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Billions on the chopping block: Senate debates farm bill
WASHINGTON - Working on a new farm bill, the Senate recently defeated an amendment to change the sugar program but limited the crop insurance premium subsidies for high-income farmers before putting off further action on the bill until after a Memorial...Tags: Jeanne Shaheen, Dick Durbin, Science and Technology, Tom Coburn, Joe Donnelly
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Why the medical device tax needs to stay
The chief drawback of a law as complex as the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform measure passed in 2010, is that it provides self-interested opponents a multitude of places to stick a wedge in and hammer away. But you'd be hard-pressed...Tags: Politics, Barbara Boxer, Career and Workplace, Instrument Engineering, Insurance
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Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...Tags: Republican Party, Gays and Lesbians, Immigration, Career and Workplace, Chuck Schumer
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Dems, GOP press Obama administration on drone use
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday challenged the Obama administration to spell out its justification for using drones for targeted killings amid growing concerns about unchecked powers of the presidency and Americans'...
Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Dick Durbin, Rand Paul, Military Equipment
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House passes CISPA, sets up showdown with White House and Senate
The House of Representatives passed a controversial cybersecurity bill as expected on Thursday, moving toward a possible confrontation with the Senate and White House. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013, or CISPA, passed by a vote...Tags: U.S. Senate, Business Enterprises, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Corporate Crime
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Dennis Miller talks a few moments, then he's 'Outta Here!'
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGLet it never be said that the smirky, prickly and sometimes arrogant personality comedian/commentator Dennis Miller has put on public display for more than 25 years is just an act. At least not if his demeanor in a recent telephone...... -
Metta World Peace signs on to congresswoman's mental health bill
WASHINGTON -- Lakers forward Metta World Peace lent his star power – and his personal story – to a Los Angeles congresswoman’s effort to fund mental health services in schools. Just don’t ask him to auction off any more...
Tags: Mental Health, Grace F. Napolitano, Auction Service, Behavioral Conditions, Health
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Inauguration 2013: Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, deliver big
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticAmid the pomp of Monday’s inaugural ceremonies were a number of visual non-sequiturs, and most of them involved Jay-Z -- at least those not involving the sight of a former American Idol winner up there. There he was, in the same frame as Sen....Tags: Jay-Z, Beyonce, Paul Ryan, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden
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Farm Bill a priority as fiscal cliff looms
WASHINGTON - Every five years, Congress reassesses the Farm Bill - a bill that conserves farmland and supports farmers and ranchers. After reviewing the bill, Congress usually passes legislation that sets national agriculture, nutrition, conservation...Tags: U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Congress, Politics
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3 GOP senators join call for action on toxic flame retardants
The first signs of bipartisan support for overhauling the nation's chemical safety law emerged Monday, as three Republicans joined 23 other senators calling for tough restrictions on toxic flame retardants. Citing the Tribune's "Playing With Fire"...
Tags: Tom Udall, Chuck Schumer, Daniel Akaka, Dick Durbin, Science and Technology
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Farmers: Minnesota relief will help those who struggled during drought
After a year of severe drought, many local farmers are happy to get out of the fields with average harvests. Still, some bit the dust on yields. U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken and Rep. Tim Walz announced on Oct. 19 that the U.S. Department...Tags: Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives, Natural Disasters, Droughts
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Why no jail time?
LUVERNE, Minn. -- Dean Tofteland sweeps grain off of the elevator scale at his farmstead south of Luverne, Minn., and says it reminds him of the MF Global Holdings Ltd. case. "They haven't really cleaned this mess up," Tofteland says. Tofteland is one...Tags: Finance, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Washington, DC, Prosecution
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