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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: Kirsten Gillibrand, Barbara Boxer, Kay Hagan, Jeanne Shaheen, Patty Murray
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Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Baltimore SunSens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, Patrick Leahy, Barack Obama, Tom Udall, Sheldon Whitehouse
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Enron gouged customers of $1.1 billion, records show
Associated PressSEATTLE - Enron Corp. manipulated the energy market practically every day during the 2000-2001 power crunch and gouged Western customers for at least $1.1 billion, according to audiotapes and documents released yesterday. The records were uncovered by...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Trials, Bankruptcy, NRG Energy Incorporated, Energy
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No shell game, Pipkin says
Sun StaffState Sen. E.J. Pipkin made millions of dollars as a junk-bond trader in New York before cashing in and returning to Maryland and a spacious home in Queen Anne's County. But not all of his money came back with him. Some of it is planted in a small...Tags: Ethics, Queen Anne's County, Barbara Boxer, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), Queen Anne (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Pritzker makes strong showing in Senate confirmation hearing
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- The prospects seemed strong Thursday for Penny Pritzker becoming Commerce secretary after a two-hour confirmation hearing, as she drew praise from both Democrats and Republicans. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the top Republican on the Senate...Tags: John D. Rockefeller IV, Labor Legislation, U.S. Senate, Dick Durbin, Mark Kirk
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Penny Pritzker sails through nomination hearing for Commerce secretary
— There are many reasons why Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker seems bound for the top job at the Commerce Department, after dodging potential conflict during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. Pritzker, 54, a Democratic mega-donor who...
Tags: Barack Obama, Work Relations, Labor Legislation, Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senate
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B Reactor bill passes Senate committee
Tri-City HeraldHanford's B Reactor is another step closer to being part of a new national park. Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources stepped off the Senate floor Thursday afternoon for a vote by voice approving a bill creating the...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Patty Murray, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources
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FAA to fund Felts Field
The Spokesman-ReviewThe air traffic control tower at Felts Field will not be closed by budget cuts but will remain open through September, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Friday. The department has enough money from emergency legislation passed recently by...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Budget Control Act of 2011, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Congress, James E. Risch
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EDITORIAL: Online-sales tax a matter of retail fairness
Seattle TimesTHE apparent enthusiasm in the U.S. Senate for the Marketplace Fairness Act, which passed on Monday 67-27, obscures the difficulty of getting a meaningful tax-reform bill through a gridlocked Congress. The act simply requires online retailers to collect...Tags: Jaime Herrera, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Patty Murray
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Richard Burr, Patrick Leahy, Sheldon Whitehouse, John D. Rockefeller IV, Patty Murray
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Senators seek U.S. probe of refineries' actions in gasoline market
The six senators representing the West Coast states of California, Oregon and Washington are sending a letter to U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. today, calling for an investigation into possible manipulation of the gasoline market by refineries that...
Tags: Barbara Boxer, Ron Wyden, Ottawa Senators, Patty Murray, Dianne Feinstein
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3 GOP senators join call for action on toxic flame retardants
The first signs of bipartisan support for overhauling the nation's chemical safety law emerged Monday, as three Republicans joined 23 other senators calling for tough restrictions on toxic flame retardants. Citing the Tribune's "Playing With Fire"...
Tags: Patrick Leahy, Kirsten Gillibrand, Susan Collins, Michael F. Bennet, Tom Udall
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