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    Jan 6, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. GOP strikes early in global warming battle

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Congress just got to work, but House Republicans are already moving to try to block the Obama administration from taking action on global warming. GOP lawmakers have introduced several bills that would hamstring the...

    Tags: Texas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tennessee, Shelley Moore Capito, Politics

    2. May 21, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. 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.
    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: Health Insurance, Science and Technology, Dianne Feinstein, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicaid

    3. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Obama Cabinet picks advance after party-line votes

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &ndash; Two of President Obama&rsquo;s second-term Cabinet nominees inched forward Thursday, while another was poised to win final confirmation by the Senate.
    WASHINGTON – Two of President Obama’s second-term Cabinet nominees inched forward Thursday, while another was poised to win final confirmation by the Senate. Thomas E. Perez, Obama’s choice to lead the Labor Department, and EPA nominee...

    Tags: Ernest J. Moniz, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Politics, Career and Workplace, Mitch McConnell

    4. May 16, 2013 |Story| Coastline Pilot

  4. Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre

    Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....

    Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Electricity Production and Distribution, The New York Times, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited

    5. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Senate approves bill that would benefit L.A. port

    WASHINGTON--The Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would increase funding for port projects in Los Angeles and elsewhere, shore up defenses against Sandy-like superstorms and study ways to better prepare the country for more extreme weather events.
    WASHINGTON--The Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would increase funding for port projects in Los Angeles and elsewhere, shore up defenses against Sandy-like superstorms and study ways to better prepare the country for more extreme weather events....

    Tags: Conservation, O.J. Simpson, Politics, Environmental Issues, Hurricane Sandy (2012)

    6. May 13, 2013 |Blog| Cars.com

  6. Legislation Would Ground Recalled Rental Cars

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    A bipartisan group of U.S. senators last week introduced a bill that would prohibit rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles with an open manufacturer's recall. The legislation, the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013,...

    Tags: Claire McCaskill, Lisa Murkowski, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Rental Service, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year &mdash; 35% more than in 2010 &mdash; a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and retention of women in uniform.
    WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...

    Tags: Assault, Military Justice, Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Republican senators boycott vote on EPA nominee

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; Senate Republicans boycotted a committee vote Thursday on President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, drawing accusations of obstructionism from Democrats.
    WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans boycotted a committee vote Thursday on President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, drawing accusations of obstructionism from Democrats. Republicans on the Senate...

    Tags: Thomas Edward Perez, U.S. Senate, Science and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Politics

    9. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Poll finds Garcetti, Greuel in dead heat

    A poll released Thursday shows City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti in a virtual dead heat in the campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles.
    A poll released Thursday shows City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti in a virtual dead heat in the campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles. The poll, by the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State L....

    Tags: Mark Ridley-Thomas, Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti, Voting, Politics

    10. May 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Save public input to help save the environment

    When first proposed about a decade ago, it seemed like a promising means to revive the Chesapeake Bay's devastated oyster crop: Bring in Chinese oysters, which are impervious to the diseases killing the native stock and also grow faster. If successful, the plan would resurrect an oyster industry that was nearly wiped out as the native oyster population dwindled to barely 1 percent of what it was decades ago.
    When first proposed about a decade ago, it seemed like a promising means to revive the Chesapeake Bay's devastated oyster crop: Bring in Chinese oysters, which are impervious to the diseases killing the native stock and also grow faster. If successful,...

    Tags: National Government, U.S. Army, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    11. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Senate Republicans stonewall Obama's EPA nominee

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &ndash; Senate Republicans boycotted a committee vote Thursday morning on President Obama&rsquo;s nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, prompting accusations of obstructionism from Democrats and calls to reform Senate rules.
    WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans boycotted a committee vote Thursday morning on President Obama’s nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, prompting accusations of obstructionism from Democrats and calls to...

    Tags: Republican Party, Gina McCarthy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, David Vitter, Environmental Politics

    12. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. L.A. mayor's race is virtual dead heat with 12 days to go, poll says

    A new poll shows City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti in a virtual dead heat in the campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles.
    A new poll shows City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti in a virtual dead heat in the campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles. The poll by the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles shows Greuel...

    Tags: Michael Jackson, Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti, Politics, Elections

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