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Polls show Donnelly, Mourdock tied
South Bend TribuneWith less than three months until Election Day, the race for one of Indiana’s seats in the U.S. Senate appears to be a dead heat. Two recent polls have shown Democrat Joe Donnelly and Republican Richard Mourdock in a neck-and-neck contest for the...Tags: Richard Lugar, Barack Obama, Joe Donnelly, Elections, Tea Party Movement
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Donnelly, Mourdock exchange punches
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterIn one advertisement, Democrat Joe Donnelly coaches two basketball teams -- dressed symbolically in blue and red -- while an actor pretending to be Republican Richard Mourdock leaps up from the bleachers and yells, "Hey, Donnelly, it's my way or the...Tags: Joe Donnelly, U.S. Senate, Politics, Richard Lugar, Barack Obama
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Senate votes to slow closing of U.S. Postal Service facilities -- could have local impact
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate offered a lifeline to the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday, voting to give the struggling agency an $11 billion cash infusion while delaying controversial decisions on closing post offices and ending...
Tags: Easton (Talbot, Maryland), Mail Order Industry, John McCain, Politics, CEO Pay
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Clueless in Washington
So I am watching Bill Maher’s last show of the season Friday, and he had an unusual panel: three people who never screamed at one another – two rather tepid liberals and a rather tepid Tea Party guy. I have no idea where he found all of them...Tags: Bill Maher, Democratic Party, Muhammad Ali, Hillary Clinton, Television
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Senate GOP pushes for repeal of health care law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans want to repeal the health care law that President Barack Obama signed with a flourish a year ago. The Senate's top Democrat says they can forget about it. A quick showdown looms as lawmakers maneuver on an...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Health, Republican Party
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Obama's 'Union': 'Move together or not at all'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pleading for unity in a newly divided government, President Barack Obama implored Democratic and Republican lawmakers to rally behind his vision of economic revival for an anxious nation, declaring in his State of the Union address...Tags: Iraq, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Wisconsin, Nancy Pelosi
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Angle: Don't blame me for Tucson shooting rampage
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle says she's not to blame for the Arizona shooting that left six people dead and 13 wounded. The former Nevada assemblywoman who tried to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said...Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Lee Loughner, Elections, Nevada, Tea Party Movement
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Farm Bill cultivated in Congress
While farmers are struggling to get seeds in the ground and ranchers are moving livestock to pasture, Congress is stepping closer to piecing together the 2013 Farm Bill. Issues, some big and some small, still divide lawmakers and the process will take...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Eric Cantor, Agriculture, U.S. Congress
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Letters: Fussing about the filibuster
Re "Nuking the filibuster," Editorial, May 15 It should be clear by now that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will not do the right thing and fix the filibuster. The Senate will continue to be in gridlock. The Democratic senators wringing...Tags: Politics
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U.S. Senate to hold vote on consumer watchdog director next week
ReutersBy Emily Stephenson May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Senate Democratic aide said on Wednesday, but they are not expected...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Disputes, Elizabeth Warren, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate
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Senate to hold vote on consumer watchdog director next week
Reuters(Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Senate Democratic aide said on Wednesday, but they are not expected to muster enough votes to...Tags: Richard Cordray, Career and Workplace, Labor Disputes, Parties and Movements, Elizabeth Warren
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Lawmakers accuse Obama administration of abusing free speech rights
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers accused the Obama administration on Wednesday of trampling on free speech rights and evading questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records. U.S. Attorney General Eric...Tags: Brookings Institution, Al-Qaeda, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Senate, Orrin Hatch
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