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Why the medical device tax needs to stay
The chief drawback of a law as complex as the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform measure passed in 2010, is that it provides self-interested opponents a multitude of places to stick a wedge in and hammer away. But you'd be hard-pressed...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Heritage Foundation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Congress, Science and Technology
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Military sex assault cases pile pressure on Pentagon
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rash of scandals discrediting the U.S. military's efforts to stamp out sexual assault is putting unprecedented pressure on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to consider options that once appeared off limits to address sex crimes in...Tags: Assault, Adam Smith, U.S. Department of Defense, Prosecution, Wars and Interventions
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Thune, Klobuchar introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would modify crop insurance premium assistance for insured crops grown on native sod converted to cropland and land that a producer cannot...Tags: Environmental Issues, Agriculture, Ducks Unlimited, Tom Harkin, Science and Technology
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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: U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Mark Pryor, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mark Begich, Jon Tester
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Hillary is great, but look at other women too, activists say
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would be the runaway favorite among Democrats for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows, but activists at EMILY’s List, who have launched a campaign to elect the first...
Tags: Christine Gregoire, Government, Regional Authority, Hillary Clinton, Janet Napolitano
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Fix This Yard The season premiere...
Tags: Keith Ellison, John C. Miller, Daniel Stern, Tony Blair, NBC (tv network)
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Charlize Theron on 'Fox News Sunday'
Staff writerCharlize Theron puts in an appearance this weekend on "Fox News Sunday." The Oscar-winner is a messenger of peace for the United Nations. She and Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS, are in the power play segment of the program at 10 a.m. Sunday...Tags: Keith Ellison, John C. Miller, Tony Blair, NBC (tv network), ABC (tv network)
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Rush to help airlines, travelers could crack open US budget door
Reuters* Other groups hurt by automatic cuts seek relief too * Visibility of delayed flights, lobbying make a difference By David Lawder and Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Congress got rid of a headache on Friday when it rescued the flying...Tags: Barack Obama, Social Sciences, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics, Budget Control Act of 2011
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John Boehner on ‘This Week’; Paul Ryan on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelHouse Speaker John Boehner speaks at a Thursday press briefing on Capitol Hill. Photo credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: The Sunday morning guest list: House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks to Martha Raddatz on ABC's “... -
The true costs of the phony fiscal crisis
In most countries that experience a fiscal crisis, there is no ambiguity about the situation. The government is unable to sell debt at a reasonable interest rate. This probably coincides with a broader shift out of domestic assets, as smart investors...Tags: Government, Medicare, Politics, Family, Budget Control Act of 2011
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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: Dianne Feinstein, Jon Tester, Barbara A. Mikulski, Johnny Isakson, Politics
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Michelle 2016? No. No. No.
The Democratic Party has plenty of credible possibilities for the 2016 presidential nomination, including several women: not just Hillary Clinton, but Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Sen. Ellen Warren of...Tags: Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Kirsten Gillibrand
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