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Casey introducing early learning bill
Daily American Staff WriterU.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is introducing legislation to provide grants to states for improved early childhood learning programs. “Every child born in this country is born with a light in them,” he said in a telephone conference with...Tags: Corporate Officers, Dick Durbin, Early Learning, Elections, Al Franken
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Democrats court Ricardo Sanchez for Texas Senate seat
Eager to expand the electoral map in their effort to maintain control of the Senate, national Democrats are recruiting Ricardo Sanchez, the former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, to run for the open seat in Texas in 2012.
Sanchez, a retired Army...Tags: Government, Minority Groups, Martin T. Heinrich, Regional Authority, Polls
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Obama Names Former Wa. Governor Locke Ambassador to China
Web ReporterPresident Obama announced Wednesday that he is nominating Commerce Secretary and former Governor of Washington, Gary Locke as the first Chinese American to serve as ambassador to China. In a morning appearance at the White House, Obama told reporters...Tags: China, Government, Executive Branch, Business, Barack Obama
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Man Arrested For Threats to Rep. Jim McDermott
A California man faces a federal charge for threatening to kill Congressman Jim McDermott. An FBI complaint accuses Charles Habermann of calling McDermott's Seattle office and leaving profanity-laced phone messages on the voicemail.
Habermann is...Tags: Palm Springs (Riverside, California), Prisons, Colleges and Universities, FBI, Justice System
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Statements by Local Leaders on Tucson Shooting
On the steps of the nation's capitol and across the country; there is heavy mix of shock and sadness. Members of Congress from from western Washington and other leaders immediately issued statements denouncing the violence and expressing concern for...Tags: National Government, Dow Constantine, Government, Voting, Injuries and Wounds
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Wide gulf separates parties
Before President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, many Senate and House members vowed to mute traditional partisan divisions by sitting with ideological foes to show their shared goal of confronting big national problems. Indeed, Tuesday night'...Tags: Michele Bachmann, Petroleum Industry, Paul Ryan, Government Health Care, John Cornyn
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Senate Democrats vow to block health care repeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Democrats are warning House Speaker-elect John Boehner they'll block any Republican effort to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Citing better Medicare prescription coverage and other changes in...Tags: Medical Services, Government Health Care, Chuck Schumer, Washington, DC, Illinois
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Boeing Workers Celebrate Victory Win Over Tanker Contract
Web ReporterHundreds of Boeing workers gathered in Everett to celebrate the win of a $35 billion tanker contract against Airbus. State representatives were on hand excited about the jobs coming to the state. It's estimated about 10,000 jobs will be created by...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Contracts, Employees, Maria Cantwell, Elections
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Bipartisan group of Senators push for Boeing tanker
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA bipartisan group of U.S. Senators held a news conference Thursday with the goal of convincing the Department of Defense and the Obama Administration to award the upcoming tanker contract to Boeing. “Job creation in the United States should start...Tags: Labor Legislation, Jerry Moran, U.S. Department of Defense, Boeing Co., Democratic Party
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Work begins on nearly $2 billion UW light rail project
Web ReporterSound Transit is kicking off the project to expand light rail service to the University of Washington Monday. Senator Patty Murray, and FTA Administrator Pete Rogoff will be on hand to dedicate the tunnel boring machine that will help form the tunnels...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Seattle
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