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Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, John McCain, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Parties and Movements
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Letters to the Editor: Death penalty, gun bill, Bill Clinton
Death penalty's meaning Terrorist operatives want the accused Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarvaev, to receive the death penalty. Why? It plays into their hands. History has proved repeatedly that, if anything, the death penalty encourages terrorists....
Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Punishment, Death Penalty, Winter Springs
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Kan. senators in DC vary on Web tax
The Hutchinson News, Kan.The two Kansans in the U.S. Senate split over an Internet sales tax collection bill. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Dodge City, voted against the measure, which would see major online retailers collecting sales tax from out-of-state shoppers. Sen. Jerry Moran,...Tags: Sam Brownback, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, White House, U.S. Senate
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Republicans get tough talk from one of their own
Sun SentinelBlaise Ingoglia is one of Florida’s more colorful Republican leaders. The home builder, who enjoys tea party support, is chairman of the Hernando County Republican Party and vice chairman of the state party. He also makes “Government Gone...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement
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The NRA doesn't deserve my sympathy, or yours
Usually when a senator suffers a big public defeat, he slinks off to lick his wounds. He rarely retwists the arms that didn't bend his way. Colleagues don't like to be seen switching. Were they horribly mistaken the first time? Don't know what they...Tags: Republican Party, John McCain, Minority Groups, Joe Manchin III, Wayne LaPierre
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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: Debbie Stabenow, Heidi Heitkamp, Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Congress, Immigration
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Child's play over the budget
WASHINGTON -- The budget feud on Capitol Hill is looking like those Vietnam War peace talks when negotiators bickered over the shape of the table. House Republicans, after howling for years about Senate Democrats' failure to pass a budget, are...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Rob Portman, Barack Obama, White House
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The filibuster kills gun legislation and democracy
President Obama called it a shameful day for the Senate. A survivor of the Tucson shooting that wounded Gabby Giffords shouted from the gallery, "Shame on you." This was the response to the rejection of gun control. I was tempted to write the "voting...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, U.S. Congress, Gun Control, Mitch McConnell
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Don't let Donnelly off the hook on gun legislation
On a day our president called "shameful," the Senate defeated four gun control measures. On the weakest highly compromised Toomey-Manchin measure, expanding background checks, our two senators split their votes; Republican Dan Coats voted no, Democrat Joe...Tags: Republican Party, Chasing Ice (movie), Dan Coats, Same-Sex Marriage, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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After flight delays, will cancer move Congress to act?
Reuters* Fiscal needs pile up but few seen as acute as flight delays * Congress may find it difficult to say no to cancer patients By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - As Congress sifts through a growing number of requests for targeted relief from...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), U.S. Department of Defense, Tea Party Movement, Finance, Medicare
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The case for immigration reform, as made by a hunger-striking, naturalized citizen
Las Vegas SunEditor's note: This Q&A is one of two interviews published jointly, one from a staunch opponent of legalizing immigrants residing in the country illegally and the other with a naturalized U.S. citizen from Mexico who is a long-time activist for...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Judges, Immigration, U.S. Senate, Strikes
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COLUMN - Renewed optimism can be a double-edged sword: Anatole Kaletsky
Reuters(Anatole Kaletsky is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Anatole Kaletsky May 2 (Reuters) - This is a critical week for the world economy and financial markets, especially in the United States. Friday's U.S. employment report will...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Finance, Public Finance, Budget Control Act of 2011, Pension and Welfare
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