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Dislodging Obamacare
Republicans believed a Mitt Romney win would seal Obamacare's fate. Democrats — or rather, the lonely two-fifths of Americans who support the president's beleaguered healthcare law — believed an Obama win would secure its future. Both sides...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Pharmaceuticals, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Laws
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Election results have minor impact on House and Senate Ag Committees
With votes cast and ballots counted, the 2012 election is over. Though the majority of the focus during the 2012 election season focused on the presidential race, the results of key congressional races in the Nov. 6 election will have a small effect on...Tags: Tom Vilsack, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Republican Party, Bobby Schilling, Kent Conrad
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Tags: Shelley Berkley, Timothy M. Kaine, George W. Bush, Joe Donnelly, John Ensign
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Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...Tags: Political Candidates, Shelley Berkley, Timothy M. Kaine, George W. Bush, Social Issues
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Neb. Senator introduces fair grazing fee bill
Recently, Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson introduced a taxpayer fairness bill to end the substantial federal subsidies that an elite number of livestock producers receive, saving American taxpayers about $1.2 billion. His bill requires that the Secretary of...Tags: Government, Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Timber, Politics
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Two Visions, Two Nations?
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelA Congressman stands on the floor of the House of Representatives and accuses his political opponents of wishing for Americans to “die quickly”. A popular political commentator accuses a young woman of being sexually promiscuous for simply... -
What a surprise! Schock repeats the big GOP lie
Change of SubjectFor two years he had complete, unadulterated control of the federal government, a 60-seat majority in the Senate, an 80-plus seat majority in the House. He got every -- literally every piece of legislation he wanted, to try and, quote,...... -
60 Plus group spending another $1.1 mill to target Bill Nelson
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe 60 Plus Association, the group that proudly bills itself as “the conservative alternative to the AARP,” is on the air with a new commercial targeting incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. The group says it's paying $1.1 million to run... -
Nelson: Cap farm payments to mega-farms
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Sens. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Tim Johnson of South Dakota are part of a bipartisan group of senators who will seek to cap federal farm payments to large farming operations. The group plans to introduce a measure to...Tags: Tim Johnson, Democratic Party, Sherrod Brown, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley
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'Super PACs' are showing their power
Political committees unfettered by donation limits are dominating the last weeks of the presidential nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, funding aggressive attack campaigns that are swamping the efforts of the candidates themselves.
In Ohio,...Tags: Crossroads, Human Interest, Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Primaries
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Neb. lawmakers question $100K grant to farm group
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State money awarded to a Nebraska farm coalition that was formed to fight an animal welfare group is drawing scrutiny from lawmakers, who question why Attorney General Jon Bruning awarded the money from a cash pool intended for...Tags: Conservation, Crime, Law and Justice, Agricultural Research and Technology, Lawyers, Elections
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