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Bachmann, Tea Party leaders demand thorough IRS investigation
Star TribuneU.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann says the IRS targeting of Tea Party and conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status during the 2012 election cycle is "far worse" than the Watergate scandal of the Nixon presidency. During a news conference Thursday on...Tags: Tim Walz, Online Advertising, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Al Franken
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Farmers got too much aid in drought, report says
WASHINGTON - Farmers gained unnecessarily at taxpayers' expense in the drought of 2012 because of the nation's crop insurance program, an environmental research and advocacy group charged on May 1. Citing a report prepared by University of Iowa...Tags: U.S. Congress, Insurance, Droughts, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Luxury Vehicles
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Minnesota Rep. John Kline is chair, but title holds less power
Star TribuneAs chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, Republican U.S. Rep. John Kline oversees an annual budget of more than $6 million and an influential panel that's supposed to hold sway over legislation that touches the lives of almost every...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Al Franken, Interior Policy, Elections
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Debate circles online sales tax
Star TribuneLandmark legislation to force online and mail-order retailers to collect sales tax on out-of-state purchases advanced toward Senate passage this week. Retail giants such as Minnesota-based Target and Best Buy have spent millions of dollars over the past...Tags: Republican Party, Al Franken, E-Commerce Industry, Betty McCollum, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Republicans make U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson an early target
Star TribuneFurther evidence of the never-ending federal election cycle is cropping up in western Minnesota. In its first targeted campaign of the season, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign arm of House Republicans, aired televised attack...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Voting, Health Care Reform (2009), Elections
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New USDA 'rural' definition stirs up controversy
A proposed definition of the term rural submitted by the Department of Agriculture to Congress last month could have broad implications for small towns across America - and not everyone is happy about it. The report - delivered two and one-half years...Tags: Finance, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Protect Our Prairies Act creates a nationwide ÂSodsaver provision
Washington, DC - On Feb. 14, Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Tim Walz (D-MN), along with six additional cosponsors, introduced bipartisan legislation that would protect our nation's remaining native prairies and prime grasslands. The Protect...Tags: Kristi Noem, Conservation, Rentals, Bennie G. Thompson, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
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House Ag Committee member seeks guarantee before tackling farm bill
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson said on Jan. 2 he's so upset that Congress passed only a short extension of the 2008 Farm Bill that he won't work on a new version without assurances from congressional leaders it will get a vote....Tags: Republican Party, John Boehner, U.S. Congress, Fiscal Cliff, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Tone of letter affects impact
There are ways to write a letter and then there are ways to write a letter. One way includes pleasantries, ideas, even artful persuasion. Another features anger, bile and bricks. These differences were on display recently when two members of...Tags: Republican Party, Fiscal Cliff, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Bernard Sanders
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Farm Bill gamble means trouble
A long, bitter year in the long, bitter Congressional session drifted into the campaign season with the U.S. House of Representatives unable or unwilling to butter the softest piece of legislative toast before them, the 2012 Farm Bill. Speaker of the...Tags: Republican Party, John Boehner, Rick Berg, Elections, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Farm Bill gamble means trouble
Farm and Food FileA long, bitter year in the long, bitter Congressional session drifted into the campaign season with the U.S. House of Representatives unable or unwilling to butter the softest piece of legislative toast before them, the 2012 Farm Bill. Speaker of the...Tags: John Boehner, Republican Party, Rick Berg, Elections, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Farmers rally for action on stalled farm bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Minnesota farmer Dale Fladeboe hoisted a sign above his head that read, "Do you eat? You need a farm bill now." Fladeboe was among hundreds of farmers from across the country who flew in to the nation's capital for a Sept. 12 rally...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senate
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