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Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
Tags: Business, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Justice System, Sales, National Government
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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: Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, U.S. Senate, Maria Cantwell, Kirsten Gillibrand
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O'Malley takes party's message to New Hampshire
— Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley took center stage before a convention of New Hampshire Democrats Saturday, rallying the faithful in a state important to his party's hopes to hold the White House in November — and to his own future should he...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Trips and Vacations, Republican Party, Gay Rights
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Mass. Democrats take a hard line
Boston HeraldFrantic Democrats want tough action in the ongoing IRS scandal, fearing the damage that a slow bleed could do to their own electoral futures as President Obama struggles to get out ahead of the issue. U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), running for...Tags: U.S. Senate, Eric Holder, Taxation, Barack Obama, Mike Kelly
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Amendment would exempt NH from tax
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterWASHINGTON, D.C ���- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., on Wednesday filed several amendments to the Internet sales tax legislation the Senate is considering. The amendments include one Sheehan filed, co-...Tags: Business, E-Commerce Industry, Kelly Ayotte, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Kids learn about Earth Day through events at children's museum
Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.Earth Day was celebrated in a big way at the Children's Museum of New Hampshire on Monday, with events ranging from aquaculture to compost to bird feeders and gardening. Each year, the museum has celebrated the holiday thanks to D.F. Richard, who...Tags: Business, Earth Day, Museums, Allergies
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Maine, others may soon get to tax Web sales
Portland Press Herald, MaineMomentum appears to be building in Congress to allow states to collect taxes from online retailers, closing a loophole that costs Maine tens of millions of dollars and that critics say hurts traditional stores. On Monday, a Senate bill to allow states...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-Commerce Industry, Chellie Pingree, U.S. Supreme Court, Michael H Michaud
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Ayotte leads opposition to Internet sales tax
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterPresident Barack Obama voiced his support for an Internet sales tax, while eBay rallied its millions of users to fight the legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid used a parliamentary maneuver to bypass the committee process and speed up...Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Senate, Business, Amazon.com Inc., E-Commerce Industry
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Guinta visits Washington as he weighs 2014 options
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterFRANK GOES TO WASHINGTON, AGAIN. Former U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta was back in Washington last week, looking into his political options for 2014. Guinta visited the National Republican Senatorial and Congressional Committees, which help candidates. We'...Tags: U.S. Senate, Justice System, Immigration, Mitch McConnell, Government
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Hagel approved by Senate committee in party-line vote
WASHINGTON -- After a sometimes contentious debate, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted on party lines and narrowly approved the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to be secretary of Defense, moving the bitter fight over President Obama’s...
Tags: U.S. Senate, North Korea, Robert Gates, Bill Nelson, James Inhofe
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Senate panel approves Hagel for Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary in a rancorous session at which Republican questioned the former GOP senator's truthfulness...
Tags: Bill Nelson, James Inhofe, David Vitter, Thad Cochran, U.S. Department of Defense
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Public opinion on guns shifting after Connecticut shooting
Public attitudes toward guns -- and the views of some prominent Washington politicians -- are changing in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre. But it’s too early to know how far the shifts may go, how long they might last...
Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Laws, Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Joe Manchin III
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