESTON, S.C. — At a harborside reception overlooking Ft. Sumter, where the Civil War began, Mark Sanford batted away a TV reporter's question about the latest insult to his comeback campaign: an unwanted endorsement from pornographer Larry...
Tags: Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Comedy Central (tv network), Elections, Tim Scott, Boeing Co.
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Greenberg Blasts Elizabeth Esty's Campaign Fundraising From Energy Industry
The Hartford CourantRepublican 5th District congressional candidate Mark Greenberg blasted the district’s Democratic congresswoman, Elizabeth Esty, for accepting tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from people who work in, or lobby for, the energy...Tags: Chris Murphy, Lobbying, Northeast Utilities, U.S. House of Representatives, Elections
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Emanuel doubles down as year 2 ends
Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks. "I'm here about making...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Children's Health, NATO, Elections, Chicago Transit Authority
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Ruling coalition faces fight of its life in Malaysian vote
ReutersBy Stuart Grudgings KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Reuters) - Malaysians vote on Sunday in an election that could weaken or even end the rule of one of the world's longest-lived coalitions, which faces a stiff challenge from an opposition pledging to clean up...Tags: Social Sciences, Elections, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Minority Groups, Political Corruption
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WATCH HERE: Florida legislature ends session
Florida House and Senate leaders banged their gavels at 7:16 Friday evening, bringing the 2013 legislative session to a close. Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, joined each other on the...Tags: Don Gaetz, Rick Scott, Politics
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What gives with Sandra Day O'Connor?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor should never have retired from the U.S. Supreme Court. She is an 83-year-old with plenty of energy, which she expends hearing lower-court cases, giving speeches, and making me want to tear my hair out by talking like the...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Elections, Voting
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Kirk makes first public appearance in Illinois since stroke
During his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk on Friday announced that "rehab works" and said he hopes his steady improvement serves to encourage others with medical challenges. Kirk took...
Tags: Brad Schneider, Federal Election Commission, Dick Durbin, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Elections
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States try to tackle 'secret money' in politics
WASHINGTON — Early last month, state lawyers and election officials around the country dialed into a conference call to talk about how to deal with the flood of secret money that played an unprecedented role in the 2012 election. The discussion,...Tags: Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Elections, David Koch
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