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DOCUMENTS: White House releases trove of Benghazi emails
WASHINGTON (AP) — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the...
Tags: Libya, John O. Brennan, Benghazi, Politics, John Boehner
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Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting ready to do something that seemed impossible when they started dating three years ago:...
Tags: Social Issues, Politics, Don Lee, Government, Same-Sex Marriage
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Niles council OKs festival donation
South Bend TribuneNILES -- A request Monday night for $2,900 from the city of Niles to support the annual Niles Bluegrass Festival almost ended with festival coordinator Mike Majerek singing the blues. But after considerable discussion regarding the benefits of the 11th...Tags: Energy Saving, Politics, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events
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Ind. schools seeing more success with tax hikes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana school districts that won voters' approval last week for the majority of the tax increases they had sought to boost school funding may be becoming more skilled at selling the public on the need for those tax hikes, say...Tags: Politics, Referenda, Voting, Taxation
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GOP ready to push Benghazi case into 2014, beyond
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016. Strategists in...Tags: Libya, Politics, Solyndra LLC, Susan Rice, Rand Paul
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Walorski joins fellow Republicans, votes in favor of overtime bill
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski voted this week in favor of a bill that would allow private-sector employees to trade overtime pay for paid time off at the same rate of 1.5 hours per hour of overtime worked. The bill passed by a vote of 223-204 with mostly...Tags: Fred Upton, Politics, Career and Workplace, Employees, U.S. Congress
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South Bend School Board member Stancati dies
SOUTH BEND — When the 2010 election swept John Stancati and two other new members onto the South Bend school board — signaling a public hunger for change — he didn’t seem a big name in the world of education. Yes, he was a public...
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Property taxes to rise in parts of SW Mich. after special elections
Benton Harbor will get the money it needs to continue to run the city and pay for services like the fire and police departments. The city asked voters to pass two proposals which would increase property taxes. Both passed Tuesday with an overwhelming...Tags: Stevensville, Politics
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Polls open for special elections in Michigan
Polls in Michigan are open for the 2013 special elections. Some voters in our area are deciding on several important issues, including how much tax money they are willing to spend on education. Several school issues are on the ballots for voters to...
Tags: Stevensville, Politics, Voting
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Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists
WASHINGTON (AP) — Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army's hulking Abrams tank is proving equally hard to beat in a budget battle. Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, George W. Bush, Budget Control Act of 2011, Politics, Sherrod Brown
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With a population of 658, Snyder clears way for recently-endangered wolves to be hunted
Additional information from WSBT-TVTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday that takes the decision to hunt or not hunt wolves out of voters' hands. It clears the way to schedule Michigan's first gray wolf hunting season since the animal was driven to...Tags: Politics, Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure, Government, Wildlife
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Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you. The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on a bill that would empower states to collect sales taxes for purchases made over...
Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Politics, Government, Mike Enzi, Crime, Law and Justice
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