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O'Malley speaks to Iowa delegates about party's future
CHARLOTTE -- Speaking to members of Iowa's influential delegation to the Democratic convention on Wednesday, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley took a shot at several Republican governors while laying out a broad vision for the party that some suspect he hopes...Tags: Regional Authority, Tom Harkin, Mark R. Warner, Michelle Obama, Martin O'Malley
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Mikulski to speak on Senate women at Democratic National Convention
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulskiwill have a speaking role at the Democratic National Convention, aides said Wednesday. The Maryland Democrat, who this year became the longest-serving woman in congressional history, will lead a program highlighting the record...Tags: Patty Murray, Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senate, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Mary L. Landrieu
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Cummings looks into prescription drug shortages
University of Maryland women's basketball coach Brenda Frese said she was heartbroken that a chemotherapy drug used to treat her 3-year-old son, Tyler, for leukemia was in short supply and possibly unavailable.
When she discovered that some companies...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Leukemia, Chemical Industry, Chemotherapy, Basketball
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Anthony Foxx coasts through hearing to take wheel at Transportation Department
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Anthony Foxx avoided the controversy of other Capitol Hill hearings Wednesday, receiving a mostly warm reception from senators who considered his nomination to become transportation secretary. Foxx probably will get easy confirmation by the...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Ted Cruz, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
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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: Invention and Innovation, U.S. Congress, Government Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance
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Klobuchar, Franken question gas prices
Duluth News TribuneU.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has asked the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate the steep increase in Minnesota gas prices over the past few weeks. Gasoline industry officials say regional gas prices have jumped 80 cents over the past month and...Tags: Petroleum Industry, U.S. Department of Energy, Gasoline Industry, Al Franken, Consumers
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Hotdish Politics: With Judiciary Committee drawing attention, Franken and Klobuchar are, too
Star TribuneSen. Al Franken ducks it. Sen. Amy Klobuchar embraces it. This year, both have had their share of national attention and are due for more. As members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Minnesota's U.S. senators have faced the spotlight's glare on...Tags: Ted Cruz, Immigration, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Gun Control
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Measure passed to unify Asian carp prevention efforts
Portsmouth Daily Times, OhioDuring debate of a critical water resources development bill, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment Wednesday introduced by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that would help prevent the invasion of Asian carp in the Ohio and Upper Mississippi River Basins....Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Dick Durbin, U.S. Senate, Sherrod Brown, Ohio River
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Thune, Klobuchar introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would modify crop insurance premium assistance for insured crops grown on native sod converted to cropland and land that a producer cannot...Tags: Tom Harkin, Mike Johanns, Conservation, Ducks Unlimited, Sherrod Brown
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Senate to take up farm bill in May
WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...Tags: Harry Reid, Heidi Heitkamp, Immigration, U.S. Congress, Congressional Budget Office
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Hillary is great, but look at other women too, activists say
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would be the runaway favorite among Democrats for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows, but activists at EMILY’s List, who have launched a campaign to elect the first...
Tags: Deval Patrick, Regional Authority, Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senate, Joe Biden
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Fix This Yard The season premiere...
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