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    Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. Lawmakers rush to catch up on gay marriage

    WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up. In less than two weeks, seven senators — all from moderate or Republican-leaning states — announced their...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, John D. Rockefeller IV, Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Rob Portman

    2. Mar 29, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Supremes waffle on marriage equality

    Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control, clean air, open space, small farms, global warming. But I've never seen the public turn around and embrace any issue faster than marriage equality.
    Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control,...

    Tags: Laws, John D. Rockefeller IV, Crime, Law and Justice, Rob Portman, Same-Sex Marriage

    3. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. However court rules, gay marriage debate won't end

    NEW YORK (AP) — However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states for many years to come.
    NEW YORK (AP) — However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states for many years to come. In oral arguments Tuesday and Wednesday on two cases involving gay...

    Tags: Laws, Parties and Movements, John D. Rockefeller IV, Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage

    4. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Mikulski says she doesn't support 'Monsanto rider' in funding bill

    Food safety groups are ramping up pressure on Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski over language included in a government funding bill that would make it harder for courts to block the planting of genetically engineered crops.
    Food safety groups are ramping up pressure on Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski over language included in a government funding bill that would make it harder for courts to block the planting of genetically engineered crops. The language, tucked into...

    Tags: Genetic Engineering, Barbara A. Mikulski, Food Industry, U.S. Congress, Elections

    5. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Supreme Court gay marriage debate prompts lawmakers to state support

    WASHINGTON -- Six Democratic senators have announced their support for same-sex marriage in nearly as many days, policy reversals that reflect the changing politics of the issue as the Supreme Court hears arguments in potential landmark cases. Since...

    Tags: John D. Rockefeller IV, Same-Sex Marriage, Rob Portman, Kay Hagan, Social Media

    6. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats rejected a call to reopen White House tours scrapped because of the tightened spending.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's...

    Tags: Jerry Moran, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Gardens and Parks, Max Baucus

    7. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. NFU applauds Tester, bipartisan coalition

    WASHINGTON - National Farmers Union (NFU) commended a recently formed bipartisan coalition of Senators, led by Jon Tester of Montana, in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to work...

    Tags: International Organizations, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics, Consumers

    8. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. R-CALF USA applauds Senate country-of-origin-labeling letter

    Billings, Mont. - R-CALF USA applauds yesterday's action by a group of 31 U.S. Senators led by Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Tim Johnson (D-SD), and Charles Grassley (R-IA). who sent a joint letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack...

    Tags: Chuck Grassley, U.S. Congress, International Organizations, Politics, Mike Enzi

    9. Jan 25, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  9. Nancy Pelosi on ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’; Paul Ryan on ‘Meet the Press’

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    Sen. Dianne Feinstein speaks Thursday on Capitol Hill about her bill to ban assault weapons. Photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: The weekend political discussion starts on HBO's “Real Time With Bill Maher.” Maher...
    10. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 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.
    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: Lisa Murkowski, Parties and Movements, John D. Rockefeller IV, Patty Murray, Crime, Law and Justice

    11. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Floods blamed for 16 pipeline spills

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Pipeline spills caused by flooding and riverbed erosion dumped 2.4 million gallons of crude oil and other hazardous liquids into U.S. waterways over the past two decades, according to a new report from federal regulators.
    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Pipeline spills caused by flooding and riverbed erosion dumped 2.4 million gallons of crude oil and other hazardous liquids into U.S. waterways over the past two decades, according to a new report from federal regulators....

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Enterprise Products Partners LP, Max Baucus, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Exxon Mobil Corporation

    12. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. GOP blocks bill giving hunters more land access

    A wide-ranging bill to give hunters and fishermen more access to public lands stalled in the Senate Monday after Republicans said it spends too much money.    Republicans supported opening lands for outdoorsmen and many other provisions in the bill...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Endangered Species, Barbara Boxer, Humane Society of the United States

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