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Senate rejects bid to turn food stamp program over to states, cut spending
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states. Known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the food stamp program is administered by the...Tags: Republican Party, Economic Stimulus Plan, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Congress
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Bipartisan Senate bill would give EPA power to ban dangerous chemicals
In a rare display of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, a group of key senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require chemical companies to provide more health and safety information about their products and give regulators more power to force...Tags: Dick Durbin, Elections, Medical Procedures and Tests, Consumer Confidence, Frank Lautenberg
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Column: How much does Jamie Dimon matter?
Reuters(Reuters) - So today is the day. After weeks of near-constant coverage of the big decision — will JPMorgan Chase shareholders keep Jamie Dimon as chairman and CEO or relegate him to just CEO? — the verdict came at JPMorgan's annual meeting in Tampa,...Tags: Derivative Securities, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Rupert Murdoch, Finance, Jamie Dimon
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The flimsy case against Thomas Perez
Just as they did when Thomas E. Perez was nominated to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Republicans are seeking to hold up his confirmation to head the U.S. Department of Labor, using any excuse they can think up, no matter how flimsy....
Tags: Discrimination, Minority Groups, Fells Point, Laws, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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U.S. Republicans see IRS scandal parallel in EPA info requests
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Friday began an investigation into whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greatly favored left-leaning environmentalists over conservative groups when granting fee waivers for requests to...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Freedom of Information Act, Taxation, Environmental Politics
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Obama Cabinet picks advance after party-line votes
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: Barack Obama, Lamar Alexander, Republican Party, Memorial Day, Career and Workplace
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U.S. FDIC's Gruenberg joins call for higher bank capital
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Limits on how much banks can borrow may need to be tougher, a top U.S. banking official said on Wednesday, the latest in a growing group of regulators to call for big banks to set aside more equity to fund their business....Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Martin J. Gruenberg, Sherrod Brown, Federal Reserve
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Senate Republicans stonewall Obama's EPA nominee
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: Barbara Boxer, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Environmental Pollution, Mitch McConnell
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GOP ramps up criticism of Perez
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans, including Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, stepped up their criticism of Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez on Tuesday, amplifying their concerns a day before the former state official faces a Senate committee vote on his...
Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Eric Holder, Andrew P Harris, Elijah E. Cummings
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Fed's Tarullo wants big banks to hold more capital
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks' limits on how much they can borrow should be tighter than what is called for under a global pact, a top Federal Reserve official said, as calls to cut the size of the largest banks continue. Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve, Finance, Sherrod Brown
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The governor, the soul mate and … The End
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- As the reporter said to the novelist: Why bother to make stuff up? For stories and characters, one needs only a pair of walking shoes in this city, where recent attentions have turned to two salacious stories. One concerns a murder-...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Government, Jenny Sanford, Executive Branch
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Labor secretary nominee unscathed after hearing
WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick for Labor secretary, Thomas E. Perez, emerged unscathed Thursday from a Senate confirmation hearing that was more perfunctory than contentious. Conservatives have been critical of Perez, the administration's top...
Tags: Tim Scott, Dominican Republic, Elections, Barack Obama, Lamar Alexander
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