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Upton, NRC to visit Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Monday
VAN BUREN COUNTY -- Michigan Congressman Fred Upton, R- St. Joseph, along with a commissioner from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will head to southwest Michigan today, to get a first-hand look at the troubled Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Van...
Tags: Entergy Corporation, Manufacturing and Engineering, Nuclear Power, Defense Equipment, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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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: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Politics, Elections
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Walorski discusses debt ceiling, federal pay
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Newly elected U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski spoke to The Tribune on Thursday about her vote to suspend the federal debt ceiling, federal pay and other fiscal issues facing the 113th Congress. Along with 86 Democrats and 199 Republicans,...Tags: Republican Party, Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Public Finance, Politics
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Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time...
Tags: Republican Party, Kristi Noem, Elections, Richard Mourdock, Steve Womack
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Fiscal cliff looms for Congress
South Bend TribuneAs most Americans shift into holiday mode, members of Congress are going back to work this week. They have some important work to finish before the end of the year. The fiscal cliff -- a $600 billion combination of tax hikes and spending cuts -- is...Tags: Republican Party, Social Security, New Year's Day, Government Health Care, Joe Donnelly
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Upton faces familiar foe in 6th District GOP race
DETROIT (AP) — First elected to Congress a quarter-century ago as a moderate Republican, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton has been moving steadily to the right in recent years. The question facing GOP primary voters on Aug. 7 is...Tags: Republican Party, Social Sciences, Parties and Movements, Gerald Ford, Elections
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Michigan candidates campaign hard as primary nears
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — With Tuesday's primary election looming, candidates are using phone banks, ads and plain old shoe leather to make a last pitch to Michigan voters. In southwest Michigan, Jack Hoogendyk of Kalamazoo County's Texas Township is...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Gary Peters, Elections, John Conyers, Jr.
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Voters going to the polls in Michigan
It's Election Day in Michigan. The state’s primary is taking place. Polls opened this morning at 7:00 and will stay open until 8:00 tonight. There are several statewide and local races, including the big battle in the 6th congressional district...
Tags: Republican Party, Voting, Politics, Elections, Justice System
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UPDATE: Upton defeats Hoogendyk again in GOP primary
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterFred Upton's long run in Congress appears likely to continue as the St. Joseph Republican easily defeated Kalamazoo challenger Jack Hoogendyk in Tuesday's primary election in Michigan. A St. Joseph Republican who two years ago became chairman of the...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Voting, Politics, Elections
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Court ruling won't slow politics in health care debate
South Bend TribuneThe Supreme Court answered some key constitutional questions about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Thursday, but the political controversy surrounding the health care law seems far from settled. Sean Savage, a Saint Mary’s...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Healthcare Laws, Elections, Richard Mourdock
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Michiana congressmen 'disappointed,' 'outraged' by pipeline decision
As recently as last week, U. S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, speaking in Niles, talked about the need to re-duce the country’s depend-ence on foreign oil and re-ferred to the proposed $7 billion Keystone XL Can-ada-to-Texas pipeline project as a...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Hillary Clinton, Environmental Issues
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Teen with local ties next Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model
The daughter of Niles High School's athletic director and niece of the U.S. representative for Michigan's 6th Congressional District is a supermodel, and according to TMZ.com she is going to be the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover model!...Tags: Sports Illustrated, David Letterman, Periodicals
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